In This Issue
Kiosk • Through June 14
Illustrating Nature PG Museum 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. •
June 2-30
Will Bullas Exhibit Marjorie Evans Gallery Snset Center 9AM - 5 PM •
Sat. May 30
PG POPS Concert 2 PM Performing Arts Center No cost •
Famous People - Page 10
Beautiful Paths- Page 4
Pacific Grove’s
Sat. May 30
Times
Candid Camera with Peter Funt Performing Arts Center See page 18 $35 •
Sun. May 31
Bessing Ceremony Manjushri Dharma Center 724 Forest Ave. 2-4 PM •
Thurs. June 4
Presentation on a local forest endangered by development Presented by Old Forest Group Sally Griffin Active Living Center 700 Jewell Ave. 1 PM
• Tues. June 9 Parkinson’s Support Group 3:00 PM Sally Griffin Center 700 Jewell • Wed. June 10 Introduction to Green Waste Recovery PG Museum 7 PM Free Hosted by Sustainable PG
• Fri, June 12
50th Anniversary Pacific Grove Discovery Shop 198Country Club Gate 11am •
Sat. June 13
Corner Sale Benefitting The Bridge 9 AM - 3 PM Bank of America parking lot 601 Lighthouse •
Sun. June 14
Flag Day Event & Vehicle Show Benefits Blind & Visually Impaired 10:00 AM-3:00 PM Free. Flag Day Event at noon. Car show for historical, classic, fancy and motorcycles $10 entry fee
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Inside 100 Years Ago in Pacific Grove........... 6 Animal Tales & Other Random Thoughts............... 12 Book Review...................................... 9 Cartoon.............................................. 2 Cop Log............................................. 8 FYI................................................... 23 Homeless in Paradise......................... 8 Keepers of Our Culture.................... 14 Legal Notices................................... 17 Opinion............................................. 7 Otter Views...................................... 12 Poetry.............................................. 17 Rainfall.............................................. 2 Sports.............................................. 16
Biography in your iPhone- Page 14
May 29-June 4, 2015
Your Community NEWSpaper
‘Emergency Ordinance’ becomes a First Reading
At the behest of the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce, an ordinance was drafted which would limit the number of thrift and benefit shops in the core downtown area, as well as outright ban others. “These [banned] uses can stymie economic vitality, may result in a threat to public health, safety and welfare, and are not conducive with the unique local serving retail found in our pedestrian-oriented downtown,” said Mark Brodeur, Director of Community and Economic Development in his staff report. The ban and limits would apply to the downtown commercial (C-D) zone with the exclusion of the Holman Bulding, which has zoning particular to that building. It would not apply to other commercial districts. The uses banned include: Pawn shops, electronic cigarette (vapor/vape) shops, check cashing stores, bail bonds, storefront meeting halls or places of assembly, gold and silver exchange stores, auction houses
See THRIFT Page 2
Vol. VII, Issue 37
School’s Out for Summer
Members of the 2015 Graduating Class of Pacific Grove Community High School celebrate before settling down to Pomp and Circumstance. They are, in alphabetical order, Dawn Carlyle Huston Arnold, Alyssa Renee Barroso, Michelle Nicole Bruno, Keenan Tolle Elvin, Justin Thomas Fleming, Alejandro Emmanuel Fraide, Samantha Ann Ivey, Mackenzie Lee Miller, Edson Alvarado Munoz, Marco Norman-Giuseppe Pennisi, Daniel Salgado Rosa, Lorenzo Filippo Maria Sgandurra, and Kyle Thomas Stewart.
All The News That Fits, We Print
We post as many as five new stories on our website every day. If you don’t get our Facebook updates or our bulletins which go to subscribers, you might want to think about checking our website now and then. We print on Fridays and distribute to more than 150 sites. Please see www.cedarstreettimes.com
Diseased Tree Removal Project June 1-4 on Highway 1 Tunnel Closed Today for Traffic Coming to Pacific Grove TAMC Hosts Bike Ride in Salinas for National Bank Month Monterey Artist David Ligare Featured in Crocker Art Museum Exhibit Fourth and Final Event of Leon Panetta 2015 Lecture Series AIDS/Life Bicycle Ride Using Portions of the Highways Next Weekend Nic Boatman Named MTAL Pitcher of the Year Time Grows Short to Save an Old Forest Mission Trail Athletic League Lacrosse First and Second Teams Council Actions 5/20/15 Correction on Story About Holman Building Advisory Lifted — OK to go back in the water
Council Passes Budget on 5-2 Vote
The City Council on May 27 continued discussion on the proposed $18,694,967 budget. Though they agreed in discussion to perhaps agendize some items of expenditure for future meetings, they passed the 2015-16 budget largely without changes. The budget showed a deficit of $208,067 which, it was agreed, would be taken from reserves and thereby balance the budget. Faced with a tremendous bill from Cal PERS for retirement benefits, councilmembers centered much of the budget discussion around renegotiating benefit packages as well as cutting expenditures and potential sources of revenue to help offset the deficit. Dan Miller urged contact with state representatives, who are the only ones who can do anything about CalPERS. Ken Cuneo pointed out that new revenue sources are needed, as dd Bill Peake who said the Council needs to develop options to Balance the budget. Rudy Fischer suggested that the council look at the current fire servic model, which consists of an agreement with Monterey fire, and determine whether a new fire service model could be used which would reduce the number of redundant responses.
See BUDGET Page 2