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July 24-30, 2020 Your Community NEWSpaper Vol. XII, Issue 47

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Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in Monterey County, City Hall facilities will close to the public effective Friday July 10, 2020, until further notice.

•City staff will con-

tinue to work to ensure City business is still be-ing conducted remotely Monday through Thurs-day. We are closed for business on Fridays. If you have a question or need to complete a City transaction, you may do so via phone, e-mail or online through the City website.

Should you need to drop off materials (payments, applica-tions, etc.) for ANY City department, a mail drop off box is located in the Police Department Lob-by at 580 Pine Avenue (open 7am - 11pm).

•The Pacific Grove Library is

CLOSEDduring the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. We will advise as soon as

it’s open again. Library Book Drop is closed. The library is requesting that

patrons continue to hold onto their items. We have

automatically renewed all items and there will be no late fees.

Here is the link to our Virtual Storytime:

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Virtual Crafternoon!https://www.youtube.com/

•The Pacific Grove Museum is

CLOSEDduring the COVID-19 pandemic

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Monarch Migration Routes Page 9

Tributes 3

SEE BEALE PAGE 9

HIT & RUN See page 3

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Carmel Valley Report ....................Dark

Cartoon ............................................. 2

From the Trenches ........................Dark

Homeless in Paradise ....................... 13

Legal Notices ..................................... 6

Opinion ..................................... 6, 13

Pilates .............................................. 13

Poetry ...........................................Dark

Police Log.......................................... 7

Puzzle ............................................... 6

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

Real Estate ....................................... 13

Reasoning with God .......................... 5

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Spotlight ............................................ 3

Next Color Print Issue ................July 31

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Photos by Jim Pagnella

Overwintering Site at Beale AFBBy Meghan SnowUS Fish and Wildlife ServiceBeale Air Force Base is known for

its fast jets and top pilots, but it’s also gaining recognition as a home for mon-arch butterflies. Hundreds have been observed stopping to rest at Beale as they travel from their winter home on California’s coast to warmer areas to lay eggs. To support the butterflies’ long journey, Beale has built pollinator gardens that provide essential food and habitat.

“Monarch butterfly populations have declined significantly over the past two decades,” said Cathy John-son, a scientist in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Sacramento Field Office. In addition to serving as the

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Lifeflight helicopter at Robert Down

Felony Hit and Run ArrestOn July 19, 2020 at 11:43 am, Pacific Grove police officers responded

to a call of a traffic collision, involving a vehicle colliding into an occupied residence on Eardley Avenue.

Within minutes officers arrived on scene and learned the driver of the vehicle had fled the area. Officers immediately began working with Fire and AMR personnel tending to the injured victims and gathering the suspect de-scription provided by witnesses.

During this initial response, Monterey Police Department officers re-sponded to assist with searching the area for the suspect. Approximately 25 minutes later, Monterey officers identified the suspect in New Monterey and took the suspect into custody.

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• CEDAR STREET Times • July 24, 2020

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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 available at various locations throughout the county as well as by e-mail subscription.

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In partnership with Monterey County Theatre Alliance, Howard Burnham presents:

“IN A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM Lewis Carroll and Alice in Wonderland”

You are invited to attend a free ONLINE presentation of “IN A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM” Written and performed

by Howard Burnham..Aug 1, 2020 05:30 PM

“Seating” is limited so Please REGISTER in advance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email and how to join. Apparently the Little House is no longer available. Howard had been looking around for a “place” to do his shows, and we (MCTA) were researching online options, i.e. Zoom Webinar (different from Zoom Meeting.) Howard was willing to work with us, as we worked through setting up a “virtual venue.”

One of the cool things about Zoom Webinar is that it will look more like a performance. The only person you’ll see on a screen is Howard as “Lewis Carroll” with his slides. He’ll still be able to field questions at the end of the show.

1865, the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson’s hand-writ-ten and illustrated “Alice’s Adventures Underground” (that he had given to Alice Liddell, as a souvenir of a boating trip taken two years earlier) was first published as Alice’s Adventures in Won-derland under his nom de plume of Lewis Carroll. Discover how a stuffy Oxford mathematician and gifted pioneer photogra-pher created a childhood classic ‘all in a golden afternoon’ on a river jaunt with a college colleague and the three Liddell sisters.

Former Mayor of SeasideRalph Rubio has Succumbed to Cancer

Kyle and Amber NovelliObituary

The families of Kyle and Amber Novelli are saddened to share their death in a tragic accident off the coast of Florence, Oregon in their boat the Aquarius on Monday July 29.The Aquarius was hit by a rogue wave while crabbing off the South Jetty of the Port of Siuslaw.

Kyle is survived by Kyle’s son Kody Novelli, Mother and Father Larry and Barbara Novelli and brother Scott Novelli, nephew Kapp Novelli and niece Tatum Novelli. Amber is survived by Mother Barbara Richards,Sister Jamie Walton, and brother Tommy Segali, her sons, Joe Reynolds , D.J. Daniel James Reynolds, daughter Emily Padilla and Grandkids: Mad-dison Reynolds, Jaci Reynolds and Grandson Parker Reynolds.

Amber and Kyle had developed the very popular Novelli Crab and Seafood Shack where Amber daily made her Crab Chowder and shared her enthusiastic contagious personal-ity and Kyle brought in the crab she used in the 4 time award winning Crab Chowder. A quote from the Siuslaw News “Both their personalities will forever leave a lasting impression on

anyone who met them.” Both families feel some comfort that they died together doing what they both loved crabbing and being on the Ocean.”

After group gatherings are allowed a celebration of life will be held for Amber and Kyle both in Florence and Pacific Grove, California. Announce-ments will be in local papers in both towns.

Donations can be sent to Newport Fishermen’s Wives Inc. P.O. Box 971 Newport, Oregon 97365. Burns’s Riv-erside Chapel Florence Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements.

A juvenile resident was taken by CalStar air ambulance for treatment at a Bay area hospital and a passenger of the vehicle was transported by AMR ambulance to a local hospital for treatment. According to family, the juvenile resident has since been released from the hospital.

The driver of the vehicle, a Volkswagen Tuareg, Felix Palmerin (31), out of Watsonville, was arrested for two counts of felony hit and run, misdemeanor reckless driving with injury, and possession of a controlled substance. He was transported to Monterey County Jail.

The investigation is on-going. It is not known whether alcohol or drugs were involved.

We would like to thank the community members who jumped into action to help at the scene of the collision, as well as provide suspect information to identify the driver. Thank you to our fellow first responders with the Monterey Police Department, American Medical Response, Monterey Fire Department, CalStar, and the California Highway Patrol for their quick assistance with the initial response and investigation.

If you have any additional information with this on-going investigation, please contact the Pacific Grove Police Department at (831) 648-3143, the Tip Line at (831) 648-3159, or [email protected]

Former Seaside Mayor Ralph Rubio has died at age 69. Rubio retired in 2018 after 16 years on city council. He was the city’s longest serving elected official. “Mayor Rubio was a strong advocate of economic revitalization of the City, for the pres-ervation of Seaside’s land control...

He has been quoted as repeat-ing the following quote from the Get-tysburg Address: We need most to heed the lesson, and the legacy, of Gettysburg. That this great nation … this grand experiment in government of the people … can only endure as we stand together. With malice toward none. With charity, with re-spect, and with justice for all.”

“Mayor Rubio was a strong advocate of the economic revitaliza-tion of the city, for the preservation of Seaside’s land control and an ultimate advocate of multi-jurisdic-tional cooperation. Mayor Rubio was most revered for his passion to put ‘Seaside First.’” -City of Seaside

He was mayor for 12 years and served on Seaside City Council for a total of 16 years. In 2018 he retired as the longest-serving elected official in the history of Seaside.

Rubio was a lifelong resident

of Seaside and a graduate of Sea-side High School. A Chicano and a third-generation Californian, Rubio entered public life as the demo-graphics of Seaside were shifting with an influx of Latino residents.

He worked as a carpenter and as a field representative for the Carpenter’s Union in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties.

Ralph Rubio


Random ThoughtsJane Roland

Free SPCA Pet Food Bank SPCA Monterey County is focused on keeping pets in their homes with their

families during this difficult time. The SPCA offers free pet food every Wednesday and Saturday from 9 to 11 am at the SPCA.

We are also offering a free SPCA Pet Food Bank event in Greenfield on Saturday, June 20, from 10 to 11 am at Patriot Park. Patriot Park is located at 1351 Oak Ave in Greenfield. All food is first come, first served, and completely free thanks to our donors. The event is open to all pet owners in Greenfield or any other city.

During the free pet food event in Greenfield in May, the SPCA helped 117 families and 394 pets, including cats, dogs, horses, chickens, parakeets, rabbits, and a hamster.

And on Saturday, June 27, the SPCA Pet Food Bank will be in Prunedale at the Grange Hall, 17890 Moro Road. All are welcome.

If you need any type of pet food, please come to have at least two weeks of food safely loaded into your vehicle by SPCA team members.

To Receive Free Pet Food:Every Wednesday and Saturday from 9 to 11 am at the SPCA More locations will be announced soon. Please visit www.SPCAmc.org/pfb.

To Help Others:Have food delivered from your favorite pet food company to 1002 Monte-

rey-Salinas Highway, Salinas CA 93908Shop on our Amazon Wish List, www.SPCAmc.org/amazon Donate online at www.SPCAmc.org/give-pfb We gratefully accept any brand, any size, and food for any type of pet.

Our Pet Food Bank is free to anyone in need, all thanks to you.Online at www.SPCAmc.org.

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SPCA Monterey County is offering a $1,000 reward for information lead-ing to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who abandoned a dog on Old Stage Road. Sadly, the dog was deceased when found.

On Friday, July 10, SPCA Hu-mane Officers responded to a report of a deceased dog with a cone on his head, found shut in a crate. The wire crate had been dumped over a fence into a field on San Juan Grade Rd ap-proximately two miles northeast of the San Juan Grade/Crazy Horse Canyon Road junction.

SPCA Humane Officers respond-ed to the distressing scene and discovered the large wire crate with a deceased German Shepherd mix wearing a blue cone attached to his collar. The dog had recently received vet treatment on a wound on his outer left thigh. At this point the cause of death is unknown and we are unsure of the dog’s status when he was dumped. SPCA veterinarians performed a nec-ropsy to help determine the cause of death.

“We hope this increased reward will inspire someone to come for-ward with information,” says Beth Brookhouser, SPCA Vice President of Marketing and Communications. “The dog recently received veterinary treat-ment, so hopefully a local veterinarian

will have more information about this case so we can locate the owners and determine why the poor dog was left this way, and if he was still alive when he was abandoned.”

If you have any information about this case or can identify the dog, please contact the SPCA at 831-373-2631. All calls are confidential. To donate to help abused and neglected animals, please call the SPCA at 831-264-5421 or donate online at www.SPCAmc.org.

If caught, the owners could po-tentially be charged with the following offenses: Penal Code 597 (Animal Cruelty), Penal Code 597(b) (Depri-vation of Food, Water, and Shelter), and Penal Code 597s (Abandonment).

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) for Monte-rey County is your nonprofit, indepen-dent, donor-supported humane society that has been serving the animals and people of Monterey County since 1905. The SPCA is not a chapter of any other agency and does not have a parent organization. They shelter homeless, neglected and abused pets and livestock, and provide humane ed-ucation and countless other services to the community. They are the local agency you call to investigate animal cruelty, rescue and rehabilitate injured wildlife, and aid domestic animals in distress. Online at www.SPCAmc.org.

Abandoned Dog Found Dead on Old Stage RoadSPCA Offers Reward for Information

TEMPUS FUGIT Writing a column when one is forced to remain inside 24/7 is not easy.

However, I just finished reading “The Room” and, if Jack at 5 can write a book, I guess I can write an article. These thoughts must be based on memories and things I have gleaned from social media. The weeks are dragging into months and possibly the months into years. I have complained about being in a wheel-chair which is terribly limiting and, to some degree, unnecessary. About a year and a half ago I had a procedure on my knee which involved a three month stint and, hopefully, eliminating the need for surgery. No such luck and in June it was deemed that I must have a knee replacement. I postponed as recovery time was substantial and I was running The Neverland Shop for PacRep. When I decided to proceed, a spider bite on my leg had become infected and instead of recuperating with the idea of walking again I went to wound center at CHOMP once a week for almost six months. The holidays were upon us, the shop closed and we came to the conclusion that we should leave our house and Monterey and relocate in Denver to be near our youngest daughter and her family. Further determination and arguments about surgery. Some “children” feeling I should wait. I decided that they are not the ones hampered by being unable to walk ;John, who, God bless him transported me and the chair wherever I needed to go. I called the doctor and told him I wanted to proceed…a dear friend was going to help during the recovery period. That was March 6, 2020….the rest is history. I enjoy people, the exchange of thoughts and ideas. This was one of the reasons why I fell into my occupation, no day was the same, I was able to handle promotion, enlist volunteers and interact with a myriad of different people. What I thought would be a few years in 1986 became an obsession until 2019, I loved my job, the volunteers, the public and the causes, first ani-mals, then the theatre. While I haven’t been able to drive for over a year, John took me everywhere. I had lunches several times a month, book club, movie group and many other activities. Everything came to a screeching halt. Now every day is the same as the day before, we see a few friends who brave the pandemic and come for dinner and a young surrogate son who takes Annie out for walks. I stay in touch with the volunteers many of whom do kind things for us. Our lot is so much better than many. My heart breaks for the very young and those in their late teens..not only is socialization critical but education on hold. I also think about those who are truly alone. Sometimes It is unsettling to realize that, if something happens, we are on our own. While we saw little of Jay, at least he was here, Panama is a long way. BUT the boys of summer are back…starting tonight…

One thing that keeps the days bright are the messages from friends, most of whom were shop volunteers. There are cartoons, stories and amusing tales. Michele Tubman, who moved to Nevada, manages a few a day and one of the most recent will “hit the nail on the head” with many of you. A couple of years ago I made a comment to one of our young workers…she looked at me “what does that mean, Jane”…following are expressions unknown to the young:

Mergatroyd! Do you remember that word? Would you believe the spell-checker did not recognize the word Mergatroyd? Heavens to Mergatroyd!

The other day a not so elderly (I’d say 75) lady said something to her son about driving a Jalopy; and he looked at her quizzically and said, “What the heck is a Jalopy?” He had never heard of the word jalopy! She knew she was old ... But not that old.

Well, I hope you are Hunky Dory after you read this and chuckle.About a month ago, I illuminated some old expressions that have become

obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology. These phrases in-cluded: Don’t touch that dial, Carbon copy, You sound like a broken record, and Hung out to dry.

Back in the olden days we had a lot of moxie . We’d put on our best bib and tucker , to straighten up and fly right.Heavens to Betsy! Gee whillikers! Jumping Jehoshaphat! Holy Moley!We were in like Flynn and living the life of Riley ; and even a regular guy couldn’t accuse us of being a knucklehead, a nincompoop or a pill. Not for all the tea in China!Back in the olden days, life used to be swell, but when’s the last time anything was swell? Swell has gone the way of beehives, pageboys and the D.A.; of spats, knickers, fedoras, poodle skirts, saddle shoes, and pedal pushers.Oh, my aching back! Kilroy was here, but he isn’t anymore.

We wake up from what surely has been just a short nap, and before we can say, “Well, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle!” Or, “This is a fine kettle of fish!” We

discover that the words we grew up with, the words that seemed omnipresent, as oxygen, have vanished with scarcely a notice from our tongues and our pens and our keyboards.

Poof, go the words of our youth, the words we’ve left behind. We blink, and they’re gone. Where have all those great phrases gone?

Long gone: The milkman did it. Don’t forget to pull the chain. Knee high to a grasshopper. Well, Fiddlesticks! I’ll see you in the funny papers. Don’t take any wooden nickels. Wake up and smell the roses.

Leaves us to wonder where Superman will find a phone booth...See ya later, alligator! Okidoki.You’ll notice they left out “Monkey Business”!!! We are the children of the fabulous ‘50s ... No one will ever have that op-

portunity again .. We were given one of our most precious gifts: living in the peaceful and comfortable times, created for us by the “greatest generation!”


Bill Cohen

Reasoning With God

What does God say about judging others?Does God tell us to judge others?

Matt 7:1-4, “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?” Is God telling us we have plenty of our own sins to work on? Or, maybe, we will never have enough information to correctly judge others. As an example, we would have condemned Saul for his persecution of the early Christian church. However, when Saul encoun-tered Jesus on the road to Damascus, he was transformed into Paul. How many people did the transformed Paul lead to Christ? How many of them would not have been able to find Christ without Paul? Since we cannot see the future, we do not know who will encounter Jesus and turn from their evil ways.

Rather than judging others, God calls us to give others the same kind of mercy He gives us, Matt 9:13, “But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” If we falsely believe we are not sinners, we will not seek Him, nor will we reflect His mercy. How should we treat others? Matt 7:12, “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” Is Jesus not telling us we would fulfill all of the law if we just did this one thing? Jesus asks us to lay down our stones, Jn 8:7, “So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” He knows we are all sinners, none are righteous, Eccl 7:20, “For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.” and Rom 3:10, “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:” So, He uses this lesson to teach us we should have mercy on others because He knows we all need it and others are watching in hopes of seeing Jesus at work in us. God gives us His wisdom to help us find our way to Him. God wants us to use His wisdom as a mirror to see where we need to change, not to correct others, Jam 1:23-24, “For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway for-getteth what manner of man he was.” Instead of being forgetful, He wants us to correct our own ways, Prov 4:26-27, “Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.”

Jesus wants us to learn from the sins of the Pharisees, Matt 23:27, “Woe unto you, scribes and Phari-sees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed ap-pear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness.” They pretended they were somehow more righteous than other people, but Jesus did not agree. Their self-righteousness turned them into hypocrites, wanting God to forgive their sins, while they forgave not the sins others.

Judging others is a rather com-plicated subject because many of the things we say are, in some way, a judgment of other people. Negatively commenting on another person’s hair,

or their intelligence, clothes, home, or car, can all be judgments. They are all forms of saying what another person is doing is wrong or that they are somehow inferior while ignoring all of the things we are doing wrong. Some of our own thoughts and actions might just cause others to say we are inferior. These are the very reasons God makes it clear that all gossip and judging are wrong, Eph 4:29, “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.” and 1 Tim 5:13, “And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.” and Ps 141:3, “Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.” and 1 Cor 13:4, “Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,” and Gal 5:26, “Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.” Instead of making neg-ative comments about other people, God calls us to focus on the good, Phil 4:8, “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoev-er things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Surely, we can find something nice to say about everyone!

We confuse judging and justice, which are two very different things. Merriam-Webster defines “judging” as: “to form an opinion, through care-ful weighing of evidence and testing of premises” and “justice” as: “the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments.” Unfortunately, many of us judge without carefully weighing the evidence, or even considering it, but that is another subject. Confusing these concepts leads some to think there will be no justice without our individual judgment. If we leave the judging to others, everything will work out for the best, in the end, Rom 8:28, “And we know that all things work to-gether for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” We just need to have faith that God will do what He says He will.

Some worry that the oppressed will not receive justice for their injuries. God has made two provisions for this problem. First, He has placed leaders in every nation, who are responsible for delivering justice to all they serve, and they will be held accountable, Gal 6:7, “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” That failing, He plans on returning at the end of time to deliver justice to all. This is why He asks us to pray for our lead-ers, 1 Tim 2:1-2, “I exhort therefore,

that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all god-liness and honesty.” and to patiently wait for His return, Rev 20:13, “And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.” God has told us, and we can believe Him, Numb 23:19, “God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?”

God values righteous judgment, Deut 16:20, “That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou may-est live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” and Ps 106:3, “Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteous-ness at all times.” and Eccl 3:17, “I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.” and Micah 6:8, “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” and Zech 7:9, “Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:” and Lk 6:27, “Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:” and Heb 10:30, “For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.”

But, why does God ask us to leave the judging to Him? Because He wants us to focus on living the fruit of the Spirit, Gal 5:22-23, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness,

faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” and we cannot do this while we are judging others. Those who choose to spend eternity with God will all be living the fruit of the Spirit. Any other behavior leads us away from God. We can say we love God; we can say we want to spend eternity with Him, but does our life reflect it? When we live any other way, we become a stumbling block for those who would otherwise choose to love God, Rom 14:13, “Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.” We cannot say one thing and do another, Matt 7:5, “Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.” and Jam 1:26, “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.” and Matt 15:7-9, “Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.” and Rom 2:3, “And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?” We cannot fool God; He knows what is in our hearts. We can try to hide it from Him, but that will not work, 1 Sam 16:7, “But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the out-ward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.”

When will we listen to God and choose mercy over judgment? This is one battle I face daily! I am too quick to judge and too slow to forgive…but I have gained ground on the enemy, and I pray daily to win this battle.

Dear Jesus, I pray for your help in choosing mercy over judgment, love over selfishness, and You, the great I AM, over the things of this world. I pray this in your precious name, Amen.

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A Petition for Probate has been filed by: Marie T. Tolsma in the Superior Court of California, County of: Monterey1200 Aguajito Rd., Monterey, CA 93940

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“The Start of Something Big” by Peter Silzer

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Down1 Poseur2 Piece of a newspaper3 “I knew that!”4 Like some friends5 Corrosive compound6 Trillion: prefix7 Formerly, formerly8 Driving aid 9 Waited for the light to change10 Books for private eyes?11 Notes for private eyes?12 When most people vote13 Pageant toppers17 Legal suffix18 Swarm23 Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme25 “__ the torpedoes, full speed ahead”28 “Common Sense” pamphleteer29 Those pointy things on forks30 “__ __ now, when?”35 Humorist Nash37 Dutch master Jan van __38 Blinks of an eye39 Lumber producer40 Voicelessness41 More straight-laced44 Circumvented45 Rice field feature46 Tests one’s metal?49 “__ is where the heart is”52 Pink Floyd’s “Corporal”54 Handy computer key, briefly57 Less than twice58 36-across of an invention59 Monthly bill for many62 2nd of April or 3rd of September63 Govt. pollution monitor

TIRED OF IT ALLEditor:

Recently, the Monterey Bay Aquarium (which is temporarily shuttered) held a webinar for all volunteers on the following topic: “A Conversation About Race.” This was no conversation. This was a top-down, finger-wagging lecture on White privilege. After the initial introduction, we were divided into smaller on-line groups, each group moderated by an Aquarium staffer “of color.” One participant in this smaller group, a White woman volunteer, sobbed into her computer screen, overwhelmed by the personal sense of guilt about White Supremacy. Another volunteer wagged the best selling book, “White Fragility,” in front of his computer screen and lectured us on the evils of being White. My question to the group was this: When will we as a nation stop blaming the failure of SOME Black lives on the police and on “systemic racism?” There are many issues that SOME black lives need to face which includes but is not limited to blaming the system. Also, when can we start celebrating the MANY successful Black Americans whose lives defy this ridiculous racial stereotyping?

Carol MarquartPacific Grove

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Pacific Grove Police DepartmentPolice Report

7/11/2020Pc theft \ Pine avPast tense theft of personal property from front porch of residence7/12/2020Dasilva, Elizabeth, Allbee 01/29/61PC false pretenses:obt \ Fountain Av Fraud.

1316 487(A) pc grdthft:money/labor/ \ Lighthouse avUnknown suspect(s) took victim's iphone x. 1900 Lost property (info) \ forest

av R/p called to report property lost on the above date in the above area.7/13/2020Info in fall on public prop \ ocean view bl fall on public propertyInformati in dog vs dog \ central av dog vs dog bite• Child custody issue \ Orescott ln child custody issue.7/14/2020• Info in suspicious circumsta \ olmstead av suspicious circumstance.\ grand

av• Ongoing dispute between husband and wife.\ 17 mile dr suspicious person• 13th st Family disturbance referred to CPS• In sus circ \ Ocean View bl sus circ• PC fight in public plac \ Grove Acre av pt 4157/15/2020• andalism \ Sunset Dr Eggs thrown at vehicle. Minor damage.• PC burglary \ David Av Unknown suspect(s) took items from the victims

locked vehicle.• Lost property (info) \ Crossroads Blvd.On the above date and time a customer

lost personal property in the area of Carmel. She made a report with Carmel pd with all her info.

• Info in suicide by cop \ Lawton av Welfare check on a subject with mentions of suicide by cop

• found property \ 14th st. Found property report.• Tc-h&r-public prop-drivable / \ Morse dr Hit and run non injury collision with

no prosecution requested. 2003 273D(a) pc inflict inj/etc on c \ pacific groveFamily disturbance.• pc vandalism \ lighthouse a1 • Property damage after 415. Np desired.7/16/2020• suspicious incident \ lighthouse av Past tense suspicious incident-no suspect

information• mental health eval \ Monarch ln mental health evaluation

Distribution of personal information related to juveniles, victims of domestic violence and\or victims of sexual assault is unlawful. If such information is in-cluded in this report do not disclose or publish. Return this report to the records section of the agency listed above.• pc commit mail theft \ 9th st suspect juvenile 01/19/04 Theft of mail-suspect

cited and released 1451 info in aps cross report \ Miles av• APS cross report. Investigation completed by APS. No further police action

required. • Found property (info) \ Central Av on the above date and time property was

surrendered to the police department7/17/2020• Burglary \ Sunset Dr purse stolen from locked vehicle.• driv:susp/etc lic: Forest Av suspect Maxwell, Montrelle 10/08/71.Two sub-

jects cited for warrants and vehicle code violations.. Suspect Webb, Gloria 03/14/83

• Ocean View Bl On the above date and time, a subject called the police department regarding lost property. Property remains outstanding.

7/18/2020• pc contempt:disobey crt \ Adobe ln suspect Kavanagh, Joseph 08/20/49

Subject issued a citation for violating a court order• Fall in public \ Lighthouse Av Fall on public property• PC theft \ Pacific Grove Ln Theft of a bicycle• -h&r-public prop-drivable / \ Central Av Hit and run collision• Cross report \ Pine Av• Information report VC drive w/o license \ Lighthouse Av Suspect Contreras,

Jose 03/03/89 unlicensed driver-cited and released on scene

Carmel Police DepartmentPolice Report7/13/2020• 415 Domestic (415) \ San Carlos/s 7th Av Dating couple was contacted

in a hotel room after a possible domestic was reported. Both parties were contacted separately and confirmed no crime occurred and it was a verbal argument only. Both parties were provided opportunities to leave the hotel separately but declined.

7/14/2020• Property in for destruction \ Junipero & 4th Gun turn in for destruction7/15/2020• Coyote sighting (ani2) \ San Carlos n cdm Resident observed on their

camera a cotoye that came to their residence for a second time within a few days. Follow up contact made from aco.

• Vandalized city signs (594) \ Mission & 7th cc2000360 A city owned stop sign and a 2 hour parking sign had been vandalized/

covered with home made stickers. One sticker was able to be peeled off and left no permanent damage. City public works was notified for further removal and clean up.

• Lost women’s bracelet (prop) \ Beach RP reported losing a bracelet on the beach.

• Fall on city property\ Del Mar & Ocean A fall on city property occurred on the beach. The victim requested medical and was Transported to the hospital.

7/16/2020• Found id, cc’s (prop) \ Scenic Found cdl, cc’s• found wallet (prop) \ Lincoln & 12th cc2000362 Found wallet turned into

police department for safekeeping. The owner was later contacted and he came to the station to pick up the wallet.

• TRO service-oj assist \ Junipero & 5th Outside agency assistance in serving a temporary restraining order to subject

7/17/2020• Found wallet (prop) \ Mission & 6th Found wallet turned into the police

department and shortly after was returned to owner• Vandalism-sticker \ Junipero & 2nd A city owned stop sign was found

with a sticker. No permanent damage was seen and City public works was notified.

7/18/2020• Dog at large (ani1) \ Camino Real s 7th Responded to a citizen residence

who found a loose dog. While attempting tolocate an owner , the owner called the department. The owner came to the residence and the dog was returned to the owner.

• Accident tc-private prop-drivable / \ Lincoln A non injury traffic accident between a moving passenger vehicle and a parked passenger vehicle. Both drivers exchanged information and a report was taken.

• 5150 mental health \ M Verde & 13th A 5150 mental health evaluation was placed on subject due to drug induced pyschosis. The subject was trans-ported to hospital

• Gas leak (icas) \ Lobos s 1st A gas leak at a residential home was reported by fire personnel Gardeners working on the premise hit a gas line. PG&E was requested and arrived on scene andshut down the leak. No injuries were reported.

7/19/2020• Fall on city prop \ CDM/San Carlos Fall on city property• False tabs/veh tow \ Del Mar A vehicle was towed for displaying fraudulent

registration tabs. Investigation Ongoing.• Found property (prop) \ Carpenter/4th Found us currency• False id to specific \ Ocean/Ccenic cg2000353 Suspect Probst, Corey

Alan 07/30/77 A male was arrested for no bail arrest warrants and providing false information to police. He was booked into county jail

7/20/2020• Vandalism \ Dolores/4th A tree was damaged (multiple limbs cut) by an

unknown suspect.• Accident TC-public-drivable /Dolores st CPD investigated a past-tense

non-injury collision with minor damage.• Found property (prop) \ San Carlos/6th st cc2000371 Found Wells

Fargo credit card• Found property (prop) \ Rio/Lasuen Rp reported a woman’s purse and other

belongings over the fence near the cross at Carmel Mission. Belongings recovered, identiffied and notice left with the owner to pick up.

• Warrant service (icas) \ Junipero/4th cc2000373 Subject arrested on an outstanding warrant, cited and released with a notice

to appear.• Found property (prop) \ Garden rd cc2000374 Resident turned in a found

wallet.

7/21/2020• Neighbor dispute \ nw Dolores/5th Report of a past-tense neighbor dispute

with unfounded allegations. Ongoing issue.• APS referral \ Junipero 2n Vista

7/22/2020• Unattended death \ Pine Ridge/Forest • tc-private prop-drivable / \ Mission St Non injury accident; vehicle versus

parked vehicle. Report and pictures taken.

The Monterey County Composer’s Forum is of-fering “Music From A Dis-tance,” our first virtual, on-line concert, Sunday, July 19; the web site will remain active through August 2. Music selections include solo songs, choral works, instrumental chamber mu-sic, and fixed media (AKA “electronic music”). Com-posers include Dana Abbot,

David Canright, Steve Ettinger, Paula Kaiser and Julie Roseman, Mary Lesher, Carleton Macy, Edward Moncrief, Douglas Ovens, Dale Victorine and Rick Yramategui. Performers include a number of distinguished guest artists as well as some of the composers.

Web access: https://carletonmacy.com/composition-category/music-from-a-distance-mccf/

Many of the selections are video performances linked to YouTube. As with most MCCF concerts, a wide variety of musical styles are offered for you enjoyment.

Composers Offer On-Line Virtual Concert through Aug. 2


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PBEALE From Page 1liaison to Beale, Johnson worked extensively on the Service’s national pollinator recovery efforts. “When part-ners like Beale want to build habitat, we provide all the help we can.”

Beale AFB is in Yuba County.Easily recognized by its striking

orange and black wings, the monarch butterfly is dependent on milkweed for survival. It will feed from a num-ber of plants, but monarchs only lay their eggs on milkweed. When the caterpillars hatch, they solely feed on milkweed until morphing into butterflies in the late summer. Unfortunately, hab-itat fragmentation and pesticides are impacting the availability of milkweed across the monarch’s range.

Chadwick McCready, a biologist who has worked at Beale for more than five years, reached out to Johnson after observing monarchs and their larvae on the base. He spotted the but-terflies congregating in low drainages in the morning and then moving under the shade of the oak trees in the after-noon. What started as an observation and a riparian restoration project led to the discovery of 10 monarch breeding sites on Beale, an unusual find in the Central Valley.

Monarchs were spotted spending the mornings in drainages like this one on the base. Credit: USFWS

“Beale AFB has large areas of undeveloped habitat available, includ-ing seasonal drainages that provide all the resources monarchs need to reproduce and continue their migra-tion during the summer and early fall months. These resources are shade, roosting sites, water, milkweed and nectar resources,” said McCready.

In 2017, McCready built the first pollinator garden on the base to sup-port the monarchs using native plants. Since then, the original garden has expanded to nearly an acre in size, and two more gardens are underway. McCready’s pollinator gardens contain rows of native shrubs with milkweed interspersed throughout. Not only does this planting method suppress weeds naturally, the structure provides cover-age and shelter for the butterflies and other native wildlife, including snakes,

quail and lizards. “The monarchs start arriving in

March and leave just before Hallow-een,” said McCready. “To make sure they have food during their stay and energy for their journey back to their overwintering sites, our pollinator gar-dens contain a variety of native plants that flower at different times during those months.”

The main pollinator garden at Beale is nearly an acre in size and con-tains all native plants. Credit: USFWS

Native plants in McCready’s polli-nator gardens include creeping sage, which blooms in the early summer, and buckwheat, which blooms through the summer. Shrubs, such as coyote bush and rabbit bush, bloom in the fall. As for milkweed, the gardens contain three species that grow wild on the base, including woolypod (Asclepias eriocarpa), showy (A. speciosa) and narrow leaf milkweed (A. fascicularis).

The pollinator garden provides enough food and habitat to support monarchs at all life phases, including the chrysalis phase.

Do you want to build pollinator habitat in your yard to help monarchs? Here are some of McCready’s tips:

1) Make sure you use milkweed that’s native to your region of California. There are more than 20 varieties of milk-weed in California and many others throughout the country. McCready has found good success with showy milkweed, woolypod milkweed and narrow leaf milkweed on the base.

2) Use native plants that vary in size and purpose. Successful pollinator gardens have plants with big flowers for feeding, as well as shrubs or willow trees for roosting, shade and overnight shelter.

3) Use native plants that deer avoid and have staggered blooming periods. McCready recommends coyote bush, rab-bit bush, creeping sage and different buckwheats to ensure a good food supply for the monarch from March until October.

4) Make sure you have a water source nearby. Native plants often take a year to establish before they can survive without human help, so they will need water throughout the summer.

5) Don’t use pesticides. Try planting more delicate plants, like milkweed, between shrubs to control weeds instead.

“There’s enough milkweed di-versity on Beale for the monarchs to stay the entire breeding season,” said McCready.

One of the most valuable les-sons McCready learned during this effort is that everyone can play a role in this species’ survival and recovery. “Monarchs are migratory, so everyone along their path can give them resourc-es to make migration possible. Every milkweed plant or native flowering plant helps.”

McCready and his team plan to start surveying the monarch numbers on Beale this year. The hope is that the numbers will increase every year.

Johnson thinks Beale’s work shows a lot of promise and gives her hope. “Beale’s work is helping to raise awareness of pollinators and the role they play in the cycle of life. Thirty-five percent of the crop-based food we eat is dependent on pollinators, so supporting their recovery is essential to our survival.”

Monarch Migration RoutesCourtesy Xerxes Society

MPC board of trustees initiates

searchFor permanent superintendent/

presidentThe Monterey Peninsula Commu-

nity College District Board of Trustees has initiated a search to fill the Super-intendent/President position on a per-manent basis. Interim Superintendent/President David Martin was appointed on July 1, 2019, on a short-term con-tract after serving as the Vice Presi-dent of Administrative Services at the college for the preceding 18 months.

“We truly appreciate the incredible work that Mr. Martin has been doing for our District over the past year, particularly during such challenging times,” comments Board Chair, Yuri Anderson. “For this very important search, our Board has assembled a highly skilled, diverse, and broadly representative Search Committee and we are confident that our process will lead to selecting the best candidate to lead MPC into the future.”

The Board engaged Community College Search Services, an executive consulting service, to assist with the search. An online survey was adminis-tered, in addition to three public forums conducted via Zoom, to gain input re-garding MPC’s goals, challenges, and desirable qualities for the position from faculty, staff, students, and community members.

Following approval by the Board at a special Governing Board meeting held July 15, the job announcement is being broadly advertised with the application period closing on August 31, 2020, at noon. The Board expects to hold public forums for finalists the week of October 19, and approve an employment contract for the success-ful candidate in November. The antic-ipated start date for the Superinten-dent/President is early January 2021.

More details, including links to an informational booklet and job applica-tion process, can be found at: www.mpc.edu/execsearch2020.

Monterey Peninsula College - es-tablished in 1947

Monterey Peninsula College, part of California’s public community college system, is an open-access institution, committed to fostering stu-dent learning and success by providing excellence in instructional programs, facilities, and services to support the goals of students pursuing transfer, career, basic skills, and lifelong learn-ing opportunities. In addition to the scenic Monterey campus located on 90+ acres, MPC’s district includes two excellent facilities in the former Fort Ord, to serve the residents in north Monterey County. As a comprehensive community college, MPC responds to the educational and cultural needs of its diverse community, distinguished for its outstanding academic programs and strong commitment to student suc-cess. To learn more about Monterey Peninsula College, please visit www.mpc.edu and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.


California #1 inData Breaches

With a record number of individuals and com-panies now operating digitally from home due to Coronavirus, a new studyshows California has the No. 1 most data breach victims among states.

The Twitter data breach this past week including Barack Obama and Bill Gates tweeting a Bitcoin scam underscores the increased threat in a world forced to fast track digitalization.

SocialCatfish.com released a study on States with the Most Data Breaches after analyzing data from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center’s 2020 annual report.

California ranked No. 1 with 5,377 victims. The top five states include California (5,377), Florida (3,104), Texas (2,842), New York (2,001) and Penn-sylvania (1,201). South Dakota has the fewest with just 52 victims.

Nationally, 35,732 data breach cases have been reported in the United States.

The report contains detailed tips for businesses and individuals to protect themselves.

If you are the victim of a data breach, follow the FTC guidelines at https://www.ftc.gov/da-ta-breach-resources.

Big Sur Marathon Foundation has opened

registration for a month-long, interactive virtual challenge: The Big Surreal. A play on the or-ganization’s namesake race, The Big Surreal draws inspiration from the artistic, funky vibes of the coastal region’s culture while nodding to the strangeness of our current, virtual world.

The Big Surreal invites participants to com-plete a series of challenges and earn cumulative swag items during the entire month of September. Each challenge mirrors a distance usually offered on the Big Sur Marathon weekend in April: 5K, 12K, 11-Miler, 21-Miler, and Marathon. The more challenges a participant completes, the more swag they earn. All challenge participants will also receive a handmade medal corresponding to the longest distance they complete between September 1 and 30.

“The Big Sur Marathon has always stood apart from other races both for the beauty of the course along beautiful and rugged Highway 1 on the central coast of California and for the atmosphere of the area,” said Doug Thurston, Race Director. “From the distinctive Big Surreal logo featuring the iconic Bixby Bridge to the range of prizes and options available to participants, this virtual event will stand out as well.”

In addition to earning exclusive swag, partic-ipants will be able to access interactive features including an exclusive Big Surreal Spotify playlist, custom printable bibs and finisher’s certificates, and a leaderboard to determine their finishing place in each challenge. Participants can link most wearable run tracking devices to their participant account in haku, the organization’s registration platform, in order to automatically sync challenge results. A manual upload option will also be pro-vided.

When the challenge ends on September 30, race organizers will send each participant one big swag bag with all earned swag items and a hand-

made medal corresponding to the longest distance challenge completed. While this challenge is open to international participants, all participants must have a U.S. address in order to have the medal and swag shipped.

The cost to register for The Big Surreal is $65 for the general public and $55 for 2020 Big Sur Mar-athon entrants. Here’s what participants can expect to earn for completing each challenge:

5K Finishers: 2020 Big Sur Marathon Recover

Brands shirt made from 100% recycled materials. 12K Finishers: One of four custom Fitsok

sweat-wicking running socks. 11-Miler Finishers: Custom rainbow tie-dye sili-

cone beer pint. 21-Miler Finishers: Custom “The Big Surreal”

running gaiter from Recover Brands, also made from 100% recycled materials.

Marathon Finishers: Sustainable 2020 tote bag from Recover Brands.

Registration opened on Monday, July 20 and runs through September 15. To register, please visit https://bsim.info/BigSurreal. For more information about The Big Surreal, including images of all the swag participants can earn, please visit https://www.bigsurmarathon.org/the-big-surreal/.

About the Big Sur Marathon FoundationThe Big Sur Marathon Foundation is a nonprofit

organization whose mission is to create beautiful running events that promote health and benefit the community. Under the brand are three individual race weekends: Big Sur International Marathon in April,Run in the Name of Love 5K and 2K in June, and the Monterey Bay Half Marathon, 5K and 3K in November. All events are canceled for 2020 due to the pandemic. In addition, the Foundation over-sees the award-winning JUST RUN® youth fitness program. www.bsim.org

Big Sur Marathon Launches Virtual Challenge: The Big Surreal”Registration is now open for the challenge, which takes place this September

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Monterey’s Fisherman’s Wharf Association Hosts”Wharf Walks - Walking Tours at Monte-rey’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf” on Saturday, Au-gust 1, 2020 with “Seafood Tales of the Monterey Bay”

Monterey, CA. July 20, 2020. Monterey’s Fish-erman’s Wharf Association is pleased to continue the monthly Wharf Walks with noted Monterey Bay Fisheries Historian and author, Tim Thomas. The monthly “Wharf Walks - Walking Tours at Monterey’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf” (www.montereywharf.com) are held on the first Saturday of every month from 10:00 AM – Noon, will begin each month.

Tim will be wearing a mask and limiting the group size to 10 people, who will also be required to wear masks. In addition, he will use a small megaphone so that his presentation can be heard from at least a six-foot social distance.

The topic for the Wharf Walks on Saturday, August will be “Seafood Tales of the Monterey Bay” including stories about searching for seafood over hundreds of years in the Monterey Bay. Tours meet at the head of Old Fisherman’s Wharf(near the pink “Harbor House” store, #1 Old Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey. Advance reservations are re-quired by calling Tim Thomas at (831) 521-3304 or via email [email protected].

The tour is for ages 10-adult only and the cost is $20 for adults and kids are $15 (10-15 years). Group Rates are also available.

Monterey Bay Whale WatchMonterey Bay Whale Watch (http://www.

montereybaywhalewatch.com) on Monterey’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf will offer a $3.00 off coupon for all Wharf Walks participants of the April 7th Wharf Walk.

About Wharf WalksFor thousands of years people have made

their living fishing the Monterey Bay, beginning with the Rumsien Ohlone, the Native People of the Monterey area. From abalone to rockfish, ev-

erything was fished and utilized and the Monterey Bay was a multi-cultural stew, made up of whalers from the Azores, squid fishermen from China, salmon fishermen and abalone divers from Japan, and Sicilians fishing sardines in the “dark of the moon.” This entertaining tour of Old Fisherman’s Wharf and the waterfront will take us back in time to explore the history of the Monterey Wharf, early history of the Monterey waterfront, The Rumsien/Ohlone People--Monterey’s first fisher-men, the abalone industry, whaling the bay and of course, the legendary sardine industry. Discover some of the people and cultures of Monterey’s colorful past and hear fascinating stories about Old Fisherman’s Wharf and those who worked and walked there. Learn more about the sardine and squid industry, too.

About Tim ThomasTim Thomas, fourth-generation native of the

Monterey area, is a popular speaker and lively tour guide. For 16 years, he was historian and cu-rator for the Monterey Maritime & History Museum and has worked with the Monterey Bay Aquari-um, California State Parks and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. He is author of “The Abalone King of Monterey: ‘Pop’ Ernest Doelter,” “The Japanese on the Monterey Peninsula” and co-author of “Monterey’s Waterfront.”

About Monterey’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf:Recently shown in the HBO hit TV series, “Big

Little Lies,” Monterey’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf is open 365 days a year including during the holi-days (holiday schedule is on the events page on www.montereywharf.com). Visitors to Monterey’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf will want to plan their visit to include lunch or dinner at one of the many Wharf restaurants.

A visit to the beautiful Monterey Peninsula just isn’t complete without a rendezvous with Old Fisherman’s Wharf in downtown Monterey that

was built in 1845 for regular passenger and freight service. Known as the “Monterey Bay Whale Watching Capital of the World™” and a top des-tination of visitors from around the world, Monte-rey’s Old Fisherman’s Wharf provides a wide array of award-winning dining, shopping, special events, theatre, whale watching, bay cruises, a glass bottom boat, marine life, fishing and sailing, and strolling leisurely in a gorgeous setting overlooking the Monterey Bay.

Savor delicious cuisine at a myriad of fab-ulous restaurants featuring stunning views and award-winning Italian food, sustainable seafood, grass-fed steaks, including the region’s famous clam chowder and calamari. Enjoy salt water taffy, homemade chocolates, caramel apples, cotton candy and many other yummy treats. View sea otters, sea lions, harbor seals, dolphins, whales, sea birds and other wildlife “up close and person-al” that also share the Wharf. Watch people who have gone out and caught their own fish on the local and chartered fishing boats return with their own “catch of the day”.

Celebrate the first location in Monterey County where tender abalone was cooked and served in a restaurant. Check out the many fun shops to find the perfect memento of your visit and a variety of unique gifts. Enjoy the exquisite views and the “best place to walk and people watch” in Monterey County!

Situated near downtown Monterey, Old Fish-erman’s Wharf is conveniently located along the Monterey Bay Recreation Trail and has plenty of nearby parking. Anyone with Monterey County ID (939) can receive 2 hours of free parking in the Fisherman’s Wharf parking lot Monday through Thursday.

For more information about Old Fisherman’s Wharf, go to www.montereywharf.com or call (831) 238-0777.

Enjoy A “SIP-Correct” Wharf Walk


Local Real Estate Update

Patrick RyanScott Dick, Monterey County Association of RealtorsMarket Matters

Buying a new home involves lots of decisions for both the buyers and the mortgage lenders — and it all begins with financing. Your main focus when buying a home should be securing a mortgage with low interest rates and a monthly payment that fits into your budget. To make it easier, experts recommend cleaning up your credit report and boosting your credit score before applying for a mortgage and saving up for a considerable down pay-ment. But it’s not always clear how big your down payment should be. Yet there’s still one major reason why experts recommend putting 20% down whenever you take out a conventional mortgage, according to Movement Mortgage loan officer Heidi Gage. This amount is the minimum requirement to avoid paying private mortgage insurance (PMI) — an extra premium that’s tacked onto your monthly mortgage to protect the lending company in case you default.

A 20% down payment saves you from paying PMI on a conventional mortgage. And unlike your mortgage bill, your monthly PMI payment never goes toward paying off the cost of your home.

Another helpful reason to save up for a larger down payment is to influ-ence the size of your mortgage: “In essence, a bigger down payment may allow you to buy a higher priced home,” Gage tells CNBC Select.

The more equity you have in a home, the lower the risk for default. This lower risk can then translate into a more favorable rate for the borrow-er.

Gage explains that there are four main factors that mortgage lenders consider when youapply for a home loan — she calls them the “four Cs.”

They are 1) credit history and score; 2) collateral (type of property being secured); 3) cash (your down payment) and 4) capacity (how much debt you have versus income every month).

Making a 20% down payment follows conventional wisdom, but in many markets there are flexible mortgage options that require as little as 3% down, Gage explains.

The average first-time home buyer in 2019 only put 6% down on their home, financing 94% of the purchase price. That’s compared to repeat buy-ers’ average down payment of 16%,

Last year, 38% percent of home buyers said they used proceeds from the sale of a primary residence to secure a down payment on their next one.

What’s more important when applying for a mortgage: excellent credit or 20% down payment?

Local officers from U.S. Citizen-ship and Immigration Services will present three one-hour virtual informa-tion sessions on safety protocols from Tuesday, July 28 to Thursday, July 30. During each of these presentations, of-ficers will explain the new procedures designed to safeguard visitors and employees who enter USCIS buildings from the coronavirus (COVID-19). Each of these presentations will be designed for attendance by USCIS customers served by offices in one of three cities: San Francisco, San Jose and Sacramento. Those who plan to attend are asked to sign in for the seminar designed for their own area.

These sessions will be conducted as webinars, and the contact informa-tion is the same for all three. It’s best to use the Chrome web browser. At-tendees using a phone or tablet should download and use the free Cisco We-bEx Meeting App. Participants should join 10 minutes prior to the start time.

When logging on, select the “call me” audio feature and enter your phone number. You’ll get a call back, inviting you to join the meeting. Those unable to use WebEx to take part should follow instructions listed below. Media members should refer any questions to Ms. Rummery, using the contact information below.

USCIS information sessions

WHEN:Tuesday, July 28, 2 p.m. for those residing in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey counties

Wednesday, July 29 , 2 p.m. for those in Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Sonoma or Trinity counties

Thursday, July 30, 2 p.m. for those residing in Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskyou, Solano Sutter and Tehama counties.

HOW:To join the training session, go to: https://uscis.webex.com/uscis/on-stage/g.php?MTID=eabed11153d68f-44135f375a6b6e47a7f

Event number/Access Code: 199 744 0944

Event password for all webinars: l00!-SacSFSJ!Go

To join the session by phone only, call:

U.S. Toll number: 1-415-527-5035 Access code: 199 912 1506

For more information on USCIS and our programs, please visit uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@us-cis), Instagram (/uscis), YouTube (/uscis), Facebook (/uscis), and LinkedIn (/uscis).

What Buyers Need to DoWhen I went on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) this morning, there were

only 25 active listings in Pacific Grove for single family homes. This is a low inventory to say the least. Monterey has only 30, Pebble Beach has 53, and Carmel, always the outlier, has 101. We are in a low inventory situation folks and it can be tough for buyers right now. So, what can a buyer do to increase their chances of snagging the home that they want? Below is a bit of advice.

In an ultra-competitive market like we have on the Monterey Peninsula right now, there are a few things that buyers can do to make their offers more competitive with the rest of them out there.

Clean up your credit scoreGet pre-approved for a loanKnow your price rangeKnow the area and the size and amenities in the home you wantGet a local RealtorDo all of the above and you will stand a chance. Miss any of the above

and your chances go down and they go down with the more you skip. If you have dings on your credit score, this will affect your ability to get a loan and qualify for the price you want. If you have not looked at your score, do it and make sure that there are not any old things that should not be on there. There are plenty of places to get a free credit score and please take advantage of it.

Get a lender or mortgage broker to give you a pre-approval letter. Writing an offer without one will not work and will just get it rejected. My experience is that it is best to use someone local to the market you are buying in as agents will know that person and look kindly on the offer. My experience is also that mortgage brokers work with many lenders as opposed to just one bank. How-ever, if you have a good working relationship with a bank or lender, by all means leverage that to your advantage.

Get to know the area you want to buy in and don’t make offers on homes in areas you are not sure of only to drop out of contract later. That is not fair to yourself, either agent or the seller. Take your time to scout the neighborhoods and communities and really narrow it down so that when you are ready to make an offer you can do so with confidence.

Piggy backing on that….hire a local Realtor. I cannot stress this enough. Do not use a friend who works in the Bay Area that says he or she can handle the offer. They do not know the are well enough no matter how good they are in their location. I had an out of town, Bay Area, agent write an offer on a listing I had in Pebble Beach and she obviously had not seen the comps on the same street which hampered her ability to negotiate on behalf of her client. She was a nice person and a good agent, but did not have the local knowledge and I ended up getting a higher price for my client because of that. A local agent knows the area and will know what inspections to get, what problems may arise and can truly help guide you through the process much easier.

Follow these tips and you will find buying a home much easier and smoother. Please let me know if you have any questions…Cheers

Patrick Ryan Sotheby’s International Realty, 831.238.8116, [email protected]

Free Virtual Information Sessions on Citizenship ProceduresInformation Shared in Interactive Webinar

Celebrate Latino Conservation WeekLatino Conservation Week(July 18 to 26) is an initiative created by the

Hispanic Access Foundation to support Latinx people getting outdoors and helping to protect our natural resources. All across the country, organizations are holding events (mostly virtual!) to shine a spotlight on Latinx support for conservation and create opportunities for people to connect with, enjoy and protect the natural world.

The Latinx community cares deeply about the future of our planet. We can't address the urgent issues facing the ocean without the support and expertise of a diverse constituency — including Latinx voices. Latino Conservation Week provides a wonderful opportunity to focus on the ways Latinx folks are champions for the environment on so many fronts.

This week, we'll be joining the celebration by introducing you to some incredible conservationists working inside the Aquarium and out — community advocates, legislators and rising youth leaders. We'll learn about the projects they're passionate about and explore what motivates them to push for change.

On Wednesday, July 22, we'll be playing a Kelp-Forest-themed lotería. The fun begins at 3:30 p.m. PT. Tune in on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch or Periscope to join the fun. Be sure to download your own lotería cards and play along!


Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSU-SA) is launching a free “Make New Friends” virtual event series to ensure that all girls are prepared to start kindergarten with confidence. The COVID-19 pandemic and transition to virtual learning and activities has disrupted important educational milestones, particularly for children entering kindergarten this year. Social and emotional learning is important for success in kindergarten, and as the experts on girls’ leadership and development, Girl Scouts is uniquely poised to lead fun and impactful events that help girls make new friends while boosting their social skills, self-confidence, and experience in a classroom or virtual setting. One of the largest girl-serving organizations offering social and emotional kindergarten readiness programming, Girl Scouts has designed a specialized, engaging four-part virtual event series that is free and open to all girls who are entering kindergarten. Girls will:

Practice interacting with other girls, exploring new ideas, and gaining the courage to ask questions about what they see;

Explore emotions and learn how being persistent can help them achieve their dreams;

Use their senses to process the world around them while practicing rea-soning and problem-solving skills; and

Learn how to listen to a story, identify key characters, follow a plotline, and then share what they learned.

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November Election Candidate Filing The candidate filing period for offices going to election in the November 3,

2020 General Election opens July 13, 2020. Candidate forms will be available only during this time and must be completed and submitted by the deadline, August 7, 2020.

Offices up for election include governing board members for school districts, trustees and governing board members for special districts, and elected city offices. A complete list of offices up for election is available in the Monterey County Elections candidate guidelines. Candidates interested in school and special district offices will file with Monterey County Elections. City candidates must file their paperwork with their City Clerk’s office.

Candidate guidelines and video seminar are now available at https://www.montereycountyelections.us/candidate-guidelines/. The informational guide and video provide an overview of important forms and campaign deadlines related to the November 3, 2020 General Election.

In the interest of public health and safety, candidates can expect some changes to this year’s candidate filing process. Candidates will initiate their filing with a phone appointment followed by multiple options for executing signature documents.

To schedule your appointment: Call: (831) 796-1499, or Email: [email protected],or

Complete the online candidate contact form: https://www.montereycoun-tyelections.us/candidate-contact-form/

For more information visit www.MontereyCountyElections.us.

Candidates for Pacific Grove offices will be waiting until July13 as well. Offic-es which will be open include the seats of Bill Peake, Mayor (term expires 11/0)

Robert Huitt, Mayor Pro Tempore (termed out 11/20)Joe Amelio, Councilmember (term expires 11/22)Cynthia Garfield, Councilmember (term expires 11/20)Jenny McAdams, Councilmember (term expires 11/22)Nick Smith, Councilmember (term expires 11/20)Amy Tomlinson, Councilmember (term expires 11/22)

Peter SilzerSTART OF SOMETHING BIG Puzzle is on page 6

Puzzle Solution

Katie Ryan

PilatesExercise During Covid19

“Change happens through movement and movement heals” Joseph Pilates

We all know how important exercise is to our overall health. Exercise is important for mental, physical and spiritual health. It cleanses us by sweat, by effort and by concentration. Exercise is important in combatting all types of ailments; depression, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, diabe-tes, and the list can go on and on. In normal times, it can seem fairly easy to exercise by just going to the gym, the pilates/yoga studio, the dojo or com-munity center. All that has now changed, hasn’t it?

Covid19 has been devastating on so many levels that it is hard to calcu-late. Start with over 100,000 deaths. Flash back to January of this year and nobody would have contemplated that we would be staring down some-thing like this. Then we have people that are sick with the virus and also those that have recovered, but are left with long term health issues from the Cornonavirus. One of the issues that seems to be overlooked is the mental health issues from being sheltered in place and also the financial stress that has come along with the shelter in place. This can make it hard to get moti-vated to exercise.

So, what can we do? Walk. Walking is probably the easiest and safest and most effective exercise out there. It requires nothing more than a pair of shoes and a bit of motivation. Get out and walk along the water or through the trees. Your heart and your mind will thank you for it and it will motivate you to get out and do it again. Gardening is another great way to get exer-cise if you are so inclined. Even if you don’t have a green thumb.

If you have the room, you can set up an exercise station in your house or like my husband in the garage. He purchased some light weights and weight bench in the garage for not much money, under $500, and now has his own little home gym. All of us can find a way to exercise, it just takes a little effort for a big payoff.

There are online options as well. I love teaching Pilates and when Covid19 shutdown the studio I worked at, I immediately shifted to starting my own Pilates instruction/training website when my members can choose between over 30 pre-recorded videos to workout to and also join the live training I do twice a week. All it takes is an internet connection and a com-puter. There are many sites out there offering similar membership programs of different styles and prices. I wanted to keep my affordable, $20 a month, in order to help keep people exercising.

Now that gyms and studios are closed again it can be hard to motivate oneself to exercise, but it is so important. Search and you will find a way. It all starts inside.

Katie Ryan is a certified Pilates instructor with 16 years of experience and is also certified in Rehabilitation. If you have any questions, please email her at [email protected] or go to www.matpilateswithkatie.com where she teaches online Pilates classes and give it a try.


Wanda Sue ParrottHomeless in Paradise

In Our Own Backyard--Part 39Eulogizing Mayor Rubio whose kick-the-can boondoggle worked!

Honoring all three political giants who died over the past two weeks isn’t possible in this limited space, so I’ll focus on the one I actually knew, Mayor Ralph Rubio of Seaside, who succumbed to cancer on July 19 at age 69.

If I’m right, Mayor Rubio didn’t es-pecially like me after my Homeless in Paradise column number 22 appeared in Cedar Street Times on March 27, 2015. It’s headline was: “Kick the Can Politics: Homelessness versus diplo-macy on Seaside City Council.”

Kick-the-can politicsA year earlier, all seven cities of

the Monterey Peninsula had been in-vited by Pacific Grove city councilman Rudy Fischer to join a matching-fund grant challenge to help combat home-lessness. PG offered to contribute $1 per resident if other cities would do the same.

Carmel was first to join, followed by Monterey and Sand City. Marina, Del Rey Oaks and Seaside held off.

Since spring 2014, I’d advocated at meetings for city councils to vote yes. My closing words were: “You wouldn’t want your city to be known as a boondoggler, would you? Please join the PG Matching Funds Challenge.” I then handed the city clerk a signed copy of my paperback, “The Boondog-gler’s Bible—How to Fight Like City Hall to Win!!”

Seaside would have pledged $35,000 under such a plan, but the process stalled because of Mayor Rubio’s objections. He was stubborn, digging in and holding his grounds of resistance.

Excerpt from Column 22Part of the column said: “When

new Seaside City Councilman Jason Alexander moved the city contribute $16,500 to Pacific Grove’s matching challenge fund, an issue that had dragged on for nine months and was expected to be resolved that night, Mayor Ralph Rubio countered Camp-bell’s action by stating no motion or vote could take place because the issue was listed in the agenda as a business item, not a consent calendar item.”

Tension was taut.Emotion was hot.Column 22 continued: “Council-

man Dave Pacheco, who served as Council’s homeless liaison for more than a year, reacted with such heartfelt passion his voice shook. ‘We’ve been kicking the can down this same road for the last eighteen months. . . He said he hoped the issue could be settled ‘sooner than later.’ (PG’s council mem-ber Rudy Fischer first invited Seaside to participate in the challenge grant on June 19, 2014 and, after numerous deferrals, a response to the invitation was expected to be made at the March 19, 2015 meeting.)

“After lengthy discussion, the issue was again tabled, this time for 90 days pending receipt of the 2015 Homeless Census from the Coalition of Homeless Service Providers. De-ferral until June enables Seaside City Council to further study how best to allocate funds to be used toward its burgeoning problem of homelessness.

“By the time June arrives, a year will have passed without Seaside an-swering ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to PG’s invitation.

“For that reason, I nominate Sea-side as recipient of the hypothetical 2015 Boondoggler of the Year Award. . . “

mayors joe gunterand ralph rubio—you--plusthe late john lewis fought like city hall-- you served justice for all by being city hall thanks to each of you for your public-ser-vice lives

Photo courtesy of Great Spirit Publishing. Triple haiku by Wanda Sue Parrott

As defined in The Boondoggler’s Bible, the 1st Rule of Boondoggling is: “Thou shouldst defer until the future that which could have been accom-plished today or yesterday.”

Translation: “Procrastinate. When questioned about what’s taking so long, do not give a direct answer. In fact, if you can possibly avoid being held responsible, do not answer at all.”

Mayor Rubio’s ReactionSeaside never joined the PG

Challenge except by councilmember Pacheco’s presence at their meetings although Seaside never contributed money.

Mayor Rubio seemed to have used advice from page 7 of my little red book:

Boondoggler’s Creed I will master the craft of boon-doggleryby learning the rules and using my ownstall-confuse-avoid-and-delay devic-es to win.So shall it be!

The native Seasider, who loved his hometown, eventually convinced city council to contribute funding for the Veterans Transition Center where formerly homeless veterans from Seaside streets are now sheltered. He did it by keeping Seaside’s money where he felt it belonged, in Seaside. A brilliant boondoggle!

Former Mayor Ralph Rubio was to Seaside what Mayor Joe Gunter was to Salinas, and what Congressman John Lewis (D-Georgia) was to the civil rights movement, a gentleman and a giant.

May they all rest in peace as the legacies they leave raise questions like these:

What happens next?Q. Who’ll replace the public ser-

vants we’ve lost? A. Everyone boondoggles, so

vote for good boondogglers like Mayor Ralph Rubio, whom the book describes: “A master boondoggler can manipulate multitudes. If motivated by love, light and life, great religions have been born.

Q. Any good candidates to sug-

gest?A. Steve McShane might ex-

change his run for County of Monte-rey Supervisor, District 4 for a bid for Mayor of Salinas, which win would fill Mayor Gunther’s seat while leaving Wendy Root Askew to fill Jane Park-er’s supervisorial seat, thus putting two excellent candidates in office.

Q. Seaside is now called the Boondoggle Busters. Why?

A. Seaside is 2020’s version of 2014’s Pacific Grove, the sender of invitations to cities on the Monterey Peninsula to join in helping solve the homeless problem. In this case, it would be by hosting homeless ve-hicle dwellers by letting them camp overnight one night a week. Thus far, as this column #299 goes to press, no responses have come, which raises a new question:

Who’s boondoggling whom?##

“The Boondoggler’s Bible—How to Fight Like City Hall--to Win!!” by Wanda Sue Parrott ($14) is available at www.amazon.com .

###About this Column: “Homeless

in Paradise” is a free public service self-funded and produced by the au-thor. During the Covid-19 pandemic, this column appears regularly in print on the last week of each month in the Cedar Street Times at www.cedar-streettimes.com and appears weekly online at www.cedarstreettimes.com (and as periodic FLASH columns like this one).

It also appears on Facebook, in Next Door and on private email lists. If interested in being added to the list, submit your request to the contact info below.)

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A purported “face mask ex-empt card” has circulated online in recent weeks, suggesting that people can use it — and its citation of federal law — to avoid wearing face masks in public.

But the card is not govern-ment-issued and does not give people permission to simply flout face mask requirements. Health officials advise — and many gov-ernors mandate — that people wear face masks in public settings to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Iterations of the “exempt card” have been circulating since June, and some sharing it encouraged people to print out copies of the card. Other posts showed photos of laminated copies of the card.

A recent version posted by the musician Ted Nugent on Facebook was shared more than 4,000 times.

“I am exempt from any ordi-nance requiring face mask usage in public,” the card claims. “Wearing a face mask poses a mental and/or physical risk to me. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I am not required to disclose my condition to you.”

The card includes a logo for the “Freedom to Breathe Agency” and says “denying access” to a

business or organization “will be re-ported to FTBA for further actions.” The card includes a phone number to report violations of the ADA; some of the versions also include a logo for the U.S. Department of Justice.

But the implication that the FTBA is a government agency — and that it has enforcement powers (“further actions”) — is wrong. It’s actually a group that says its mission is to “stop face mask orders and human rights oppression from spreading nationwide and globally.”

On June 30, the Justice De-partment warned against such “[i]naccurate flyers or other postings … regarding the use of face masks and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).”

“Many of these notices included use of the Department of Justice seal and ADA phone number,” the depart-ment said.

It added: “The ADA does not pro-vide a blanket exemption to people with disabilities from complying with legitimate safety requirements neces-sary for safe operations.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which advises people to wear cloth face masks in public set-tings, does note that such coverings shouldn’t be worn by “children under

the age of 2 or anyone who has trouble breathing, is unconscious, incapacitat-ed, or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.”

Likewise, the Southeast ADA Cen-ter — a project of the Burton Blatt In-stitute at Syracuse University — says some disabilities may prevent people from wearing face masks.

But that doesn’t mean anyone citing a disability, or showing the viral “exempt card” for that matter, can simply bypass face mask requirements enforced by businesses or government agencies.

The Southeast ADA Center said in a recent brief that “[i]f a person with a disability is not able to wear a face mask, state and local government agencies and private businesses must consider reasonable modifications to a face mask policy so that the person with the disability can participate in, or benefit from, the programs offered or goods and services that are provided.”

“A reasonable modification means changing policies, practices, and procedures, if needed, to provide goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations to an individual with a disability,” the center added.

Examples might include allowing a person to order online or by phone with

False “mask exempt” card circulated onlinecurbside pickup; permitting someone to wait for an appointment in the car; or carrying out appointments by phone or video.

“What the ADA basically mandates is that they have to consider serving the customer in another way,” the cen-ter’s project director, Vinh Nguyen, told PolitiFact. “They don’t have to allow entry into the actual store.”

The center’s brief also empha-sizes that the ADA’s “requirement to modify a policy, practice, or procedure does not” pertain to individuals without disabilities. (That said, the brief notes that “[g]enerally, guidance from the U.S. Department of Justice has not allowed asking for documentation [regarding a disability] for accom-modations at businesses where you would have a brief interaction, such as grocery stores or pharmacies.”)

In short, businesses and orga-nizations requiring face masks are expected to accommodate people with disabilities that impede their ability to wear a face mask — but that accommodation may not always mean physical access to the establishment without a mask. And the supposed “face mask exempt card” spread across social media doesn’t permit anyone to simply be “exempt from any ordinance requiring face mask usage in public,” as it wrongly claims.


Because of the continuing and growing threat of COVID-19 and the restrictions being imposed by State and County government, the Panetta Institute is announcing that the remaining programs for 2020 will be conducted by online video conferencing – allowing sponsors, subscribers and assigned students to participate on-line through video conferencing. “Sylvia and I believe that it is import-ant, particularly in these times of na-tional crisis, to continue the work of the Institute to promote discussions and understanding about the key issues facing our country,” said Leon E. Panetta, Chairman of the Panetta Institute. “We believe that we can use the latest technology to effectively deliver many of our pro-grams to our supporters, the commu-nity, and the students we serve.” The Institute announced the follow-ing revisions to its programs for the remainder of 2020:1. Leon Panetta Lecture Series

to be presented live using online video conferencing: The three remaining lectures for the 2020 Panetta Lecture Series were rescheduled to take place at the Monterey Conference Center on August 31, September 21 and September 28. Because of COVID-19, it now appears that large public events will not be per-mitted. The Panetta Institute has decided to present these lectures using online video conferencing. Sponsors, subscribers and ticket holders to the lecture series will be notified of the required process for

accessing and viewing the lec-tures as well as the exact time for each presentation.

The lectures will present the fol-lowing speakers: August 31 – The Future of American Leadership in a Dangerous World with former Sec-retary of Defense, General James Mattis and former Secretary of State John Kerry; September 21 – An Economy on Borrowed Money with Todd Buchholtz, former White House Director of Economic Policy, Maya MacGuineas, President of the Com-mittee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and Rosa Gumataotao Rios, 43rd Treasurer of the United States; and September 28 – A Planet on Borrowed Time with former Califor-nia Governor Jerry Brown, former Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel, first woman President of Ireland and leader on climate justice Mary Rob-inson, and leading climate author David Wallace-Wells.

Tickets for these events are available through the Panetta Insti-tute.2. Congressional Internship Pro-

gram: This program provides the opportunity for selected students from the CSU campuses as well as Santa Clara University, Do-minican University and St. Mary’s College to intern for the Califor-nia congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. A two-week training program is provided at the Panetta Institute. Because of COVID-19, the training program will be presented to the students via online video conferencing. The Washington D.C. portion for

the internship, however, may have to be cancelled or delayed if con-gressional offices remain closed through most of the upcoming fall semester.

“While it is unfortunate that the internship experience in Washington may be cancelled,” Secretary Panet-ta added, “we believe it is important for these interns to experience the two weeks of classes, taught by leading experts, that are offered an-nually at the Institute and that cover the legislative process and crucial issues facing Congress today.”3. Policy Research Fellows Pro-

grams: This is a program that teaches law students from the Santa Clara University School of Law the art of governing through the study of real-world policy is-sues. Since COVID-19 has closed the campus at Santa Clara, the Panetta Institute will continue the internship program on-line through video conferencing.

4. Monterey County Reads Program: This is an acclaimed program that provides training to volunteers to read one-to-one with first, second and third-grade students who are reading just below grade level. This past school year, volunteers read with nearly 500 children. With schools remaining closed as a result of the pandemic, the Pa-netta Institute is meeting with local school leaders in order to explore online options to continue this vital reading program for the selected children.

“This 23 year literacy program has proven critical to giving young chil-

dren the ability to read and learn,” said Sylvia Panetta, the co-chair of the Institute and founder of the program, “We are working on an effective way to continue this program on-line.”

5. The Jefferson-Lincoln Awards Dinner: The Panetta Institute holds an annual fundraiser at The Inn At Spanish Bay where the Jeffer-son-Lincoln Award is presented to those selected leaders that have provided outstanding bipartisan service to the nation. The event was set to take place on Novem-ber 8. Unfortunately, because of the current COVID-19 restrictions on the number of people that can attend a large dinner event, the Panetta Institute has made the difficult decision to cancel the dinner this year. The Panettas stated, however, that the Institute will present the Jefferson-Lincoln Award in 2020 to leaders who have provided bipartisan leader-ship to the nation. “It is critical, particularly in these challenging times, that we continue to take the time to honor those leaders who have the courage to do what is right regardless of party or poli-tics,” Secretary Panetta conclud-ed.

Secretary and Mrs. Panetta made clear that while the COVID-19 crisis has required necessary ad-justments, the goal of the Institute is to continue to move forward with its programs and fulfill the mission of in-spiring public service and leadership in our democracy.

Panetta Institute “Going Zoom” With 2020 Programs


Girl Scout badges in automotive engineering, STEM career explora-tion, entrepreneurship, and civics help girls become the leaders our rapidly changing world needs.

Girl Scouts of California’s Cen-tral Coast and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) today announced 24 new badges designed to help girls practice ambitious leadership in the crucial areas of automotive engi-neering, STEM career exploration, entrepreneurship, and civics, many of which remain male-dominated. In a year of unprecedented glob-al change, our country’s need for strong, broad-minded, and decisive leadership has never been greater. Through new and existing program-ming, Girl Scouts equips the next generation of female change-makers with the breadth of knowledge, skills, and experiences they need to take charge and do good for the world, both now and in the future.

The new Girl Scout badges include:

Entrepreneurship (grades K–12). Girls develop an entrepre-neurial mindset as they engage in age-appropriate exercises that help them create and pitch a product or service that solves a problem. They build their own business plan and think about topic like production, cost, profit, marketing, and competi-tion. Three in four of today’s girls are interested in becoming an entrepre-neur, but more than half also say they need more support in this area; these badges are designed to fill the gap. Funded by Susan Bulkeley Butler and designed in collaboration with VentureLab.

STEM Career Exploration (grades 2–8). Girls explore their career interests and connect them

to STEM fields—particularly com-puter science, nature/environmental science, engineering, design, health, and agriculture—that can help them address the pressing issues of our time and change the world. The IF/THEN® Collection, a free, download-able digital asset library of real-life women in STEM, is an integral com-ponent of the badges. The dearth of women in STEM fields is well documented, but data shows that girls are more interested in a STEM career when they learn how they can use it to help people, demonstrat-ing the value of Girl Scouts’ unique approach. Funded by IF/THEN, an initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies.

Automotive Engineering (grades K–5). Girls learn about de-signing, engineering, and manufac-turing vehicles, as well as the future of mobility. They design their own vehicles, test prototypes, learn about design thinking, create their own as-sembly line manufacturing process, and more. Only 13% of engineers are women, underscoring the need for these badges which will introduce more girls to the field. Funded by General Motors.

Civics (grades K–12). Girls gain an in-depth understanding of how local, state, and federal government works, preparing them to be voters, activists, and even political leaders. They research laws and how they’re created, voting, and the Electoral College, the representation of wom-en in government, and more. They also research their own government officials and are encouraged to meet them. Just 24% of eighth-graders are proficient in civics, and only two in five American adults can name the three branches of U.S. government, highlighting the need for these badg-

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es. Funded by the Citi Foundation. Steady leadership is essential

during a crisis such as COVID-19, from fostering trust and showing compassion, to managing challenges with agility, to evaluating outcomes of decisions. The Girl Scout pro-gram is proven to develop strong and effective leaders—among many positive outcomes, Girl Scouts are much likelier than non-Girl Scouts to take an active role in decision mak-ing (80% vs. 51%), which is a critical aspect of leadership.

“Now more than ever, it’s critical that we have strong leaders who can make informed decisions that make the world a better, safer place,” said GSUSA CEO Sylvia Acevedo. “During our current health crisis, the world leaders who have been among the most decisive and effective in addressing the pandemic have been women. With these new badge expe-riences in STEM, entrepreneurship, and the critically important subject of civics, Girl Scouts is continuing to build the transformational female leaders of today and the future and showing girls the power they have to truly change the world.”

Girl Scouts has made free self-guided activities from select new and existing programming avail-able digitally to the public through Girl Scouts at HomeTM, keeping families engaged and connected to their communities. Girls can further engage with the badges and topics through online videos, activities, or special live virtual events. Members can access a suite of Girl Scouts’ programming digitally through the Volunteer Toolkit, including troop meeting plans and other resourc-es to help girls earn badges and awards. Girls currently waiting to be

placed in a troop can join a Virtual Friendship Troop, where they will make new friends and participate in Girl Scout activities from the com-fort of their home. Find a variety of additional activities hosted by Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast, including at-home programs and live virtual events, by visiting our At-Home Programs page.

In addition, beginning this summer, all councils will also have the opportunity to host their own Girl Scout Cyber Challenge spon-sored by Raytheon Technologies, enabling middle and high school girls to learn crucial cybersecurity skills as they compete in challenges such as running trace routes and identi-fying phishing schemes. The Cyber Challenge prepares girls to pursue careers in computer science and cybersecurity.

To join or volunteer, visit www.girlscouts.org/join.

Girl Scouts of California’s Cen-tral Coast serves over 8,800 girls across six counties and is committed to making the Girl Scout Leader-ship Experience available to girls in ways that impact their lives both in the moment and into the future. Girls participate in troops, individual projects, council events, day camps, resident camps and more. A variety of leadership, outdoor skills, and Sci-ence, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) based programs and events provide girls with opportuni-ties to learn and explore in fun and informative ways. To join or volunteer in Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara or Ventura County, visit: http://www.girlscoutsccc.org.

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