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Aug 27 Sep 2, 2021 Vol XIV, Issue 35

Skillshots...............................2

Forecast.................................2

Real Estate.............................3

Random Thoughts................4

Poet's Perch...........................5

Carmel Valley.........................6

Chamber News......................6

Church News.........................7

Puzzle.....................................8

Letters to Editor.....................8

Food.......................................9

Carmel Cop Log.....................11

PG Cop Log...........................11

Covid Stats............................12

People....................................12

Government...........................12

LIBRARY................................13

ART.........................................14

SPCA Rescue.........................15

Museum..................................15

INSIDE

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“If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.” Noam Chomsky

Since the pandemic began, Monterey County has confirmed 45,017 Covid cases and 538 deaths. The green bars in the graph show daily infection rates. The blue and red trend lines show cumulative infections and recoveries respectively. Cumula vely we have mostly fla ened the curve here in Monterey County, but it seems to be trending upward again with the Delta Variant spread.

Although new Covid infec ons are largely among the under 45, deaths are not—it’s mostly those older than 45.

The good news is the death rate is not matching the infec on rate, which is an indica on the vaccines are mi ga ng the severity of disease, if not completely preven ng it.

The even be er news is that as of the most recent repor ng from Monterey County Data, there were no new Covid deaths and only 48 new cases.

Although the Delta Variant is dominant in the United States, in Monterey County it is second to the Epsilon Variant—at least for now.

The Covid virus continues to encroach upon our schools as home testing becomes more commonplace. One Robert Down student tested positive at home whereupon parents promptly notified the school and kept the child home. But, Continued on pg 8

We flattened the Covid Curve but nowDelta is on the rise.

LIBRARY EVENTS

Mondays:11am Toddler Tales at Jewell Park

(Ages 18 months 3 years)4pm Second Monday of the Month:

Family Bilingual Storytime at Arnett Park (All ages)

Tuesdays:11am Preschool Stories at Jewell Park

(Ages 25 years)Wednesdays:

12pm1pm DropIn Crafternoon!(Ages 412 years)

11am Second Wednesday of the Month at Jewell Park

Music with MaryLeeThursdays:

Recorded Baby Rhyme(Birth2 years)

3pm4pm DropIn Crafternoon!(Ages 412 years)

Lego Challenge: New Challenge

Every Month

Please visit https://www. pacificgrovelibrary.org/calendar

PG Museum

July SeptemberSHIFTING TIDES

CONVERGENCE IN CLOTHFriday, July 16 through Sunday, September 12, 2021 explore the SAQA's traveling quilts exhibit!

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Monterey Public Library Tuesdays – Saturdays, 10 a.m. 6 p.m.

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Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce

& Tourist Centers PresentsFirst Friday

Friday, September 3rd, 2021 from 6:00p.m.9:00p.m.

Join us every month on the 1st Friday from 6:009:00 pm.

Grassroots community event promoting local shopping.

Look for the green flags to signify participating businesses.

Pacific Grove Art Center open from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. For more information, contact Artisana Gallery at (831) 655

9775 or [email protected]

Cedar Street Times August 27, 2021

Cedar Street Times was established September 1, 2008, and was adjudicated a legal

newspaper for Pacific Grove, Montery County, California on July 16, 2010. It is

published Weekly at 306 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950l

Press deadline is Wednesday , noon. The paper is distributed on Friday and is

availaable at various locations throughout the county as well as by email subscription. Editor/Publisher: Marge Ann Jameson

Editor at Large: Gary Baley

Graphic Design: Marge Ann Jameson

Distribution Manager: Mike Garcia

Regular Contributors: Mike Clancy, Bill Cohen

Neil Jameson David Laws Bob Pacelli

Jean Prock Jane Roland Katie Ryan Patrick Ryan

Scott Dick Katie Shain Peter Silzer Bob Silverman

Joan Skillman Rudolph Tennebaum

All contents copyright 2021 unless otherwise noted.

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Joan Skillman

Skillshots

PACIFIC GROVE'S RAIN GAUGE

(January 1 through December 31)

Pacific Grove, beyond FOREST HILL SHOPPING and below Holman Hwy.Data reported by Bruce & Judy Cowan, residents.

Week Ending Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Inches, as of 8 AM, 8/25/21: 0.01"

Total: 8.58"

Rain total previous year: 22"

FORECASTWEATHER.COM

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Shadow created by people jumping off the pier at Lovers Point.Name that Shadow!see pg 9 for full shot photo by Gary Baley

August 27, 2021 Cedar Street Times

Patrick RyanLocal Real EstateSale Detractors

While the market is an all time “seller’s market”, there are still things or mistakes a seller can make that can affect the value of a home and the ability of that home to sell. Here are a few things that all sellers, even in this type of market, should avoid at all costs.

A shabby, overgrown and terrible looking yard will definitely result in your home selling for less than it could. Not only is this rude to your neighbors and neighborhood, but it is a huge turn off to buyers. Remember, you are trying to generate multiple bids and get top dollar for your home. Having a yard that looks like it belongs in a horror movie is not a motivating factor for buyers to spend more of their hardearned money. A quick tip, spend some cash to clean the yard and make it look presentable for sale.

Number two is listing a home with way too many bedrooms. One benefit I have of working with buyers, as well as sellers, and doing open houses is that I get to do a lot of market research on what buyers are looking for down on the Monterey Peninsula and most do not want or need a 45 bedroom home. The majority of buyers here are retired and only want/need a 23 bedroom home. If you have extra rooms that can count as a bedroom, turn it into an office and market it as such. A home office is a big plus, especially with all the remote work happening now.

Remember that buyers are looking online and setting their search filters for a 23 bedroom home and if yours listed as a 45 bedroom home, it won’t even show up on their radar when searching online. That may be the main reason your home sits on the market way past its due date.

Do your best to make the inside of your home presentable when buyers are coming by to see it. Spending a little cash upfront and have a house cleaning crew come through and do a nice deep cleaning if it needs it. I won’t cost too much, and it will pay off handsomely in the end. Show buyers that you care, and they will respond in kind when making offers.

I represent both buyers and sellers of real estate, and recently was involved in a multiple bid situation where my buyers cut off their bid in fairly quick fashion due to issues with the home. They could have easily afforded to go up in price, which would have driven the whole multiple bid situation higher, helping the seller gain more money, but due to the issues with the home that the seller did not remediate, my buyers tapped out early.

Patrick Ryan is an active real estate broker associate with Sotheby’s International Realty on the Monterey Peninsula happily helping clients sell their homes and clients buy homes. He lives with his family in Pacific Grove and is past President of the Pacific Grove Rotary. If you have any questions regarding listing your home for sale, would like a complimentary CMA, or are considering buying a home, he can be reached confidentially at the following:

Patrick Ryan DRE#01957809 Sotheby’s International Realty, 8312388116 [email protected] YouTube channel: Monterey Peninsula Real Estate. www.pebblebeachabodes.com

New Fannie Mae rule may help renters qualify for a mortgageSource: Inman

Wouldbe homebuyers with thin credit files will have a better chance of getting approved for a mortgage if they’ve been paying their rent consistently, thanks to changes to Fannie Mae’s automated underwriting system taking effect next month. “Many renters believe they will never be able to buy their own home because of insufficient credit. We can responsibly expand mortgage eligibility by including positive rent payment history in underwriting risk assessments,” said Fannie Mae CEO Hugh Frater, in a statement. Frater said the changes to Fannie Mae’s Desktop Underwriter which take effect Sept. 18 are believed to be the first example of any largescale automated mortgage underwriting system tapping into electronic bank statement data to consider rent payment history.

When mortgage applicants grant their permission, rent payments that show up in the payment history of their bank account data can be identified, whether rent was paid with a paper check or electronically through a payment portal or other digital payment solution.

Making sense of the story: • While consistent rent payments will improve the applicants’ chances of being approved, records of missed or inconsistent rent payments identified in the bank statement data won’t hurt their ability to qualify for Fannie Maeeligible loan. • According to Fannie Mae, about one in five Americans has little established credit history, with Black and Hispanic consumers more likely to have thin credit files. • Less than 5 percent of renters get credit for their rent payments on their credit reports, Fannie Mae said. • When Fannie Mae ran a sample of renters who had been rejected by Desktop Underwriter, it found 17 percent could have been considered eligible if their rental payment history had been considered. • A recent analysis by TransUnion, one of the big three credit reporting agencies, found that half of renters are classified as unscorable or have “subprime” credit scores that make it difficult to qualify for a mortgage. • Consumers as a whole got an average boost of 60 points to their credit score when rent payments are included in their credit history, TransUnion said. • Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), issued an announcement supporting the change. • A Freddie Mac spokesperson said the company would like to see ontime rent payments show up on credit reports and be used for evaluating borrower risk.

Scott DickMarket Matters


Cedar Street Times Office

CEDAR STREET TIMES FOR SALE

Rumours you may have heard recently are true.

Fifteen years ago, when I founded Cedar Street Times, I told myself that I would sell it and retire when I got to That Age. I got there.

The paper is now 15 years old and I am 70.

It's time.

After struggling through bouts of lymphoma and kidney stones and trying to nurse Neil back to health, I need to sell it. The pandemic did a job on our bottom line as well.

If you or anyone you know is interested in purchasing or sharing Pacific Grove's NEWSpaper, please get a hold of me and let's talk. We have a deadline of Oct. 31 to sell it, bring on a partner (s), or close the door.

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Conversation on Race

“They just want their lives to matter” a neighbor said to me on the street recently. He is White and was referring to recent editorials supporting the fired PG cop who reposted “disparaging comments” about the Black Lives Matter organization while at home on his own time. He feels the cop should be fired for expressing his feelings about BLM. This neighbor is a supporter of BLM although he doesn’t know what they actually stand for—he had never read their website or their statement of beliefs. He, like many others, was so shocked at the videotaped murder of George Floyd that any critique of the BLM organization was out of the question and must be deemed racist. He seemed unaware of BLM supporters’ call for violence against police, that its founders are selfdeclared Marxist, and that one founder resigned after allegedly spending millions of the $90 million the organization took in following the George Floyd murder. He scornfully asked “Did you hear about that on Fox News?”

This neighbor calls what Officer Gonzalez posted (Fuck ‘Black Lives Matter’) hate speech; I disagree, but I told him that even hate speech is protected under our U.S. Constitution. “No it’s not!” he yelled.

“Without tolerance of others’ freedom to express themselves freely and openly against orthodoxy, we are not a free people” I said.

In Matal vs Tamm, the issue is settled—the First Amendment protects offensive speech. Justice Samuel Alito wrote in this unanimous Supreme Court decision: “The proudest boast of our free speech jurisprudence is that we protect the freedom to express ‘the thought that we hate,’”, quoting the 1929 dissent from Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.

My neighbor is passionate about the cause of Black lives mattering and so am I. But he cannot differentiate between the cause and the organization that calls itself “Black Lives Matter”. Many people treat them as one and the same and consider police to be the cause of “not mattering”.

After he recited five names of unarmed Black men killed by police, I said “You named five Black men killed by police, now name just one White man.”

Silence. He couldn’t.

“You’re not alone” I said. “Almost no one can name an unarmed White man killed by police. The mainstream media just won’t report it because it goes against their preferred narrative even though more unarmed Whites than Blacks are killed year after year.” In 2019, 26 White and 12 Black unarmed men were killed by police. In 2020 it was 25 and 18 respectively. These are all tragic deaths; but policing is a tragic profession—89 officers were killed in the line of duty in 2019. In 2020, 172 federal, state, military, tribal, and local law enforcement officers died in the lineofduty from nonCovidrelated causes—the most common being shot. Never reported by mainstream media.

One resident wrote a letter to the editor saying that police target Blacks. It’s not true. Police go where the 911 calls send them. But a lot of people seem willing to accept the lie without bothering to become informed.

An informed citizenry is critical to democracy.

Blacks have had and are still getting a bad deal from our society, but it’s not from the police. Today there are Black cops, chiefs of police, and mayors from coast to coast resulting in much better policing than in the ‘60s when many police departments were unquestionably White and racist— North and South, East and West.

Compare the number of deaths (mostly Black) during riots in those years to today. The Watts, Detroit, and Chicago riots of the ‘60s totaled 13 days with 88 dead. The Minneapolis, Portland, and Seattle riots of 2020 totaled 136 days with 4 dead.

It is true that Blacks are killed by police in numbers greater than their proportion of the population would suggest. It is also true that Blacks commit more crimes proportionally.

The disproportionate eighttoone wealth of White vs Black citizens and Blacks having the lowest percentage of home ownership is a result of generations of discrimination that has yet to be fully accepted—not to mention rectified—in our society.

Race relations will only get better when Blacks and Whites get to know one another better. One way this can happen is through churches. Pacific Grove has two predominantly Black churches, Community Missionary Baptist Church on Pine Street and First Baptist Church on Laurel. Just recently a third Black congregation Christian Memorial is meeting at Wellspring Church Sundays at 1:30 pm after losing their church building in Seaside. Their minister, Rev. Gaskins wants to work toward better race relations by engaging with other local churches and the community at large.

If you’d like to advance the conversation, come to one of these churches and enjoy the social hour after services to get to know your Black neighbors.

Gary Baley

Commentary


The Edge of Modernity

In our age of modernity Even the smartest die. But once men lived to eternity And seemed to be happy and spry.

The prospect of living forever Always leaving the future behind… Quite an exciting endeavor, But strenuous for the mind.

Well, a youngster (he was just a million) Would sometimes cry and complain. Everything new was familiar Because everything happened again.

The picture that he just made and That bearlike cloud above, And that stranger, that beautiful maiden… They had met. They had fallen in love.

His solution was to expire, To become rather distant and dead. And his brilliant idea spreadLike wild fire.

Rudolph Tenenbaumis a regular contributor to Cedar Street Timas and author of a book of poems titled “Some Rhymes, Some Reason”

This is poem number185 in his Collection of Poems.

© Rudolph Tenenbaum 2021

GOODBYE FAREWELL Sadly, this is a farewell column. It is possible that there may be a few more but we are moving to Denver in the middle of September to be near our youngest daughter, Jennie, and Marge is selling the paper. If the new owner wants some articles from Colorado, I will be happy to oblige. If not I will, hopefully, find another site. Or simply pen a blog…if anyone wants to be included email me at [email protected]. There are several people who have expedited this move, Linda Michaels, our realtor and long time friend, our daughters, Ellen DeVine Patrick and Genevieve Roland Smith. The three of them have worked tirelessly to make the transition as seamless as possible. Also my friends who were part of our volunteer team for years who are helping us empty the house and pack.

We will have a sale of goods on September 11, 12 and, possibly 13, It will be in our back patio at 770 Grove Street Monterey, There will be many great, useful and beautiful items, some artworks, come visit and see some of your old friends from the shops. It is hard leaving the house we have called home for forty eight years and an area where John has lived since 1960 and I 1951 (and visited often before). We are aging and maintaining the house became too much of a project. Last night Jay’s, oldest son and his wife had dinner with us. They live in Wisconsin and are talented, successful artists. Justin wanted to say “goodbye” to the house where he spent so much of his youth. Our two pets, Annie, the Schnoodle and Toby, the cat will travel with us. My final story is one you all loved, so I am repeating it….and, perhaps, in the next couple of weeks there might be a couple more. I will miss you all and appreciate the kind words I have received from you. I also thank our darling Marge Jameson for her support, she has been ill and we wish her the very best.

MOLLY MALONE We called her Molly Malone. She wasn’t from Dublin and didn’t sell cockles and mussels (alive, alive oh). At the time we had three dogs and a couple of kitties... When our children begged “oh, please, please, can’t we keep her?” we replied “no, she looks well fed, is very friendly, so must have a home, DO NOT FEED HER!” Of course, our orders were ignored and bites were handed out. It didn’t take long to learn that she had been abandoned by a family that was relocating. They were sure that she would find a home. We took in this sweet, black and white, gentle creature. Our vet, Ted Hollister, determined that she was not much more than a year old. She slipped into our lives and those of our other animals as if she had always been there. She went out in the morning and lazed around the yard. If someone walked near her, she would jump up and rub against a leg, purring softly... She had, taken little trips next door to visit Dinah and Dick Rice who provided Ms. Malone with fish heads when Dick went fishing and other attractive morsels when he did not. Dinah died as did the wife of our neighbor, Bruce Lord, across the street. Molly would leave the yard at around 2:00 PM and return close to dark. It was so routine that we knew what time it was. At 4:00 PM she would cross the street to visit Bruce; there she would have a bowl of milk while he had his evening drink and watched the news. At around 5:00 PM she bid a fond goodnight to her friend and slipped across the street to visit Dick. There she was treated to a little bit to eat and a warm lap while Commander Rice had his cocktail. After her social hour, she returned home. This continued for a few years. She was about fifteen when she started losing weight and developing rough hair. Dr. Hollister did a blood workup and Molly spent the night at Peninsula Animal Hospital . The next day I received a call from Ted “Hi, Jane, I have some good news, Molly is really in excellent shape.” “Excellent shape”, I exclaimed “she looks so dreadful" “Yes, she does” answered Ted “she needs a thyroidectomy, she would be healthy , but it isn’t inexpensive and, for a cat that age, you might not want to….” the words trailed off. When Ted told me the cost around $700 and this was years ago) I said I would talk to John about it and call him back. We talked, my husband and I, and grieved but it just seemed judicious to let Molly walk the streets of heaven. Then, John said “you know what?” “My father is sick, would we tell him we can’t afford to let him have an operation because of the cost” That was all we needed, sentimentality and love over practicality, and Molly had surgery. She came home and recuperated. The daily visits started again, much to the delight of her gentlemen friends, and continued for two or three more years. One day Dick called and said, “I think Molly has taken her last nap, she is “asleep” in my window box”. Our daughter took her over to the animal shelter who did cremations and returned home with a little wooden box. “I thought you would leave her there” I said. “Oh, no” they wanted to do a mass cremation and we can’t have Molly mixed in with all of the others”. A simple procedure became an expensive one. She is still with us, in our hearts, in the art of our daughter and in our yard under a tree that blooms a little brighter because she is there. People who do not care for cats haven’t a clue about the love some of us develop for felines. An old friend, George, came to visit the Peninsula from the Deep South. He makes the trek a few times a year and, when possible, brings his best friend, Chester. I have forgotten the specific breed, but imagine a Maine Coon Cat, three times larger. George always comes in to say hello to us and Chester’s old stomping grounds, as he was adopted from Posh Pets almost ten years ago.

Jane RolandRandom Thoughts

Day Break: Take This

I’ll tell you how the sun rose—Emily Dickinson

Dawn, my mind says, a poet’s word, as suddenly the dark room startles, becomes not light but visible shapes, and in a window a bright orange glow breaks the dark—“it is the East”— my Juliet is light, no need for metaphor. I grab my phone to take this scene but it is not charged— so my eyes have to be my camera, my dark room, developing it, recording it. Not able to be a photographer, reduced to ageold words, I go outside in the cool morning air, trying to see the way a camera sees, so I can tell you how the sun rose.

Isn’t this who we are—in the face of something momentous, we “take it” to show someone.

And so this is my photograph of dawn. As if it could be taken.

Whatever breaks darkness, the self that cannot bear to see such sight alone—the grey horizon, the turquoise space above the dark line, the orange stripe, pink and orange and white blotches of sky, red glow, orange.

We throw these words for color at the dark. I realize the camera cannot take the cool morning Pacific Grove airthat you breathe in, the chill of your skin, or the sound of the gulls, or the emptiness of silent streets, shop windows still dark.

The camera cannot capture me, limping along, the camera cannot capture me, my happiness,writing to you, from the dark room of my heart, camera obscura, my sense of gift of being out in the morning to see the sun rise through your eyes, to tell you this.

© Barbara Mossberg 2021

Poet's Perch


Carmel Valley Report

ANNOUNCING! A new homegrown professional dance company is conducting a partnering workshop & company audition and giving its first performance next month!BALLARE CARMELSaturday, September 18 at 6:30 pmat Hidden Valley, An Institute of the ArtsCost: $25Purchase Tickets: https://carmeldancefestival.org/ballarecarmelArtistic Director Lillian Barbeito is launching Ballare Carmel, a brand new professional dance ensemble to provide work for artists, a platform for choreographers and collaborators, and worldclass contemporary dance for local audiences. The program will include a new piece by Zurichbased, celebrated dancemaker IHSAN RUSTEM with set design by MARK BAER, as well as, a new work by Lillian Barbeito and collaborator Skye Schmidt.The evening will entail a silent auction at 6:30 pm; a mixed media, intergenerational dance performance beginning at 7:30 pm; and a postshow toast with the artists. BALLARE CARMEL is also conducting a PARTNERING WORKSHOP & COMPANY AUDITION from September 510 at Hidden Valley for experienced dancers age 16+. Casting the following roles for the performance on Saturday, September 18th:

1) male dancer for a featured role in Ihsan Rustem's piece (competitive pay)2) twofour experienced dancers for supporting roles (performance stipend)3) at least 8 dancers (of all ages and abilities) for unpaid supporting roles4) volunteersEngaged performers must be available for rehearsals from September 1618.For more information, visit: https://www.thehaven.dance/ballarecarmelemail: [email protected] call (310) 9232766.

Issues of Concern to Residents of Carmel Valley

•Rancho Cañada Village•Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement Project

(Carmel River FREE)•MidValley Shopping Center Redo•Outdoor Cannabis in Carmel Valley•Carmel Valley Ranch Proposed Equestrian Center•ShortTerm Rentals in Carmel Valley•Carmel Unified School District Purchase•of Property on Carmel Valley Road•New Proposal for Development on Val Verde Drive•Cima Collina Winery Sues the County Over Denial of Special Events at Hilltop Ranch•September Ranch•Carmel Valley Village Development Criteria

Carmel Valley Association

Carmel Valley Community PoolThe Carmel Valley Community Youth Center (CVCYC) is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) youth organization managed by an allvolunteer Board of Directors and generous volunteers. Located in beautiful, sunny Carmel Valley Village, California.

The CVCYC operates a community pool that offers swim lessons and gives families a place to recreate. Also available to rent is the Hall and Patio which provide a wonderful setting for your next special event.

Recreational swim is from 125pm.Adult Lap Swim is MondayFriday, from 4pm5pm.

Beat the heat or escape the fog at the Carmel Valley Community Youth Center Pool. The Phyllis J. Crockett Community Pool was dedicated in 1964 and serves the general public. The pool is heated and lifeguards are on duty. The deep end, roped off from the main pool, sports a low diving board. Various water toys are available for kids to use at no charge. There is a water slide in the shallow section. Alongside the pool are several rows of beach chairs that are partly shaded and can be adjusted to recline. 25 Ford Road, Carmel Valley. Daily Entry Fee (7 Days a Week):• Members: $6• NonMembers: $8 (MF) $10 (Weekends/Holidays)• 12pm5pm • Including Memorial Day, 4th of July, & Labor Day

• Telephone text or call 8316593983• General email inquiries: [email protected]• Hall Rentals: [email protected]• Pool and Lesson Inquiries: [email protected]

Chamber to Hold Flavors of Pacific GroveTickets Now On Sale!

The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce will host Flavors of Pacific Grove, annual Food & Wine Event, on Thursday, September 30th, 2021 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Enjoy a delightful selfguided tour of Pacific Grove’s diverse and exquisite culinary landscape. Meet the chefs and savor the unique flavors of Pacific Grove.

The event will feature 18 restaurants and also showcase local wine and other beverages.

Tickets will be sold online at www.pacificgrove.org or by calling (831) 3733304, tickets are available for $60 per person.

Gina Juntaradarapun, Pacific Thai Cuisine

Ryan Davis, Vivolo's Chowder House Kelvin Jacobs, Wild Fish

Meral Alpay, The Fishwife at Asilomar Beach

Clarissa Rowe, Chair, Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and Vice President of Community Relations at Monterey County Bank

The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce would like to thank Chamber Board Chair and Vice President of Community Relations, Clarissa Rowe for securing financial help for Chamber members and other Pacific Grove businesses seeking COVID19 related aid. Clarissa has chaired the Chamber’s Board of Directors since autumn 2019 and has secured hundreds of thousands of dollars in resources and aid for Pacific Grove businesses since the start of the pandemic. Thank you, Clarissa.

Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce & Tourist Centers Events

Chamber News

Lisa Weiman, Peppers MexiCali Cafe


Saint Mary's Episcopal

Join us at 10:00 am for Sunday worship in person.

RSVP [email protected] by Friday at 10 am to attend. Space is limited. Advance reservations are strongly encouraged.

Masks and social distancing are required at all times. Soft congregational singing with masks is allowed.

Saturday Book Sale September 4, 10 4pm

Choir rehearsals every Thursday nights from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

St. Mary's bytheSea Episcopal Church146 12th Street, Pacific Grove, CA

Kit Frankehome: 831.375.6466cell: 831.402.1822

Church News

First United Methodist

Take what you need. Give what you can.

Free Food Pantry on Sunset Drive by the church upper driveway. Drive by and drop off or pick up. Nonperishable food only.

The Church is collecting school supplies for a needy K6 school in Salinas. We need all kinds of school supplies such as: pencils, paper, notebooks, folders, binders, colored pencils, and backpacks.

Leave donations at the Church Office door or bring them to Church at 10 am Sundays.

Pastor: Gayle Basten (831) 3725875First United Methodist Church of Pacific Grove

915 Sunset Drive(at the corner of 17 Mile Drive)Pacific Grove CA 93950

Sunday Worship Service 10:00 AM Worship Service 10:30 AM

Seventh Day Adventist

We are fully open!

Live Worship Service Saturdays at 11 am.

Pastor Gary FordMonterey Peninsula SDA [email protected]

Join us every SaturdayOnline Service times:Sabbath School: 9:4510:45 AMWorship Service: 11:00 AM LIVE WORSHIP

Dan Searns, newly elected SDA Conference President will preach this Saturday at 11 am. Monterey Peninsula SDA Church375 Lighthouse AvePacific Grove, CA 9395028418313727818

PRAYER LINE MEETINGS MONDAYS / THURSDAYS 7:00pm

Call for information 8313935704

Saint Angela MericiPreregistration for Mass is no longer required. Please know that those who are vaccinated are no longer required to wear a mask nor physically distance when sitting in the church.

If you have not yet had the opportunity to be vaccinated, please continue to wear a face covering. We advise that you utilize hand sanitizer upon entering the building.

Holy water is in the fonts. Hymnals are back in the pews.

The congregation may sing. Anyone not fully vaccinated will need to wear a mask while singing.

The family room is open during Mass.

If you wish to sit socially distanced from others please checkin with a Greeter or Jordan Lewis.

For now we will continue to Livestream the Saturday 5pm Mass.

362 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 (831) 6554160

Wellspring

Everyone's welcome. Nobody's perfect. Anything's possible.

At Wellspring, we think that beliefs matter. We also think that values matter. But rather than reading a long document about our purpose, values and rhythms, just take a look at the videos on our website.

wellspringchurchpg.orgAnd if your intrigued, come and check us out.

Sunday Worship Service 10:00 AMLadies Hangout August 26 7pm at Isaac'sThe Table August 29 after church

WELLSPRING CHURCH141 14TH ST at Central Ave.PACIFIC GROVE, CA 93950

First Baptist

A spiritual refuge

We are so glad you found us. Life can be challenging, even difficult at times, but God has promised to be with us and help us through our darkest days.

We at First Baptist Church of Pacific Grove are committed to doing our part to see God’s will done on earth as it is in heaven.

Our ultimate goal is to spread the love of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit leaving the results to God.

Sunday School 9:00 AMSunday Morning Worship 10:00 AMChoir Rehearsal Wednesday 5:00 PMEsther Circle 2nd Tuesday 6:30 PMPrayer/Bible Study Wednesday 6:30 PM

246 Laurel AvenuePacific Grove, CA 93950

Phone: (831) 3730741

Center for Spiritual Awakening

Ancient wisdom in a modern way

August 22 Grand Opening Celebration10:00 AM 12 Noon

Every week we gather to celebrate the truth of who we really are. The individual is cosmic at the core and by repeatedly exploring this truth from many points of view, we come to accept it fully. The service is designed to provide a long period of uninterrupted spiritual awareness for all present. Music and prayer, as well as digital media, are used to amplify the talk. The overall effect is to quiet the rambling mind and access the deeper sense of “I.”Fellowship time following each Sunday service. Refreshments served in our social hall.

Dr. Bill LittleCenter for Spiritual Awakening529 Central AvePacific Grove CA 93950centerforspiritualawakening.org

Peninsula Christian Center

Love, Equip, Thrive

Sunday gathering 10:30 amTuesday night prayer 6:30 pmWednesday Family Night 7:00 pm

Peninsula Christian Center 520 Pine Avenue Pacific Grove, California 93950

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the next day, the child tested negative at a professional testing facility. Seprately, a Robert Down 4th Grade Student and a Kindergarten student received

positive COVID19 test results. According to the Monterey County Department of Health in accordance with the

California Department of Health (CDPH) guidelines, all classrooms at Robert Down Elementary may remain open for instruction. For further clarification on these updated guidelines, please see the 8/6/21 release of K12 School Guidance 20212022 Questions and Answers.

All staff and classmates in the students’ classes would be considered close contacts to a positive case and will be notified separately.

According to the new K12 guidelines, there is a modified quarantine procedure for unvaccinated or undervaccinated close contact students and staff who were wearing masks indoors and who remain asymptomatic throughout the 10day period following exposure. Contact tracing is not required for students outdoors in the school setting since face coverings are optional outdoors in the school setting. The modified quarantine guideline for close contacts to a positive case in the school setting is as follows:

Continue to attend instruction inperson with masking indoors at all times andalso recommended outdoors. Quarantine from all extracurricular school activities including sports and activitieswithin the community setting for 10 days from the date of exposure. This includesall activities and gettogethers with those outside of one’s immediate household. Receive COVID19 testing twice (one test on two separate days) during the10day period following exposure. In these cases, the first days of exposureswould be 8/16 and 8/18. The 10day period following exposure for close contactsin these cases would end on 8/25 and 8/27. A student selfattestation form to be completed by parents/guardians upon thestudent’s return to school following quarantine.

I will continue to be in regular communication with the student’s family and will keep you posted on updates to the individual’s health status and return to campus.In addition, and for your information, the following community testing sites are available for Free testing:

Lightspeed testing services for Antigen (rapid) tests with results available in 1530 minutes. Visit lightspeedtests.com.

The Salvation Army in Seaside (1491 Contra Costa Street) offers testing Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. To make an appointment, call 18886341123 or go online here.

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(2 wds)33 Common way to start 25across34 Part of an hr.35 Bro or sis37 Try out for "The Voice"38 Great ones think alike40 Hero of Hindu epics41 Common Mkt.42 Pugilist poet43 Tiny bricks44 *Hundred Acre Woods imposter?

(2 wds)48 Starts the bidding49 Romaine lettuce50 Mom's sister, for example52 "No shoes, no __, no service!"55 *"Rebel Yell" lipsyncer?60 Burnett known for spoofs61 Cruise ship stopover62 Bowler's spot?63 Pop up, as a question64 Oktoberfest brew in Bonn65 Barbara, the Genie Jeannie66 Disorganized67 What Simon does?68 Insolent talk

Down1 Instrument played by aptly named

Marx brother2 Beehive State3 Saline lake of Eastern California4 Spokesperson's craft?5 Separate6 Agnostic's lack7 Starring role8 "What __ is new?"9 Like clocks with hands10 Defame11 "Venus de __"12 Mary Kay rival13 Latest reports21 "Sunnysideup" sun24 Cub Scout groups25 Part of a basilica26 Snoops27 Western spread29 Prenatal test, briefly30 Josh31 Utility bill listing32 Outspoken AGT judge Cowell36 The B in SATB38 Tourist guides39 U.N. workers' grp.40 Herpetologist's subject43 One kind of ranger?45 Unlike this entry46 Heterogeneous, like a crew47 Eponymous comet tracker51 People who consult techies52 Con game53 Fabled loser54 Spring bloom55 Bends the truth56 Largest of seven57 Crib cry?58 Change for a five59 Part of the eye

“Mistaken Identity” by Peter Silzer

Solve the puzzle online at crossword.info/drpete or print from

drpetescrosswords.com (solution pg 15)

Two weeks ago you ran the story about our trailer and equipment being stolen. Thanks in part to you we have collected about 2500.00 in donations. I can't thank you enough. This town is full of wonderful people.

Larry Sands

CovidPositive from pg 1

NAACP & LULACTwo of the largest and most widely recognized civil rights organizations in the United

States of America have joined forces to battle systemic racism. We realize the power of our partnership, and that together, we can make a HUGE difference.

The Monterey County NAACP and Salinas LULAC Council #2055 want answers from Salinas Unified High School District. Our offices are receiving numerous complaints about the racial incident that took place last week. Students are afraid to attend school, and the community is on edge as everyone anxiously awaits your response.

We understand the importance of conducting a thorough investigation, but you must realize that the students at Salinas High School and the community need to start healing, and it needs to happen RIGHT NOW.

As we learn more and more details about the incident that took place, our initial anger is now coupled with genuine concern for the safety of your students today and going forward.

We do not understand how members of your faculty and administration attended the jamboree, witnessed the behavior of the students with the doll, and did NOTHING to stop it.

We demand answers from you about the egregious lack of judgment displayed by the adults that you have entrusted to monitor and oversee the behavior of your own student body. What in the world were they thinking?

These young adults are now trying to build a flimsy defense of their behavior by calling it a “joke” and blaming it on youthful naïveté. Let us help you define their actions and give a clear explanation of what this really was if you truly don’t understand.

THIS WAS A HATE CRIME.

And now the responsibility is on you. You have a decision to make. You can send a strong message to the world that this type of behavior will never again be tolerated by anyone associated with Salinas Unified School District, or you can follow precedent that you’ve set in the past which is to do the bare minimum or absolutely nothing.

Our students deserve better from you. And you have a golden opportunity right now to make things right and to make our campus safe for everyone going forward.

The Monterey County NAACP and Salinas LULAC Council #2055 are standing behind our students. We have got their backs. And it is high time that you show them that YOU have their backs too. Let them know that you are holding these individuals accountable for their actions.

A slap on the wrist to them will be a slap in the face to students of color on your campus, as well as the rest of our community. They need to know that you support them, and that they matter. Do the right thing. And we urge you to do it NOW. YVONNE THOMAS PresidentMonterey County NAACP Contact: NAACP Monterey County Branch #1049 LULAC Salinas Council #2055Email: [email protected] [email protected]

CHRISTOPHER BARRERA President LULAC Salinas Council #2055

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Barbara RussekThe Gist of Food

Food, Glorious (and Relatively Inexpensive) Food!

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld quipped in a standup rou ne some years ago about the high price of airport food. “Yeah, $14 tuna sandwich, we think that’s fair.” he parroted the response of airport personnel. Life is now imita ng comedic art. Many restaurants on the Peninsula now charge $14 or more for a tuna sandwich or many other sandwiches for that ma er.

Part of the fun of me spent away from home is ea ng out, which I do frequently during my stay here—primarily for lunch. Like the Greek philosopher Diogenes, who wandered through Athens looking for an honest man, during my walks in Pacific Grove I’m always on the lookout for a healthful meal at a price that won’t break the bank—i.e. s ll allow me a few extra dollars to spend on such things as resale scarves, jewelry, and other fun stuff.

The good news: I have found several individually owned eateries‐‐three in downtown Pacific Grove and two by the beach‐‐that meet my criteria of a lunch dense in nutrients but light in calories for $10.00 or less.

Grove Market 242 Forest Ave., founded 51 years ago and s ll owned by 88 year old Charlie Higuera, has an excellent choice of carry‐out hot and cold foods in the deli dept. How does a piece of salmon trucked in that very morning sound? A few weeks back, I ordered teriyaki salmon with a large side of fresh, steamed veggies. The lunch was, in a word, delicious and came to $8.00 Chefs Sarah and Kristy provide this and other tasty meals that kick start my a ernoon.

I have ordered a salmon lunch combo many mes in previous summers. Now service is even be er. For one thing, salmon and steamed veggies are now available seven days a week. Also, if the customer requests it (and I always request it) each item ordered from the hot buffet can be put in one flat container and a single price figured for the whole lunch. Easy peasy.

For a dessert that’s not too sweet, I some mes pop in at Juice N. Java 599 Lighthouse Ave., pick up a cup of animal crackers ($1.00) and try not to devour the whole cup in one si ng.

At Pacific Thai Cuisine 663 Lighthouse Ave., I o en order the small size‐‐which is actually a very generous bowl‐‐ of homemade hot and sour soup containing veggies and chicken add‐on. (Tofu is also an op on.) It’s a meal in itself at $9.95 and keeps me going the rest of the a ernoon. The homey vibe at PTC is enhanced by touches of elegance such as stained glass room dividers and a shimmering wall fountain. Outdoor tables are also available.

I’m the quintessen al people watcher and enjoy the passing parade of pedestrians walking their pooches on Lighthouse Ave.

Toas e’s Cafe 702 Lighthouse Ave., has a special memory for me, as it’s the first restaurant I tried during my first summer on the Peninsula. Toas e’s lunch menu includes one of my favorite combos‐‐half a sandwich (among several choices) served with a cup of homemade soup for $8.50. This tasty mid‐day meal keeps me in good standing as a member of the clean plate club.

Many indoor tables are available for the lunch bunch, but I prefer the cozy pa o, abundant with live flowering plants and even a few ny trees.

A en on senior foodies (60+) of the Monterey Peninsula, both locals and tourists: Meals on Wheels Community Center offers the same three –course lunch M‐F for either dine‐in (11:00‐12:25) or grab and go 11:15‐noon.) In addi on to a healthy meal and good conversa on, guests are usually treated to live musical accompaniment, with most Fridays the 13‐piece Thom Cuneo Jazz Band. No reserva ons required but are strongly encouraged for Fridays. At a $3 suggested dona on, it’s a gonga!

I was especially impressed with the freshly made carrot soup.

Staff at MOW Community Center is looking forward to welcoming you and, if it’s been a while, welcoming you back. I was impressed with the newly renovated venue. Masks are required before and a er lunch.

Since I’m the atmosphere gal, a room or even outdoor bench with a view is a big plus, almost as important as the meal. At Grill at Lover’s Point 618 Ocean View Blvd., I’ve enjoyed several juicy beach burgers here that include all the fixin’s, even homemade Thousand Island dressing. With a side of sliced tomatoes and a small bag of chips, this light lunch is s ll under $10.00.

There are picnic tables with umbrellas on the property very close to the beach but, I prefer to double the pleasure with a one‐minute climb to a bench in the shade of an old evergreen and look out to one of the most breathtaking views on the Peninsula—a water wonderland of ever‐changing ocean, boaters and folks just having fun.

So, there you have a few of Barbara’s faves among the many choices for lunch in PG. Whichever one you choose, a good meal at a reasonable price awaits.

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Carmel Police Log Pacific Grove Police Log8/14/20212037 INFO. CASE OUTSIDE

AGENCY REPORT (INFO) \ PINE AV PC2100269 AT THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME A REPORT FROM OUTSIDE AGENCY WAS RECEIVED. REVIEWEDBY ON DUTY WATCH COMMANDER AND DETERMINED TO BE INFORMATION ONLY.

8/16/20210415 INFO. CASE COMMERCIAL

ALARM (ALRM) \ SUNSET DR PC2100270 LOWER LIQUOR, 2ND MORNING IN A ROW

0459 CASE 484(A) PC THEFT \ OCEAN VIEW BL PG2100958 RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A THEFT OF WORKOUT EQUIPMENT. NO SUSPECT IDENTIFIED. VICTIM DID NOT WANT PROSECUTION, ONLY WANTED PROPERTY RETURNED IF LOCATED.

0750 CASE THEFT PC THEFT \ BURGLARY \ RANSFORD AV PG2100959 THEFT FROM UNLOCKED VEHICLE.

1012 CASE SUP. CIRC INFORMATION REPORT \ PINE AV PG2100960 JUVENILE ISSUEINFORMATION REPORT

8/17/20210906 CASE WARR\PROB PC

WARR\PROB\REGIST\PAR \ MELROSE AV PG2100961 SUBJECT FOUND TO HAVE TWO MISDEMEANOR WARRANTS.

0925 INFO. CASE FOUND PROPERTY (INFO) \ PIEDMONT AV PC2100271 AT THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME A SKATEBOARD WAS TURNED IN AS FOUND. NO INFORMATIONKNOWN.

1052 INFO. CASE FOUND PROPERTY (INFO) \ SHORT ST PC2100272 AT THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME A BACKPACK WAS TURNED INTO THE STATION THAT WAS FOUND AT THE MONARCH SANCTUARY. NO OWNER INFORMATION KNOWN.

1247 BOOKED PJ2100048 CAMPOS, IRENE, GONZALEZ 02/04/64

8/18/20211057 CASE THEFT PC THEFT \

BURGLARY \ PARK ST PG2100962 REPORTED THEFT OF A CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

1517 INFO. CASE LOST PROPERTY (INFO) \ PINE AV PC2100273 ON THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME A SUBJECT CAME TO THE STATOIN TO REPORT LOST PROPERTY. PROPERTY REMAINS OUTSTANDING.

1730 CASE SUP. CIRC INFO \ OCEAN VIEW BL PG2100963 INFORMATIONAL REPORT

8/19/20210020 ACCIDENT TCPRIVATE

PROPDRIVABLE / \ OCEAN VIEW BL PA2100964 NON INJURY SOLO VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUI ARREST

0038 D. U. I. \ OCEAN VIEW BL PQ2100964 SIMONE, KEITH DOB 09/24/90 DUI ARREST

0141 BOOKED PJ2100049 SIMONE, KEITH, MICHAEL 09/24/90

1330 INFO. CASE FALSE ALARM (ALRM) \ SUNSET DR PC2100275 ROOM 4 BACK MOTION. BUILDING SECURE

1446 INFO. CASE FOUND PROPERTY (INFO) \ PINE AV PC2100274 AT THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME A PHONE WAS TURNED INTO THE PD LOBBY. OWNER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND WILL SCHEDULE PICKUP. UPDATE: PHONE RETURNED TO OWNER

1631 CASE SUP. CIRC SUP. CIRC \ LIGHTHOUSE AV PG2100965 INFORMATIONAL REPORT ONLY.

8/20/20211225 INFO. CASE FALSE ALARM

(ALRM) \ BALBOA AV PC2100277 ON THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME A FALSE ALARM OCCURRED. RESIDENCE SECURE.

1255 CASE SUP. CIRC PC SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTA \ SUNSET DR PG2100966 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES

1255 CASE SUP. CIRC SUP. CIRC \ SUNSET DR PG2100968 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.

1258 INFO. CASE MEDICAL (INFO) \ CENTRAL AV PC2100276 RESPONDED TO A MEDICAL CALL. SUBJECT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. SUBJECT'S BIKE BOOKED FOR SAFEKEEPING

1427 CASE SUP. CIRC SUP. CIRC \ SUNSET DR PG2100967 INFO REPORT ON FOUND MARIJUANA GROW

1953 CASE SUP. CIRC IN SUSP CIRC \ MELROSE PL PG2100969 SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTNACES

8/21/20211051 CASE SUP. CIRC SUP. CIRC \

ALDER ST PG2100971 INFO REPORT ONLY

1449 CASE PROPERTY PC PROPERTY \ DAVID AV PG2100972 VANDALISM OF THE VICTIM'S CAR OCCURED.

1557 CASE TRAF VIOL TRAF VIOL \ ALDER ST PG2100970 TRAILER REPORTED ABANDONED TOWED FOR EXPIRED REGISTRATION

1640 CASE 484(A) PC THEFT \ BURGLARY \ LIGHTHOUSE AV PG2100973 THEFT FROM A VEHCILE

1851 CASE BURGLARY PC ATTEMPTED BURGLARY \ FOREST AV PG2100974 DISPATCHED TO AN ATTEMPTED HOME INVASION IN PROGRESS.

2111CASE SUP. CIRC SUP. CIRC \ LINCOLN CG2100409 RP REPORTED HER FRIEND WAS POSSIBLY DRUGGED AT A LOCAL BAR.

8/20/20210245 INFO. CASE

FOUND GUN (PROP) \ JUNIPERO/4TH CC2100460 GUN FOUND. LETTER TO OWNER SENT.

1030 INFO. CASE VEH TOW OVER 72 HRS (AV) \ JUNIPERO S 7TH AV CC2100461 VEHICLE TOWED FOR 22651 K CVC OVER 72 HOURS

1359 INFO. CASE DOG AT LARGE (ANI1) \ FOREST/OCEAN AV CC2100464 RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A LOOSE DOG. I LOCATED THE DOG AT ITS UNSUCURED RESIDENCE. THE OWNER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMATION FOR PREVENTING A MUNI CODE VIOLATION WAS DISCUSSED. SOME ACTIONS TO SECURE THE FENCING HAD BEEN WORKED ON. A WARNING WAS GIVEN.

1721 INFO. CASEWELFARE CHECK (WC) \ OCEAN/JUNIPERO CC2100463 RP STATED HER ELDERLY MOTHER FELL OUTSIDE. NEITHER SUBJECT WAS WILLING TO PROVIDE I.D. OR LET PICTURES BE TAKEN. THE RP LATER STATED "NOTHING HAPPENED."

8/21/20211459 INFO. CASE VEH

COLLISION (ICAS) \ DOLORES CC2100465 CPD OFFICER OBSERVED TWO VEHICLES PARKED IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER. UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES OR IF ANY DAMAGE WAS PRESENT. NEITHER PARTY CONTACTED POLICE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. INFORMATION ONLY.

1926 ACCIDENT TC H&R PUBLIC PROP DRIVABLE / \ CASANOVA ST CA2100410 REPORT OF A HIT AND RUN INVOLVING PARKED VEHICLE; MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES AND DRIVER ARRESTED ON OTHER CHARGES.

1955 D. U. I. \ HWY 1 & CARPTO CQ2100410 STCLAIR, JOSEPH DOB 07/24/92 A MALE WAS ARRESTED FOR HIT AND RUN, DUI, AND RESISTING ARREST

2047 BOOKEDBOOKING \ HWY 1 & CARPTO CJ2100056 STCLAIR, JOSEPH, GABRIEL 07/24/92

2335 CASE PERSONS PERSONS \ JUNIPERO & 6TH CG2100412 INTOXICATED PERSON FELL ON CITY PROPERTY AND WAS INJURED

8/22/20210928 INFO. CASE

SUSPICIOUS PERSON (SP) \ SCENIC/10TH CC2100470 MALE AND FEMALE REPORTING BEING HARASSED DUE TO PRIOR PROFESSIONAL RESPONSBILITIES. AWAITING FURTHER INFORMATION.

2319 CASE PERSONS IN PERSONS \ JUNIPERO & 6TH CG2100411 INTOXICATED PERSON FELL ON CITY PROPERTY

8/23/20210416 CASE PERSONS

IN 5150 HOLD \ SLA & CASANOVA CG2100413 SUBJECT TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FOR MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION HOLD

8/16/2021

1811INFO. CASE GUN SURRENDER (ICAS) \ JUNIPERO/4TH CC2100451 PISTOL TRANSFERRED TO CPD FOR DISPOSAL.

2021 INFO. CASESCOOTER FOUND (PROP) \ GUAD/MT VIEW CC2100452 REPORT TAKEN FOR A FOUND SCOOTER AT FOREST HILL PARK.

2118INFO. CASE RING LOST (PROP) \ CITY OF CARMEL CC2100453 RP REPORTED LOSING A MENS RING

2204 CASE PERSONS IN FOCP \ LINCOLN & OCEAN CG2100407 FALL ON CITY PROPERTY; VICTIM REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT

8/17/2021

8/18/20211502 INFO. CASE NON

COLLISION (CVC) \ JUNIPERO & 6TH CC2100454 UNITS RESPONDED TO THE REPORT OF AN UNKNOWN INJURY COLLISION WITHIN PRIVATE BUSINESS PARKING LOT. UPON CONTACT WITH DRIVER, SHE CLAIMED NO COMPLAINT OF PAINOR INJURY AND

SHOWED NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF ALCOHOL OR ILLEGAL DRUG USE. DRIVER COLLIDED WITH BUSINESS WALL WHILE TRYING TO PARK. MISTOOK GAS PEDAL FOR BRAKE PEDAL.DRIVER WAS EVALUATED BY ARRIVING PARAMEDICS AND CLAIMED NO INJURY OR COMPLAINT OF PAIN. COLLISON OCCURRED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY INVOLVING NO CRIME OR INJURED PARTIES. COLLISON DETERMINED TO BE A "NON COLLISION" AND CIVIL.

1800 INFO. CASE LOST BACKPACK (PROP) \ SLA & SCENIC CC2100457 LOST BACKPACK LEFT ON A BENCH NEAR RESTROOMS AT SLA.

8/19/20210132 INFO. CASE NON

INJURY TC (TCCR) \ LASUEN & DOLORES CC2100455 A NON INJURY TRAFFIC ACCIDENT OF A VEHICLE VS A ROCK WALL. THERE WAS NO DAMAGETO THE WALL AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS PRIVATELY TOWED AND NO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT REPORT WAS DESIRED

1145INFO. CASE LOST CELL PHONE (PROP) \ DOLORES & OCEAN CC2100456 LOST CELL PHONE IN THE BUSINESS AREA.

1542 CASE PERSONS IN DECEASED PERSON \ DOLORES CG2100408 CPD AND CFA WERE DISPATCHED TO A SUBJECT WHO PASSED AWAY FROM NATURAL CAUSES.

1815 INFO. CASEWELFARE CHECK (WC) \ JUNIPERO CC2100458 RP REQUESTED A WELFARE CHECK ON ROOMMATE, WHO BELIEVED PEOPLE WERE WATCHING THEM AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY/NIGHT. INVESTIGATION REGARDING PEOPLE WATCHING ROOMMATE WERE UNFOUNDED. A MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION WAS CONDUCTED ON ROOMMATE AND THEY WERE DEEMED NOT A DANGER TO SELF OR OTHERS. INFORMATION ONLY.

1906 INFO. CASE DRUNK IN PUBLIC (647F) \ OCEAN & DOLORES CC2100459 A REPORT OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. IT WAS DETERMINED ONE FEMALE WAS INTOXICATED AND UNABLE TO CARE FOR HERSELF. THE FEMALE'S HUSBAND ARRIVED ON SCENE AND TOOK CUSTODY OF HER.

0930 CASE MISCONDUC IN TRESPASS ADVISEMENT \ TORRES/OCEAN CG2100414 TRESPASS ADVISEMENT.

1405 INFO. CASEBLOCKED DRIVEWAY (ICAS) \ 6TH W SAN CARLOS CC2100466 VEHICLE TOWED FOR BLOCK DRIVEWAY

2116INFO. CASE EXPIRED REGISTRATION (PP) \ OCEAN/TORRES CC2100467 VEH TOWED FOR EXPIRED REGISTRATION

2232 INFO. CASECIVIL REPOSSESION (CIV) \ JUNIPERO/OCEAN CC2100468 VEHICLE TOWED FOR A CIVIL REPOSSESION

8/24/20210214 INFO. CASE RING

LOST (PROP) \ JUNIPERO/OCEAN AV CC2100469 REPORT TAKEN FOR LOST RING.

0813 INFO. CASESUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES (SC) \ CAMINO REAL/JPW CC2100471 RESIENT REPORTED THE PLACEMENT OF A RODENT TRAP IN HER FRONT YARD, PUT THERE BY AN UNKNOWN FEMALE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. EMPTY TRAP COLLECTED FOR DESTRUCTION.

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Covid Numbers

PeopleManal Masriby Gary Baley

Government News

This miserable pandemic didn’t dissuade Manal Masri from following the American Dream to become an entrepreneur starting a business that she loves—teaching. When you meet her you’ll feel that love in how she speaks and how she has an almost perpetual smile when talking about teaching.

Manal, originally from Damascus, Syria, studied Electrical Engineering at California State University, Los Angeles and obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in 1999. She also obtained an MBA degree from the European University of Business in Geneva, Switzerland. With degrees in hand, she returned to Syria and began teaching 4th and 5th grade kids, then because of her educational background, she was given a job to teach Science to junior high and high school kids.

It was then that she discovered her true calling was teaching.

She and her family moved to Los Angeles in 2009 where she worked for the Kuwaiti consulate until coming to Pacific Grove in May 2021 to open her learning center and to be near her sister who teaches Arabic at the DLI.

Manal’s learning center is named EDUK8 and is focused on home schooling in a schoollike environment and afterschool programs, both with tailored training for each child Monday through Friday from 2:30 – 7 pm. She also offers private tutoring from 9am to 8pm by appointment.

EDUK8 is located at 207 16th StreetSuite 103Pacific Grove, CA 939508312040815WEB: eduk8learningcenter.comEmail: [email protected]

Delta VariantSource: August 18, Journal of the American Medical Association

In December 2020, the Covid Delta variant first appeared in India and quickly overwhelmed the healthcare system causing profuse hospitalizations, and deaths. At the time the population was largely unvaccinated.

Likewise in the UK, the Delta variant spread quickly, although the country had a high vaccination rate resulting in far fewer deaths and hospitalizations than proportional to the rapid spread, offering evidence that vaccines were effectively mitigating the disease course.

In the US, the Delta variant was detected in March 2021 and rapidly became the dominant strain, putting healthcare systems in the largely unvaccinated southeast under considerable stress. However, in Monterey County the Epsilon variant is dominant for now.

Delta is thought to be 60% more transmissible than the Alpha variant. It’s believed that one individual infected with Delta may infect from 5 to 8 others, a rate far higher than Alpha at about 1 to 2.5.

It is believed that herdimmunity for the Delta variant would be met with 85% of the population receiving full vaccination. Currently the United States stands at just over 50% fully vaccinated.

Vaccines vs Delta

Socalled breakthrough infections, where vaccinated individuals nevertheless contract the disease, can occur with singledose vaccines. Dualdose vaccines offer good, but not perfect effectiveness against Delta—from 67% to 88%. However, all vaccines dramatically reduce hospitalizations and deaths from all variants detected thus far.The CDC recommends administering a third booster dose of mRNA vaccine to immunocompromised individuals which number about ten million in the United States.

COVID CASES in Pacific Grove Schools as of August 19


PACIFIC GROVE LIBRARY

LIBRARY HOURS

Monday 3pm6pm holds pick upTuesday 3pm6pm limited capacityWednesday 10am1pm limited capacityThursday 1pm4pm limited capacityFriday ClosedSaturday 10am1pm holds pick up (1st Sat of Month)Sunday Closed


The Tiny Treasures Art Show is an annual fundraiser for the Pacific Grove Art Center. Local artists donate small works of art to be raffled as a means of raising money.

The works could be paintings, drawings, or sculpture. Each piece of art is displayed along the walls of the Art Center above a box with a slot to accept raffle tickets.

Members of the public can buy raffle tickets for $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. If a person likes a particular work of art, they put one or more tickets in the corresponding box and at the end of the raffle one random ticket is drawn from each box to determine who gets to own the art.

ART NEWS

Tiny TreasurersFund Raiser

Yard Art

“Inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson a Lifelong Treasure Hunt”

a lecture by Roger SwearingenSponsored by the RLS Club of Monterey and the Pacific Grove Heritage SocietySaturday, August 28, 2021, 2:00 pmPerforming Arts Center of Pacific Grove Middle School835 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950Free admission for RLS Club and Heritage Society members; $15 donation for nonmembers

In late August 1879, Robert Louis Stevenson came to Monterey from his native Scotland to marry the woman he loved and develop his craft as a serious writer. During the ups and downs of his short stay, he made an impression on those he met. Little did they know that in a few years, he would be a celebrated author of future classics such as Treasure Island, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped, A Child’s Garden of Verses and many others. The Stevenson House, located in an historic adobe belonging to the Monterey State Historic Park, has a museumquality collection of art and artifacts which pay tribute to the man, his works, and his enduring spirit among us.

To commemorate his arrival in Monterey, the RLS Club of Monterey and the PG Heritage Society present a lecture open to the public. The speaker, Roger G. Swearingen, is an internationallyacclaimed authority on the life and works of Robert Louis Stevenson. He will share his thoughts about features of Stevenson’s writing – and particular works of his – that have kept him fascinated, inspired and busy over a fiftyyear career of research and writing about RLS. Participants are asked to come prepared with questions and thoughts of their own for a lively questionandanswer session that will follow.

Roger Swearingen is one of the most respected contemporary scholars of Robert Louis Stevenson, has written books and journal articles about RLS, and has traveled and

lectured in Scotland, France, Samoa, Australia, Saranac Lake, NY, and California. His research has taken him to worldclass libraries which hold Stevenson manuscripts, published and unpublished. A resident of Santa Rosa, he has contributed generously to the Silverado Museum in St. Helena, Napa Valley and to the Stevenson House and RLS Club in Monterey. Current projects include a full length biography to be titled “Robert Louis Stevenson: Spirit of Adventure,” a fully annotated edition of The South Seas,” and a guide to

photographs, paintings, and sketches of Stevenson.www.rlsclubmonterey.org www.pacificgroveheritage.org

Central Coast Art AssociationThe Central Coast Art Association's Awards Show is on display at Meals on Wheels (aka Sally Griffin Senior Center) now until September 2. Since the start of Covid and shelter in place, CCAA has hosted Online juried shows for the members to continue to share their art work with our community on the Monterey Peninsula and beyond! Each show was juried by 2 area judges for first, second and third place awards and we also invited members and public participation in voting for their favorites or "Peoples Choice!" The Awards show includes the winners in our present Online show as well as the past 3 Online shows. Most of the art at Meals on Wheels and also online @ centralcoastartassociation.com are for sale with benefits to Meals on Wheels.

Award winners for the Summer show and are on display at Meals on Wheels:First Place: Rita Sturgeon “Simple Elegance”Second Place: Jane Prescott “Fiona”Third Place: Bobbie Bevel “Window to the Bay”Peoples’ Choice: (tie)

Sylvia Mazawa "Mishka” Bobbie Brainerd “Virginia Vintage Pitcher”

Meals on Wheels is at 700 Jewell Ave, Pacific Grove, CA 93950; hours: 9 am5 pm, MondayFriday. Masks are requested.

Jan Scott, [email protected] Brainerd, [email protected]

Simple Elegance


CROSSWORD SOLUTION

‘Shifting Tides’ quilt exhibit takes center stage at PG Museum, focuses on state of Pacific Ocean

Saturday, Aug. 28

· Science Saturday: Funky Fungi, 10 a.m.4 p.m. — Have you ever wondered where mushrooms come from, what that “moss” is hanging from the branches in an oak tree, or what lies beneath the rotting logs on a redwood forest floor? Find out when we explore the hidden kingdom of fungus! Let’s learn about lichen, mushroom forms, and even a fungus that turns ants into zombies!More info: visit www.pgmuseum.org.

MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

LEGAL FILINGSORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: PETITION OF JERARD RAY GILCHRIST FOR CHANGE OF NAME. Case No. 21CV002073 filed 06/29/21. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, Petitioner JERARD RAY GILCHRIST, 1611 MARSHFIELD COURT, SALINAS, CA 93906 filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JERARD RAY GILCHRIST to JERARD RAY EVANS SR. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Date of hearing 08/20/21 Time: 09:00:00 AM Dept: 15. Address: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, 1200 AGUAJITO ROAD, 93940, MONTEREY CA. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation printed in this county: Cedar Street Times. Date: THOMAS W. WILLS. Publication Dates: 07/27/21, 08/03/21, 08/10/21, 08/17/21.

Pacific Grove Museum of Natural HistoryThe museum has an exhibit not to be missed. It's called Shifting Tides Convergence in Cloth. I know, cloth doesn't sound too hip, but take a look at some photos of the exhibit and you'll want to see the real thing. It's truly amazing what these artists can do with cloth. From a distance, you think these are paintings or posters, but get closer and you'll see the magic of the cloth.

Monterey County Airport. Virus Geeks PCR testing 200 Fred Kane Dr. Monterey, 93950. Results available in approximately two days.

Free Drivethrough, Walkin from MondayFriday 9:00 am 4:30 pm.

Phone: 18007318815PGUSD District Office hosts PCR

COVID19 testing every Monday from 8:00 4:00 pm (except from 1:00 2:00 pm for staff meal) for district employees and students (435 Hillcrest Avenue). Although paper registration forms are available at the testing site, electronic registration is the preferred method via the following link available 24/7: (https://lhi.care/covidtesting). You do not need to schedule an appointment time.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.. Katrina Powley, RN, BSN, CSN District School Nurse

Pacific Grove Unified School District Google Voice: (831) 2755396 Lightspeed testing services for Antigen tests will be available Friday at the Carmel Foundation, 911 am. Lightspeed strongly recommends that everyone preregister at LightspeedTests.com.

In addition, the Salvation Army in Seaside offers testing Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. To make an appointment, call 18886341123.

Please see the Monterey County Health Department Website for additional information on COVID19 testing at the Monterey County Airport.

In addition, the PGUSD District Office hosts PCR COVID19 testing every Monday from 8:00 4:00 pm (except from 1:00 2:00 pm for staff meal) for district employees and students (435 Hillcrest Avenue). Although paper registration forms are available at the testing site, electronic registration is the preferred method via the following link available 24/7: (https://lhi.care/covidtesting). You do not need to schedule an appointment time.

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