Carmel Pine Cone, July 24, 2015 (Main News)
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Carmel Pine Cone Sherlock TheVolume 101 No. 30 Carmel On the Internet: www.carmelpinecone.com Pine Cone July 24-30, 2015 TRUSTED BY LOCALS AND LOVED BY VISITORS SINCE 1915 House fire in Pebble Supes ban parking on north side Beach, lightning fires of Rio Road to add bike lanes all over the place By MARY SCHLEY people have to cross in areas where many motorists drive too fast. n Garage, VW Bug burned on Colton Road THE MONTEREY County Board of Supervisors on The county “has been working on a project to rehabili- Tuesday unanimously voted to eliminate parking along the tate the pavement on Rio Road from Highway 1 to Atherton By MARY SCHLEY north side of Rio Road between Atherton and Oliver, in Drive,” county engineer Ryan Chapman told the supervi- order to add northbound and southbound bike lanes. sors at the July 21 meeting. “While this project was being A NEIGHBOR who called 911 after seeing smoke in the The change is part of a repaving project slated for this developed, members of the public requested adding addi- area of Colton and Lopez roads in Pebble Beach last Thursday year, and proponents said the new lanes will make the road tional features to the roadway to accommodate bicycles and evening helped avert a fire that could have been devastating not safer for kids riding to school and tourists out exploring, pedestrians.” just to the homeowners, but to others in the Forest, if it had even while opponents argued the ban would create parking con- a few more minutes to spread, according to Cal Fire Battalion gestion elsewhere and make the road even less safe, as more See ROAD page 30A See FIRE page 14A Concern growing with crowds at Pfeiffer Beach By CHRIS COUNTS crumbling, and the uphill side of the road needs to be cleared.” LIKE POINT Lobos State Reserve, Pfeiffer Beach doesn’t have enough parking to accommodate the See BEACH page 16A crowds who want to visit during the summer, and just like they do at Point Lobos, they park along the shoulders of Highway 1, often block- ing the bicycle lane in the process. But while it only takes a minute or two for most people to walk from their cars to Point Lobos, those who visit Pfeiffer Beach must hike two miles down narrow, winding Sycamore Canyon Road — and the same to get PHOTO/COURTESY CALFIRE back to their vehicles. The ever-increasing sight of people carrying beach chairs and A garage and an old VW burned on Colton Road in Pebble Beach last pushing baby strollers up and down the road Thursday evening. Fire investigators haven’t said what the cause was. — which also provides access to several dozen homes — has locals shaking their heads. n Freak storm startles residents, sparks blazes “You’ve got a one-lane road with two-way traffic and hundreds of pedestrians,” longtime By MARY SCHLEY resident Scott Parker told The Pine Cone. “It’s dangerous — somebody’s going to get hurt.” A SUDDEN lightning storm, punctuated with occasional Parker said the risks are increased by the downpours and some sprinkles, roared through the Monterey poor condition of the road. PHOTO/WWW.VISUAL-AERIALS.COM Peninsula early “Maintenance on Sycamore Canyon is An amateur drone photographer posted online this spectacular picture of a Sunday morning, almost non-existent,” he explained. “Potholes winter sunset at Pfeiffer Beach, adding to the publicity that’s turned the once- awakening resi- remain for months. The edges of the road are secret spot into a major tourist destination. dents, terrifying dogs and cats, and sparking several blazes that kept local fire crews MASSY MEHDIPOUR DeepWater says its scrambling for the rest of the day. SAYS HER CRITICS ARE desal plant could be The most signif- icant blaze started SEXIST XENOPHOBES in operation in 2017 just before 6:30 a.m., when light- By KELLY NIX By KELLY NIX ning struck a hill- side near Point THE SILICON Valley entrepreneur at the center of a DESPITE THE fact that it would use open ocean Lobos, behind the battle over her historic house in Pebble Beach is accusing a intakes — a method highly disfavored by the California Hudson Ranch neighbor of opposing her plans to raze the structure and Coastal Commission — an official with DeepWater Desal property off High- replace it with a larger house because he’s sexist and says the company’s proposed Moss Landing desal plant way 1. doesn’t like foreigners. Her attorney also said she’s the sub- could be operating in just two years. “That was prob- ject of a “witch hunt.” Cal Am’s desal plant in Marina is already undergoing ably about an acre, Massy Mehdipour, CEO of the venture capital firm initial testing, and its EIR is nearly finished, putting Cal Am with very heavy Jotter, wants to tear down a house she owns at 1170 Signal at the forefront of developing an alternative water supply to leaf debris, needle Hill, just off 17 Mile Drive, in order to build an 11,933- the overdrafted Carmel River. But Cal Am’s project has run debris and branch- square-foot structure she says would be her dream house. into glitches, including a possible conflict of interest es lying on the But the original home, built in 1958, was designed by well involving a subcontractor, which could delay its projected PHOTO/SYDNEY STILWELL floor of the forest,” known mid-century architect Richard Neutra. 2019 completion. A firefighter douses a tree in the yard of a P.B. said Cal Fire Some of Mehdipour’s neighbors, including Sam Reeves DeepWater Desal spokesman David Armanasco said his home Sunday morning to make sure it doesn’t and Tony Ridder, have joined a group of architectural company’s proposal — officially called the Monterey Bay catch fire after being struck by lightning during See LIGHTNING an unusual summer storm. page 14A See MEHDIPOUR page 9A See DESAL page 12A Have the complete Carmel Pine Cone delivered every Thursday evening to your iPad, laptop, PC or phone. Free subscriptions available at www.carmelpinecone.com 2A The Carmel Pine Cone July 24, 2015 Sandy Claws By Lisa Crawford Watson hoping for another when she met Harvey’s person in The corgi with the crooked tail town, and happily adopted her. She also brought home an orange marmalade tabby she named Joe, MIMI IS a brindle-colored cardigan Welsh corgi, and raised the puppy and kitten, now 8, as brother not to be confused with the Queen’s Pembrokes. and sister. Three years ago, she brought home Pippy, Originally considered variations of the same breed, by a black-and-white tuxedo cat, and the little trio has 1934, the cardigans and Pembrokes had been classi- bonded. fied separately; the former as descended from the “When he goes for walks around the block near the dachshund family, and the latter, the spitz. While this Forest Theater,” says Mimi’s person, “the cats slink has never been verified, there is evidence in the ears, along behind, and now and then they’ll catch up and feet and bone structure to suggest it may be true. pounce on her, just for fun.” Mimi is a pretty little thing who was destined by Mimi likes to go to the beach, where she’s most birthright to a future of fame and fortune – her broth- interested in herding the children at play. She’s also er, Harvey, also of Carmel, is one of the most decorat- intrigued by the abilities of a retriever that sometimes ed dogs in the history of the show circuit. But she was accompanies her. 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