Carmel Pine Cone 2006-01-13

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Sun:set ·c:enter d{rector showcases year of accomPlishments
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· By MARY BROWNFIELD see shows in th~ recently renovated, 718-seat thealer. Post · 2005. , .
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C o~ce ~loyees are:psy to work .with, but the ~Npw York Soon after taking the job, Globenfek pledged to increase
ARMELITES make up :a small peicentage of Sunset ..::IDles deliVery guy still~can't t:~d his house.~ are just a
Center audiences. People are to pay high~r prices to · few of the lessons Jack Olobenfelt has leamed'Since becom- See SUNSET page, 24A
executive director of Sunset Center on New Year's Day
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'DOGMAN' ·WANTS TO BE YOUR MAYOR
compete to do the most damage
• Filing period closes Friday as did . Seventh Avenue resident Ryan
. Walbrun, who is running for council.
for April elections
McBill said his mayoral will
~ampaign By KELLY NIX completely foreign to Pebble Beach' woUld
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By MARY BROWNFIELD ."If I didn't run, she wouldn't have to THE FREQUENT. vandalism in Pebble Vandals also struck Cannel, shattering
. . . · speak up," he said of McCloud. "Whether
Beach during the past three months is part of do~ of automobile windows.
SoMEONE NEEDS to make Cannel . I win isn't the main thing - . it's that I a bizarre game betWeen teenagers fu one-up Although sheriff's Investigators· are fol- · ·
·Mayor Sue McCloud fight fot reelection -run."
each other, according to the Monterey ·lowing up on leads in ~e case, obtaining :
April 11, and that's why Dogman McBill Born William Clement .W mfield D,
County Sheriff's Office. information ljas been difficult. ·
- .the towering, white-haired figure who
In more than 50 separate incidents, van- "We have contacted a lot of different
once occupied a purple school bus and-had. See DOGMAN page 20A ..
. dais destroyed mailboxes, spray-painted · kids," he said. "But many of them are reluc
a trav~ling show featuring 18 · houses and broke Windows in Pebble Beach , tant to provide us with any details."
dogs - . said he is entering the from October to December. · · Four teenagers were cited after they were
race.
~We think it's like a game,'' said sheriff caught in the act pulling pranks Dec. 20 on a
After gathering signatures · cmdr. Ed Lorenzana. "If you~ a mailbox, home on El llosque Road
for his petition outside the you get 'X amount of points. If you bUst a Homeowner Tom ·Scardina,· 62, startled
post office this week, McBill window you-~ X amount of pp~." : one of the teenage boys a5 he piKed a stolen
- who lives in his family . In the last week of I)ecember, several inflatable .. Santa· Clau on. Scaidina'a
home on Lobos Street but . oo.a Wa'e spray-painfe.d with ~--sym.. ~~· ~ ~ ~ ~-~-"~dball
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travels frequentlY while ~­ . : bola, ·inctuding sWastika&; ''Flr. :and-.~ :at·hia hou-.,·'lbi.IJI~··p flflflY.·bUt .
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ing the musical he's. said -be's .. ,.gari.e." · < '·· · ~later (ouod by~· .. · · ·
been Working on since June · .'" .. ·~It's · . ·~ng the items 'deputies conf'JSCated
2003 -planned to submit his
INltiCIS to Carmel City Hall.
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· seats closes Jan. 13 at 5-p.m .
h-v'il~lnrl· ir:ito ·tfje R'C>SSibilt-·
All three incumbents. -·
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McCloud and council mem ,_c...· spray-poi~ of q.· :. .
bers Ge{ard Rose and Paula ·· ~ house on. fhe 2900.
~ovac - .returned their block of Old 17 Mile
papers and had the signatures His. real name fs WJIIiam c·lement Winfie!d II, but this Drive two week~ ago,
verified by the Monterey . bearded man i;; runoing for mayor as "Dogman McBill.:" was the work of
County elections department, ·· He will probably be Su~ McCloud's ::'n~ ~hallenger. teenagers involved in a
cpinpetitive game. .
drtig.. .... Similar gmffiti was spray-
testing .. pointed on ~veral ot~er
School district says
homes in· P~bble .B~h,
.and dozens of car and
home windows
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agree; results. kept confidential Flanders Foundation·p rotests
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• CARMEL SCHOOL.officials are considering a·
vohmtary drug testing pr~ at the· mid~e and ,. By MARY.BROWNFIELD
high schools, with results delivered confidentl~ to
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the parents of a participating student, accor~g to MONTEREY County S~or Court would "make new .
Paul Behan, director of technology and 8pectal prd law,'' if a judge agreed Flanders 'Fo~dation ~ident Me~e
jects. The board heard the pi'oposal Jan. 9. . Billig illegally served the group's law~t on the ~1ty of Carmel m ·
Modeled after a 4-year-old program at San November. . ·
Clemente High School in Orange County's ·That's according to the nonprofit's response to a "motion to
.C apistrano Unified School District, the pr~ quash" fded last month by the city's attorney, Bill Conners. !fte .
would encourage kids and parentS.t~ talk about ille foundation is 51Png the city to stop the sale of Flanders Mansion,
gal drugs.and alcohol, school off'icials said, as well and Conners alleged Billig, as president of the foundation, was a
as give students a powerful reaso~ to say, ·~o.' · party to the ca5e and therefore could,n ot serve it. The two sides are . ·
"We are not about catching kids and gettmg them set to face off in front of'Judge Michael Fields at 9 a.m. J~. 20.
· in trouble with this program,'' Behan said ~ftet the · ''There is· neither ilatUte.nor case law ~t proVides for q~h.iclg
> meetin_g. ~.'We~~ .after. th~ kids .. ~o._ ~t·?~ .~~-.. · ···a Ji)andamus petition :beeause a· ~ nprofit corporate petitioner's ·.
pi~ ofa mmo, who· wan~ to say; ~.~ t d? t,bis. .directOr or agent for service .of ptocCss served the-petition," Sonoma
. . i:;:. ~ ~--·· ;" .~ . · Collll:ty attOrney Susan Brandt-Hawl~ wrote in response' to the .
~. · · . Tbe sc•ool ,voulda'~ know . . · cay~s motioo·J~ in December. Nonetheless, her office served the
· : Students and their parents woflld ~to agree·t o .c omplajnt on the city clerk again Dec. 9. . · . ·
.random testing. A priyate firm~w i>Uld c~ndu~t the
· testS· confidentially "in· a disc~e location m the li'o.Dildatioa is a 'Penon' .
sehool," according to Behan ;s staff rtp<?rt. About 25 A~~ording to Srandt-Hawley, the.city cited no l~al authority to
percent of ilie kids enrolled would ~ tested_e ach back its claim. "Oddly, while basing its argtunent on the fact that
year, and a student whp signed up wourd r~tam the ·Ms. Billig is somehow a party, the City does not support ~s ~tate-
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right to refuse, though parents wo\dd ~ nott~ed. . ment any way,", she wrote. .
The lab ~uld mail results to parents, and If a ~tu­ The Flanders Foundation "is a separate legal 'person,"' accord
dent .tested positive, the compail~ ~ould refer ~e . ing to Brandt-Sawley. "Th~ is no evi4en~ before the court -
family to an outside counseling -~· The ~s-
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See DRUGS page 18 A
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State pushes for testing gas in Monterey COunty
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By KELLY NIX associated with elewted iDdoor radon ~Is," 'said George radon-resistant constructio.n ~hniques and mitigatioo if
Faggella, staff environmental scientist for health services. high levels Qf the carcinogen are found.
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CALIFORNIA 'Department of Health ~ces ~ Radon, Which can affect homes of all ages, is a decay 1'here are effective and simple steps tbat can reduce high
urging local zaidents to have their homes tested for radon product of uranimn and naturallY occurs in soil and rock levels of radon, the state said. AlthoUgh cost dep=nds on a
an odor~ colorless, naturally occurring gas that's the sec beoeatb the home as -well wata: and buiJdini materials. Variety of factors, it ranges &om about $1,800 to $3,500. ·
· There are no ipvjwliate S}'D)PtOmS of radon exposure, but
ond leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. "A radon zone map of Mooterey County will be devel
The state mailed 28,000 notices to local homeowners at oped following the SW'Vey results," Faggella said. "It will . the gas is responsible for about 21,000 hmg ~ deaths
the end of December informing them of a free, voluDtary test probably contain three zones: high. mOderate and low radon each' year in the United ___. - -----
to ll1e8SUI'e radon levels . . potential zones." States, according to statistics
"Monterey County bas rock.·formatiQDS that have been Hcmes in a hi&h radon zooe may not necessarily have from the U.S. Environmental The only way
Protection Agency. ·
high levels of tbe gas, but c"""ra of having elevated ra4on
levels are greata" than in the other tWo zones, he said. Lung cancer usuaily to know if your
Conversely, a residence with high radon levels could be occurs from fJVe .to 25 years bouse bas
looated in a' low radon potential zone. . after eXJM>sure., and there is no
khaki's annual
-rbe only way to know if your bouse bas radon is to test .. evidence children are at radon is
for it," Faggella said. greater risk of radon-induced
. year end sale to test for it,
·. lung cancer than ·adults, the
Wlaere it co•es fro• EPA said .. officials say
up to 50% off 'JYpically, radon gas moves from undergtound layers of The free test; which takes
shale and granite, through the soil and into cracks of founda- . · less than three days, doesn't .
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.~is measured in picocmies per lrter (pCi/L). Ave_rage hold activities, Faggella said.
.. (adon concentrations range from Q.4 pCi/L outdoors, to. 1.3 The test involves closing windows and doors for 12 hours
ca•• .. tre•••rs·
pCi/L indoors. · · . before setting out the test kit. The kit is then placed for 48
If a home has levels of 4 pCi/L or more: a second short · hours in the loWest~level room frequented the inost.
term teSt to verify the ftrst one can be provided upon request, : "Participants in the Monterey screening study will receive ·
.......... Faggella said. . the test results," he .said. ,
.n.e.c.k.w. ear · ~·we've produced maps for Santa B~ Ventura.and Although the state insists .the data it collects will be con
south Los Angeles County and are currently analyzing data fidential, if a residence has a high level of radon, the home
from last year's program to produce a map for San Luis owner is required to disclose the il;lformation to a potential
Obispo County," he said. ~- . buyer. .
Health services hopes to use the collected data for public· "The law that covers disclosure otknown hazards applies
outreach ~d education, home-testing, and to encourage to radon as well," F~ggella said.
The project,
scree~ng
funded by a grant from the
jADE TcfirrJ.E CHINESE.MEDICINE CUNic EPA, coincides with the
agency's Nationai Radon
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:fh:Rf:·s A.loolc at some of the sigtiificant calls jogged by on Scenic Road. ,
Police&.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Subject bad too much to drink at a bar
the Cannel-by-the-Sea Police Department, the Carmel Fire
on San·C arlos Street. Subject refused to leave the bar per reqliest
• t Depatttnent and the Monterey County Sberiff•s Office last
of the bartender. Subject contacted and complied. He went to his
week. This week•s log was compiled by Mary Brownfield.
Sheriff's Log hotel room for the remainder of the evening.
NEWYEAR'S DAY Carmel-by-til~: Subject beard noises on his patio. He
thought it was talking and a subject using an .electric screwdriv
Carmtt-by4e-Sea: Seven citations were issued-to drivers er to open, the door. An area cb~k was made, and no one was ·in
for viQlations of the California Vebicle Code on Seventh Avenue, . the area.
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Fire engine responded to a water leak at
Carpenter. Street and 13th Avenue.
Barking dog scares Casanova and Second'. Firefighters helped the homeowner shut
·Carmel-by-tile-Sea: Reporting party said she struck and
damaged a parked vehicle in the parking _lot of an inn on off his washing machine which bad a brokeil wa~ hose. She
elderly felines · J~pero Street. No injuries, and the parties decided to exchange was advised to replace the hose.
information. This repOrt is for insurance documentation onJy.
See POLICE LOG page 6RE
Carmel-by~e-Sea: City tree limb felt on a parked vehicle
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THE TIMES MAGAZINE CROSSWORD PUZZLE
N~W. YORK
AMATEUR POKER PARTY BY MICHAEL ASHLEY I EDITED BY W ILL SHORTZ
ACROSS 53 Canasta plays 107"Now I get it" . 15 Denture parts
1 Quakers or Shakers 56 Budapest-born 109 Baseball Hall-of 16Tremendously
5 Old film magnate conductor .. FamerFox 17 50-0, e.g.
Zukor 58Aattens Ill The artist tried 181n use
ll'Bill collector? 60 Core of a PC to ... 24 Verb origin of suis
lSLow-_.- 61Radiant 117 Keyboard 'and sont
19 1940's-50's actress 62 Almost too much. commands l6 Scratched (out)
Raines 64 Awestruck Ill National park in 29Talcer of a bow?
20 State bordered by 66 Bottom line .fi.gure · Colorado 31 Electric flux
the Colorado River .69 The arsonist tried 122The hair stylist symbols
21''lt is my to ... tried to .. : ·32Modem
suggestion ..... 71 Shades of red .126Angle (off) su6scription
22 Baseball star born 73 Srs. may take it 127_Patient wife of Sir service
'n Santo Domingo 74 Shakespearean Geraint 33Zigzag
23 The marijuana term of address ,(l8Big bookseller 36Frighten
deaJer tried to ... 75 The demolitions 129 Somalia-born 37 War tactic
25 Confidentially expert tried to ... . supermodel 381be telemarketer
rlWasted 79Fuel 130 Louver fe8ture tried to ...
l8 The veterinarian 82 Use over, as tea 131 Somewhat, to 400ne of the ones
tried to ... leaves Salieri waiting in "Waiting
30Goesoff 83 SoW!ta finales 132Counters for Godot" t=--+-+-~I---
34fide fora 84 Tragic figure in · ' 133Miss 42Manuscript marks
50-Across Greek myth 430ffshoot of punk
35 Ointon or Dole: . _8 5 Ending with rest or DOWN rock
Abbr. . · fest 11999war 45The rtoode.:o. rider
··~Crosstown rival of 86 Wheel on a spur combatant tried
the Bruins SsSiipby , 2 Ben Gurion arrival 46Crow•s home
39 Store outside a 91 All-purpose 3Sister in myth · 47 Gives an electric
city? connector 4 Refinement jolt
41 "When I was young .. 92 Bale lava 5Bowl over 51 Supplement
" ingredients 6Cry made with a S4 Place marker
44 What markers may 94 RCA competitor head-slap 55 More stylis.h 72 Big name in . . . 89Broad lO~"The Mod Squad" liS It h~lps prevent
represent 96Give lift 7 What I will always 57 Go where one's not women's tennis 90 List ender role· runs: Abbr.
75 Raise. with "up" l06Wolf's prey
48 Actre~s Vardalos 981t may get into deep be? welcome 93 Popular l;tte-night 1)6 philosopher David
76 So~g-~d-dance .108"And the_ goes
49 Bette Midler and water 8Prune 591itle girl in a 1979. host ., 118 First name in
others 99 Old-fashioned 9T.A. 's superior #I hit special 95 Home of the to ... " • newspaper humor
sO All-wise one adventute 10 Is averse to 63Start ofa full house 77"Unbeljevable!" . superhighways HI. llOWeb biz 119 Vitamin bottle info.
declaration, maybe 78Aitemative 111 Auto lie. bureaus
52 Bird f~er fill 101 FQOd for thought? '11 Related to H2and H3 for short
102Forward 12" Jt Time" 65Luke Skywalker's education institute 112 Part of a Hollywood
father since)the 1960's ~Actresses Fulton archive ' 120Personal ID's
104 Urban gridwork: (1~7 hjt) 67Pairedup ~ 80 w.w . n menace< • and Brennan 113 Fishing. perhaps 123 Keyboard key -
Answe; to puzzle Abbr. 13 P1aster base
68 "No dice" 81 Salon jobs 100 Ron Howard flick 114 _ Laszlo sltin 124China' Lao-_
on page JJA. 10542-Down users, for 1_4 Instruments played
short by 3-Down 70 Part o{ H.R.H. 87 Ton of money of 1999 · care products 125In
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City's lost-and found ·i nclu,ges cash, c(lmeras and fake jewelry
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By MARY BR<?WNFIELD . company keeps half the proceeds, actording to Mukai, and Rolexes or anything like that - bicycles, a lot of costume
A the city has collected about $1,000 from the sales so f3!:. jewelry,:' he said. "We haven't bad anything worth a signifi-
. PEDESTRIAN ·who fo~d loose bills s~ along ••Basically, it's like eBay - you register and bid - and cant amount. We bad one painting, and it said, 'Renoir,' but it
Cas:anova Street turned the cash. over to the Carmel Police there are some amazing lmds ip there," he said. Larger law happened to be a print."
'Department New Year's Eve. If it goe8 unclaimed by its right.:. · enforcement ag~ies collect On Tuesday, the Carmel City Council voted withQut dis-
ful owner for 90 days, the fmder will become ·the keeper, a staggering amount of ·1~t, cussion to let the police department unload two old patrol
according to Sgt. Mel Mukai, who keeps track of found prop- not only through lost-and- vehicles. An unmarked 1997 Ford Crown Victoria and a
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ertY for the pol~ce department. . . · · found but during criminal marked 1998 Crown.Vic have reportedly ~ked up excessiw
may online s. ales b!Y
"It have just fallen out 9f someone's purse or pock- investigations, and much of it mileage, are experiencing mechanical problems and have
et," Mukai said Since details of the fmd will be used to. val- ends up at auction. sustained · considera~le
police. depart-
idate a claim, tdukai would not say how much money was "In a bag of jewelcy items·. wear. the deparbnent
ments from aU
involved, but he said it is not a windfall. they tbo.ugbt -was costume replaces patrol cars on a
Oo several occasions, people have found and turned over , jewelry, they found a $30,000 regular basis.· .
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substantial ~unts of cash, much of which was later ring," Mukai said ·of one "Tjm_ely_djspo~_Q(sur-
clainwl by the grateful ~le who )J.ad:Joltif. . . Southern Calit'omia agency. ··' . - plus.equipmcilt'ifcntiatin ..
. The lmder probably could have~ a-y,~ pocket- "And ~ ~ ODe,~ of maxim.iziog ~ return. ·on
ing it,'but state law stipulates duit:foUbd,.~;Qlust be Jewelry a wbile ago that~ . . ::~·_._ the ·residual V$lue of. ·
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tmned ifthere's a ~nable ~itS ~-owner can apppised at more~-$100,000." . pOlice vehicle," accO(diiif• . ,'
be located, If the item is worth inore ~ -$2SQ, the police . . Prior•f<)'using the-Internet tQ.unloadjeweky, gadgets and to the staff report. _
department must advertise it, bopiDg the PerioD·• losti t Odie£. $t1dJ' Piebd:UP. off the s11eets of C8rmel, the dep8tt- ''Expenditures: tO maintain
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. will be desperately com~~g ~the cta5sl6Cds ···~a.~~ -on house in Northern Califorma·_ . an oldet·poliCe .vehicle can
of information. ~ -~ tab custody of the goods, ~II them and wnte far exceed the ·'fair' IDaltet-
. · CPD a check. · , value frir ~ Clquipment."
At the audiO. ~use Mukai said he plans to sell oft' the next load of inventory, The coUncil voted to Presented by
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· · But eventually, unclaimed items are sold at auction: Since . wtiich includes expensive jewelry, as far as he knOws, in declare ~:VehiCles surpltis
M;ukai.began nmning the property-department two years ago, .~h or April. and ~U·~_at auction.
. .BRAIN INJURY
CPD bas worked with ProPertyRoom._co~ an online auction .. ' __ci Jfs kind of mundane stuff: cameras, old watc~ ~ nOt · .. . BOMECARE
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Aftei bids, school board sticks with firm. for bond projects
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By MARY BROWNFIElD Jan. 9. Long also suggested, the board OK the appointment
But Wald, Ruhnke & Dqst, based in Monterey, haS" the . pr9cess and procedures for the · even-person committee that
CARMEL UNIFIED School District board members largest staff, which Long said would help keep numerous will ove·r .ee the bond's administration, as required by the
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again selected Wald Ruhnke Dost t handle their bond simlrltaneous construction projects on sc edule. . · state educatron code. The group must include "at h~ast one
projects and OK'd the process for appointing a tate-mandat- ''We also have a track recorcj with Wald, Ruhnke & Dost," member active in a business
ed oversight committee Monday night. · . she said. "We worked with them to renovate structures in the organization representing the
The board initially voted iri November" to give the job to district, they have come in on time and under budget - they local business community, ·
With $21.5M
the archite.ctural firm, which oversaw construction under the are a' known entity." · one member active in a bona
successful 2000 bond measure, without seeking bids from fide' taxpayers' o·rganiz(,ltion, to spend, the
competitors. But lawyers advised the district"last month'that . Two unanimous votes one member active in a PTA
·school board
because the. . November 2005 bond measure needed only 55 By contrast, the district has no relationship with the othe,r or parent-teacher group, one
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percent approval to pass, the district W<?Uid have to issue firms, she said, and hiring a newc.omer "cpuld result in com- member active in a senior cit hires a
request for qualifications from other arc.hitects: . peting architectural styles." · izens' organization, and one
tried-and-true
CUSD received proposals from .four architectural firms, The committee of Long, school superintendent Marvin parenl or guardian of a child
according to business services director Judy Long. One was Biasotti, operations manager D~n Paul and trustee Ernie enrolled in the district" architect
immediately eliminat~d due to lack of experience with Lostrom unanimously recommended WR&D. Steck, Long and Biasotti
schools in California.' . Board member Annette Yee Stec~ asked ifa ny of the com worked together to figure out
"The three_r emaining are all qualified," ~e told the board peting firms had exp~rtise in constructing theaters or envi what the committee shol;lld
ronmentally green buildings such as those listed among the do. . .
major projects to be paid for with the $21.5 million· bOnd. . "We decided to focus on making sure \Ve comply with the
Long said they did not. · law," Steck said. Other oversight committees they examined
The board unanimously agreed to hire WD&R. ran' the gamut, "from being very close to the law, all the way
· to going much further than the law." CUSD opted for the
most flexibility and a committee that "meets all the require- ·
ments, yet is simple:" ·
The committee, which will ltave no say in how the bond
money is . spent, will monitor expenditures to dete~ne
whether the district .is using the funds for a specific list of
proj~cts, as promised to voters. Members will have access to
financial and performance audits and will in_spect the work.
The group will alsor keep the public informed. .
Members will serve for ~o years without pay, meet at
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least once annually, be subject to the Brown Act governing
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Residents warned as mountain lion strikes again in Pacific Grove
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.. . .. ,. ·• ' Pacific Orove~sidents when a mountain·l ion is nearby. attacked by mountain lion in Pacific Grove .
The'discovery came about a month after two other deer, "If they have a choice of any food source, mountain lions
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PACIFIC police say dtey've.· at also believed to be killed by a cougar, were discovered ·in prefer deer;' the chief said. · . '
least one, possibly two sm~l deer ~er~ killed_by a ~ountain . Pacific ·Grove. One of those animals was found on the 18th The Jan. 6 carcass was discovered by employees of the
lion during the fmt week of Januaty. . · · ·, · . Green, while the second Was discovered near the beach at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The one
carcass
A deer WaS found the morning of Jan. 4 near the intersection of Ocean View and Asilomar boulevards. two days earlier was found by a golf course worker, Miller
18th Hole of the city's golf course, ·w.ftile·anothet-care~s wa8 Miller said ~ere is still some question· whether·the deer said, ·
discovered Jan ..6 near the 1Oth Hole. fotm,d Jan! 4 was a victim of a mountain lion or something The police have been working with the stat~'s department
. "Wh_t;n'we l~ked at the first deer, 'we:d iought th8t it could else. . of fish aild game and rangers at Asilomar State Beach to
have been killed by a coyote," sai,c:l poli.~-cb;ief.C~ MiUer. · . ·"~en· our animal control officer looked for ~cks, he , · nio~itor the area's mountain lions; which are protected by
all f.il!-,
"But the second one..h ad ~e ~~ ot) ~~'?D' and _ couldn'.tfiii~·any," he said. · · strict laws. Law enforcement officials can only kill one if
we put oot .a t~lephone jl}ert to peqtle m.~·Bref. ' . : :- · A ·reserve police officer reported sJ>otting a small moun- people are directly threatened:
The .city has an automated phone_s ystem it 'uses to warn tain lion Jan. 2, but Miller said it .c_ould have been something , "The law doesn't even allow us to trap and relocate until
else. · the lion has been deemed a public safety hazard," Miller said.
·"We do have other animals out there," he said. "We have "And it's hard to relocate a lion."
coyotes and bobcats that could be mistaken for a mountain Before the carcasses were folUld this mont~. :at least 12
m.
lion." . ~ deer were killed. the city between -March 2004 and
December 2005, police said.
Food of choice: deer But the recent sightings aren't calise for panic, just cau-·
There have -been several ~ountain lion sightings in tion, Miller said.
P;,.cific G~ove .thr~ugh the .years, though the animals are "like ~'The police s~ ourSelves as stewards of our en~iron­
ghosts" and very hard to locate, Miller said. ·ment,'' he said. "But-w~~~t: you }lave a large· predator in
There have been no reports of domestic animals or people the area, you haye_t «tlt~~med .": · · · ·
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VolunteeJ;, $.$ shortages force fire brigades to improvise
BY CHRIS COUNTS U.S., bringing a iense of order alld safety tp they couldn't get housing in Big Sur," has long sought additional funding from the
new communities. Even after the advent of explained Frank Pinney, Big Sur volunteer .local community - but not by raising taxes.
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ITS terrain, winding the paid firefighter in the mid-19th century, . f1re chief. "When we started out, o\Jr fU'St f1re chief,
roads iutd scattered population, Big Sur isn't many volunteer f1re brigades continued to The f1re brigade has an annual bQdget of Walter Trotter, ~d we should provide ser
the easie$t place to fight f1res or make ambu- flourish. But changing demOgraphics, rising abOut $150,000. Its only source of public vice without taxation," he said. "We've con
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lance calls. · costs and· diminishing public funding have funding is Proposition 172, a half. .cent sales tinued that." .
And the two volunteer f1re brigades that forced the two Big Sur f1re brigades to con tax approved by voters in 1993. While Still, PiJ;mey conceded that a dwindling
. provide emergency· services along the Big sider reinventing themselve$. Proposition 172 funding helps pay for many membership could force th¢ f1re brigade to
Sur coast are facing uncertain fu~es of the brigade's operating expenses, there hire paid f~refighters, a move that · would
because they can't fmd enough volunteers. DoMI tlae coast isn't enough money left over for important require the · organization to reconsider its, · ·
"It's getting hard and harder to fmd new F(OIIl Hwricane Point, which is located equipment upgrades. Pinney described most funding options.
volun~," said Cheryl Goetz, cJrief of the about 14 miles south of Carmel, to the San of the brigade's fire engines as "long- "In order to sustain an emergency .s taff,
Mid-Coast Fire Brigade. "Everyone is too Luis Obispo County . line, the Big Sur toothed." . we 'U have to think outside ·the box,'' he said.
busy to respond to calls." Volunteer Fire Brigade is respo~ible for . "Our average f1re engine is about 20 years · .S till, Pinney is optimistic funding ulti
''The lack of volunteer. f~refighters is a providing emergency seriices to the resi- old and some are more than 30 years .old," he mately Will materialize for the ·simple reason
national trend," explained Tom McKinney, . dents and visitors of a nearly 60-mile stretch said .
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who recruits firefighters for New York ofcoastl~. . Faced with a shortfall, the ftre brigade See BRIGADES page 27A.
"The f1re station is no longer the hub of the Formed in 1974, the brigade bas 35 active
cominunity. Volunteering takes time and members. But one ~f the biggest challenges
people just doi t' t have it." facing the organization is keeping roofs over
It wasn't always that way. Volunteer f1re their heads. While ~uch of M_onterey ·
brigBdes - fii'St esta}>lished in this country County faces a housing crunch, the rental
by Benjamin F~in in 173'6 - played a market in Big Sur is famously fickle.
vital role in the westward expansion of the "We've lost two key. members because
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GENERAL&. ESTHETIC DENTISTRY Despite being swathed in fog Wednesday,· the new Mick:oast Volunteer fire Brigade Station
MONDAY-THURSDAY OPEN 6:30AM· w9s keeping its engines wqrm and dry. For the first time since the brigade's. inception, its
SW CORNER OF LINCOLN & TfH AVENUE engines have shelter overhead. · . ·
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