Kiosk In This Issue 10:00am Tuesday: LIve Zoom Preschool Stories (Ages 2-5) 3:30pm Wednesday: Recorded Crafternoon! video (Ages 4-14) 11:00am Thursday: Recorded Baby Rhyme video (Ages Birth-2) Table for 2 at Deetjen’s - Page 6 Holiday Open House - Page 9 Veterans Day Honor Walk Second Tuesday of the month Page 14 is Music by MaryLee at 11:00am Please visit https://www. Pacific Grove’s pacificgrovelibrary.org/calendar for details. Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can be of help. Times Thank you, Times Mary Weyant Youth Services Librarian Local NEWSpaper for Pacific Grove & the Peninsula Pacific Grove Public Library Local NEWSpaper for Pacific Grove & the Peninsula 542 Lighthouse Avenue Suite #111 Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Nov. 6-12, 2020 Vol. XIV, Issue 4 831-648-5762 Your Community NEWSpaper www.pacificgrovelibrary.org October Recreation and Library Programs. Registration is open for all October PLAY-IT-SAFE Programs! Election Results These programs are designed to After a Huge turnout, Puzzling Results Greet Residents offer engaging and interactive in- person and virtual activities focused Congressman Panetta Estimated Unprocessed on supporting Pacific Grove youth and families through physical Releases Statement Ballots for the Voters looking health, education and community involvement while distance learning. on his Reelection November 3, 2020 to California’s 20th General Election for a change Programs and activities include: Youth Exercise and Fitness, Dance Classes, Congressional District Vote by mail ballots postmarked on Arts & Crafts, Preschool Storytimes, “I am absolutely honored, humbled or before Election Day and received by at City Hall and more. by, and so appreciative to have the vote Friday, November 20, 2020, as well as and confidence of the people of Califor- any Monterey County vote by mail bal- may get All in-person programs will follow nia’s 20th Congressional District in the lots returned to election officials in other State & County guidelines and will be 2020 general election. They have given counties by Election Day, will be added to held outdoors while accommodating me the privilege and huge responsibility the count as applicable. their wish a physical distance of a minimum of The next report will be issued by the With three of six City Council 6-feet. that I am proud to have worked for to continue my service to our home on the end of the day on Friday, November 6. seats open, voters chose two new- To view the full list of programs and Central Coast and fight for our values in For details on what’s left to count, bies and one incumbent to begin to register visit www.cityofpg.org/ Washington, D.C.” please visit please visit http://www.mon- terms in November. Mayor Bill recreation “We have faced many challenges tereycountyelections.us/latest-election-re- Peake ran unopposed and garnered • this year, including a bruising pandemic, sults/ or call the Elections Office at (831) all the votes in that “race.” economic shutdown, and devastating 796-1499. wildfire season. So, now more than ever, The top vote-getter was Luke people on the Central Coast and across Coletti, widely known as leading our country, need their government to Vote by Mail ............................ 32,000 the effort for Measure M that tight- work for them as we work to overcome Provisional and CVR ................. 6,600 ly restricted short-term rentals in the many obstacles that we face. I look Total ......................................... 41,600 the city. He received nearly 22% forward to continuing my service to en- of the vote. “I believe my support sure that we cannot just survive, but also originates from being a lifelong succeed as a community and, ultimately, resident as well as from Measure as a democracy.” M, which allowed residents to “As a nation, we should be very proud take back control of their neigh- of our overwhelming participation in this borhoods by limiting short-term election. Despite the irresponsible rheto- vacation rentals,” Coletti told ric being espoused by some, the amazing the Monterey County Herald on MPC Stadium amount of people who voted demonstrates Wednesday. “Voters know I can and our faith in the democratic system. How- will represent their interests, which Renamed ever, as a democracy, we also must have sometimes means challenging the patience with our institutions as they work status quo at City Hall.” to properly count every single vote and MPC ensure accuracy over alacrity. As we wait Those same voters will get the Inside for the results of the presidential election, chance to see if the City can survive The Big Picture .............................Dark let’s have confidence in our country know- Interact Club the economic downturn, the pan- Carmel Valley Report ....................Dark ing that people poured into polls, calm Giving Out demic of COVID 19, and horrific Cartoon ............................................. 2 in our communities as we patiently wait, fires in the south of the county Commentary .................................Dark and peacefully protect the process of an Flower Seeds for which have all limited tourism in Estate Planning .............................Dark election that will determine the direction Pacific Grove. From the Trenches ............................. 8 of our democracy.” Monarchs Homeless in Paradise ....................... 13 Congressman Jimmy Panetta Pacific Grove’s Interact Club, spon- Sales tax represents one of the top revenue sources for the City Legal Notices ................................... 10 Carmel sored by Rotary, will give away up to 100 packets of nectar seeds free to interested and it is estimated that 70 percent Obituary ......................................None residents this weekend. The seeds were of sales tax comes from visitors. So Opinion ......................................... 19 donated to the Pacific Grove Museum. in voters merrily bolstered the current People ............................................... 3 an effort to distribute them in the area of 8.25 percent tax to 9.25 percent by Poetry ................................................ 7 the Monarch Sanctuary -- Pacific Grove passing Measure L. Police Logs .................................... 6, 7 -- for monarchs to feast on as they over- Puzzle ..........................................Dark winter here and await the mating season, Incumbent Nick Smith got Random Thoughts .............................. 4 then the raising of caterpillars. about 20% of the votes while Chaps Real Estate ............................. 2, 15, 17 Monarchs lay their eggs on milkweed Poduri got 16.4%. Poduri, a new Reasoning with God ........................ 11 plants and the caterpillars hatch and later face in Pacific Grove politics, cam- Sports ...........................................Dark pupate. Milkweed is the only plant on paigned as a new face who would challenge the status quo and add Spotlight .......................................Dark which they will lay their eggs. The reason to diversity. Page 2 • CEDAR STREET Times • November 6, 2020 Joan Skillman PSEEDSFrom Page 1 being that there is a poison in the milk- a blue jay vomiting. Quite the work of weed which make birds ill if they have the educational art. Skillshots bright idea of eating monarch caterpillars. Interact member will be on hand in Parents may consider taking their children front of the post office from 10 AM to 1 to the Pacific Grove Museum of Naural PM. If it should rain, the students will be History where there is a display in the happy o toss the seedpackets at cars. big room to the left as you enter, showing (831) 214-0105 Joy Welch [email protected] 203 Cedar St. - Pacific Grove Pacific Grove Duplex Walkable to town and restaurants $1,495,000 PACIFIC GROVE’S RAIN GAUGE Week Ending Wednesday, November 4, 2020 Inches, as of 8 AM, 11/04/20: 0” Total since July 1, 2020: 0.07” Rain total one year ago to date: 0.46” _______________________________________________ Previous Year Total--July 2019 through June 2020: 22” _______________________________________________ Previous Year Total--July 2019 through June 2020: 22" PG RAIN GAUGE 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. Editor/Publisher: Marge Ann Jameson Managing Editor Webster Slate Graphic Design: Dan Bohrman Distribution Manager: Charbel Samaha Regular Contributors: Bill Cohen Joy Colangelo • Bruce Cowan • Scott Dick Neil Jameson • David Laws Wanda Sue Parrott • Jean Prock • Jane Roland • Katie Ryan Patrick Ryan • Katie Shain • Peter Silzer Bob Silverman • Charbel Samaha • Joan Skillman • Rudolph Tenenbaum All contents copyright 2020 unless otherwise noted. 831.324.4742 Phone [email protected] November 6, 2020 • CEDAR STREET Times • Page 3 Despite temporary closure, PG Museum of Natural History continues to inspire and interact with the community Marcie Bracco and Tama Olver museum’s STREAM (Scientific Training, The Pacific Grove Museum of Research, Education and Monitoring) Natural History first opened its doors Project. Designed to inspire the next gen- in 1883, 18 years after the end of erations of scientists and conservationists, City of Pacific Grove the Civil war ended its fight to split