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A celebration of the Carmel lifestyle … a special section … inside this week! In YourDreams VolumeThe 105 No. 41 Carmelwww.carmelpinecone.com Pine ConeOctober 11-17, 2019 T RUS T ED BY LOCALS AND LOVED BY VISI T ORS SINCE 1 9 1 5 Police hunt random shooters in Carmel, C.V. Commission likes By MARY SCHLEY A resident near Lincoln and 11th reported hearing gun- fire Sunday night around 10:15 p.m., according to Cmdr. Golden Bough plan AT LEAST two people playing with guns shot up Luke Powell, but officers couldn’t find anyone. Monterey road signs in Carmel and Carmel Valley early this week County Sheriff’s deputies “also received numerous calls n Neighbors oppose; groundbreaking and even hit a house on Rio Road where two small chil- regarding gunshots being heard in the county area of Car- dren were sleeping, according to law enforcement. mel throughout the night,” he said. requires lengthy zoning change “The following morning, when the sun came up, CPD officers went back to the area of the Carmel call and con- By MARY SCHLEY ducted a more thorough area check and located numerous .22-caliber shell casings in the areas of Monte Verde and PLANNING COMMISSIONERS were perplexed by Santa Lucia, Dolores and Santa Lucia, Rio and Santa Lu- residents who complained about noise and other issues cia, and Lasuen and Rio,” Powell said. at the Golden Bough Playhouse but opposed plans that The stop signs on eastbound Santa Lucia at those inter- would mitigate them, and unanimously supported owner sections each had one bullet hole, as did the “Keep Right” Pacific Repertory Theatre’s proposal for expanded office sign in the Rio Road median. While the bullets pierced the space, an enclosed lobby in front of the small Circle The- stop signs, the round in the median sign got lodged in the atre, sound buffering around the whole building, and other wood post behind it. Powell said the spent casings were improvements inside and out when they discussed them collected as evidence. Wednesday evening. But the work, including cosmetic change to the exterior Home hit and new seating inside, won’t be done anytime soon, be- It might have been the round that pierced the stop sign cause the zoning for the theater needs to be changed, and at Rio Road that ended up going through the home on that that requires environmental review and approval by the street, according to Monterey County Sheriff’s Cmdr. John planning commission, city council and California Coastal Thornburg. Commission. “It may have gone through the sign and into the house,” he said. The resident reported around 9:45 a.m. Oct. 7 that Theater in the hood the bullet penetrated the bedroom walls where an infant Located between Monte Verde and Casanova streets be- and a 4-year-old were sleeping, but no one was injured. tween Eighth and Ninth avenues, the Golden Bough has its In Carmel Valley Village Monday night about 8 p.m., own special zone, the Theatrical District, and is surround- residents reported hearing gunfire and deputies discovered ed by single-family homes. The property is the only one in PHOTO/ERIC COTTER four signs were hit on Holman and Flight roads, as well as the city with that zoning, and assistant planner Evan Kort Sheriff’s deputies believe a 24-year-old woman and a 25-year-old on Ford, Pilot and Carmel Valley roads, he said. “Someone said the city’s codes are practically silent on the rules for man shot up this stop sign and others in Carmel Valley and Carmel appears to be shooting up signs.” it, other than that the theater should be subject to the same Sunday and Monday. Bullets hit cars and a house, too. Deputies retrieved numerous .22-caliber casings in the design regulations and limitations as homes are. Village, though it wasn’t clear if the same gun was used Those standards “significantly restrict potential addi- in Carmel. tions and modifications to the theater building,” he said. Coastal commission Powell said Thursday that the sheriff’s office had iden- “When this code section was adopted, the intent may have tified suspects and recovered the rifle, but Thornburg been to limit any future additions or expansions to the the- could not confirm that. “It’s scary that whoever is doing ater. However, this is not explicitly stated in the zoning desal hearing set the shooting doesn’t have any thought of what is direct- code.” ly behind the signs, like houses and people,” Powell said. By CHRIS COUNTS “Thank goodness no one has been hurt.” See THEATER page 19A AFTER TWENTY-FOUR years of legal battles and Animals are great department countless delays, the fate of a drought-proof water sup- ply for the Monterey Peninsula is now in the hands of the California Coastal Commission, which will consider Cal- Pig strolls through Dogs get world’s ifornia American Water’s application for a permit to build and operate a desalination plant near Marina when it meets Nov. 13-15 in Half Moon Bay. C.V. shopping center ritziest water bowl The plant would be able to produce 6.4 million gallons of fresh water per day. By CHRIS COUNTS By MARY SCHLEY If all goes according to plan, the coastal commissioners will weigh in on Cal Am’s application sometime Thursday, THOSE WHO wistfully remember the days when IN A town where dogs rule over all, being able to Nov. 14, Cal Am spokesperson Catherine Stedman told everybody had a chicken coop and cars stopped for run freely on the beach, hang out at almost any restau- The Pine Cone. horses crossing Carmel Valley Road will be happy to rant, reliably find cookies in practically every downtown hear a pig went on a ramble this week through the for- shop, lap water from bowls outside upscale spots like See DESAL page 16A mer Mid-Valley Center, which is now known as “The Tiffany & Co., and even have their very own drinking See PIG page 21A See DOGS page 21A NEW CITY ATTORNEY ALREADY ON THE JOB By MARY SCHLEY BRIAN PIERIK took his seat at the city council dais Tuesday afternoon during his first full day as city attorney. The council approved a contract with his firm, Burke, Wil- liams & Sorenson, the previous afternoon, when members also thanked and said farewell to Jon Giffen, who has han- dled the job on a temporary basis since former city attor- ney Glen Mozingo left last spring. In May, the city received 14 applications from attor- neys interested in the job, and in August, the council inter- viewed four finalists before ultimately selecting Pierik and PHOTO/REGINALD REGALADO PHOTO/MARY SCHLEY his firm, which will also provide an assistant city attorney This handsome hog got loose this week in Mid-Valley, providing Pups can belly up to the new dog bar at a posh Scenic Road a spectacle for all who witnessed it. house, but what about cats and raccoons? See ATTORNEY page 18A Attention readers: Don’t forget that you can have the complete Carmel Pine Cone delivered every Thursday evening to your tablet, laptop, PC or phone — with no banner ads, popups, click bait or paywalls. We also don’t harvest your data or make you create an account or password. Free subscriptions available at www.carmelpinecone.com. 2A The Carmel Pine Cone October 11, 2019 Sandy Claws By Lisa Crawford Watson shop new A toast to Whiskey JUST ABOUT everybody believes their puppy is fall now the cutest thing ever. And most folks like to think their dog is the smartest anyone’s ever met. Whis- edward green key just might be both. A rescue who came from Napa through friends peter millar of friends via Facebook, the little red Australian cat- santarelli tle dog mix was just 8 weeks old when he arrived at his Pebble Beach home. Within a week, his person on cloud had him house trained and sitting on command. eleventy “I had a dog trainer come to the house, and she said, ‘This is a special boy. If you don’t want him, I’ll ag jeans take him right home.’ He just gets it. Every day he boglioli matures in years,” his person said. Whiskey’s person crate-trained him by placing canali a cookie inside the crate, but quickly realized he alden needed neither the training nor the crate. “I’ve had many dogs in my life, but this one is eton really special,” she said. isaia Whiskey got his name because he’s the color of it, and because his person likes to hear the word & more roll off her tongue, even more than she likes the taste of it. “Whiskey’s a catchy word, easy to say,” she said. trunk show oct 26th “And it’s a great name for calling a dog – ‘Whiiiis- keyyyy’!” MORE INFO AT Although Whiskey won’t go to the beach until introducing him to other dogs along Scenic Road KHAKISOFCARMEL.COM/EVENTS he’s had all his shots, his person has been casually and the trails near Quail Lodge and in Pebble Beach. CARMEL PLAZA • OCEAN AVE • 831-625-8106 “Whiskey loves his exercise and is tenacious about it,” she said. “We’re out twice a day, getting it done.” Book Signings & Readings PURSUIT Visit our 16,000 sq. ft. 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