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Carmel Pine Cone, June 11, 2021 (Main News) VolumeThe 107 No. 24 Carmelwww.carmelpinecone.com Pine ConeJune 11-17, 2021 T RUS T ED BY LOCALS AND LOVED BY VISI T ORS SINCE 1 9 1 5 After losing mom, seal pup finds new home Virus restrictions By CHRIS COUNTS ending Tuesday AN ORPHANED elephant seal pup who charmed Point Lobos visitors last month before facing a setback is now doing well in his new n Is the county’s epidemic over? home, Point Reyes National Seashore. Known to those at the Marine Mammal Cen- By KELLY NIX ter in Sausalito as “Overcast,” the male pup was found on a beach just north of Cambria in March MONTEREY COUNTY residents will be able to stop suffering from malnutrition. According to the cen- wearing face masks in most situations beginning June 15, ter, pups are often separated from their mothers as California launches its highly publicized reopening day during storms and have trouble surviving on their and the California Department of Public Health no longer own. requires fully vaccinated residents to mask up before go- Overcast spent nearly two months at the center, ing into shops, restaurants and other indoor and outdoor where he was at first fed through a tube. Soon, venues. The change will align the state’s guidelines with what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention he was able to drink “fish smoothies” made of PHOTO/COURTESY POINT LOBOS FOUNDATION ground herring and water. Eventually, he was able recommended as of May 13. to consume a whole herring. An elephant seal pup who was released last month by the Marine Mammal The rules taking effect Tuesday also mean the end of Center at Point Lobos State Reserve takes a detour on his way to the ocean, almost all social distancing and capacity restrictions on Makes friends, needs help and visits a restroom. businesses, churches, athletic events and other public gath- Overcast was released on Weston Beach at erings. Only “mega events” — such as professional sports Point Lobos May 5. But instead of getting into the ocean uncommon for a young elephant seal to stay and explore a and large concerts — will still have restrictions. right away, he hung out on land for a few days. He was general area post-release,” she observed. There will also continue to be some situations where even photographed visiting a restroom, and he bonded Unfortunately, Overcast wasn’t mature enough to fend everyone will have to wear masks regardless of vaccination with staff. “Thanks to park aide Connie Speer for keeping for himself. Experts from the center returned to Point Lo- status. On Wednesday, state Health and Human Services track of this wayward seal until open water again beck- bos May 12 and found the pup at Whaler’s Cove, where he secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly outlined those places, which oned,” the Point Lobos Foundation said. was rescued a second time and brought back to Sausalito. include public transit, such as airplanes, buses, taxis and Dr. Cara Field, the center’s medical director, said there was nothing unusual about Overcast’s behavior. “It is not See PUP page 14A See REOPEN page 15A Rapist who attacked woman in driveway gets 25-to-life Big increase in rates By MARY SCHLEY was sentenced by Monterey County Superior Court Judge OK’d by sewer board Pamela Butler Friday to the maximum 25 years to life in THE 21-YEAR-OLD Salinas resident who raped and prison. Isaac Garcia pleaded guilty in April to forcible rape By KELLY NIX terrorized a 61-year-old woman in the driveway of her and admitted causing significant injuries and using a fire- vacation home near Carmel Beach more than a year ago arm, which added to the severity of his punishment. MONTHLY SEWER service rates for homeown- ers and businesses on the Monterey Peninsula will climb Cameras key about 50 percent on July 1 and go up steadily until 2025, The attack occurred May 4, 2020, shortly after 6:30 when they will be more than 120 percent higher, the sewer FIERY CAR CRASH DESTROYS a.m. as the woman was loading items into a car in the district board of directors decided this week. driveway of her vacation home on 13th near Scenic. Gar- Despite a wave of opposition to the service rate in- P.G. PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING cia pinned her against the vehicle and beat her, first with crease, the 10-member Monterey One Water board Mon- his fist and then with a pistol until she fell to the ground, day voted 6-4 in favor of it. n Driver identified with dental records where he continued to hit her and raped her. He also re- The timing of the rate hikes, citizens and business peatedly threatened to kill her, according to prosecutor groups told Monterey One Water’s board of directors, Danielle VanDamme. By KELLY NIX Witnesses described the attacker and his car, and a See RATES page 14A city-owned traffic camera on Rio Road provided images THE DRIVER of a pickup truck who plowed into a City of Pacific Grove public works building last weekend See SENTENCED page 16A and died in the fiery crash has been identified. Cool dude on Dolores Pacific Grove police said that on June 5 at about 1 a.m., someone traveling southbound on Grove Acre Avenue in a Ford Ranger pickup truck crossed Sunset Drive and kept Plan to hold migrants at on going, crashing through a chain-link fence and into a public works building. Camp Roberts shelved “The collision caused the vehicle and building to be- By KELLY NIX See CRASH page 23A THE FEDERAL government has indefinitely post- poned a plan to use Camp Roberts as a detention center for thousands of unaccompanied migrant children who have streamed across the southern border over the past several months. The Biden administration, in an attempt to contend with the crisis at the border, had been considering using Camp Roberts to house as many as 5,000 unaccompanied minors, most of them from Mexico and Central America. ‘Dropped significantly’ The plan was for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to care for the asylum-seeking children until they could be placed in the care of family members, friends or guardians. But a spokeswoman for Democratic U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s office said Tuesday that the plan isn’t expected to happen anytime soon. “HHS has put Camp Roberts on an indefinite hold,” Sarah Cronin told The Pine Cone. “The number of un- accompanied minors coming to the border has dropped PHOTO/COURTESY RICH PEPE PHOTO/P.G. PUBLIC WORKS significantly, so the HHS has decided not to pursue using Fire destroyed a Pacific Grove city building last weekend after a Camp Roberts at this time.” In town with friends, former President Barack Obama had driver crashed through a fence and struck the structure in his pickup dinner in the private room at Little Napoli Sunday. Rumor has truck. The driver was killed. See MIGRANTS page 14A it he enjoyed the pappardelle Bolognese. See page 9A. 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 June 11, 2021 Sandy Claws By Lisa Crawford Watson CRANBERRY See Remi run WHEN SHE got her cat, 15 years ago, she con- sidered naming her Remi but decided the name BLAST ! would be more suitable for a dog. So she called the RAW GOAT MILK cat Rigby and waited for the dog to show up in her life, which she did, about four years ago, at a rescue Nutrient Rich Hydration organization in Campbell. Added Organic Cranberries Now 5, and weighing in at 15 pounds, Remi’s and Apple Cider Vinegar DNA includes pit bull and rottweiler, which ac- for Urinary Tract Support counts for her coloring. But she looks more like a Excellent Source of Moisture miniature pinscher or maybe a whippet. for Dry Kibble “I can see the cuddly, affectionate personality traits of the pit bull,” her person said, “but some- Blend of 3 Beneficial Probiotics thing has made her both a sprinter and a distance runner. She has speed and endurance.” 26200 Carmel Rancho Blvd 831-626-7555 Remi was rescued from a hoarding situation, and Open 9-6 Daily TheRawConnection.com after six failed placements, she’s found her forever home in Seaside. While she was kicked around as a puppy, she’s now in her happy place, where she gets a lot of patience and affection. “Remi was very broken when we got her and afraid of her own shadow,” her person said. “She still doesn’t like loud noises or sudden movement, give them a little sniff. She’s come a long way.” and runs and hides if we raise our voices. But Remi’s favorite game is chase. Her people, who where she used to cower from people, now she’ll compete in various athletic events, started includ- ing her in their training, and found a little trail run- ner in her. But her favorite place is the open ex- panse of the beach. “We don’t say the word ‘beach’ in our house the because Remi gets super excited,” her person said. trunk show “It’s crazy to see how fast she can run in the sand, up and down the dunes, and along the shore.
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