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Friday July 20Opening Ceremonies

Feast of LanternsChautauqua Hal

5-6:30 PM•

Saturday July 21Feast of Flavors

12:00 PMChautauqua Hall

•Saturday July 21

Feast of Dance 6-9 PMChautauqua Hall

•Saturday July 21

PG Library Fundraiser Yard Sale9 am to 12 noon

1342 Arena Avenue, Pacific Grove Help support the Pacific Grove Public Library Renewal Project

• Saturday, July 27

Queen Mom’sTeaPG Masonic Lodge

3-5 PM$30

toclets at www.feast-of-lanterns.org

•Saturday, July 27

Pet ParadeStarts 2:30 PM

•Tuesday, July 31

Community WorkshopHistoric Resources InventoryPacific Grove Youth Center

6-8 PM•

Wednesday, August 1 Peer Support Session for Prostate Cancer Patients And Their Spouses

5:00pmAt the Westland House Monterey

100 Barnet Segal Lanehosted by the Prostate Cancer

Self-Help Group.For information contact

831) 915-6466•

Saturday, August 4Peace Lanterns

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Location: Lovers Point Beach Cove,

Ocean View Blvd. at 17th St., Pacific Grove

•Saturday, August 4

Poetry in the Grove3PM - 5PM

Little House inJewell Park

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InsideOther Random Thoughts .................. 21The Ark Lady ..................................... 4Cartoon ........................... 2, 10, 14, 21FYI ................................................... 23 Feast of Lanterns Schedule ............... 12Gray Eminence .................................. 7Homeless in Paradise ....................... 20Keepers of Our Culture .................... 15Legal Notices ................................... 17Opinion ...................................... 16-19Police Log.......................................... 7Postcards from the Kitchen .............. 23Rain Gauge ....................................... 2Reasoning with God .......................... 8Spotlight .......................................... 14

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Dog Attack - Page 4 Feast of Lanterns - Page 12 What Would Cuauhtémoc Say- Page 22

By Marge Ann Jameson

You can stop wondering. The former Nob Hill store near the Aquarium on Lighthouse has become a Safeway property, but it’s not going to be remodeled into a Safeway store.

It’s to be Andronico’s, described by their publicity person, Wendy Gutshall, as “a specialty market operated by Safeway with unique offerings.” She continues, “Customers will find everyday low prices, expanded local, fresh and organic offerings. In addition, the new store will carry an assortment of natural, specialty and healthier-for-you items.”

Construction at the store is currently under way and a grand opening is anticipated for sometime this fall.

Building Inspector John Kuehl says they’re redoing the inside

of the store and updating the deli and coffee area, as well as the racks and storage areas. He said there have been a few hiccups, including hazardous materials abatement.

Former Nob Hill employees have been curious about their future with Andronico’s. Gutshall answered, “We are glad to consider hiring any former Nob Hill employees who apply for employment. Our goal is to place as many former Nob Hill employees at the new store so our customers recognize familiar faces.”

“As the grand opening draws nearer, we’ll be hosting some job fairs,” she adds.

“We have employment opportunities available now at nearby

Former Nob Hill Store Will Reopenas an Upscale Safeway: Andronico's

Anove: The exterior of the Andronico's store in BerkeleyRight: Andronico's is renown for its produce. More on page 2

Otter Project Under Way on Central Coast

Please see ANDRONICO’S Page 2

The Sea Otter Savvy program states on their website, “Along the central California coast, there are places that provide both excellent opportunities for human ocean recreation activities and desirable habitat for sea otters. When the favorite places of both humans and sea otters overlap, interactions between them are inevitable. These interactions can be positive (harmonious for both human and sea otter) or negative (disturbance to sea otters and/or injury to human).”

Citizen scientists and scientists are in Pacific Grove for the bulk of the summer first, to locate sea otter prey and then to follow and count the sea otters and observe their interactions with humans and other wildlife.

The Sea Otter Savvy program was established in summer of 2015 as a result of collaborative efforts by Southern Sea Otter Alliance members from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Friends of the Sea Otter, and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). A panel of these advisors meets regularly to discuss strategies and upcoming projects.

Southern sea otters are coming increasingly into contact with human activities, especially in harbors and estuaries including areas in Monterey Bay and Moss Landing,

The goal of the Sea Otter Savvy program is to reduce sea otter disturbance by inspiring responsible viewing of wild sea otters.

Hannah Carrell, left, and Joan Tisdale are visiting the local sea otter habitat to learn more about sea otter/human interactions. Photo by Webster Slate.

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Cedar Street Times was established September 1, 2008 and was adjudicated a legal newspaper for Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California on July 16, 2010. It is published weekly at 306 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950.Press deadline is Wednesday, noon. The paper is distributed on Friday and is avail-able at various locations throughout the county as well as by e-mail subscription.

Editor/Publisher: Marge Ann JamesonRegular Contributors: Gary Baley • Mike Clancy

• Bill Cohen • Scott Dick • Ron Gaasch • Diane Guerrero • Patricia Hamilton • Neil Jameson • Kyle Krasa • Keith Larson • Dixie Layne

• Peter Mounteer • Wanda Sue Parrott • Jean Prock • Vanessa Ramirez • Jane Roland • Patrick Ryan • Katie Shain • Peter Silzer •Joan Skillman

Staff Magician: Dan BohrmanDistribution: Amado Gonzales

Advertising and Motorsports Features: Webster SlateCedar Street Irregulars

Alex, Bella, Ben, Benjamin, Chianti, Coleman, Corbin, Dezi, Griffin, Holden, Jay, Jeremiah, Jesse, Judy, Justice, Megan M, Nate, Reid, Ryan, Taelin,

Theo, Tom, Spencer

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Near Lovers PointData reported by John Munch at 18th St.

Week ending 12/07/16 ......................... .19" Total for the season (since 7/1/16) ....... 5.42"Last week low temperature .................41.5 FLast week high temperature ................63.5 F

Near Lovers PointData reported by John Munch at 18th St.

Week ending morning 7/26/18 ............ .03" Total for the season (since 7/1/18) ......... .03"Last week low temperature ............... 55.5° FLast week high temperature .............. 71.3° FLast year rain (07/01/17-7/5/17) .................... .05”

Pacific Grove’s Rain GaugeData reported at Canterbury Woods

Week ending 06/4/18- 9:00 AM ........... 0.00" Total for the season ............................ 12.87"The historic average to this date is .......N/A"Wettest year ................................................. 47.15"During rain year 07-01-97 through 06-30-98Driest year ................................................... 15.54"During rain year 07-01-12 through 06-30-13RAINFALL SEASON BEGINS JULY 1 EACH YEAR

PNOVEMBER BALLOT From Page 1

PANDRONICO’S From Page 1

Please join City staff and consultants Page and Turnbull for a Community Workshop on July 31, 2018 from 6-8pm for an introduction to the Historic Resources Inventory Update. The workshop will be held at the Pacific Grove Youth Center.

The update will survey properties currently listed on the Historic Resources Inventory using the city’s Historic Context Statement and best practices as the basis for evaluation of historic properties. In addition to identifying properties for potential removal from listing, the project will also identify potential new historic districts and individual properties to be added to the HRI.

At the Workshop, please contribute by sharing old photographs or documents that may pertain to properties currently listed on the HRI. A scanner will be available at the meeting to scan relevant materials.

Historic Resources Inventory Intro may Identify Some Properties for Removal, Others for Addition to the List

TOT Increase Goes to Voters

Pacific Grove voters will notice another measure on their ballots for the November, 2018 election: An increase in Transient Occupancy Tax

The TOT is be calculated on the total rent paid by the guest, not on a discounted rate that may be paid to a hotel operator by online travel companies or other third party booking agents.

If adopted, this measure will amend portions of the Municipal Code to in-crease the City’s TOT imposed on the rent paid for short-term rentals from 10 percent of the rent paid to 12 percent and to apply the TOT to the total rent “paid by the transient” for the short-term rental. The current TOT amount is 10 percent of the rent “charged by the operator.” The measure would also amend certain definitions in the Municipal Code to ad-dress online travel companies and other third-party bookings.

This “general” tax would solely raise revenue for any and all municipal purposes, and shall be placed into the City’s General Fund. The operative date for the increase to the TOT, if approved by a majority of the voters, shall be July 1, 2019.

Its first store was founded in 1929 on Berkeley's Solano Avenue by Greek im-migrant Frank Andronico. The Andronico family struggled through the Depression and the dot-com crash and eventually filed bankruptcy in 2011.

There were five locations: two in Berkeley, one in Los Altos, Irving Street in San Francisco and San Anselmo in Marin County.

They have worked to regain their position and come out of bankrutcy. During reorganization, executives and buyers who once worked for Whole Foods Market joined the management team of Andronico’s. They have built a reputation for high quality (especially in fresh pro-duce) and excellent service.Andronico’s will offer catering and delivery as well as exclusive brands.

stores and applications can be found online at www.safeway.com/careers.”

Said Jerry Anderson, representative for Saucedo Land, who owns the property: “We are thrilled to have Safeway there and their decision to have Andronico's is icing on cake.”

Monterey seeking applications for Wireless telecommunications subcommittee

Monterey City Council seeks Monterey residents to serve on the Wireless Tele-communications Subcommittee. The Subcommittee will consist of two residents and two Planning Commissioners, and will review regulations, ordinances, and policies and make recommendations to the Planning Commission and City Council.

If you are a resident of the City of Monterey and are interested in this volunteer position, you are encouraged to apply. Please deliver a signed letter outlining your key qualifications for the position by hand delivery to 580 Pacific Street, Room 6; by email to lauer@monterey.org; or by fax to 831-646-3702, before the deadline. You may attach a résumé or additional pages to fully describe your qualifications for this position.

Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on August 1, 2018. Appointments are scheduled to be made at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, August 7, 2018.

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Annual Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association Reunion SetThe Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association (PGHSAA) will hold its annual all-school reunion Saturday, October 6, 2018. Registration forms are now available. PGHSAA members and their guests are invited to download a registration form from the Association’s web site. Those who attended Pacific Grove schools can join the PGHSAA in order to be able to attend the event.

Cost for the Oct. 6 dinner is $75 per person; no-host bar opens at 6:00, and dinner will be served at 7:00. Mix ‘n Spin Productions will provide music for dancing until 10:00. The event will be held at the Elks Lodge, 150 Mar Vista Drive in Monterey.

Yearly PGHSAA dues are $20 per person or married couple if both are alumni. Registration forms, membership forms, and more information about the dinner can be found on the PGHSAA web site, https://alumni.pgusd.org. Reunion information for individual grad-uating classes, if provided by the classes, can also be found on the web site.

The Pacific Grove High School Alumni Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation, was founded in 1899 and reactivated in 1962. This is its 57th annual reunion. PGH-SAA supports the high school, its students, and its projects with moneyfrom donations made by its members. The Association’s Board of Directors meets seven times a year to plan events and to approve requests for disbursements. For more information about PGHSAA, visit the Association’s web site, https://alumni.pgusd.org, or the Association’s Facebook page.

If you vote to ban STRs, which of the following would you be willing to cut?

1. Jobs at local businesses2. Jobs at the city3. Jobs at the Police Department4. Jobs at the Fire Department5. Your neighbor’s job6. All of the above

VOTE NO on the STR Ban

Without nearly $2 million in taxes that Short-Term Rentals contribute to our city’s budget, a lot of people will lose their jobs. The city will have to cut back on necessary services, delay paving our roads and shoring up our seawall, shut our Library’s doors early, and put off projects that impact our quality of life.Without the additional $10-20 million that STR guests spend at our restaurants, shops, Without the additional $10-20 million that STR guests spend at our restaurants, shops, and cafes, the people who work at local businesses will not be able to support their families or afford to live in town. The same is true for general contractors, handymen, housekeepers, painters and others who receive over $2 million from STR owners.Before you decide to take away someone’s job, get the facts. Then think about what’s best --not just for your street or your neighborhood--but for our entire city.

POP QUIZ

The planning is well underway for another for another fabulous Butterfly Days weekend with lots of fun and ac-tivities for the young and young-at-heart.

We’re starting the weekend of fun Friday evening, October 5th, with First Friday, which just happens to be celebrating its 10th anniversary and will be hosting a party downtown complete with live music and all things butterflies.

The fun continues Saturday morning with the highlight of the weekend, the Butterfly Parade and Bazaar. This is the 80th year the monarch kids have marched through down-town to welcome home the monarchs. Following the parade and bazaar there will be loads of activities at the Museum and at the library in celebration of their anniversaries, 135th and 110th respectively. Plus the Heritage Society will have their birdhouse entries displayed at the museum and their Barn open for a peek at Pacific Grove’s history. The fun continues downtown with special activities at the PG Art Center and all things butterflies at many of the shops and restaurants.

Sunday will feature the Heritage Society’s long-awaited return of the Heritage Home Tour, and a special Feast of Lanterns Tea and Fashion show at Chautauqua Hall, while downtown continues to swing with all thing butterflies at the PG Art Center and downtown shops and restaurants.

Watch this space for details and the full calendar of events for Butterfly Days October 5 - 7.

Butterfly Days stickers go on sale for $1 at the Barn Saturday, July 28 from 1 -4pm. All proceeds go to support Butterfly Days.

Submissions deadline for 2018 Butterfly Days poster kid(s) is August 1. See the Heritage Society website for details or stop by the Barn located at 605 Laurel Avenue, open Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00.

Butterfly Days are just around the corner – October 5 – 7

Butterfly Days stickers go on sale for $1 at the Barn Saturday, July 28 from 1 -4pm. All proceeds go to support Butterfly Days.

This ad paid for by concerned citizens

Carmel Foundation Presents “The Complete History of Humor in Art

by Will Bullas.”Will takes the audience on a hilarious

visual history of his search for the origins of humor in art through the ages beginning with the earliest cave paintings to his most recent fine art humorous paintings. Will is current President of the Carmel Art Asso-ciation and has been a member since 1980.

Details:• Wednesday, August 8, 2018,

2:30pm-4:00pm• The Carmel Foundation’s

Diment Hall - SE Corner 8th & Lincoln, Carmel

• This presentation is free and open to the public

• Space is limited to 100• For more information, please

contact Leticia Garcia, Director of Support Services at 831.620.8705 or lgarcia@carmelfoundation.org.

The Carmel Foundation hosts weekly Wednesday Programs- a lecture, entertain-ment, or educational presentation such as a Cooking Demo with Myra Goodman, Monterey’s La Merienda Celebration or a monthly Wellness Series with VNA & Hospice.

For more information, contact Kim-berly Willison, Director of Development at kwillison@carmelfoundation.org, www.carmelfoundation.org, or 831.620.8701.

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Diana L. Guerrero

Ask ARK Lady

Ocean Recreational Trail Dog Attack

Pacific Grove is known as a dog friendly community but recent dog-on-dog attacks have local residents concerned for the safety of their pets. Although some equate the concern with the rise in numbers of visitors traveling with pets, others feel unsafe in local neighborhoods and public places where some full-time residents fail to comply with the city pet ordinances designed for the health and safety of residents and other animals.

Although dog bites inflicted on humans are tallied, incidents between animals are not. This makes it tough to track the numbers of dog injuries occur-ring throughout the area. Sadly, some have found it necessary to avoid certain corridors, neighborhoods and public lo-cations in order to keep themselves and their animals safe.

Despite their actions, issues remain. Even when regulations are posted, there are individuals who believe they are the exception to the rule and actively ignore them. Others venture out with unruly animals they cannot control. Of course, there are also a few surprise situations.

In November 2017 several Pacific Grove residents decided to walk the ocean recreational trail. One trio was out enjoying a daily stroll with their small adopted dog, while the other ventured out to walk a dog recently left in her care.

Dog walks on the Monterey Pen-insula are a way to get out with friends or family to get some exercise, fresh air and to enjoy the scenery. Most walks are enjoyable but sometimes there are exceptions. And on this day, a relaxing walk turned into a nightmare.

Dog mom to Wiggles, an older Chi-huahua adopted from the local Peace of Mind rescue group, Sharon was enjoying a stroll with her husband, daughter and precious pet when an unruly dog caught her eye.

The large dog was acting up and although the woman attempted to move the dog away and exit the trail, she was unsuccessful. The dog escaped and dashed toward the family, lunging at the little Chihuahua.

Sharon was knocked down as she tried to protect her pet from repeated attack. She even struggled to get her dog out of its jaws. In the family attempts to protect their dog, the attacker bit Sharon’s daughter as well. Finally, her husband managed to get a grip on the attacking dog’s collar and was able to restrain the animal. Sharon instinctively put direct pressure on her dog’s open abdominal cavity to keep her pet from bleeding out.

Wiggles sustained a number of injuries beyond the ripped belly. These included a bruised liver, multiple lac-erations and bites to her legs and chest. Fortunately, a good Samaritan pulled over to assist, transporting Wiggles to a local veterinary clinic for emergency surgery.

Post Attack Update: Surgical Drains and specialty care helped with physical recovery. After the experience, Wiggles now exhibits digestive upsets and elevated liver enzymes. Once happy to go on excursions, the little Chihuahua now sometimes withdraws to hide under the bed instead of showing enthusiasm to go on dog walks. Sharon is also reluc-tant to walk anywhere near large dogs

and prefers to avoid them.Dog bite liabilities include: liability

to pay for medical attention for family members, medical bills for non-fam-ily members, law enforcement fines, quarantine fees, etc. Although the local woman was not the attacking dog’s owner, she was in charge of her rela-tive’s animal and did pay for immediate veterinary care ($2,000). A police report was filed and the attacking animal was quarantined. This dog is no longer be-lieved to be in Pacific Grove.

Although I will be sharing tips and tools for safety in an upcoming segment, common sense and common courtesy go a long way to preventing incidents.

If you are involved in an incident, call police dispatch to report it. Be sure to share information with the other owner. Name, address, phone numbers, breed, age of dog, veterinarian, etc., and obtain information from witnesses.

Keep in mind that the local dog owning community can cooperatively and collectively work together to in-crease public safety.

If you see a dog incident, don’t hesitate to call police dispatch. Photos of owners and animals or live video can be helpful to law enforcement. Frontal views are most useful but include side and rear views if possible. The unfortunate Wiggles suffered

njuries -- as did her adoptive mom, Sharon -- when Wiggle was attacked by a mean dog on the Rec Trail.

Keep in mind that the local dog own-ing community can cooperatively and collectively work together to increase public safety.

If you don’t have a camera in your mobile device, note coloration of animal and other specifics such as: collar and tag colors, ear type (floppy, upright), tail (long, short, none), any scars or special markings, coat (short or long), snout (color, length) or breed (best guess).

Any owner details (gender, build, etc.,) or vehicle info (color, license plate number) can be helpful.

Next week: Rip Van Winkle Open Space Dog Attack & Incident Prevention tips.

Questions? Call (831) 291-3355 | Email Ask@TheArkLady.com | Visit ARKlady.com

About ARKlady: Diana L Guerre-ro (aka ARKlady) lives on the Central Coast of California by the sea. An author, animal whisperer and wildlife interpreter, her first word was “fish.” Known locally as “DGinPG,” she is a friend of the furred, feathered and finned. With a goal of enriching the lives of animals (both wild and tame) and em-powering the humans that love them, she shares a lifetime of professional experi-ence and specialty training with animal lovers--who are not only passionate about animals but that want to make a difference in their lives and in the world

July 20, 2018 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 5

Lamborghini - Faris Nemri

Sustainable Pacific Grove has scheduled a number of activities to pro-mote Plastic Free July. Remaining two sessions are as follows:

Individually, we are one drop. Togeth-er, we are an ocean. -Ryunosuke Satoro

July 29, Sunday, 2 - 4, PG High and Forest Hill Elementary MEET AT THE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK Trash Clean-Up and Analysis Hosted by Colleen Ingram

Live Plastic Free in July — and BeyondJoin in as we divide and conquer: one

team cleans up the Track and Field, while the other picks up on Forest Hill Elementa-ry campus and along the fencing. Colleen will take the bags from both locations and will tally the findings and will share with all participants, SPG members and school officials so that we can learn how we need to focus our educational outreach. Wear layers of comfortable clothing, and cotton or garden gloves. Bio-degradable trash bags and l imit-ed number of grip n grabs available!

If you goto the beach take3 pieces of plastichome with you!

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Gentrain Society LecturesThe Gentrain Society of Monterey Peninsula College is sponsoring these free public lectures in August, 2018. For lengthier descriptions and illustrations for these talks please see the Gentrain website.

Children’s Programs at the Library All programs at the Pacific Grove Library

For more information call 648-5760.

Tuesday, July 24 • 11:00 amStories for PreSchool (ages 2-5)

•Wednesday, July 25 • 2:00 pm

Music with Mr. Chris, the PG Music Man (all ages)•

Thursday, July 26 • 11:00 amBaby Rhyme Time (for babies birth - 24 months)

•Thursday, July 12 • 11:00 am

Baby Rhyme Time (for babies birth - 24 months)

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 Gentrain Society Lecture: Bodie – Good Times and Bad: A New Photo Technique

Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Free; MPC Parking $3.00 Information: www.gentrain.org ; info@gentrain.org ; 372-0895

The photographs of Will Furman bring together a lifetime of immersion in film, drama, theater, music and photography. “While the American landscape and animals has been a major focus, my desire to make people feel the spirit of places I photo-graph has led me on related explorations,” says Furman. “Bodie - Good Times and Bad” is his new book, featuring Furman’s photography and historic photos along with text by Nicholas Clapp. The book introduces Furman’s “Inside-Out” technique, single exposure photographs that capture the vibrant spirit still alive in the historic towns of the west. Shooting through a window while simultaneously capturing the reflection in the glass often creates the appearance of a double exposure, but it is actually one image. The viewer feels they are back in time themselves, making the experience fresh and captivating. The book has captured the attention of many prom-inent historians. Furman has a long background in the commercial art world that prepared him for becoming a fine art photographer. He received a B.A. and M.A. from San Francisco State University in Television and Motion Pictures. Furman has directed and photo-graphed hundreds of film and television productions, and numerous live music shows. He is also a cabaret singer, musician and performer. Through his involvement in the arts he has developed a distinct eye that captures the drama, serenity and magic of nature and the world around him.

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Gentrain Society Lecture: Ocean Science and Technology at MBARI Monterey Peninsula College Lecture Forum 103

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Free: MPC Parking $3.00

Information: www.gentrain.org ; info@gentrain.org ; 372-0895

Steve Etchemendy, retired Director of Marine Operations at MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute), will provide an overview of the ocean science and technology at MBARI. This talk will discuss the changing ocean, the K-T extinction event, exploring the Arctic and Antarctic oceans, ocean mapping and fault zones, and the weird and wonderful behavior of sea life. Right in the heart of Monterey Bay exists one of the most prominent ocean science and technology institutes in the world. MBARI, largely funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, has developed ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles), AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles), MARS (Monterey Accelerated Research System), and the ESP (Environmental Sample Processor). MBARI scientists use these tools to explore and to understand the complex changes that are happening to the world oceans. Steve received his degree in geological oceanography at the University of Wash-ington in 1972. After repaying his Army scholarship by serving as an officer for six years, he went to work for Oceaneering International, and in 1982 achieved a world record for deepest dive in a one-man submersible named WASP. Later he spent four years as a manned submersible (Alvin) pilot for the Woods Hole Oceanographic In-stitute. In1989 he was hired by MBARI and was their Director of Marine Operations for the next 26 years.

Center for Spiritual Awakening522 Central Ave. • 831-372-1942

Central Presbyterian Church of Pacific Grove325 Central Ave. • 831-375-7207

Chabad of Monterey620 Lighthouse Ave., Entrance on 18th • 831-643-2770

Christian Church Disciples of Christ of Pacific Grove442 Central Ave. • 831-372-0363

Community Baptist ChurchMonterey & Pine Avenues • 831-375-4311

First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove246 Laurel Ave. • 831-373-0741

First Baptist Church of Monterey600 Hawthorne St., Monterey • Rev. Nate Rhen 831-373-3289

First Church of God1023 David Ave. • 831-372-5005

First United Methodist Church of Pacific GroveWorship: Sundays 10:00 a.m.

915 Sunset @ 17-Mile Dr. • 831-372-5875

Forest Hill United Methodist ChurchServices 9 a.m. Sundays

551 Gibson Ave. • 831-372-7956

Jehovah’s Witnesses of Pacific Grove1100 Sunset Drive • 831-375-2138

Lighthouse Fellowship of Pacific GrovePG Community Center, 515 Junipero Ave. • 831-333-0636

Manjushri Dharma Center724 Forest Ave. • 831-901-3156

manjushridharmacenter.org • carmelkhenpo@gmail.com

Wellspring Church141 14th St. • 831-373-4705

Peninsula Baptist Church1116 Funston Ave. • 831-394-5712

Peninsula Christian Center520 Pine Ave. • 831-373-0431

St. Angela Merici Catholic Church146 8th St. • 831-655-4160

St. Anselm’s Anglican ChurchSundays 9:30 a.m.

375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-920-1620Fr. James Short

St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal ChurchCentral Avenue & 12 th St. • 831-373-4441

Seventh-Day Adventist Church of the Monterey Peninsula375 Lighthouse Ave. • 831-372-7818

OUTSIDE PACIFIC GROVEBethlehem Lutheran Church

800 Cass St., Monterey • 831-373-1523Pastor Bart Rall

Congregation Beth Israel5716 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel • 831-624-2015

Monterey Center for Spiritual LivingSunday Service 10:30 am

400 West Franklin St., Monterey • 831-372-7326www.montereycsl.org

Shoreline Community Church2500 Garden Rd. Monterey

8:30 am 10 am & 11:30 am Sundays.831-655-0100 • www.shorelinechurch.org

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church698 Laine St, Monterey • Father Karas (831) 375-7200 Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula

490 Aguajito Rd., Carmel • 831-624-7404Sunday Service 9:30 a.m. and 1:15 a.m.

Church in the ForestErdman Chapel at Stevenson School

3152 Forest Lake Rd, Pebble Beach831-624-1374

The Monterey County Genealogy Society, Inc. will hold its regular monthly meet-ing Thursday, August 2 at 7 pm. Meetings are held the first Thursday of each month at the Family History Center, located at the LDS Church, 1024 Noche Buena, Seaside.

This month’s meeting will be “Building a Family Tree in Power Point” by Caleb Smotherman.

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. with doors open at 6:15 p.m. The Library will be open until 9 pm for research after the meeting. All meetings are free and open to the public: everyone is welcome. For further information, call 375-2340, or visit the website at www.mocogenso.org.

The Monterey County Genealogy Society Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt organi-zation serving the Central Coast of California. The goals of the Society are to provide education, fellowship and support to its members and to the community of family history researchers both locally and throughout the world.

Genealogy Society to Meet

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Webster Slate

The Gray Eminence

Webster Slate

Cop Log

Can you break a car window to save a dog?

When it's 72 degrees F. outside, the temperature inside your car can heat up to 116 degrees F. within an hour.

When it's 80 degrees F. outside, the temperature inside your car can heat up to 99 degrees F. within 10 minutes.

Rolling down the windows has been shown to have little effect on the temperature inside a car.

Animals can sustain brain damage or even die from heatstroke in just 15 min-utes. Beating the heat is extra tough for dogs because they can only cool themselves by panting. If you see a dog left alone in a hot car, take down the car's color, model, make, and license plate number.

If the owner can't be found, call the non-emergency number of the local police or animal control and wait by the car for them to arrive.

Certain law enforcement officials and humane officers can legally break into a vehicle to rescue an animal.

In California, private citizens can take matters into their own hands. Cal. Penal Code § 597.7 and Cal. Civil Code § 43.100 grant civil immunity for any person who takes reasonable steps to remove an animal from a vehicle if that animal’s “safety appears to be in immediate danger from heat, cold, lack of adequate ventilation, lack of food or water, or other circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause suffering, disability, or death to the animal,” and that person calls law enforcement after entry. In addition, criminal immunity applies if that person takes certain steps first, such as contacting law enforcement, has a good faith believe that the entry is necessary, remains with the animal in a safe location, and uses only as much force as necessary.

Readers of Cedar Street Times for years enjoyed the column “Principle Living,” written by Dirrick Williams. He writes about faith and spirituality in our daily lives, and went on hiatus recently to concentrate on his second book about Principle Living. We continue to help him publicize a golf-and-bowl fund-raiser he puts on every year to help The Village Project (see this issue).

Dirrick Williams, a graduate of Pacific Grove High School, is a licensed and ordained minister who lives with and cares for his mother. He is clean cut, well-spoken, and nicely dressed, which makes the crime which befell him all the more unbelievable.

We received an email from Fred Jealous:“On Friday evening, July 6, Dirrick remembered he had not gone to Monterey

Lanes on Fremont Street to make his daily run to pick up any registration forms and money that might have been left for the Village Project golf and bowling fundraiser on August 4 (Dirrick’s 60th birthday).

“After checking inside Monterey Lanes, he exited and walked around a white male and female couple that looked to be in their late 30s. Unknown to Dirrick, at that time, the staff and other folks in the bowling alley had already found the couple to be very unpleasant customers.

As he passed them, she said, “What are you doing around here, nigger?” Dirrick turned around to respond to the hate filled words and the white male jumped into fight physically with Dirrick. In his physical defense of himself, Dirrick was doing very well stopping the guy from getting in good punches until the woman jumped on his back and threw the fight off balance. After Dirrick threw the woman off and be-fore he regained his balance, a punch by the man to the left side of his face fractured the upper part of his jaw and sinus area. He avoided the next punch and took the man to the ground and got in a few more hits. People from the bowling alley intervened and told Dirrick they had control of the guy.

“The police came and took statements. The white woman lied and said that Dirrick had grabbed her buttocks as he passed her. Dirrick filed charges, as did the couple. Dirrick’s charges will likely include the addition of a hate crime. He will get a lawyer and his doctor and the regulars at the bowling alley are ready to back him up.”

“As I do, I am sure you know that Dirrick would never do what the white wom-an said he did or be in any way provocative with a couple of white strangers outside a bowling alley at night.”

No Bail for Ballard 10:33 Pm. \ 14th Street - Jay Ballard- 07/13/71 was arrested on five warrants.

Then was transported to county jail.Whatever was found must have been too big for our Police station. Maybe

that's why I have been sent to PGPW. 10:37 Am. \ Junipero Ave - I was dispatched to found property in the above area.

Collected and placed at the city yard for safe keeping.Someone stands a good chance of losing their day in court. Bravo.

11:00 \ Pine Ave - A Dvd was submitted as exhibit 1 in Marina Court number 18tr007381. To be held 60 days per Court.The court will be Holden, Lawrence just long enough to throw the book at him

1:00 Pm. \ lighthouse Ave. - Lawrence Holden- 03/10/48- Driver committed violation of vehicle code. Driving the wrong way down the street.

Golden rule time1:13 Pm. \ Central Ave. - Ongoing neighbor dispute.

Possible suspect lead now to enjoy the target of justice on forehead1:58 Pm. \ Sunset Drive - Victim reporting vandalism to her tires. Possible suspect

lead.How many ways can I write DUH and still be relevant?

4:00 Pm. \ Lighthouse Ave. - There was past tense theft for an unlocked vehicle-no suspect information

Was she a red headed Russian? X210:20\ Lighthouse Ave. - On the above date and time, a citizen came into the

PGPD to surrender ammunition from the above location. The ammo will be properly packaged and held at PGPD. No further information.

What would YOU do with an empty shell casing?11:15PM. Ammo disposal \ Pine Ave. - A subject came to the police department

to turn in approximately 42 rounds of .22 caliber ammunition. Also turned in was one empty shotgun shell casing. Ammunition was disposed of in the police department range.

No fun on Funston10:20 Am.\ Funston Ave. - The reporting party stated her sons home was bur-

glarized.

Cedar Street Times Columnist Attacked, Injured in Hate Incident

Dirrick Williams

Pilot Episode

Gone with the MeatFADE IN.ESTABLISHING SHOT: PACIFIC GROVE. EXT. DAY. FROM ABOVE. THE

PGPD STATION.CUT TO: INT. DAY: COMMANDER LAKIN’s OFFICE. COMMANDER LAKIN

(40YEARS OLD AND STUNNIGLY HANDSOME, WITH CHISELED FACIAL FEATURES AND GREAT HAIR) IS AT HIS DESK.

POLICE CHIEF CHRISTEY (25 YEARS OLD, FIT, STUNNINGLY HAND-SOME WITH CHISELED FEATURES AND GREAT HAIR.)

The Chief of Police Christey enters the room and sighs as she caresses the hog leg

strapped to her hip while staring down at the floor. Which gives Commander Lakin a false sense of security. Chief Christey raises the gaze of her steely blue eyes, directly in to Commander Lakin's.

Chief Christy: Damn it Rory. I've been getting a lot of heat from the Commissioner. Commander Lakin: Go surfing. That will cool you right down. Chief Christy: Damn it Rory, we have a Meat Thief. And I want the Meat Force

on it right now. Commander Lakin: So I should go up to the roof- roof, and shine the Meat Signal? Chief Christy: It's the morning. Wait till later. Commander Lakin: My wife tells me that all the time. Almost every day. Chief Christy: Whatever you do, don't let this end up in the paper. Commander Lakin: Nobody actually reads the Pine Cone anyway.

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Reasoning With God

What does God say about hope?

Merriam-Webster defines hope as: “to cherish a desire with anticipation; to want something to happen or be true; to desire with expectation of obtainment or fulfillment; to expect with confidence.” What good comes from hope? What evil comes from a lack of hope? Will the answers to these questions provide the proof that the hope, which comes from God, heals us and leads us to Him?

1 Pet 1:19-21, “But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.”

God has left us His hope, which the Bible and the Holy Ghost explain to us, Rom 15:4, “For whatsoev-er things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope” and this hope, brought to us by these two witnesses, will lead us to His eternal salvation.

We can have this hope because God has a won-derful plan for our eternal lives, Jer 29:11, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an ex-pected end.” This expected end finds God wiping away all our tears and all of the reasons for those tears, Rev 21:4, “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”

In this life we will have tribulations, however, Jesus left us His hope, which gives us the strength needed to withstand the pressures of tribulation, Rom 5:3-5, “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” We learn that the tribulations of this life lead us through experience to faith and the hope of an eter-nal future, as we experience our hope being rewarded over and over again. Thus, we know good will prevail in the end, Rom 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose” for God cannot lie, so we can believe in the hope He has left us, Tit 1:2, “In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;”

Once we stop believing the lies this world pro-motes and begin seeing that joy does not come from riches or power, we gain His peace, Rom 15:13, “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in be-lieving, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost” and a joy only attainable through the blood of Jesus.

With hope comes the desire to help others over-come the lies of this world, 1 Pet 3:15, “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:” This great desire leads us to transform from fearful mortals to brave servants patiently waiting on the eternal life

Jesus promises, 2 Cor 4:16-18, “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light afflic-tion, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” God’s Word helps us learn that this life is but a moment when compared to all eternity!

Heb 6:8-11, “But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full as-surance of hope unto the end:” God sees all of the little things we do in this life, which validate our belief in Him, and He will reward us; even if we do not see the good results being produced. Yes, the little things we do matter.

Some think we are foolish to have placed our hope in Him, our answer to them is, 1 Cor 15:19, “If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.” But, Jesus came in the flesh, to assure us and to tell us of His plans; to give us hope in an everlasting life, Heb 3:6, “But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end” for God promised us, Jn 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Without hope, we slowly sink into a pool of fear and depression caused by the lies propagated by the devil, Eph 2:12, “That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, hav-ing no hope, and without God in the world.” Without God, this life becomes tedious, or as Solomon puts it, vanity, Eccl 1:1-4, “The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh un-der the sun? One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.” The lie, which tells us this life is pointless, has led many to suicide.

Without hope we can easily focus only on the greedy and the needy. This hopelessness leads us to evil works, which then validates our belief and de-termines our eternal future, Ps 9:16-18 “The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not per-ish for ever.” Hope leads us to righteousness and a lack of it leads us to eternal death, Prov 10:28, “The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.”

Even those without hope will be resurrected, how-ever, they will be disappointed, Acts 24:15, “And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.”

Without hope, we are grieved at the deaths of everyone we know, 1 Thes 4:13, “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.” But, when we know they have accept-ed Jesus, we can rejoice in the fact they have passed on to an eternal life with Him. Unfortunately, the hypo-crite, who boasts of his love of God while following a path leading away from God, will not be rewarded with God’s promised eternal life, Job 8:13, “So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:” and Matt 7:23, “And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”

It is our hope that gives us the strength we need to finish the race before us, Heb 12:1, “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with pa-tience the race that is set before us.” Our hope in God’s eternal plan is everything!

Comments, opposing opinions and suggestions for future topics are all welcome at bill@reasoningwithgod.com.

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Do you enjoy learning about the natural world? Would you like to learn about the amazing and unique ecology of California? If so, become a certified California Naturalist! The Pacific Grove Museum is partnering with University of California Cooperative Extension to offer this certification program for Monterey County. Receive University of California certification as a California Natu-ralist after completing 40-hours of hands-on training with expert instructors and fellow learners- studying natural history, environmental interpretation, and conservation stewardship. Course instructors are local field experts and scientists selected from organizations working directly with our local natural resources such as the Bureau of Land Management, California State University- Mon-terey Bay, and the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Management District.

The California Naturalist class covers the natural and cultural history of California, with an in-depth look at our local ecology. Through field trips, classroom instruction and hands-on exercises, participants will observe and learn about the variety of plant and animal communities of our region. Through the course, participants will de-velop their ability to observe nature and will learn tools to improve these skills. In addition, participants will improve their communication skills by sharing knowledge with other participants and by working on a group project.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARNBy the end of this course, you should be able to:Understand what it means to be a naturalistIntegrate knowledge about the interconnectedness of

abiotic, biotic and cultural factors and their influence on the natural history of Monterey County

Demonstrate skills in making and recording natural history observations in a field notebook.

Apply knowledge of Monterey area ecosystems to local and global environmental issues.

CLASS STRUCTUREThe 12-week course begins with a field trip on Au-

gust 18. Starting August 23, the class meets once a week on Thursdays from 6:00-8:30 PM and integrates in-class, field, and project-based learning.

1. CLASS & READINGSEach week there will be readings to be done before

class in the California Naturalist textbook and addition-al optional readings.

teer Management System (VMS), which will be covered during the first day of class.

REGISTRATION INFORMATIONFor information about registering for the Cali-

fornia Naturalist Program please call or e-mail Nick Stong or Emily Gottlieb, 831.648.5716 or email either at stong@pgmuseum.org or limpets@pgmu-seum.org.

Join the Museum as a Certified California Naturalist2. FIELD TRIPS

This class will have for required field trips. Please see the course schedule for field trip dates. We will be carpooling when possible for field trips.

3. TEXTBOOK AND FIELD NOTEBOOKS

This course will use “The California Naturalist Handbook.” Participants are expected to bring the book to the first day of class. Students are also asked to read the first chapter prior to the first class. The handbook can be purchased online in either ebook or print format from a variety of websites. Print editions can be purchased through a link on the California Naturalist website at a 30 percent discount.

All participants are also required to keep a field notebook during the course and hopefully beyond. We will be using these journals during class, on field trips, and on your own. Keeping a field journal is one of the best ways of fostering continued learning and getting to know a place intimately.

4. CAPSTONEAs a requirement of this course, participants are

required to complete a volunteer service project. It is designed to provide a bridge from the class to service. Participants are encouraged to work in teams when appropriate, and on the final night of class will have presentations on the projects. Presentations will be 5 minutes long per person (so 15 minutes for a 3 person group) and are to summarize the work that the group has done.

5. VOLUNTEERINGNaturalists are encouraged to complete at least 40

hours of volunteer service each year. The Criteria for California Naturalist volunteer service is that the activity should:

Relate to California’s natural or environmental cultural history

Occur in CaliforniaBe sponsored by an organizationBe unpaidEach volunteer service activity should fit under one

of these categories: Stewardship, Education/Interpreta-tion, Citizen Science and Program Support.

We will log these volunteer hours on the UC Volun-

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Effective Communication Workshop

We communicate daily—let’s learn to improve! Register now for Lee Garland’s “effective commu-nication workshop” at Breakthrough Center on two Saturdays: Aug 11 and 25, 9 am-4 pm. Register at: http://www.breakthroughformen.org/event-2909679

-- Ever noticed that you walk away from many exchanges either incomplete, upset or not heard? The tools learned in this workshop will literally change your life for the better. Imagine never having to feel like you’re cornered or overwhelmed by anyone or knowing how to listen so that those around you really feel heard. What if arguing or enduring were no longer a part of your life?

-- “Learning how to listen and respond to ourselves is one thing,” Lee says. “Doing so with someone else is another thing altogether. These Effective Commu-nication Tools are truly golden and can be used for a lifetime.”

-- The workshop is offered on a sliding scale per person from $150 - $250 for both Saturdays. The base price is listed as $250, if you would like to use the slid-ing scale to pledge a lesser amount, call Lee to make arrangements (831-402-4303). We want to make our workshops affordable to all.

-- The first Saturday introduces communication and relationship building skills with spouse, parent, child, friend, employer and employee offering alter-natives to conflict. The second Saturday enhances and internalizes the skills. We’ll learn how to assert needs through “I” statements, set limits, negotiate to agreement, diffuse criticism and have the opportunity to practice and reinforce the new skills through role-

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Pacific Grove Unified School District

State Preschool

We have a morning session from 8:30 to 11:30And an afternoon session from 12:30 to 3:30

Monday through Friday

The State Preschool follows the guidelines of the California Preschool Learning Foundations provided by the California

Department of Education. We are a licensed facility.

Transitional Kindergarten Children are eligible, too!

If you have a child 3 or 4 years of age! Our program is a play-based curriculum with an emphasis in hands-on learning. We honor family culture and home language of the child. Art, music, dramatic play, writing practice, outdoor classroom, block building, and circle time, are experiences that will prepare your child for kindergarten! Letter recognition and pre-reading skills are taught through the Zoo-phonics phonemic awareness method.

We are now located at: 1004 David Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950

Free to income eligible families

Please call us at 646-6547 if interested.

When: Sunday, August 12, 7:30 PMWhere: First Presbyterian Church of Monterey, 501 El Dorado Street

Cost: FreeReader contact: see our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Celebra-

tionChoirMontereyBay.

Celebration Choir’s 22nd Annual Spirituals Concert, “Turn the World Around:

Stronger Together.” will be held Saturday August 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Mt. Hermon Christian Conference Center (http://www.mounthermon.org/) and Sunday Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Monterey (501 El Dorado St., Monterey) ). More than 50 singers from the Monterey and Santa Cruz areas, directed by Connie Fortunato, perform with saxophonist Tony Bolivar and pianist Marti Williams. Free admission. There will be an opportunity to learn about and support Music Camp International, a non-profit organization providing music and other programs for marginalized, special needs and refugee children in Eastern Europe. For more infor-mation call 831-425-3600. Find more information on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CelebrationChoirMontereyBay.

Celebration Choir is a sister organization of Music Camp International (www.musiccampinternational.org), founded in 2002 by Connie Fortunato to bring dignity, hope, and self confidence to vulnerable children in Eastern Europe. Music Camp In-ternational transforms the lives of children through music. Children experience both choir and instrument instruction. With special focus on the refugees in Ukraine, the orphaned, abandoned, victims of poverty, war, and prejudice, and children with spe-cial needs, Music Camp International inspires children, regardless of their economic, educational, or social situation to set high goals and work together to achieve them. The success these children attain in just 6 days of Music Camp is astonishing. In the last decade, MCI has worked with over 20,000 children and achieved outstanding recognition from local, regional, and national leaders. In 2014, Connie was awarded an Honorary Ambassadorship from the Country of Ukraine—the first non-Ukrainian in history to ever receive this award.

A short video highlighting MCI’s projects and the difference they are making in championing children’s needs will be shown at the concert. Find further descriptions of their projects on on http://www.facebook.com/MusicCampInternationalUsa

Celebration Choir’s 22nd Annual Spirituals Night

Rotary will meet the Motorcycle MuseumThe Pacific Grove Rotary Cub which meets at noon on Tuesdays at The

Inn At Spanish Bay at 2700 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach will have as speaker on July 31, Neil Jameson, Motorcycle Museum, Pacific Grove.... Lunch is $25. Reservations may be made through Jane Roland 649-0657.

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POETRY IN THE GROVE

POETRY IN THE GROVE CONTINUES!

For five years Susie Joyce was the facilitator of Poetry in the Grove. We wish her well in her new pursuits. She knows she is always welcome to visit whenever she is in the area.

To honor the tradition she started and continue to provide a place to share poetry, Poetry in the Grove will continue the first Saturday of each month from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Little House in Jewel Park next to the PG Library.

This August we will be reading and discussing Mary Oliver.

What: The poetry of Mary Oliver

When: Saturday, August 4, 2018 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Where: The Little House in Jewel Park

Four Central Coast Art Association artists have come together to present their show, Creative Friends, at the Sally Griffin Senior Center, 700 Jewel Ave, Pacific Grove. The show is open presently, and free to attend, to the end of August. Please join the artists for an opening reception Thursday, Aug. 30, 5-7 p.m. The show will feature paintings, scratch board with 3-D collage and glass art by Central Coast Art Association members Val Giancola, Jacque Cekalla, J.A. Giordano, and Darcy Russak, and will be on display until August 31, 2018. The Sally Griffin Center, located at 700 Jewell Avenue, Pacific Grove, is open Monday to Friday from 9AM to 4:30PM.

Central Coast Art Association Exhibits at Sally Griffin

Stuff the Bus for SchoolUnited Way Monterey

County volunteers will partner with the Monterey County Office of Education on Saturday, July 28 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. to sort collected supplies and pack them into backpacks for distribution to students who are homeless or in great need. The event will take place at the MCOE offices at 901 Blanco Road, Rooms A/B. The best time for media on July 28 is from 9:00 to 11:00.

There are more than 9,000 students in Monterey County who are homeless or in great need and cannot afford the sup-plies they need for school. Back-packs containing binders, paper, notebooks, pens, pencils, crayons and other necessities will be de-livered to students by Homeless Liaisons in each school district.

Providing children with the necessary supplies to participate in school promotes learning, en-courages self-esteem and helps kids stay in school. The statistics for success in school for students who are homeless are bleak.

Only 1 in 4 students who are homeless graduate from high school.

Students who are homeless miss more days of school, falling further behind.

It costs over $600 to send a child back to school with the ba-sic supplies required. For fami-lies who are homeless or in great need, this amount is unfeasible.

Get on board to Stuff the Bus! You can donate online to send our neediest students back to class ready to learn. $25 buys a fully stocked backpack! It’s more than a backpack, it’s a step toward success in school. Like us on Facebook and visit our web-site, www.unitedwaymcca.org

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Feast of Lanterns Event Schedule

Celebrating the Royal Court’s 60th Anniversary

This year the Feast of Lanterns activities and events will be held over the last two consecutive weekends in July. The first week-end begins on Friday, June 20 with the Opening Ceremony followed on Saturday with the Feast of Flavors and Feast of Dancing. The following Friday, June 27 the Pet Parade and Queen Mom’s Tea will be held with the grand finale held Saturday, July 28 at Lovers Point.

Friday, July 20 • Opening Ceremony and cake cutting at Chautauqua Hall • 5:00 - 6:30 pm

Saturday, July 21 • Feast of Flavors at Chautauqua Hall • 12:00 pm

Join the Royal Court for lunch as 25 of Pacific Grove’s restaurants provide favorite dishes for this buffet luncheon. The Bridge Ministry assists local volunteers with serving lunch at the Feast of Flavors.

Saturday, July 21 • Feast of Dancing at Chautauqua Hall • 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Dance the night away with the Royal Court and Royal Guard! DJ Chris spins a hometown dance party. Families with special needs children are invited to join Queen Topaz, Scholar Chang, and the princesses for a private meet and greet and photo oppor-tunity at 5:30 pm.

Saturday, July 27 • Pet Parade Gather at Caledonia Park • 2:30 pm

Come one, come all – join the Royal Court as they lead the young and young-of-heart with their costumed pets of every kind in a parade down Lighthouse Avenue. Costumes for humans and pets are welcomed and encouraged. Parade participants gather in Caledonia Park by 2:00pm to get organized and receive their souvenir participation ribbons and trading cards from Queen Topaz, Scholar Chang, and the Princesses. Parade starts at 2:30pm. Directly following the parade the PG Recreation Department staff will have ice cream treats for all the participants.

Saturday, July 27 • Queen Mom’s Teaat Masonic Lodge • 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Join the Royal Court for tea and to celebrate and thank the 60 decades of Queen Moms that have played an integral part in the success of the Feast of Lanterns. All Royal Mothers are invited to attend, past and present. Royal mothers are those mothers who have had a child serve on the Feast of Lanterns Royal Court or Royal Guard.

Saturday, July 28 • Pageant Dayat Lovers Point • 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

The day starts at 10:00 am with Children’s activities on Lovers Point at, Feast of Foods, and Yoga with the Royal Court (please bring your own mat). The Sand Castle Contest takes place on Cove Beach where entries will be judged by the Royal Court at 2:30pm, with participants announced at 3:00pm.The Presentation of the Colors by Cub Scout Pack 125 is at 1:30pm followed by entertainment on the Pier.The Sponsors Walk, and Former Royalty introductions start at 8:00 pm. The Royal Court introductions follow with the pantomime of the “Legend of the Blue Willow” with entertainment representing cul-tures from around the world. The evening culminates with a canopy of fireworks over the Cove.Special Note: There will not be a separate closing ceremony Sunday afternoon. The Feast of Lanterns will close with the Pag-eant on the Pier Saturday night.

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Want to learn about Technical Theater? The Monterey County Theatre Alliance will hold free Technical Theater Panel Discussion Workshops. The next one is Thursday, July 26, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Carmel Foundation, Southeast Corner of 8th and Dolores St, Carmel, CA 93921

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Feast ofArts & Crafts

July 27 & 28Friday: 10 am – 5:30pm • Saturday: 10 am – 5:30 pm

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As a Catholic, there are many traditions I have that others find perplexing, confusing and mysterious. I remember a Protestant friend remarking after at-tending a Catholic funeral that “he felt like he was at an aerobics class with all the kneeling, sitting and standing going on.” One of the traditions that involves real estate is the burying of a St. Joseph statue in your yard to make the home sell faster. I thought it would be fun to examine the origins of this tradition.

First a brief history lesson for those not in the know….Joseph was the earthly father of Jesus Christ and was chosen by God to raise Jesus as his son because he was a good man, with good virtues. Joseph was a carpenter and we all know what carpenters build right? Houses! Joseph also took his family from their home and into the land of Egypt, finding a “new” home for his family. He was canonized by the church and is the patron saint of workers. So now to the history of burying the St. Joseph statue.

Historical tradition has it that during the 16th century a group of Carmelite nuns wanted to build a new covenant to start a new chapter, but were having problems finding the land needed for the new covenant. The head of the order asked the sisters to pray to St. Joseph for God’s intercession/help and at the same time they buried medals of St. Joseph that had been blessed on their property. A short time later they found the new land upon which to build and hence started a new tradition.

Over the years, the tradition changed from burying medals to burying a statue of St. Joseph and then burying the statue upside down. The most common area to bury the St. Joseph statue is in the front yard. I do remember hearing a funny story about an individual who buried the statue in the front yard and when the house didn’t sell he kept moving it to the back and each side yard, ultimately throwing it away. A week later he read in the newspaper that the dump had sold.

Does it work? I honestly don’t know. Have I done it before when selling my own home or selling a client’s home, I sure have and would do it again. The whole idea, to break it down to the vernacular, is that one is asking St. Joseph to ask God for a favor. That favor being, please help me sell my house. I see nothing wrong with asking God for a favor, although with the way our market is here on the Monterey Peninsula, you shouldn’t need any favors to help you sell your home.

As always, please feel free to email or call with any questions. Cheers!Patrick.ryan@sothebyshomes.com 831.238.8116

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St. Joseph the Home Selling SaintCongressman Panetta Introduces‘No NATO Withdrawal’ Act

Bill would strengthen vital alliance Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the No NATO Withdrawal Act,

H.R. 6530, to reassert Congressional support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the longest-standing and most successful military alliance in the world. The bill is cosponsored by Republican co-lead, Congressman Steve Knight (R-CA).

This bipartisan bill would prohibit funds from being used to withdraw the United States from NATO. Additionally, it states that it is the policy of the United States to remain a member in good standing of NATO, to reject any efforts to withdraw from the alliance, and to continue to work with member nations to ensure each country spends at least 2 percent of its GDP on defense spending, in accordance with the 2014 NATO Wales Summit agreement.

“The NATO alliance is a pillar of international peace, stability, and security, and serves as a deterrent against aggression and destabilization,” said Congressman Panetta. “In the face of Russia’s threats and attacks on American and allied interests, Congress must take a stand and solidify our commitment to our allies. We must promote our shared values of freedom, equality, and empowerment by continuing to invest in the institutions, programs, and people that enhance our national security. I thank my Repub-lican and Democratic colleagues for joining me in advancing this important legislation.”

"NATO is absolutely crucial to our national security," said Congressman Knight. "With the welcome recent addition of Montenegro, NATO now stands 29 nations strong in steadfast defense of democracy, human dignity, and a global order that has not seen a world war since its inception. America and our NATO partners share common economic and security interests, and it must remain a strong asset in opposition to Russia. Under Vladimir Putin's regime, Russia has repeatedly shown disregard for the territorial and political sovereignty of other nations. The occupation of Crimea and interference in America's election are an affront to the lessons of history. I'm proud to introduce this bill today with Congressman Panetta to stand with our allies and oppose Putin's Russia."

Congressman Panetta is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and currently sits on the House Armed Services Committee. He is also a co-founder of the Democratic National Secu-rity Task Force, which advances smart, strategic, and strong national security policies focused on protecting the United States, the American people, and our interests abroad.

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Gossip & Fiddly Bits

Heard Over the Back FenceFall classes begin August 20 at MPC. They start August 8 here in Pacific Grove.

•The Community & Economic Development Department announces a grant award from the state Housing and Community Development Department (HCD), Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) in the amount of $500,000 to be used for single family housing rehabilitation. Nowhere does it say “second bathroom” however.

•We waited and waited for a pub to open downtown. But they don’t seem to like motor-cycles. Rude to us when we pulled up on an American bike, rude to a friend when he pulled up on a Triumph (British). Maybe we need to go somewhere else with cheaper fish & chips.

•I showed a friend a video Robert Lucius shared on Facebook. The video was a mama possum carrying 10 babies on her back. My friend was amazed -- she allowed as how she’d never seen a possum except lying very still in the middle of the road.

•Ariana, for whom Ariana’s Cafe is named, graduated with her bachelor’s in three

years and got her master’s in nine months. Then she landed her dream job. And this week, she made her parents, Marie and Nino Favalaro, very proud by landing her CPA license.

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Fortune’s WayMichael Mcmurtry has qualified for Spring 2018 Dean's list

Seton Hall University is pleased to announce Michael Mcmurtry of Pebble Beach has qualified for Spring 2018 Dean's list.

One of the country's leading Catholic universities, Seton Hall University has been a catalyst for leadership - developing students in mind, heart and spirit - since 1856. Home to nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students and offering more than 80 rigorous majors, Seton Hall's academic excellence has been singled out for distinction by The Princeton Review, US News & World Report and Bloomberg Busi-nessWeek. Seton Hall, which embraces students of all religions, prepares its graduates to be exemplary servant leaders and caring global citizens. Its attractive main campus is located in suburban South Orange, New Jersey, and is only 14 miles by train, bus or car to New York City, offering a wealth of employment, internship, cultural and entertainment opportunities. The university's nationally recognized School of Law is prominently located in downtown Newark. For more information, visit www.shu.edu.

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“Fortune’s Way, or Notes on Art for Catholics (and Others),” written by Steve Hauk and starring Teresa Del Piero and Keith Decker, opened July 20 in the Carmel Mission Basilica.

The performance, a dramatic look at E. Charlton Fortune, an Impressionist whose paintings have gone for six and seven figures but later in her career turned to ecclesiastical art, will benefit the preservation of the Mission’s statue of Our Lady of Bethlehem, the Patroness image of the Diocese of Monterey. The play is set during the later years of World War II, Fortune giving a slide lecture on art while accompa-nied by her good friend “and frequent theological adversary,” Bishop Edwin O’Hara.

The play ties in with the traveling exhibit of Fortune’s work, now at the Monte-rey Museum of Art, “E. Charlton Fortune: The Colorful Spirit,” which runs through August 27. Several of Fortune’s important liturgical paintings are held by the Carmel Mission Museum, including “Gethsemane” and "The Immaculate Conception of Mary."

July 20, 2018 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 15

Joyce Krieg and Patricia Hamilton

Keepers of our Culture

From Princess Jade to Community LeaderThis week’s “Keepers of Our Cul-

ture” continues our sneak preview of the upcoming Life in Pacific Grove: Deep-er Connections. Throughout the summer, we’re featuring excerpts from the 22 special topic articles to be featured in volume two of the Life in Pacific Grove series. The authors are professional writers and talented amateurs who share a common belief that PG is the best place in the world to be a writer. That’s a theme that you’ll see through-out this and future columns: PG as the ideal place to live the literary life, the perfect Retreat for Writers.

As a special bonus, Life in Pacific Grove: Deeper Connections will feature stunning color photography by Peter Mounteer.

With this being Feast of Lanterns week in Pacific Grove, of course we’re featuring an excerpt from the “Feast” section of Life in Pacific Grove II. Kaye Coleman, this year’s Feast of Lanterns President, shares her memories of her time on the Royal Court.

‘The ultimate crowning achievement’In 1991, I had the honor of serving my

first year on the Royal Court as Princess Jade. When I became Princess Jade for the Feast of Lanterns, I began a transfor-mation.

Being on the court shaped me into the leader I am today. It impacted me in more ways than I can describe. It was my great fortune to serve with Trisha Muench Randall, Queen Topaz 1991, and her mom, Joanie Hyler. Keeping Elmarie Dyke’s legacy alive, they rekindled the refinement of etiquette and history that Mrs. Dyke had taught years ago, when she ran the Feast. I remember learning about the past of P.G.

and becoming an “Ambassador of Pacific Grove’s History.”

I took my role as Princess Jade very seriously. Joanie and Trisha were great mentors. I loved all the events we did as the Royal Court and I learned how to be of service to my community. I was so proud to be Princess Jade because this stone is found off our beautiful coast, unique to this area. I also had the honor of serving as Princess Emerald 1992, and was crowned Queen Topaz in 1993.

Serving the Feast of Lanterns as Queen Topaz was the ultimate crowning achievement for me. I will never forget that moment in the pageant when the spotlight was shining on me as I was crowned. I gazed out over the beach and wept.

The Feast of Lanterns had refined me into a strong and elegant leader. The skills I learned serving on the Royal Court have helped me to create success in my adult life. My parents are collectively the longest running volunteers serving the Feast for decades. My older sister Joni was Princess Emerald 1985 and Queen Topaz 1987. Today she is the pageant director and has made a new set of costumes for the Royal Court. She has also made cos-tumes for the new Royal Guard and my nephew Thor Birch served his first year as Master Rooster in 2017. I am serving as the current president. I cannot tell you how proud I am to have three generations in my family serve the Feast of Lanterns and Pacific Grove.

Life in Pacific Grove, Part II, is Coming!

The first volume of Life in Pa-cific Grove, featuring true tales by residents and visitors, is available for purchase at the Pacific Grove Public Library and at Bookworks. The second edition will include lon-ger essays with deeper connections by local authors, including Brad Herzog,Randy Reinstedt, Joyce Krieg, Diane Tyrrel, Chris Swain-son, Jeff Whitmore, Joyce Meuse, Rebecca Riddell, Rudy Fischer, William Neish and others. Topics will cover city politics, hippie days, hootenanny, tai chi, the writing life, strong women and more. Life in Pacific Grove books are published by Keepers of Our Culture, an im-print of Park Place Publications, 591 Lighthouse Ave., #10, in P.G. To schedule a free consultation about writing and publishing, call Patricia Hamilton at 831/649-6640. Creative and dependable book services since 1982.

1: Kaye Coleman, who shares her memories in this week’s “Keepers of Our Culture,” is the 2018 President of the Feast of Lanterns.

In 1993, Kaye Coleman had the honor of serving Pacific Grove as Queen Topaz in the Feast of Lanterns. With Kaye is her mother, Virginia Cole-man, a long-time Feast of Lanterns volunteer.

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46th Annual Book Sale August 9. 10, 11, 2018

Friends of the Harrison Memorial Library, Carmel Annual Book Sale (46th Year!) will take place at Carmel Mission’s Junipero Serra School Gymnasium Rio Road (East of the Mission), Carmel. There will be plenty of parking.

The event takes place over three daysThursday, August 9, 11 a.m. -- 4p.m.(Members’ Pre-sale - $10 Membership Available

at the Door)Friday, August 10, 10 AM - 4 PMSaturday, August 11th, 10 AM - 4 PMPurpose: Fundraiser for books & programs at the

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Description: A VAST COLLECTION OF DONAT-ED AND SORTED BOOKS - (Hardcover and Paper-back), including collectibles, fiction, mystery, biography, history, cooking, gardening, travel, children’s books, sports, military, art (including hundreds of books from a regional art museum library), literature and more, as well as CDs, DVDs and tapes — offered at extremely modest prices. This is a cherished Carmel tradition and a treat for book lovers and bargain hunters alike! Lots of convenient parking. Come and browse. You’ll be delighted!

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Your letters

Opinion

Editor:

In the early 1970s, the director of the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History was Dr. Vern Yadon, a scientist, a scholar and a real gentleman. I had just finished my first brush with matrimony and was living by myself in a small warehouse in Oakland, CA. My whole life was whales. I wanted to study and present whales to the people of the world, or at least some of the people of the world. I wanted to make a life-size, anatomically accurate whale, in fact, a gray whale. I wrote a letter to the museum asking Dr. Yadon, a knowl-edgeable person on marine mammals, for information on gray whale external morphology and pigmentation. To my astonishment I received a letter from the museum director inviting me to come to Pacific Grove for a visit to discuss gray whale exterior anatomy. Dr. Yadon and I had a truly great visit and we became very good friends. Still are. He told me, in terms of external gray whale morphology, very little was then known. He said to me that a life-size, anatomically accurate sculp-ture of a gray whale would be historic, and it could educate a lot of people about this remarkable and unique species. But anatomical research would be “fraught with difficulty.” He was so correct. Seven years later, after tireless research and dis-covery, I had actually produced a 40-foot, ferro-cement, three-ton gray whale, Sandy. I took her across the United States for sev-eral years, educating the American public about whales and whale conservation. Kids especially loved her. When “Sandy, the Gray Whale” came back to Northern California, I called my friend Vern to ask him if he would like a full-size ferro-ce-ment gray whale on display at the museum. Over the phone I could hear him grin. He said, “Sure, let’s see if we can do it.” So, the museum and the community of Pacific Grove made it happen. This was over 35 years ago. We brought Sandy and installed the massive sculpture on Forest Avenue. The whale was so beautiful and popular that the decision was made to change the

Editor:

The 25th Amendment provides that the Congress can replace the President if it can be proven he is “unable to carry out his powers and duties” as described in the Constitution. Although not specifically stated, the basis of any inability that rises to the level of requiring replacement, clear-ly must prove that a President is acting unreasonably or in a manner inconsistent with accepted mores such that he is caus-ing the strong potential for or actual harm to the best interests of the Nation, both home and abroad.

What are some of the major Presiden-tial powers and duties?• Serving as a symbol of the American

people• Runs the Executive Branch• Appoints administrators, ambassadors

and federal judges• Keeps Congress informed regarding the

status of the Nation and its economy• Grants reprieves and pardons

Those are only some, but based on facts that we all have seen, is President Trump actually able to carry out his pow-ers? So far, in major ways, the answer is “No.”

In his self-serving communications demonstrating his lack of knowledge of history, geography, significant issues, often ignoring the truth, and his continual criticisms of those who work for him, the media, or anyone of note who disagrees with him by public statements, he was saying much about his character. Sim-ple civility requires praising in public, criticizing in private. Add in his personal life incidents that are well known, and you have a man, elevated to the highest position in the country, who is not a class act representing the country in a way that gains respect here and around the world. Instead, he demonstrates a lack of thought-fulness, respect, and intelligence required of his high office It has been observed that the President is not a diplomat, not a suc-cessful businessman, but is an entertainer. We might be better with Seinfeld. In any case, as an embarrassment, he can’t be said to be a symbol of the American people.

Editor:

In November PG residents will be asked to vote on a Citizens Initiative that would eliminate all STRs in Residential Areas. The reason for this initiative is to reinvigorate hallowed out neighborhoods by giving the boot to all STRs in residen-tial zones. Recall that the City has already limited the total number of STRs to a maximum of 250, placed limits on block density, and an already held Lottery to reduce numbers.

So would this further restriction on the part of the Citizens Initiative reinvigorate neighborhoods? Probably not for these reasons. STR owners in the residential zones could sell their properties but at market price of $800-1 million. Or they could rent at prices in excess of $2000 per month. Neither would help affordable housing. Sold homes will be gobbled up by Silicon Valley or Bay Area well-heeled families and then added to the well over 1000 homes owned and left totally vacant. The dream of filling up neighborhoods by this ill-advised initiative is just that, a dream. Neighborhoods will still remain chopped up and vacant.

The current system of STRs supports the City by providing TOT revenue from tourists, not residents. They come and spend and we benefit.

Looking at different estimates on how much money is raised I’ll use a very low figure of one million dollars (it well could be much more). This money is used by the City to support your police and fire departments, your Carnegie library, your museum, your youth activities, and repairs to your streets.

Recall also that STRs support local businesses , craftsmen, and house cleaners. The STRs revenues also flows down to local people.

Do we want to support this initiative that will take money away from the City and lead to service reductions? Or do we want to continue this revenue stream from tourists to help us?

The choice will be yours this Novem-ber. Look carefully at the consequences of this seemingly harmless Citizens Ini-tiative. It is only your money that is being bartered away!

Most Respectfully,Ken Cuneo

Citizens Initiative on STRs: Potential Consequences

In running the Executive Branch, it’s like being caught in a revolving door. How many appointees have been hired, then fired? How many times have his ra-tionales for his “The Apprentice” style he brings to his management been persuasive and not confined to anger triggered by someone who had the nerve to publicly disagree with him? It can’t be said that he has demonstrated an ability to manage the Executive Branch in a manner that com-pletely serves the interests of the Nation.

Regarding appointment of adminis-trators, ambassadors and federal judges, he and his cabinet members with that responsibility are sadly negligent. It is un-derstandable that appointing judges imme-diately falls into political chasm. He has appointed a second Supreme Court justice, but keep going down the judicial chain and there’s little else there. Ambassadorships to even countries significantly intertwined with America’s national security are empty; and many cabinet departments are missing many senior administrators. Same as above, not a demonstration of able undertaking of a major duty.

Lastly, the President’s use of his pardoning power has become an unreal but even more a sad situation. Those pardoned are pleased, but pardoning an unhinged sheriff, considering friends and celebs and even himself hardly seems to be consistent with the serious power that has never been meant to be used with the role of the dice and a impulsive reaction. Still not showing the ability to carry out a major duty.

The above, alone, could and maybe should, be the basis for initiating a writ of impeachment as provided by the 25th Amendment. In this case, no psychiatrists or other medical experts are needed to prove the President has lost his mind or faculties to remain in office. In this case, Mr. Trump has shot himself in the foot to prove his inability to rise above being a self-centered entertainer who is lacking class and maturity.

Bill HoodCarmel/Columbus OH

Is it Time to Impeach Trump?

Sandy, the Gray Whale – A Perfect Restoration

façade of the museum and put Sandy in front, on Central Avenue. Sandy, the gray whale, is unique in California, on the west coast, and in fact, the world.

It was realized, back in 1969, a fer-ro-cement whale must be made in sections, otherwise it couldn’t be lifted or travel around the country. Sandy is 40-feet long, in eight sections – each section five feet long. With each installation for display, these sections are designed to be bolted snuggly together inside her hallow body. This makes for a very tidy gray whale sculpture. However, the sections were never properly bolted together, leaving nasty cracks between the sections. Not good, and almost a health hazard. But, after a long time, in fact on Sandy’s 35th birthday in January 2018, several im-portant people came together to discuss improvements and corrections in Sandy’s installation. Just this past week, Mayor Protempore Robert Huitt, City Manager Ben Harvey, the museum’s Executive Director Jeanette Kihs and her excellent staff, Public Works Director Dan Gho and Public Works Supervisor Rocque Pinheiro and his outstanding and skilled team of really cool whale workers, organized and took on the job, and after only two and a half days they brought Sandy back to per-fect display. All sections perfectly bolted together. It is exquisite. A huge note of gratitude to the City of Pacific Grove and to the entire Pacific Grove community, especially museum volunteer, Elayne Azevedo, one of Sandy’s best friends, for cherishing Sandy in her forever home. Sandy is more wonderful than she has ever been. My wife Mary and I were so happy to be there for the entire restoration. If you have a chance, go by the museum and see the most beautiful whale sculpture on the planet. And it’s a gray whale! Thank you, Pacific Grove!

Larry FosterWhale Artist

Fort Bragg, CA

Members of the Public Works team pose with the Fosters, who came to see the restoration work done on Sandy the Whale in front of the Museum of Natural History.

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The City of Pacific Grove City Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, to be contin-ued to a public hearing on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the Pacific Grove City Hall Council Cham-bers, 300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 to consider the following:

Project Location: 522 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 (APN 006-178-009)Application #: Architectural Permit (AP) and Use Permit (UP) 18-364.Description: Appeal of Planning Commission’s approval to demolish the existing 3,472 square feet building and to build a new 37,056 square feet mixed-use three-story structure consisting of ten (10) residential units on the upper floors, restaurants/retail on the first floor, and an underground parking structure.Zone District/General Plan Designation: Commercial Downtown/CommercialCoastal Zone: NoHistoric Resources Inventory: NoCEQA Status: Exempt per CEQA Guidelines, Section 15332 Class 32, Infill ExemptionApplicant/Owner: Phil Johnson, Architect, on behalf of Gerald Leigh, ownerDate of Application: May 3, 2018Staff Reference: Wendy Lao, AICP, Associate Planner. wlao@cityofpacificgrove.org

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If you have any questions about this item, please call the staff contact listed above at the Community and Eco-nomic Development Department (831) 648-3183. Please note that Section 65009(b)(2) of the California Gov-ernment Code provides that legal challenges to the City's action on this project may be limited to only those issues raised in testimony during the public hearing process. The City of Pacific Grove does not discriminate against persons with disabilities. The Pacific Grove Civic Center is an accessible facility. A limited number of devices are available to assist those who are hearing impaired. If you would like to use one of these devices, please contact the Community Development Department at (831) 648-3190.

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The following person is doing business as CRAFT-EDBYCOLEY, 107 1st Street, Pacific Grove, P.O.Box 51428, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: NICOLE MARIE BROWN, 107 1St Street, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 06/19/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 6/19/18. Signed: Nicole Marie Brown. This business is con-ducted by an individual. Publication dates: 7/6 7/13, 7/20, 7/27/18

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 20181438The following person is doing business as CYPRESS CLEANERS, 230 Grand Avenue, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: JKA INVESTMENT, 230 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA, 93950. This state-ment was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 07/13/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 7/13/2018. Signed: Jin Jung, CEO. This business is conducted by a corporation. Publication dates: 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10/18

Where were we? Oh, right — when we

left off last year, I was writing this column about the policies, politics, and predilections of Pacific Grove. The alliteration snuck up on me, I promise. After a number of months, I took a sabbatical to write my novel — still working on it (and loving it), but if I don’t resume this column now, I never will. And since my original promise was to write a year’s worth, you’ll once again be seeing these pieces in every second issue of the CST, at least through Election Day.

As before, I’ll strive to of-fer thought-provoking ways to look at local issues. I hope to continue demonstrating that I’m indepen-dent-minded and open-minded. Even in this kind of column (not news), I consider it part of my job to differentiate between facts and opinion, to never disguise one as the other, and to do my best to base opinions on accurate observations and common sense.

FYI, the hardship for any writer of something like this is the constant, dark, gnawing suspicion that all those carefully written

in awe of the Council’s shift on this issue. Two: I wrote a column in Feb-

ruary, 2017 about short-term rentals, and now the forthcoming STR initiative is in line with my proposal. Whether the particular case I made contributed to it or not, the ballot measure is a product of many citizens’ participation, and that’s what it takes. Here’s a relevant portion of my column suggesting a ban on residential STRs:

“ … N o w i t s e e m s f o r e -head-smacking obvious that they should only be permitted where zoning allows offices, motels, or other commercial businesses. That’s because STRs are busi-nesses, not homes — and that is the bottom line. It means STRs in R-1 and R-2 should be phased out because the original, indis-pensable purpose of zoning is to provide

Back in the Saddle (Now All I Need Is A Horse)

words aren’t making a gnat’s worth of difference. When I started, a local activ-ist tried to hit me right where it hurt — suggesting my column wouldn’t change anything. I decided to keep going and see what happened.

I’m very pleased (and a little shocked) to tell you that two proposals I made last year are actually moving for-ward. Coincidence? I may never know, but I do know it’s good news regardless.

One: You may recall I made a case for larger city reserves, proposing a protected emergency fund equaling 33 percent of our annual budget and another 7 percent fund for cash flow fluctuations. According to City Manager Ben Harvey’s cover letter with the new draft budget, the city has adopted a Reserve Policy setting aside 35 percent for both purposes. I’m

reliable sanctuary for residents, not to use homes to expand the tourist trade. … Some exceptions might make sense. STRs could be allowed in R-1 B-4, the dunes section where the lots are large, houses are well-separated, and everyone who moved there knew that tourists would be part of the view. Another exception could be houses adjacent to existing B&B’s. And STRs could remain just as lucrative for city hall, yet become much more palatable for residents, if Type A and Type B licenses are combined into one type that allows unlimited numbers of STRs, but only in limited areas.”

However, there’s more to confront in the STR issue, so in two weeks, my next column will do so. And as we march toward another election, some of these pieces will be devoted to upcoming measures and candidates. By then I’ll have a horse in those races.

It’s good to be back.Please email any responses to

AlecOTB@arrowkite.com.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 20181515

The following person is doing business as MOUN-TAIN MIKE'S PIZZA, 1116 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: LADHER INC., 1116 Forest Ave. B, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monte-rey County on 07/25/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on n/a. Signed: Kanwalibir Kaur, President. This business is conducted by a cor-poration. Publication dates: 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/18

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 20181514

The following person is doing business as MOUN-TAIN MIKE'S PIZZA, 724 Abrego St., Monterey, Monterey County, CA 93940 and 1116 Forest Ave. #B, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: DHALIWAL RESTAURANTS, INC, 1205 Lincoln Ave. Pacific Grove, CA, 93950. This statement was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 07/25/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on n/a. Signed: Kanwalibir Kaur, President. This business is conducted by a corporation. Publication dates: 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/18

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 20181418

The following person is doing business as LIGHT-HOUSE LAWN & GARDEN CARE, 708 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, CA 93950: CALOS CUELLAR, 708 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA, 93950 and JILL PERALTA-CUELLAR, 708 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA, 93950. This state-ment was filed with the Clerk of Monterey County on 07/12/18. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or name(s) listed above on 7/11/03. Signed: Carlos Cuellar. This busi-ness is conducted by a married couple. Publication dates: 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/18

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Setting the Record Straight on Fire Service SearchEditor:

Many people may have been surprised and puzzled by the recent letter from the President of the Monterey Firefighters Union about fire services. The reason for that is the council subcommittee formed last November has been very quietly and methodically reviewing emergency services. We have been reviewing our current level of service and actual experience – and looking at all potential providers - to determine how the city can provide the same or better coverage in a cost effective manner in future years.

The union wants to protect its members’ jobs and benefits. That’s fine because that is, after all, its job. When I was a shop steward in the Machinist Union I would do the same thing. The subcommittee is not looking to threaten those jobs however. Indeed, though Monterey will not let us talk to their employees, even if we make a change most – if not all – firefighters would probably be absorbed by a successor agency with only slight changes to working conditions or shifts. In addition, the council has not even made a decision about going to another agency or staying with the Monterey Fire Department.

The subcommittee was tasked with determining what a cost effective model to provide fire and other emergency services to our residents would look like and, for that, we solicited multiple bids. The emergency services part is actually more import-ant than the fire part since – because of improved house construction and fire safety improvements - only one or two percent of Fire Department calls are for actual fires.

It is important to provide emergency services in a cost effective manner, and I doubt that our taxpayers would want the city council to spend more money if it could provide the same services for less. After all, any money so wasted is money we would not have to spend on street maintenance, park services, youth recreation, or our library. My purpose in writing this letter is simply to let the public know what is going on. We are committed to providing Pacific Grove’s residents the best emergency services available for the most reasonable cost. When the subcommittee has concluded its analysis we will present that to the full council and then a decision will be made.

Rudy FischerPacific Grove

I offer the following comments in rebuttal to Mr Agha and his sales pitch to justify the building a big hotel in PG when it is plain to most of us that it is the developers and politicians and out of town property owners who want this to satisfy the insatiable appetite for more & more money for the PG city funds to correct the sins of the past by overpromising and under delivering!

First of all, let me suggest that this is a fight by those of us who chose to live in this historic part of PG versus the powerful hospitality industry who promises to feed the city money. This despite the statement by our mayor that the City of PG has had a balanced budget for several years and is doing well financially. Most of the folks living in the Retreat area are against this development since it is just another step in the continuing deterioration of our peaceful and once serene neighborhood and sense of ‘peace and quiet’.

Mr. Agha states that this ‘needed upscale hotel’ that we have not had for a century will add a needed ‘anchor business’ to a ‘deteriorating and “lonely downtown” area. Really? I am downtown on a daily basis, and from morning til the sun goes down the downtown district is bristling with business, many tourists and many locals…business is booming, and not in need of a boost as Agha suggests. It is true that we have a ~ 70 percent hotel occupancy, and why not fill up those empty rooms first?....Or, allow another 100 STRs to exist, and get the same fiscal rewards as this monster hotel and spread the STRs out all over town??.....A dearth of foot traffic? I don’t think so! ‘Stagnant’?-I don’t think so! How can a hotel be an ‘anchor business’?

The project was not formally appealed because it was impossible to do because of manipulations by our ‘sage’ city leaders to not allow any speakers to make appeals at most info and Council meetings…—timing, rules and subterfuge. And the notion by Agha that ‘hotels don’t cause traffic problems’? Really? His comparison is a stretch

Rebuttal to Mr Agha’s comments concerning the proposed Hotel DurrellDear Editor, City Council and fellow Pagrovians ::

of motels at the far end of Lighthouse Ave where there are no other businesses nor the usual heavy traffic on Central Ave or that block of Fountain Ave or downtown Light-house Ave.…and Lighthouse Ave is at least twice as wide as Central Ave….…hmmm? If anyone believes this comparison and rationale, then I want to take you to Brooklyn and sell you a bridge…And by the way, why was the rule that required bright orange netting to be put up at all building sites rescinded just in time for this huge project to emerge?… Hmmm…so PG citizens could not see the full impact of the huge project? Yes, Mr Agha, many of us living in the Retreat don’t want to see this hotel, since we already voted it away several years ago….And yes, some of us don’t want that much change in PG--it is after all, supposed to be the ‘Last Home Town’---really?…It seems to many of us that the hospitality industry is more important than the comfort and life style of those of us that have chosen to live in this historic area of PG…ironic, isn’t it?...The most historic part of PG and to where the tourists are all coming to is being hammered and not treasured as it ought to be-it has become a victim of the sins of the past that drive the need for more and more money!…Sad…Yes, Mr Agha, and our sage city leaders, we do want to hold on to our past—it gives us life and the reason to continue to live here!

Yes, dear City Council—you have to get this right!! But for whom? Your coffers, or the life style and sense of belonging for those of us who live here?…remember-it is supposed to be the ‘Last Home Town’…

Let me now speak to “Personality of Place’…It has been said that ‘PERSONALITY OF PLACE IS AN ELUSIVE ESSENCE”…

it is more than the sum of a community’s parts, its people, and its past, but still reflect-ing all of these elements. With echoes of vanishing cultures and pieces of history and businesses that served the people living there, and a continuing complex but dynamic heritage (native/original people, Asians, Europeans, religious groups, military, Black, Italian ,Greek Portugese and Spanish/Latino heritages etc…….to name a few who have contributed hugely to our dynamic city and culture……)…Pacific Grove still has and has had ‘personality plus’! Set on the beautiful Monterey Bay, nestled between Pebble Beach and Carmel, this town of perhaps some ~ 17,000 residents is a richly textured collage of a unique character shaped by geographic, human and historical elements!

It is up to our elected leaders of this vibrant community to do its best to maintain this elusive essence, and not to destroy it! Do you, our elected leaders, not understand this?...Why do people want to live here? Ask this of your heart and soul!.....We are NOT Pebble Beach nor Carmel—nor do we want to be! WE ARE PG!!...Do you get that?...This hotel will destroy the sense of place of our PG cultural area!....We have there the Carnegie Library, the Natural History Museum, the BIG whale, the lovely park & gazebo, the Chamber of Commerce, the site of our Farmer’s Market, and you want to allow it to become a part of delivery trucks, double parked on Fountain&Central, with noise and traffic congestion….the employees are supposed to park behind the theater?...And take up spaces designed for visitors & residents?.....of course the birds&bees won’t be disturbed, but the real effect on the folks who live there were not a part of this supposed realistic EIR……..if all parking spaces at the hotel are full (all ~ 80 of them for a ~120 room 4 story hotel…!), where will the guests park??...on the street in front of our homes?.....where will the employees park? Behind the theater?...get real…!

It is difficult to understand why the Holman Building was declared a ‘historic site’ and not Grand Central Station? Plainly, Grand central Station, upon only superficial study, can be identified as having been built PRECEDING the Holman Building, serving as PG’s First gas station and the burned down El Camino Hotel!......Why did the Heritage Society not chime in on this?...Perhaps that is an item that the Monterey County Grand Jury might need to examine!......

And so, lastly, I am not against progress—simply reasonable and collective progress inclusive of the desires and needs of the surrounding residents. Let me pose this : Why not a smaller B&B on the site, keeping the same Grand Central Station building, put a roof-top restaurant on it, with ocean views, and keeping the history of this old building and as a part of our Cultural Heritage intact. Oh, and by the way, this is going to be a Hilton Garden Inn?...hmmm…what’s that connection all about?...

Thank you for your ears,eyes & time……..Gerald Griffin, MD

Pacific Grove

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Support workforce and inclusionary housingEditor:

Monterey Peninsula Renters United supports Pacific Grove Neighbors United and Chamber of Commerce ballot initia-tive that will limit short term vacation rentals in the residential zones.

Your workforce that keeps your city running and beautiful need places to live in your city, not living in regional cities that have already absorbed many into their own tight housing markets. Forcing them to commute by sacrificing the already limited workforce units in PG creates more traffic for tourists and residents in the region.

Please do your part as a member of this region and support workforce and inclusionary housing.

Esther MalkinPacific Grove

Why cater to out-of-towners?Editor:

I remember being surprised at a Pa-cific Grove council meeting a few years ago when the debate about STRs was just beginning. I was there to speak about the fate of schools if families could no longer afford to rent a house. In that council meeting, Cynthia Garfield offered the opinion that change was “dynamic,” and the little town she had come from had faced the problem of declining school enrollments by turning their school into an Alzheimer’s Center.

This, of course, does not bode well for Pacific Grove. Even with the money from short term rentals the city is counting on to pay for public services, if there is no viable public school system or a true community of civic minded neighbors, what is the point of financing a city for out of town visitors and investors? R. J. Goad’s letter in last week’s paper comparing Pacific Grove to South Lake Tahoe says it all.

“We lived in South Lake Tahoe for eight years, starting in 2003. It was a great place to live, just like Pacific Grove. But no longer. The number of owner-resi-dents in South Lake Tahoe has decreased dramatically. The area has been infested with short-term rentals, with in excess of 2,200 permits having been issued by the city and the county. It didn’t start off at 2,200 but when the politicians got a taste for TOT (transient occupancy tax) they kept adding to the number. The area has a population roughly equivalent to Pacific Grove. Permanent residents are leaving.”

Sharon NelsonPacific Grove

Citizens Initiative on STRs: Potential ConsequencesEditor:

In November PG residents will be asked to vote on a Citizens Initiative that would eliminate all STRs in Residential Areas. The reason for this initiative is to reinvigorate hollowed out neighborhoods by giving the boot to all STRs in Res-idential Zones. Recall that the CITY has already limited the total number of STRs to a maximum of 250, limits on block density, and an already held lottery to reduce numbers. So would this further restriction on the part of the Citizens Initiative reinvigorate neighborhoods?

Probably not for these reasons. STR owners in the Residential Zones could sell their properties but at Market Prices $800.000-1 million. Or they could rent at prices in excess of $ 2000 per month. Neither would help Affordable Housing.

Sold homes will be gobbled up by Silicon Valley or Bay Area well heeled families and then added to the well over 1000 homes owned and left totally vacant. The dream of filling up neighborhoods by this ill-advised initiative is just that, a dream. Neighborhoods will still remain chopped up and vacant.

The current system of STRs supports the City by providing TOT revenue from tourists, not residents. They come and spend and we benefit. Looking at different estimates on how much money is raised I’ll use a very low figure of $1 million (it well could be much more). This money is used by the City to support your police and fire departments, your Carnegie Library, your museum, your youth activities, and repairs to your streets.

Recall also that STRs support local businesses , craftsmen, and house cleaners. The STRs revenues also flows down to local people

Do we want to support this initiative that will take money away from the City and lead to service reductions? Or do we want to continue this revenue stream from tourists to help us? The choice will be yours this November. Look carefully at the consequences of this seemingly harmless Citizens Initiative. It is only your money that is being bartered away!

Most Respectfully,Ken Cuneo

Pacific Grove

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Cedar Street Times reporting on the P.G. City Council July 11 call-up of the Hotel Durell was disappointing. You listed the project's approvals and stated, "despite the objections of some with competing taste, staff finds the architecture and general appearance of the completed project is compatible with the neighborhood in size, scale, and proportion", but you provided no examination of the issues which have caused scores of Pacific Grove residents to oppose the project and the certification of its E.I.R. Unfortunately, the City Council took about the same approach. The call-up has not been the complete review of the project that the Council committed to by law. Most of the Councilpersons seemed to want a loose rubber stamping of the project to assure profit for the developer and takings for the City. Contrary to your reporting, there were not "hours of discussion" by the City Council. The hours of the hearing were primarily taken up by the detailed concerns and entreaties of residents, the same written and spoken public input consistently ignored by staff and officials time after time from the beginning of the planning process for this monstrosity.

For your readers who may not be aware that a gigantic sidewalk-to-sidewalk, 4 story, 120 room hotel is about to be squeezed onto the property immediately across from the PG Library, very briefly, on the E.I.R. - it is not certifiable. It doesn't meet the most basic State of California legal require-ments of C.E.Q.A. It does not examine sufficient alternatives to the project. Most notably the option of a smaller hotel was not evaluated for lesser impacts on its surroundings. The E.I.R. also idiotically claims that a hotel of 120 visitor rooms, meeting, bar, and restaurant rooms, and scores of employees will decrease traffic and not increase ambient light or noise in the immediate area, as compared with those few intermittently visited businesses now at that location. It does not examine several cumulative impacts including combined increased traffic from the new Holman Building condominiums and the

additional 37,056 square foot mixed-use three-story building - residential, restaurants, retail, and underground parking - to be going in a couple blocks away at 520/522 Lighthouse Ave. It also accepts the fallacious notion that residents' needs for water will not be affected because the hotel will wait its turn for water on the commercial wait list, completely ignoring the fact that the City Council decides how much water is proportioned to which list. They can and do move water credits from the residential to the commercial wait list at will.

About the project itself the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove has stated that, "it does seem to be visually incompatible in terms of size, scale, design, and material with the Library, the Museum and even the Holman Building," and that, "many questions are left unanswered due to the lack of story poles for the proposed project." On that last point anecdotal evidence suggests that there is lower public awareness of the looming Hotel Durell than the City of Pacific Grove should be comfortable with when permit-ting such a radical, consequential project. The City Council's prejudicial refusal to inform the public through the use of story poles is suspicious in this town where City Administrators and the Planning Department have just been found by the Monterey County Civil Grand Jury to have coordinated oddly with a dif-ferent hotel developer, shown a lack of transparency, and been closed to questions from the public.

Scores of Pagrovians are trying to defend the relative safety, quality of life, resources, history, peace, aesthetic harmony, and natural beauty of Pacific Grove. Anyone concerned that the City is going to be plopping a gigantic, incongruous, side-walk-to-sidewalk, four story building across from our Carnegie library may want to call or write to the City Council or attend their Aug. 15 meeting where it's currently unknown if public comment will be allowed.

Cosmo BuaPacific Grove

Damaging a Cultural Landscape of Historical Importance

Editor, Cedar Street Times:

Although the city council majority favors allowing short term rentals (STR's) in Pacific Grove, they have put a "cap" on the number allowed. Why? There is no "cap" on the number of residences allowed. If STR's are not a problem, why put a "cap" on them? The answer is that the council knows that STR's are a problem. They are not residential uses. They are transient, commercial uses, just like motels. That's why the city charges "transient occupancy tax" (TOT) to STR guests. Although STR's don't really fit into residential neighborhoods, the council majority decided that we really need the TOT, so we should allow them and limit the number to 250.

There are a couple of problems with this approach. First and foremost, motels don't belong in residential neighborhoods. They have traditionally been prohibited in residential neighborhoods since zoning laws have been enacted, in order to separate higher intensity commercial and motel uses from residential neighborhoods. The Sixth District Court, in Ewing v. City of Carmel-By-The-Sea, (1991) 234 Cal. App. 3d 1579, recognized that "such rentals undoubtedly affect the essential character of

a neighborhood and the stability of a community" and upheld Carmel's right to ban them from residential zones.

Secondly, although the cap protects many PG residents from being directly af-fected by STR's, what about the 250-500 residences located next door to the permitted STR's? Why should they have to shoulder the burden of living next door to a motel for the greater good of the city?

The November initiative to ban STR's in residential zones outside of the Coastal Zone is a good first step. Hopefully, when it passes, the city council will understand that residents don't want these mini-motels in residential neighborhoods and the council will pursue with the Coastal Commission a ban on the remaining STR's in residential zones within the Coastal Zone.

Joseph Bileci Jr.Pacific Grove Resident

Here’s the Real Reason the Council Limits STRs

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California’s seas and landscapes will be featured at a “First Friday Gallery Night” public reception at Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse, from 7-9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3.

Visitors may be drawn to the Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association's scenery in “California Dream-ing,” catch a wave and feel the vibrancy of Sandy Sanjuro's “Fluid Dynamics,” and relish the aesthetic beauty of Cheryl Kampe's “Majestic Trees of Monterey County” -- or fall in love with an affordable piece of artwork and take it home that same night, from PGAC’s “Art Within Reach” exhibit.

Many of the PGAC’s 17 resident studio artists will open their doors so guests can catch a glimpse of how painters, printmakers, watercolorists, fabric artists and sculptors work in their private spaces.

Regular hours at the community, nonprofit Art Center, 568 Lighthouse, are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m Sunday. Admission to the nonprofit PGAC is made possible through visitors’ donations.

PG Art Center Greets August with Seascapes, Landscapes

All Ages Welcome!

Pacific Grove Police DepartmentPresents

National Night OutCelebrating our Community and Police partnership

Tuesday, August 7th5PM to 7 PM

Free Food, Music, Games, Public Safety Demonstrations, Giveaways, Child ID Kits

and Fingerprinting, Plus Police Cars & Fire Trucks on display!

Special Thanks to our Sponsors:PG Police Officers Association, PG Chamber of Commerce,

Monterey Fire Department, PGPD Citizen’s Academy Alumni, PG Recreation & Public Works, Local Business Leaders & Volunteers

Police & Fire Stations, City Hall, & Youth Center580 Pine Avenue | Pacific Grove, CA 93950(831) 648-3143 | www.cityofpg.org/police

Whale Entanglement Team Shows Their StuffPresentation about the

Whale Entanglement Team (WET)® and case studies on local entanglements in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

August 1, 20182:30PM - 3:30 PM

Carmel Foundation - Southeast Corner of 8th

and Lincoln AvenuePresentation given

by Peggy Stap, Executive Director of Marine Life Studies and Cofounder of the Whale Entanglement Team (WET)®

19.4 percent of Californians live in poverty - report

KQED reports Coast-al Santa Cruz, Los An-geles and Santa Barbara counties have the high-est levels of poverty ac-cording to a new report by the Public Policy Insti-tute of California (PPIC). Unlike the federal poverty rate, PPIC takes into ac-count cost of living, income and the value of social safety net programs when determining poverty rates. The new report reveals that 19.4 percent of Californians — 7.4 million people — live in poverty.

The two counties with the highest poverty rates are Los Angeles (24.3 per-cent) and Santa Cruz (23.8 percent).Monterey County checked in at 19.3 percent according to the report.

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Here I go...For the past few weeks we have

been hearing about Angela Hernandez, the young woman driving from Oregon to Southern California who was miss-ing. She disappeared on July 6, when she called her sister from Half Moon Bay saying she had spent the night and was about to go on the road again. That was the last anyone heard until Friday the thirteenth. She had plunged off a cliff in Big Sur, 250 feet down, when attempting to avoid an animal. She was able to extricate herself from the demolished car and spent seven days, hurt and without food. The initial tale was that she existed by drinking water from the radiator which is simply not true, as such could well kill someone. She found a little hose, stuck it in her pocket and discovered small springs from which to sip. On the 13th Chel-sea Moore and her husband, self-pro-claimed beach combers were surprised by a faint call for help and discovered the missing girl. She was injured but survived. The jeep she was driving was demolished.

This brought me back to an expe-rience I had when I was about her age (23). It was a Sunday evening. I had worked most of the weekend doing promotion for Phil Wilson Real Estate. Some friends and I had an early dinner at the Mission Ranch and at about 9:00 I headed for Carmel Valley where I lived on The River Ranch with my mother. I reached the summit of the hill about the artichoke fields (now Quail Lodge) and fell asleep. I woke up, tried to correct, hit the side of the mountain and plunged over (also about 250 feet) My last thoughts were “Here I go”. Some time late I awakened, in the back seat of my little car, my leg

wedged between the seat and the back, but the car went head over tails down the mountain and landed on what was left of the tires. Nothing much was left of the rest of the car, except the horn. Now, granted, there is no way I would have been there after daylight hit; however, it was probably, by then, near midnight and not many cars were on the road (in those days). I leaned on the horn and suddenly I heard a shout “Is someone down there?” It was one of the sher-iffs who patrolled Carmel Valley (not Johnny Johansson, our favorite). There must have been a road on the Valley floor because he made his way to me and soon an ambulance arrived. I was taken to the old Community Hospital which would be my home for the next month.

My femur was broken – shattered – and had it not been for Art Spaulding and Bruce Meyer – new orthopedic surgeons in the area I probably would have lost the leg. The sheriff insisted on doing a blood test before I could be examined, and I think was disappointed that it was negative…I had been exhausted, not intoxicated. My mother, who had been called, happened to follow my demol-ished car as it was being hauled into town. When she met with me she said, “you were riding in the arms of God”. It was a true miracle in all respects. I was on a crutch for a year…a full body cast the first couple of months…but went back to work as secretary to Rudd Crawford, principal of the “new” Pacific Grove Junior High School, now the

high school, 12 months later I was back in San Francisco working in advertis-ing, my first love. Dr. Spaulding said I should wear orthopedic shoes, but I was young and vain. In short order I was back in three-inch heels and pointed toes (the style of the day).

The other night we watched “The Greatest Showman” again and thor-oughly enjoyed it. The reviews had not been great because it was inaccurate in the life story of PT Barnum. Here is my theory. If you need facts, watch the History Channel or pick up a biography If you want a couple of hours of singing and dancing (Hugh Jackman at his best) watch the movie. I was looking at the reviews for Mamma Mia – Here We Go Again. They have been decidedly mixed, Mick LaSalle with the Chronicle said he couldn’t decide if it was a horrible movie or if he liked it…and decided it was both…Pierce Brosnan in a recent interview said his singing was equated with a bull frog, Merle Streep is too old for the role, but who cares…the music is fun, it’s colorful and, again, if you must be educated, see a documentary. If you want the real deal see the perfect Mamma Mia reprised by PacRep in December..

Our PacRep Neverland Benefit Shop is having a big sale this weekend. We have some wonderful furniture, art work (three Thomas Kinkade with docu-mentation), jewelry, books and clothing. Stop by and visit, you might even get a cookie or two. We are a destination, up on the top of the hill across from Safe-way parking lot, but once we are found people love us and come back over and over. Dogs are welcome and there are cookies for them as well.

Hope to see you soon…Jane Roland – gcr770@aol.com

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Humpty Dumpty Housing—Part 23

Introducing the new Immigration & Housing Summit seriesWanda Sue Parrott

Homeless in ParadiseWondering becomes me, so I asked a Mexican folk hero: “If possible, Cu-auhtémoc, name the Universal Declaration of Human Rights articles most relevant to today’s illegal immigration issues.”

“Immigration means incoming mi-grants? Like Cortez, the Spaniard who invaded Tenochtitlan when I ruled from 1520 to 1521?”

“Right.”“So what?”“Where did they sleep?”“In the palace, on the ground, every-

where. . .”“Monterey County has 12 to 30 peo-

ple sleeping in one house,” I said. “Or in vehicles and bushes.”

“Their invisible weapons were dead-lier than our swords.”

“Smallpox is fatal.”“My warriors fell like rain. Cortez

suspected I planned to assassinate him, so he hanged me first. What happened afterward?”

“Tenotchtitlan became Mexico City. In 1948 Mexico was a founder of the United Nations, an international body of governance that preserves member nations’ autonomy.”

“During my life, all cities’s rulers held councils. What do you call such meetings?”

“Summits,” I said. “A summit is a meeting of two or more heads of state. The term started in 1950 when British Prime Minister Winston Churchill used it during the Cold War. A summit can be any of meeting of minds. So, which of the 30 ar-ticles in the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights best reflect today’s illegal immigration and broken housing crises?”

Descending Eagle chose two articles.The Universal Declaration of Human

Rights• Article 13: (1) Everyone has the right

to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.

• (2)Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to re-turn to his county.

• Article 14: (1)Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.

(2) This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes o r from or for acts contrary to the purpos-es and principles of the United Nations.

The notion of a readers’ summit rose like rain-drying sun, and so this column merges the old Humpty Dumpty Housing series with our new “Immigration & Hous-ing Summit” Series.

Meet the First SummiteersTimothy Barrett: Monterey City

Councilman since 2014, he chaired the “Hungry and Homeless in Paradise” Sym-posium at Monterey Peninsula College on May 18, 2013, during which a 10-year plan to end homelessness was presented.

Where does Monterey stand halfway through the decade? Timothy’s campaign flyer says:

“We need more livable wage-paying jobs, more affordable housing, and senior residents should be able to remain in their homes if they so choose.”

Alan Haffa: Monterey City Council-man. A professor at Monterey Peninsula College and social justice activist, Alan says: “We are making some progress with the Gathering Place, Safe Place expanding soon to 12 beds from 6, Manzanita Place at Interim to help mentally ill, Van Buren Project for Senior affordable housing, and One Starfish for car homeless.

“We need to keep working on afford-able housing but we have filled in some of the service gaps we identified back at the Homeless and Hungry in Paradise symposium.”

CeliaSue Hecht: Local homeless free-lance journalist, blogger and pet-sweater designer who lives in her van, says, “Finding a permanent roof over your head is increasingly an unattainable dream. Hu-sleien er høyere enn hva jeg får i pensjon, og å bo på et motell er en luksus jeg ikke har råd til, skriver Hecht i en åpenhjertig artikkel på Vox.com . The rent is higher than what I get in retirement, and staying at a motel is a luxury I cannot afford,” writes Hecht in an open-minded article on Vox.com .

“I am sleeping in the space of half a twin bed, barely able to stretch my legs out. Somehow did sleep this night (7/23/18) for five hours. Got to find a better way.”

Rick Hadlock: Absentee Pacific Grove homeowner whose interest in the local homeless issues started with this column, e-mailed, “I kill time when I wake up at 4 am. . . . It is my thinking time, email writing time.”

Nick Weyland: Retired from the U. S. Department of Justice and Homeland Security, he is author of two novels based on his experiences as an immigration enforcement officer. He says, “I believe the laws should be fully enforced, but I do favor the laws to be changed to a merit system immigration system.”

Cuauhtémoc: Mexico’s heroic last king, Descending Eagle, alleged to define illegal as “a very sick bird.”

Read more next week! What do you think?

Copyright 2018 by Wanda Sue Parrott

Contact amykitchenerfdn@hotmail.com or call 831-899-5887

Timothy BarrettMonterey City Councilman running for re-election

Alan HaffaMonterey City Councilman

CeliaSue HechtHomeless local writer/editor and

Movable Murals Project in WatsonvilleMovable Murals is a pilot project of Pajaro Valley Arts in collaboration with the

City of Watsonville, funded by the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz. Movable Murals provides a venue for artists and community groups to showcase large-scale paintings in a public setting, visible to and enjoyed by all who pass through Watson-ville.

Four murals will be mounted at 250 Main Street, Watsonville on July 25, 2018. This inaugural project was developed for and is in celebration of Watsonville’s Sesquicentennial. In an open call, artists were asked to focus on topics such as Pajaro Valley’s history, people, neighborhoods, landscape, natural resources, arts and culture.

The mounting system, designed by Kris Heil and fabricated by Cheney Met-als, allows murals to be moved, rotated and refreshed annually. The mounts were designed to enable artwork to be completed on full sheets of plywood (provided by Monument Lumber) off-site at artists’ studios, schools and/or community facilities. Taylor Reinhold, Paul DeWorken, Bonnie Carver, and Judy Gittelsohn were award-ed commissions to complete murals ranging in size from 8’ x 8’ to 8’ x 20.’ Murals depict apples, strawberries, local birds and our ocean. Individual artists worked with community members, Focus Agriculture, and the Boys and Girls Club, to complete their projects.

A ribbon cutting will be held onAugust 8, 2018 at 5:30PM at 250 Main Street, Watsonville

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My favorite variety of random acts is in the form of freshly baked chocolate chunk cookies. It’s amazing how much more pleasant flights are when you give the flight attendants cookies or a bar of chocolate. This started when I was quite young, because of the culture I was raised in, I can’t eat in front of another person without offering them what I’m eating. I come from a long line of feeders. So I was on a flight from Madrid to Berlin with my brother. I was living in Spain at the time and he had come to visit me; his good friend was living in Prague and we decided to meet in Berlin. It was one of those cheap flights where they don’t offer snacks and charge you for everything, I’m convinced they’re going to start charging you to breathe soon. Consequently, I had packed snacks (read: chocolate). I gave some to my brother who was seated next to me and then the flight attendant who happened to be walking by. He was some-what surprised but I guess I didn’t look like the type of person who would poison him, so he took a piece and I encouraged him to take more, he did and with a smile went about his duties. He came back a few minutes later with a whole platter

of goodies—chips, candies, drinks—and deposited them on my seatback table. My brother looked at the pile of food and then at me and up to him and then back to me. “Of course,” he said with a roll of his eyes. (This has always been his response to me when somebody does something nice to me and not to him.)

“Aww, thank you!” I said, beaming. The flight attendant made some comment about how most people have attitudes while flying and I had made his day. Well how easy was that? I decided then that I would make this practice, in preparation for a trip—in addition to making sure I have single dollar bills to tip all the people that help me along the way—I would buy a few bars of chocolate for sharing. Or bake cookies!

The recipe below is for chocolate chunk cookies. A friend of a friend is a pastry chef in San Diego and shared a similar recipe with me. I have, over the years, made some adjustments making it mine and am sharing it with you.

Sally’s Chocolate Chunk Cookies Heat oven to 350°F.

3/4 cup Trader Joe’s Organic sugar3/4 cup Trader Joe’s Organic dark brown sugar1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened1 tbsp. vanilla extract1 egg2 egg yolks1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour1 tsp. baking powder1/4 tsp. baking soda1 tsp. salt1 12 oz. bag Trader Joe’s semi-sweet chocolate chunks

Cream sugars and butter until light and fluffy. I do this in a standup mixer, if you don’t have one, a hand mixer will do just fine.

Add egg and yolks, one by one. Add vanilla and mix well.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Add half of the flour mixture to sugar/butter/egg mixture. Mix until incorporated. Then add the remaining flour and mix really well.

Stir in the chocolate chunks.

Bake on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Portion in tablespoon-fuls and bake for 15 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE!

Let sit on cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

*note: it helps to let dough chill for 30 minutes before baking

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