By MARY BROWNFIELD

A COLLISION with a submerged rock atCarmel Beach Saturday morning severelyinjured the chest of a greyhound who was romp-ing in the surf.

But thanks to the help of Carmel firefightersand a local veterinarian, the dog survived and isrecovering after emergency surgery, her ownerswere happy to report this week.

“None of us thought she was going to makeit,” said Jan Avent, who adopted Petey four yearsago from a rescue group that finds homes for for-mer racing dogs. “She’s looking great.”

Avent and her husband, Dave Rossetti, live inthe San Francisco Bay Area but also have a homein town and were walking their dog on the beachthe morning of May 10. As greyhounds are wontto do, Petey was running ahead of them at thenorth end, and the tide was out.

“We were enjoying the beach like everyoneelse was Saturday morning, and Petey was justexploring the tide pools and having a great timearound the rocks,” Avent recalled. “She came

PHOTO/MARY BROWNFIELD

PHOTO/COURTESY JAN AVENT

Petey the greyhound rests comfortably after collidingwith a submerged rock at Carmel Beach and beingstitched up by a Crossroads vet Saturday.

Ted Leidig’s suicide leaves family, friends distraughtBy MARY BROWNFIELD

RESTAURATEUR AND longtime Monterey Peninsularesident Ted Leidig, a member of one of Carmel’s oldest fam-ilies, committed suicide in his family’s remote Carmel Valleycabin late Wednesday morning, according to the MontereyCounty Sheriff’s Office. Leidig was alone in the cabin whenhe died of a gunshot wound to the head from a .38-caliberrevolver. He was 63.

“He had called two friends of his, and they were both con-cerned,” said Sgt. Mike Richards of the coroner’s office.“One of them made the initial call to 911 that prompted thedeputies to respond, and another showed up shortly after andactually heard the gunshot. The deputies probably arrivedtwo minutes after that.”

They summoned Carmel Valley Fire Department and anambulance, first for help getting through the gate to the prop-erty and then to stand by in case medical care was needed.

“No evidence of criminal activity was found at the scene,”he reported. An autopsy is planned for May 16.

‘Generous and kind’Born June 28, 1944, and raised in Carmel, Leidig attend-

ed Sunset School and Carmel High.

Dog on mend after beach rescue by police, fire, bystanders

around one of the outcroppings running and she mis-judged. She went through water and collided with arock that was below the surface, and it ripped openher chest.”

See RESCUE page 28A

See DONATE page 10A See REAL ESTATE page 21A

Local real estate market picking up, realtors say■ Bargains bring outbuyers; upper end also strong

By KELLY NIX

AFTER NEARLY three yearsof declining values, sluggish salesand overall pessimism, the MontereyPeninsula real estate market hasmade a significant upturn in the pastfew months, according to realtors.

The president of the MontereyCounty Association of Realtors thisweek reported sales are stronger thanthey have been for past two years,while other realtors say they’rebreaking sales records.

“There is definitely the sensethings have picked up,” said KimDiBenedetto, a realtor and presidentelect of MCAR. “I think people arereally getting the message it’s a goodtime to buy.”

In the past four weeks, between

25 and 30 homes were sold on thePeninsula, according to countyrecords. Since August 2006, mostweeks have had only 15 to 20 homesales.

In a May letter to employees,Keller Williams Carmel area manag-er Janet Reilly said April marked therealty firm’s best month ever. AndColdwell Banker Del Monte’s TimAllen said he’s breaking personalrecords for sales in some segmentsof the market.

Out of the woodworkA Wall Street Journal article last

week predicted April 2008 will markthe bottom of the U.S. housing mar-ket, meaning home prices havetapered off and the trend won’t getany worse than when the bust beganin mid-2005.

The article said homes on averageare back to being as affordable asduring the 1990s. Potential buyerswho had been priced out of the mar-ket are realizing they can afford toget back in, it said.

DiBenedetto said that same trendis occurring locally.

“I’ve got buyers calling me out ofthe woodwork who have been hold-ing off the last couple of years,” shesaid. “All of a sudden they are readyto go.”

Whether the upturn will havelongevity is anybody’s guess.

Poet, publisher andmodern-day troubadour

By CHRIS COUNTS

A REMARKABLE creative odyssey ended lastweek when Ric Masten died after a nine-year battle withprostate cancer.

“He went out tap-ping his fingers to themusic,” reported hisdaughter, JerrieHanson. “He diedpeacefully and grace-fully.”

Surrounded by hisfamily, Masten passedaway May 9 at hishome in Palo ColoradoCanyon. He was 78.

Masten was bornand raised in Carmel,where his father,Richard T. Masten,

Rick Masten in 2000 afterbeing named Carmel’s“People’s Poet.”

River parents pitch in to refill Highland Elementary coffersBy MARY BROWNFIELD

AN IMPROMPTU pass-the-hat effort during a Carmel River Schoolfundraiser helped repair some of the pain and loss suffered by students atHighland Elementary School in Seaside after their clerk forged checks tosteal $10,000 that had taken the kids five years to raise.

“It’s been a tough year in terms of not having those funds and notbeing able to provide the activities that we would,” principal DonnaKiernan told The Pine Cone this week. “Our children raised those funds

with penny drives and a walk-a-thon, and all that money was intended tosupport them.”

River School parent Todd Hornik, a Monterey County deputy districtattorney and candidate for Superior Court judge, heard the story first-hand. Two days prior to River School’s annual Spring Fling fundraisingdinner and auction at Mission Ranch, he watched the sentencing of 23-year-old Laura Javier Barroso, whom he prosecuted. She had pleaded

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On Ocean Avenue last August, Ted Leidig (left, in sunglasses)cuts the ribbon for the new medians to which he and his fam-ily donated. Next to him are his cousin, Glenn Leidig, andGlenn Leidig’s wife, Marian.

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By MARY BROWNFIELD

DESPITE ONGOING reports of a slumping nationaleconomy, revenues from property and hotel taxes were high-er than expected for the first nine months of Carmel’s fiscalyear, administrative services director Joyce Giuffre told thecity council May 6. And each of the “Big Three” — proper-ty, hotel and sales taxes — generated more money than dur-ing the same period last year.

Those taxes make up a large share of the city’s$13,483,672 2007/2008 budget. Transient occupancy tax wasestimated at $2,911,800 for the nine months ending March31 but was actually $3,005,075, largely due to increasedroom rates and more frequent collecting by the city, accord-ing to Giuffre.

Property taxes, predicted to be $2,202,219 during the firstthree quarters, were actually $2,207,597, though sales taxes,anticipated at $1,674,722, came in $11,660 below target.

“Other revenue sources are ahead of budget,” she said,including business license tax, which generated $36,653more than the estimated $601,699, and traffic safety money,which was $62,772 above the anticipated $182,500. Thatmoney mostly comes from tickets.

“The contractor we work with that collects on the citationrevenues — they are very aggressive; they are very consis-tent,” she explained. “They have really been surpassing whatwe thought they would do for this year.”

Regarding spending, Giuffre reported the actual amount

at $9,721,682 for the first nine months — $185,871 less thanthe budgeted $9,907,553.

Most of it related to salaries and wages, which were$156,224 under budget at $4,750,677, due to job vacancies.The budget also showed $39,951 in savings in the employ-ment insurance program, which had been estimated at$519,955, a $28,472 drop in property/liability insurance to$258,920, and $14,349 less than the budgeted $262,700 fordestination marketing.

Those and other savings were partially offset by over-spending of $68,091 for the city’s share of the CarmelRegional Fire Ambulance, which had been budgeted at$293,736 for the first nine months of the fiscal year butrequired more due to an auditing adjustment by CRFA. Otheroverages included $17,551 for workers’ compensation insur-ance, which totaled $415,931, and a $1,946 increase in utili-ties over the budgeted $145,423.

Finally, she reported the money designated for capital pro-jects was also in good shape, with actual expenses coming in$272,460 under the budgeted $1,124,485 for two dozenequipment purchases and construction jobs.

“During the final quarter, we do expect a large share ofour revenues to come in,” Giuffre concluded. “If we hit ourtargets and keep expenditures below budget, we should endthe year in a strong financial position.”

Sunset Center looking goodSunset Center’s new executive director, Peter Lesnik, pro-

vided a third-quarter budget update to the city council May 6and also reported favorable numbers.

Between January and March, the center generated$369,233 in rent, performance revenues, fees and other rev-enues, compared with the estimated $309,098.

City taxpayers provided an additional $187,500 in theform of an enabling grant that will total $750,000 at year end.

Meanwhile, expenses for the same three-month periodwere $4,518 less than the budgeted $506,826. Thoughsalaries and benefits were $3,089 over budget and perfor-mance expenses finished $9,374 in the red, ticketing serviceswere $14,935 under budget, and utilities, maintenance andinsurance were $2,045 in the black for the first three months.

Year-to-date numbers also finished well, with $909,526 inoperating income, compared to the budgeted $851,011, and$1,389,040 in expenses, rather than the anticipated$1,426,736. The center’s total estimated operating budget forthe 2007/2008 fiscal year is $1,911,502.

Lesnik reported increased ticket sales and additional per-formances helped boost revenues, though “nothing is a per-fect success until you sell all your tickets,” he said. “Andthat’s what were shooting for for next year.”

He also announced the nonprofit Sunset Cultural Center,Inc., will host its annual community meeting next month.

“We’re going to make it more of a party this time,” hesaid. “Instead of holding it in Carpenter Hall, it will be insidethe theater. And we hope to do tours and have refreshments.”

The meeting will be held in the late afternoon Wednesday,June 18, though the exact time is yet to be announced.

Lesnik said, “We’re excited about next year and all thechanges taking place at the center.”

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A PLAN to close 48 state parks andbeaches — including Big Sur’s LimekilnState Park — was dropped this week froma new budget proposal released by Gov.Arnold Schwarzenegger.

While Schwarzenegger’s revised bud-get was good news for anyone who usesCalifornia’s state parks and beaches, TraciVerardo-Torres, legislative and policydirector for the California State ParksFoundation, said the parks are still in dan-ger.

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hit list was San Simeon State Park, whichfeatures 115 campsites and directly servesone of the state park system’s most popularattractions, Hearst Castle. In addition todropping the plan to close the parks,Schwarzenegger removed from his budgeta proposal to reduce lifeguard staffing at16 state beaches.

Schwarzenegger’s revised $144 billionbudget — which seeks to reduce the state’s$15 billion deficit — aims to raise moneyby selling lottery bonds and cutting bil-lions in state programs.

Cavalier party raises $3,100 for AFRPTHE SEVENTH Annual Cavalier King

Charles Beach Party last month netted$3,100 in donations for the nonprofit AnimalFriends Rescue Project, which finds homesfor stray and abandoned pets. The affair — athemed celebration for the spaniels and theirowners — drew dozens of the dogs and theirfans to Carmel Beach April 19.

“Many throngs of Cavies in pirate garband their people came out to support AFRP!”

reported Alexandra McCabe, executivedirector of AFRP. “Such a booty collectedfor our homeless cats and dogs!”

McCabe thanked organizer Janet McTurkand her Cavalier, Lilly, “who put great effort,resources and time into creating this wonder-ful event every year,” and everyone whoattended and supported the nonprofit, whichhas an adoption center on LighthouseAvenue in Pacific Grove.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Answer to puzzleon page 6A

Across

1 Rooter a t theMeadowlands

8 Lean and bony

15 Superman, to hisfather

20 Common solvent

21 Fil led

22 Acid in proteins

23 State of a bot t le-fed baby?

25 Woody Allen t i t lerole

26 Afternoon hr.

27 Construct ion bi t

28 Bleacher

30 Comme ci , commeça

31 Was vis ibly i rkedwith

35 Shower withf lowers , say

36 Soft dr ink brand

38 A platform infront of Els inore,in “Hamlet”?

44 Contemporary ofDuchamp

47 “Doctor Faustus”novel is t

49 Jazz vir tuosoGarner

50 The toe of ageographical“boot”

51 Massagetherapis t ’s off ice?

55 Like a Rolekwatch

57 Fashion designerBart ley

58 Brown al ternat ive

59 “You can ___horse to water …”

61 Sent imental i ty

62 “Puppy Love”singer, 1960

63 JawaharlalNehru’s daughter

65 Rouge roulet tenumber

67 Group of yo-yoexperts?

70 One wil l ing totake a bul le t forMart in orCharl ie?

76 Neighbor ofHung.

77 Fixes f i rmly

79 Shade on theFrench Riviera

80 Calypso offshoot

83 Actor Alain

86 It has banks inBern

87 Urban area in aCheech Marinf i lm

89 1965 Peace Prizerecipient

91 Lit t le Bo-Peep’scharges?

94 Catty comments?

95 87 or 93

97 Turn on an axis

98 Alphabet t r io

99 Musicians at amarsh?

103 Numerical pref ix

105 Corrosivechemical , to achemist

106 Strong and deep

108 Oversight

112 Limo feature

117 “Road” picturepartner for Bob

118 “Same here!”

119 “The joke’s ___!”

120 St . Paul s ixthgraders?

125 Indonesian is land

126 Vict imizes

127 Brewing needs

128 Do

129 Calendardivis ions

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2 Low-price pref ix

3 “The Love Boat”actress Lauren

4 Squash, squish orsquelch

5 Head

6 Gloucester ’s Cape___

7 Chick

8 Cuban-born jazzgreat Sandoval

9 Fix

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11 Final : Abbr.

12 Gif t with a s t r ingat tached?

13 Over

14 Fix-up

15 Buzzers

16 Green card,informally

17 Lesl ie Caron t i t lerole

18 Home of theChisholm Trai lExpo Center

19 Front of amezzanine

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29 Casual ly showedup

31 Land west of Togo

32 The less you seeof this person thebet ter

33 Intro to business?

34 Alpine region

37 Germanbiographer ___Ludwig

39 ___ of the above

40 Romaine

41 Online per iodical ,for short

42 Warsaw Pactcounterforce

43 AutomakerFerrar i

44 Key of Elgar ’sSymphony No. 1

45 Get the class backtogether

46 ___-boo

48 “Bye Bye Bye”band, 2000

52 Cousin of a camel

53 “Aren’t Iamazing?!”

54 Skir t type

56 Called

60 Good blackjackholdings

63 Like G8 meet ings:Abbr.

64 “There’s no suchthing ___publ ic i ty”

66 Subdue

68 “My man!”

69 Resort to violence

71 “Three cheers”recipient

72 Ideal s i tes

73 Like somepyramids

74 Lined

75 Don, as a sar i

78 “Luncheon on theGrass” and others

80 Well

81 Baby-bouncinglocale

82 Sanyo competi tor

84 Words to l ive by

85 Hornet , e .g .

87 Extractedchemical

88 “___ of Six”(Joseph Conradstory col lect ion)

90 Hrs. on the 90thmeridian

92 Addie’s husbandin “As I LayDying”

93 Stretch … or ahint to thispuzzle’s theme?

96 Shop gr ippers

100 “And I’m thequeen ofEngland”

101 Director Mark of“Earthquake”

102 Part ic les inelectrolysis

104 Slidepresentat ion?

107 Amazon ___

109 They might bebounced offothers

110 Troubadour ’ss tock

111 Wimp

112 Scribbles (down)

113 Body of t roops

114 “Well , I declare!”

115 Summer hangout

116 Poop

118 Seaborne lackey

121 Org. interested in

schools

122 Albany is i ts cap.

123 That’s “ that” in

Tijuana

124 Pro ___

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HERE’S A look at some of the significantcalls logged by the Carmel-by-the-Sea PoliceDepartment, the Carmel Fire Department andthe Monterey County Sheriff ’s Office lastweek. This week’s log was compiled by MaryBrownfield.

SUNDAY, APRIL 20Carmel-by-the-Sea: Female subject report-

ed she was involved in an altercation on SixthAvenue over a parking space with another dri-ver who blocked her in, then yelled and threat-ened to “get her” when she didn’t move her carfast enough for him. The other party was con-

tacted and denied making any threats. Bothparties were counseled about avoiding conflictwith strangers and agreed to be more tolerant inthe future.

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Fire engine and ambu-lance responded to a reported medical emer-gency on Casanova, but were canceled uponarrival by police units on scene. The patientneeded assistance off the floor, which was doneby police, and the patient did not need any fur-ther service.

Carmel-by-the-Sea: On-duty medical per-sonnel responded to a in-house medical emer-gency for a female in her 40s who had been

scratched on the right ankle by a squirrel.Firefighters assisted ambulance personnel withdisinfecting and dressing a superficial scratchand gathering information. The patient desiredno further treatment but was advised to contacther doctor ASAP, and to monitor the progressof the healing process.

Carmel Valley: Tierra Grande residentreported unknown male voice was on heranswering machine.

Big Sur: Male victim reported thatunknown suspect(s) smashed the window to hisvehicle and stole his wife’s purse while thevehicle was parked on Highway 1 by GarrapataState Park.

MONDAY, APRIL 21

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Reporting party statedthat he left a construction site on FourthAvenue on Friday, April 18, at 1700 hours.Upon returning on Monday, April 21, at 0800hours, some damage was noted to the exteriorof a stucco wall. It appeared that someone mayhave thrown a piece of concrete against thewall. An additional area was noted as beingdamaged along the interior portion of the stuc-co wall. A close patrol was requested.

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Subject came into

CPD and stated his vehicle had been enteredbetween April 17 and April 18 while it wasparked on Guadalupe Street. Subject statednothing was taken and he did not want to makea report. Subject was advised if he wanted tomake a report, he needed to contact theMonterey County Sheriff’s Office because hewas in their jurisdiction.

Carmel-by-the-Sea: Fire engine and ambu-lance responded to a reported medical call onScenic Road. Assessed and cared for a residentwho had fallen. Patient was transported toCHOMP by ambulance.

Carmel area: Victim reported her walletwith cash and credit cards, as well as her gymbag, were stolen from her unlocked car while itwas parked on Atherton Place.

Carmel area: A male suspect becameintoxicated with alcohol, was unable to care forhimself and was in public. His family could notcontrol him. At 1357 hours, he was arrestedand lodged in jail.

Pebble Beach: Unknown person(s) withinthe last month utilized a pellet or BB air gun toshoot out the surveillance camera facing 17Mile Drive in Pebble Beach.

Carmel Valley: A male Carmel Valley resi-

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Carmel Beach Petey the Greyhound collided with

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CHURCH SERVICESCHURCH SERVICES

All Saints Episcopal ChurchDolores & 9th, Carmel-by-the-Sea • www.allsaintscarmel.org

8 AM Traditional • 9:15 AM* Informal10:30 AM* Choral • 5:30PM Spoken

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Church in the Forest

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8:30 am Bible Study with the rev’d Charles Anker in Douglas Hall

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Church of the Wayfarer(A United Methodist Church)

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Sunday Worship at 10:00 AM • Loving Child CareChildren’s Sunday School at 10:15 AM

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Foundation encourages‘Giving from the Heart’

THE CARMEL Foundation, which provides food, trans-portation, classes, housing and other services to more than4,000 seniors, receives no tax dollars and heavily relies ondonations. To solicit support for specific needs, the founda-tion’s ongoing Giving from the Heart campaign is seekingdonations for several projects.

Topping the wish list is an emergency generator to pro-vide heat, power — and therefore food — when winterstorms take out trees and power lines. January’s big storm left

some parts of the Peninsula in the dark for almost a week,interfered with the foundation’s meal preparation and deliv-eries, and brought crowds as people sought safety, warmth,dryness and the company of others.

The incident highlighted the group’s need for the emer-gency generator, which could also benefit residents who arenot foundation members by providing warmth and shelterduring emergencies, according to Juliette Calandra Ferguson,the foundation’s development manager.

Of the $60,000 needed for the generator, the foundationhas raised $23,000, Ferguson reported.

The Giving from the Heart campaign details other areas ofneed, including:

■ $160,000 annually to provide transportation to medicalappointments and stores for those who can no longer drivethemselves and have no nearby family members to help.Public transportation on the Peninsula is not comprehensiveenough to deliver most people to their doctors’ offices, andfew can afford a cab ride to every appointment, according tothe foundation. Reliable transportation also allows seniors to

remain independent and in their own homes, and can helpease the pain and frustration of no longer being able to safe-ly drive themselves.

■ $50,000 annually to cover the expenses of making anddelivering full meals to the disabled and ill, as well as theirfull-time caregivers. For a very low cost, members receive anentrée, vegetable, soup and dessert.

■ $40,000 to install an elevator in the Norton Court apart-ment building. The existing elevator at the affordable-hous-ing complex is 19 years old and outside, making it suscepti-ble to rust and costly to repair.

In her letter to potential donors, Carmel FoundationPresident/CEO Jill Sheffield wrote, “Giving from the Heartis an act of generosity that connects your heart to the heartsof others. When you give from your heart to the mission andwork of The Carmel Foundation, your commitment providesvital opportunities for local seniors.”

Donations can be sent to The Carmel Foundation, P.O.Box 1050, Carmel, CA 93921. For more information, call(831) 624-1588 or visit www.carmelfoundation.org.

Big Sur benefit puts the fun into firefightingWHILE THE words “firefighting” and “fun” are not usu-

ally mentioned in the same sentence, firefighters will bedoing both when the Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade presentsits 2nd annual Benefit and Barbecue at Pfeiffer Big Sur StatePark, Saturday, May 17, from noon to 4 p.m.

Highlighting the event — which raises money for the non-profit brigade — will be a series of events that test the fire-fighting skills of participants. Teams of four or five fire-fighters will compete in the “Make and Break,” “BucketBrigade” and “Water Polo” contests.

The “Make and Break” requires each team to coupletogether three sections of 50-foot fire hose, attach the hose toa fire engine, and use its high pressure stream of water toknock a cone off a barrel. In the “Bucket Brigade,” teams offirefighters will see who can fill a barrel in the quickest time.The “Water Polo” event presents an interesting take on theclassic “Tug-of-War” game. Two teams of firefighters —each clutching a fire hose — will face each other. Betweenthe two will be a marker attached to a cable above theirheads. The teams will try to use their hoses to push the mark-er back toward the opposing team. A fun — and certainlysoaking wet — time is guaranteed for all participants.

While no prizes will be awarded to the winners, braggingrights are considered the next best thing. “We just give a big,‘Yoo-hoo!’” assistant fire chief Karstens said.

The event will present Big Sur locals with their firstglimpse of two new Ford 550 fire engines. The brigaderecently purchased the two mid-sized engines, along with alarger International fire engine due to arrive this summer,with money raised by the community. The three engines costabout $750,000.

The two 550s will be stationed at Esalen Institute andWillow Springs. Each holds about 300 gallons of water.Karstens said their modest size is best suited for maneuver-ing the narrow roads of Big Sur’s South Coast.

A California Highway Patrol helicopter and Smokey theBear are scheduled to make appearances. The event will alsoinclude a tri-tip and chicken barbecue. Holly Fassett’s choco-late cake — a familiar treat to patrons of the NepentheRestaurant — will be served for dessert. Tickets are $12 foradults and $6 for kids. For more about the fire brigade, visitwww.bigsurfire.org.

By MARY BROWNFIELD

SINCE HE was 5, Ryan Phinny’s favorite classroom hasbeen the race track, and this Saturday will mark a major stepforward in the Carmel High School senior’s goal of racingcars for a living.

“It’s a career starter for him if he can do well,” said hismom, Carmel Valley resident Gina Phinny, who owns BajaCantina along with her husband, Pat.

Phinny received a last-minute offer from Pennsylvania-based Matt Connolly Motorsports to drive a Pontiac GTO-Rin the Rumbum.com 250 Grand American Rolex Sports CarSeries race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca May 17, as wellas in the next event at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn.

The invitation came at the recommendation of his long-time driving coach, Joey Hand, a professional racer who willbe piloting a Daytona Prototype for the Alex Job Racing teamduring Saturday’s race.

“Joey made a phone call, and they were very happy to getsomeone with Ryan’s abilities,” Gina Phinny said.

An MCM press release referred to Phinny as “Hand’s pro-tege” and stated, “Ryan comes from a very strong recom-mendation by Joey, and that is carrying a lot of weight withteam owner Matt Connolly.”

With a sponsorship from his parents’ restaurant, Phinnysecured the two-race deal and hopes to do well enough —and drum up enough sponsor cash — to race the Pontiac forthe rest of the season, all of which will be televised. In sup-port of his efforts, Pacific Tweed, where Phinny works part-time, agreed to provide his threads.

“We were going to wait for the school year to finish andthen do some summer racing,” Gina Phinny said. “Then thiscame up. We can’t pass up this opportunity.”

If she sounds like part of the team, that’s because she is.In fact, the entire Phinny family has motorsports in the blood.She grew up a “track rat,” spending weekends watching heruncle race. Her first date with her to-be husband, Pat Phinny,occurred at the Long Beach Grand Prix, where he was com-peting, in 1986.

“He finished in the top 10, I think,” she said.By the time their sons went to grade school, they were rac-

ing. Ryan got behind the wheel of a kart at age 5 and took onHand as his coach at 8. Little brother Brendan started racingkarts under Hand’s instruction at the tender age of 4 and now,at 14, has already won a national championship.

“Either you feel good about being in a car and going fast,or you don’t,” commented their dad, a longtime competitorand collector who drives in historic races and enters his vehi-cles in vintage automobile shows and concours.

Though Phinny did fairly well in 2006, he was forced tofocus on school instead of racing in 2007 after crashing anoff-road motorcycle while practicing for the Baja 500.

“He decided to break the left side of his body,” his momsaid. When another rider wrecked in front of him during awarmup, he tried to avoid thefallen bike and was launchedinto the air, breaking his col-larbone, wrist and two ribswhen he crashed back toearth.

Now fully healed — andready to graduate from highschool next month — Phinnyis eager to get back on thetrack and compete at a wholenew level.

“He’s all well and goodnow, and ready to go,” PatPhinny said. On his website,www.ryanphinnymotor-sports.com, the young racerstates, “My dream is to makeit all of the way to Formula1, and I know that my par-ents will support me in what-

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ever I do, and that’s awesome.”Phinny will test his skills and the new car during the

Rumbum.com 250 Grand American Rolex Sports Car Seriesrace Saturday afternoon that will also feature Montereynative Thomas Merrill piloting a Pontiac GXP for PR1Motorsports.

Other races and events scheduled for the jam-packed May16-18 Festival of Speed at Mazda Raceway Laguna Secainclude the open-wheel Formula BMW Americas and his-toric IMSA sports cars (1974-1982). The Cooper TiresAtlantic Championships Powered by Mazda will run Sundayafternoon and feature another homegrown talent, JonathanBomarito of Monterey, racing for Mathiasen Motorsports.

Off the track, the Festival of Speed weekend will kick offwith fan parties on Alvarado Street in Monterey at the MuckyDuck and the HippOdrome Friday night, followed by a Kruse

collector car auction, free ice cream social — with driversdishing up the desserts — live music, Land Rover off-roaddriving demonstrations, show and shine, and other attractionsat the track throughout the weekend. For a complete sched-ule, visit www.laguna-seca.com or call (800) 327-SECA.

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GAY P.G. OFFICER FILES FEDERAL DISCRIMINATION LAWSUITBy KELLY NIX

A GAY Pacific Grove police officer —who claims he was subjected to jokes andridicule and was turned down for promotionsbecause of his lifestyle — has filed a lawsuitin federal court.

In the April 3 lawsuit filed against thepolice department, former police chief ScottMiller and current chief Darius Engles, Sgt.Darrin Smolinski claims for about 10 yearshe was the target of harassment and discrim-ination, and that little was done by supervi-sors to stop it.

“Smolinski was told that there is disap-proval of his lifestyle within the department”and colleagues “have made remarks relating

to Smolinski’s anatomy in relation to his sex-ual orientation,” according to his suit.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court inSan Jose, parallels a claim Smolinski filedwith the city in August 2007, in which hesaid he endured a hostile work environment.The officer was hired by the department in1997.

The 12-page suit accuses the departmentof retaliation, negligence, intentional inflic-tion of emotional distress, discriminationand other charges.

Smolinski, who is seeking an unspecifiedamount of money, claims the police depart-ment’s email system was used to “circulateinformation which utilized derogatory termsand statements relating to homosexual and

bisexual individuals.”One joke, entitled, “Am I Gay? Time for

your annual ‘Am I Gay’ self examination,”includes seven off-color, disparaging ques-tions. The sender included a disclaimer thatthe message was intended as a joke.

“Now, before you accuse me of beinghomophobic,” the sender wrote, “I receivedthis message from a very good friend ofmine, that happens to be lesbian.”

The suit doesn’t indicate whetherSmolinski actually received the email.

The officer contends there was a “prevail-ing anti-gay culture” that existed in thedepartment and that defendants’ conduct was“willful, malicious, outrageous and beyondthe bounds of decency such that no reason-able person could be expected to endure it.”

Smolinski portrays an overall atmosphereof harassment, but lists few specific exam-ples in which he was targeted.

Smolinski alleges problems began whenMiller, now a P.G. city councilman, waspolice chief and has continued with Engles,who took over the department in fall 2006.

The sergeant also alleges a pattern ofdenied promotions even though he received“multiple commendations” and top scoresduring promotional interviews.

Smolinski also claims he was retaliatedagainst and suffered depression and anxietybecause of his role in a federal court caseinvolving thecity andb i s e x u a lc o w o r k e rR h o n d aRamey, a for-mer parkingofficer.

Smolinskic o n t e n d sMiller didn’tpromote himas retaliationfor Smolinski’s support of Ramey, who fileda complaint in 1999 against Miller for notdisciplining a supervisor who had “harassedher for being bisexual and having an openmarriage.”

In June 2001, six months after Millerfired Ramey, she filed a federal harassmentand retaliation lawsuit against Miller.Smolinski helped Ramey prepare for trialand testified in court on her behalf againstMiller. A jury later ruled in favor of Miller inthe case.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat the Design Review Board ofthe City of Carmel-by-the-Sea willconduct a public hearing in theCity Hall Council Chambers, locat-ed on the east side of Monte Verdebetween Ocean and SeventhAvenues, on Wednesday, May 28,2008. The public hearings will beopened at 4:30 p.m. or as soonthereafter as possible. Note: oneor more of the items may be on theConsent Agenda. Items on theConsent Agenda will be approvedwithout discussion unless some-one requests otherwise. For allother items staff will present theproject, then the applicant and allinterested members of the publicwill be allowed to speak or offerwritten testimony before theBoard takes action. Decisions toapprove or deny the project maybe appealed to the City Council byfiling a written notice of appealwith the office of the City Clerkwithin ten (10) working days fol-lowing the date of action by theDesign Review Board and payinga $260.00 appeal fee as estab-lished by the City Council. Forthose projects listed as appeal-able to the California CoastalCommission, appeals may be fileddirectly with the CoastalCommission for no fee, by filing awritten notice of appeal with theCoastal Commission’s CentralCoast office in Santa Cruz. Suchappeals must be filed within tenworking days of the CoastalCommission’s receipt of the City’sFinal Local Action Notice.

If you challenge the nature ofthe proposed action in court, youmay be limited to raising onlythose issues you or someone elseraised at the public hearingdescribed in this notice, or in writ-ten correspondence delivered tothe Design Review Board or theCity Council at, or prior to, thepublic hearing.

1. DS 08-44Louise Von HasselnNW corner St. Lucia & MissionBlock 141, Lot(s) 13 & 15Consideration of Design Study

(Concept & Final), Demolition Permitand Coastal Development Permitapplications for the demolition of anexisting residence and the construc-tion of a new residence located in theSingle Family Residential (R-1)District.

2. DS 08-38Daniel & Kimberly SilverieGuadalupe 3 SW of 8thBlock 62, Lot(s) 7Consideration of Design Study

(Concept), Demolition Permit andCoastal Development Permit appli-cations for the demolition of an exist-ing residence and the construction ofa new residence located in theSingle Family Residential (R-1)District.

3. DS 08-48Robert Heimbucher2957 Franciscan WayBlock 9, Lot(s) 16Consideration of a Design Study

application for the addition of a latticeto a nonconforming rear fence on asite located in the Single FamilyResidential (R-1) District.

4. DS 08-51David & Cindy HolleyPerry Newberry 4 NW of 6thBlock 3A, Lot(s) 5Consideration of a Design Study

(Concept & Final) application for aminor alteration to an historic resi-dence located in the Single FamilyResidential (R-1) District.

5. DS 08-37Stephen & Patty MayerJunipero 2 NW of 12thBlock 129, Lot(s) 13 & 15Consideration of Design Study

(Concept & Final) and CoastalDevelopment Permit applications forthe substantial alteration of an his-toric residence located in theResidential (R-1) and ArchaeologicalSignificance Overlay (AS) Districts.

6. DS 08-50Butch & Eileen SchueringNE corner Santa Rita & 2ndBlock 18, Lot(s) 18 & 20Consideration of a Design Study

(Track 1 Referral) application for theconstruction of a pergola on a sitelocated in the Single FamilyResidential (R-1) District.

*Project is appealable to theCalifornia Coastal Commission

Date of Publication: May 16,2008

DESIGN REVIEW BOARDCity of Carmel-by-the-SeaLeslie FentonAdministrative Coordinator

Publication dates: May 16, 2008.(PC532).

“Within five or 10 minutes, he came with a basket so fullof cash he had to hold it down with his hand,” Hornikrecounted.

As music blared and people mingled, the two men sat onthe floor in the corner and counted it.

“There were several $100 bills,” he said, and the totalcame to $1,253 he kept stuffed in a coffee cup for the remain-der of the evening.

“The story moved everyone, and the outcome was farbeyond my expectations,” Eastwood recalled. “I thought wewould get a couple hundred bucks, max. When Todd countedmore than $1,200, people were in tears. It made our effortsthat night to raise money for our kids seem even more ful-filling.”

The bounty was the result of fortuitous timing, Horniksaid. If the case had been adjudicated a week later, he would-n’t have had the opportunity to share the story. And had ithappened a few weeks earlier, it might not have been on hismind.

Grateful kidsOn May 5, he took the cup of cash to Highland

Elementary and explained the donations were from sympa-thetic parents, from one PTA to another, and were not theresult of any organized effort by the school or CarmelUnified School District.

“The teachers and I were in tears,” Kiernan said. “Eventhough we live close to each other, you never think people aregoing to go so far out of their way to support a school.”

In contrast to River School, which is part of a districtfunded mostly through property taxes and enjoys the benefitsof a hardworking PTA that raises about $60,000 per year forits students, Highland Elementary serves a far more finan-cially challenged population.

“Our children come from poverty,” Kiernan said, andmany of their parents hold two or three jobs to make endsmeet, leaving little extra to donate to the school.

“This was just huge for them,” she said. In response, thestudents wrote to River School.

“When they wrote the letters, it showed their heart aswell,” Kiernan said.

“It was overwhelming forus, and sincerely appreciat-ed,” she said, adding that themoney will pay for sciencecamp in June and the end-of-year day of fun, games andsmall prizes that has becomea tradition at the school.

Eastwood was touched bythe notes from the studentsand Kiernan.

“Sometimes you neverhear back when a donation ismade,” she said. “Theirs wasa quick and heartfeltresponse ... dozens anddozens of the most kind,thankful, thoughtful thank-you notes.”

Anyone else who wantsto contribute to HighlandElementary can call (831)583-2024 or mail a check to1650 Sonoma Ave., Seaside,CA 93955. Kiernan also saidanyone with questionsshould call and ask to speakwith her directly.

guilty and on April 30 was sentenced to 180 days in jail andthree years’ probation, and ordered to repay the $10,000.

“During sentencing, the principal and a fifth gradeteacher spoke about what that money meant,” Hornik said.“Sometimes they would buy jackets in the winter for kidswho didn’t have them. And they used it for science camp forkids.”

To make matters worse, Bank of America charged theschool more than $1,000 in fees, according to Hornik.

After the sentencing, another D.A., Chris Harter, encour-aged Hornik to issue a press release with the thought peoplemight be inclined to help. Though she was ordered to repaythe school, Barroso may never be able to fulfill that obliga-tion, according to Hornik. At the very least, it will take a longtime.

Spring Fling fortuneHornik arrived at the Spring Fling thinking about the case,

and he asked PTA President Dina Eastwood if he could sharethe story with those assembled.

Eastwood summarized her reactions to the tale: “‘Howcan someone be so low as to rob children and parents whohad to sacrifice to make that much money through theyears?’ And, of course, ‘We can help fix it,’ meaning RiverSchool, because the parent/student body is amazing!”

She was unsure of animpromptu solicitation lack-ing the benefits of planningahead but agreed and intro-duced Hornik, who brieflydescribed the sad tale.

Before he could even finda can to pass for collections,a friend upended a basket ofnachos and sent it around theroom.

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“My mother wanted me to be anoptometrist,” recalled Masten in an interviewwith The Pine Cone two years ago.

Masten, though, was clearly not suited fora formal education. In fact, he flunked out offive colleges. “I got D’s and F’s in everythingexcept art,” he recounted. Undiagnoseddyslexia was a major factor in his badgrades.

“It’s a good thing they didn’t have spellcheck back then, because I would have beenlocked up in life as an optometrist,” he said.

But what would have been an obstacle tosuccess for most people ended up freeingMasten for his true calling.

Back home in Carmel after a two-yearstint attending art school in Paris, he beganwriting and producing musical comedies forthe Forest Theater. Encouraged by theresults, he turned his pen to a new phenome-non, rock ’n’ roll. While none of his 92 orig-inal compositions lit up the Billboard Charts(“Rockabilly Blues,” “Teen-Age Creature,”

and “Baby, Baby, Baby, You’re a Thinkin’Man’s Girl,” are just a few of the titles), theyproved to be a stepping stone to what wouldeventually become his vocation, poetry.

Meanwhile, Masten met an aspiringactress, Billie Barbara Bolton. The couplemarried in 1952, and by 1960 — whenMasten received an inheritance and pur-chased a property in Palo Colorado Canyon— they had four young children.

In 1963, Masten moved his family downthe coast, and soon he was writing poetry inearnest. In 1968, he started traveling thecountry to promote the first of 18 books ofpoetry he would eventually publish.

In 1973, Masten was ordained as aUnitarian minister, reportedly the first everwithout a degree from a college or seminary.The Unitarians sponsored several ofMasten’s tours and produced 13 LP recordsof his poetry and songs.

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States each year, Masten lost his lengthy bat-tle with prostate cancer. But what made hisstruggle unique is the way he used poetry —and even humor — to confront his approach-ing death and educate the public about can-cer.

“This is a culture where everyone knowsthey’re going to die, but too few believe it,because if they did, they wouldn’t treat eachother the way they do,” he explained.

Masten said he experienced a rebirth in1999 when he was informed that he wasdying of cancer. “That’s when I started liv-ing,” Masten recently observed. “I began tounderstand my own poems. I look back onmy life and I realize that I spent most of itgetting ready for my life now.”

Masten’s declining health only increasedhis urgency to reach a broader audience. Hecontinued to tour the country, offering aninspiring mix of poetry and storytelling.Poking fun at cancer and death, he encour-aged audiences to love, laugh and dance. TheNational Prostrate Coalition took notice andnamed him “Poet Laureate of ProstateCancer.”

“I could read you hundreds of emails dadreceived from people who said he helpedthem,” his daughter Jerrie Hanson said.

It wasn’t just audiences that benefitedfrom Masten’s bout with cancer. “Cancerchanged his life for the better,” she suggest-ed.

The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, mean-

while, gave him the title, “Troubadour andPeople’s Poet of Carmel.” Perhaps Masten’sgreatest honor, though, came in May 2007,when California State University MontereyBay awarded him an Honorary DoctoralDegree of Letters and featured him as akeynote speaker at its commencement cere-mony. Receiving a college degree was justabout the last thing Masten expected at thisstage in his life, and he broke into a big grinwhen he contemplated his mother’s reactionto such an honor.

“She’s dancing in heaven right now,” hesaid at the time.

It’s a safe bet that Masten — who fre-quently encouraged audiences to “Let life bea dance” — is doing the same.

Masten is survived by his wife, BillieBarbara Masten; his daughters, JerrieHanson, April Masten and Ellen Masten; hisson, Stuart Masten; his brother WarrenMasten; his sister, Olga Masten; his halfbrothers, Lee and Don Hare; and his step-brother, James Hare.

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May 16-22, 2008

The Golden State Theatre inMonterey has put together an impres-sive slate of shows for the month ofMay, including performances by theKingston Trio Friday, May 6, plus atriple header of vintage rhythm andblues artists on Saturday. TheKingston Trio emerged from the SanFrancisco North Beach club scene in1957 and helped revolutionizeAmerican folk music. With the releaseof their first single, “Tom Dooley,” (acatchy rendition of the traditional folksong), the Kingston Trio launched acareer that has persevered for morethan five decades. At one point in theearly 1960s, The Kingston Trio hadfour albums among the Top 10 selling

albums, a record unmatched for nearly 40 years. The originaltrio, Dave Guard, Bob Shane and Nick Reynolds, has longsince passed into history, and the group is today composed ofGeorge Grove, Bill Zorn and Rick Dougherty. Zorn andDougherty are former members of the Limeliters. GeorgeGrove has performed with the Kingston Trio since 1976. Theconcert starts at 8 p.m.

On Saturday night at the downtown Monterey venue, localpromoter Conte Productions presents a tripleheader featuringThe Coasters, The Drifters and Sonny Turner, former leadsinger of The Platters. In 1959, Turner replaced TonyWilliams as lead singer of the Platters, one of the most suc-cessful vocal groups of all time.

Other shows scheduled at the Golden State Theatreinclude Emmy Lou Harris on Friday, May 23; Los Lobos,May 29; Los Lonely Boys, June 14; the Oak Ridge Boys,June 29; and a Classic Christmas with Wynonna Judd onThursday, Dec. 11. For tickets and more information call(831) 372-3800.

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Symphony closes season with a bang; cellist offers C.V. recitalBy CHRIS COUNTS

THE MONTEREY Symphony will endits final concert of the 2007-2008 season ona high note, performing Gustav Mahler’s dra-matic Symphony No. 1 in D Major.

“It’s one of the great pieces in all ofmusic,” offered Joe Truskot, executive direc-tor of the symphony.

Sunset Center hosts performances by thesymphony Sunday and Monday, May 18-19.

The symphony will open the concert withRobert Wayne Padgett’s “Fanfare for theEagles.” Padgett, a Pacific Grove residentand a graduate of Stevenson School, was thewinner of the 2008 Max Bragado-DarmanFanfare Competition, and this weekendmarks the world premiere of the piece.

Next comes Claude Debussy’s three-movement impressionistic essay,“Nocturnes,” which features the female voic-es of the Monterey Symphony Chorus.Following an intermission, Mahler’s monu-mental symphony wraps up the performance.

Pre-concert lectures by musicologist Dr.Jean Widaman, which are free of charge toall ticket holders, will begin one hour prior tothe start of each performance in Room 105 atSunset Center.

And the golf club at Quail Lodge willhost a luncheon for Padgett Friday, May 16,at 11:30 a.m. The cost of attending the eventis $45.

Sunday’s matinee starts at 3 p.m., whileMonday’s concert begins at 8 p.m. Ticketsrange from $35 to $60. For more informa-tion, call (831) 624-8511 or visit www.mon-tereysymphony.org.

Hidden Valley hosts cellistOne of America’s most gifted cellists,

Stephen Geber, will be at Hidden ValleyMusic Seminars Monday, May 19, at 8 p.m.

“Stephen has distinguished himself asone of the great teachers and performers ofthe cello,” explained Peter Meckel, director

of Hidden Valley.The principal cellist of

the Cleveland Orchestra for35 years, Geber hasappeared with manyAmerican and Europeanorchestras and as a chamberplayer with the ClevelandOrchestra String Quartet, theEmerson String Quartet, theAmerican String Quartet andthe Cavani String Quartet.Geber will be joined bypianist Anita Pontremoli,who heads the department ofcollaborative piano studies

at the Cleveland Institute ofMusic. She has performedwith artists such as LynnHarrell, Arnold Steinhardt,Aaron Rosand and DaleClevenger.

The duo will performworks by Ravel, Debussy,Dvorak, Schumann,Mendelssohn, and Weber.

Tickets are $20. HiddenValley is located at CarmelValley and Ford roads. Formore information, call (831)659-3115 or visit www.hid-denvalleymusic.org.Cellist Stephen Geber

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Cafe unveils seascapes and landscapesTHE WILD Goose Bakery Cafe in

Carmel Valley hosts a reception Friday,May 16 for painter Böbe Kirsch.

Born and raised in Hungary, Kirschpresents an exhibit of seascapes and land-scapes that capture the scenic vistas ofMonterey County.

Kirsch started painting seascapes aftervisiting the beaches of Tel-Aviv in Israel.After moving to Munich, Germany, sheattended an art school, the KunstAcademy, where she experimented with a

variety of techniques. Focusing on usingoils, she began to develop her own style.In 1995, she presented her first art showin Munich.

In 1999, Kirsch moved to the UnitedStates. She now lives in Carmel Valleywith her husband and two daughters.

The reception, which will feature livemusic, begins at 7 p.m. The Wild Goose islocated at 18 E. Carmel Valley Rd.

For more information, call (831) 659-5052.

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IF FARM-RAISED wild boar soundslike an anomaly and farm-raised venisonseems incongruous, don’t tell Chef Uwe(pronounced Uva) Grobecker of Monterey’sSanta Lucia Café. He specializes in both.

The boar he gets from East Texas, and thevenison from Colorado and New Zealand.

“There are no strong flavors with thesewild animals because, for the most part,they’re grain fed,” Grobecker said. “Themeat has a very lean texture and the flavor isnot gamey.”

He serves entrées of venison during thedinner hour at his restaurant. Slow-braisedvenison osso bucco is an unusual offering;and roasted venison chops are a customerfavorite. “I’m not a chef, but I like to cookand I enjoy doing venison,” he said. As forthe wild boar, it appears on the menu as“brats” — grilled wild boar sausages servedwith red cabbage, sauerkraut and roasted ormashed potatoes.

Grobecker enjoyed these game meatsgrowing up in Germany, and when he camehere and opened his restaurant, he thought,

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“Why can’t I do it here?” He found what hewas looking for in a Bay Area supplier andhas been serving venison and wild boar eversince.

The Santa Lucia Café is known for itsGerman and Italian kitchen. Grobecker’smother is Italian-born and married hisGerman father. He was born and raised inNorthern Germany in the seaport town ofBremen. His German heritage wins out onthe menu: “It’s 80 percent German and 20percent Italian,” he said. And one can readi-ly see that by glancing over the menu. Italianspecialties are predominately pastas andthin-crusted pizzas baked in a brick oven,and one meat specialty — Veal Parmesan.

The German side of the menu is com-posed of five pork schnitzels (jaeger, Wiener,blue cheese, zigeuner and Holsteiner) andHungarian goulash, Berlin-style liver,Bavarian and Nuernberger brats and sauer-braten. And, of course, the venison and wildboar dishes.

“The weather here in Monterey is perfectfor German fare,” he said.

For 25 years Grobecker was in the agri-cultural products trade, constantly traveling

all over the world from a home base inGermany, staying in luxury hotels with five-star restaurants. While enjoying the exquisitecuisine in these plush eating establishments,one thought kept coming back to him: “Icould do this betterand cheaper.”

The thoughtstayed with him,until 11 years agohe bought the SantaLucia, which wasthen a Mediterranean-style deli, and beganturning it in the direction of a German-Italian restaurant.

That same year he enrolled in theCulinary Academy in Salinas — the then-satellite of the San Francisco CulinaryAcademy — where he took a six-monthcourse in California cuisine to learn thebasics of cooking, which he added to thehome cooking he learned from his family in

Germany.“I enjoy making a nice presentation, but

the most important thing to me is the tasteand the right portions. We don’t serve just alittle food on fancy plates. Our portions are

grand portions,” hesaid.

He does a greatdeal of the cookinghimself but hastrained his staff inauthentic German

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They moved to the Monterey Peninsulafrom Dallas 12 years ago, and have threechildren: Stefan, 17; Kristian, 15; anddaughter Reeve, 12.

One can dine at the Santa Lucia eitherindoors or out. Inside, the restaurant seats40, plus nine at the bar, and outside 20 peo-ple can be accommodated under sun umbrel-las or heat lamps. Shrubbery, in terra cottapots, separates the outdoor cafe frompassersby in typical European fashion.

Grobecker said his ample breakfast menuoffers American and German fare: Germanapple or Black Forest buttermilk pancakes,“Stammer Max”— an old world favorite ofGerman rye bread topped with diced Italiansmoked ham and two fried eggs, roasted

potatoes and a pickle on theside — or the well likedItalian-style Santa Luciabreakfast, and silver dollarand Mickey Mouse pancakesfor children age 8 and under.“As for lunch, every week-day we offer a different spe-cial,” he said.

Although there areGerman artifacts and flagsdecorating his restaurant,Grobecker loves his adoptedcountry and will soonbecome a U.S. citizen so thathe can vote. “I want to makesure we go in the right direc-tion after the election,” hesaid.

Santa Lucia Café is locat-ed at 484 Washington St.,Monterey, and is open sevendays a week. Breakfast andlunch are served from 8 a.m.to 3 p.m., and dinner from 5to 9 p.m. For information orreservations, call (831) 333-1111.

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Beer, anyone?To go with the German cuisine, the bar

(which was put in a year ago) serves nineGerman beers on tap. “And I like every oneof them,” Grobecker said with his signaturehumor. “We serve them in 1-pint to 2-literglasses.”

German steins decorate the back bar.“Every year when I go back to Germany tovisit my mother, I pack a few new steins tobring back with me. Customers are generouswith their stein contributions, too.”

As all restaurateurs will attest, attentionmust be paid constantly to many details.Grobecker is no exception. “What keeps megoing after 12 years is my humor,” he said. “Ilove to joke with my clients.”

By MARY BROWNFIELD

WITH SPRING in full swing, Peninsularestaurants are pitching an array of offeringsdesigned to delight all the senses. A CarmelValley institution presents its winemaker’s din-ner and other seasonal temptations, while aCannery Row eatery capitalizes on full moonsand a downtown hotel benefits Monterey’sHistoric Garden League by pouring bubbly

alongside sweets and flowers.

■ Graffs meet BoltonThe Covey at Quail Lodge has intro-

duced the Sample, Savor, Celebrate cock-tail hour from 5 to 6 p.m., and a three-course Sunset Menu from 6 to 7 p.m., bothavailable Tuesday through Saturday.

Sample, Savor, Celebrate features a

handful of small plates — advertised as“tapas style” — a range of creative specialtycocktails ($7 to $12) and wines by the glasspriced from $5 (for the house red and white,which change frequently) to $12, all to beconsumed on the sun-drenched, idyllic pond-side deck or in the lounge. The 2006Benziger Sauvignon Blanc ($9) was a per-fect choice in the soft evening Carmel Valleywarmth this week.

Among the small plates are largeTempura “Bama” Shrimp, coated in batterand golden fried, served with a spicyhabañero aioli and shaved fennel in a creamydressing that nicely curbs the heat ($7); deli-cate Grilled Asparagus Salad with springramp vinaigrette, barrel-aged feta, beautifulthinly sliced beets and vibrant frisee ($5);

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Taking advantage of the Carmel Valley sunshine and thelush, luxurious setting, early evening Covey dinners canremain on the deck for of the $42-per-person Sunset Menuconceived by Chef de Cuisine Matt Bolton. It changes week-ly to take advantage of the freshest local ingredients andincludes a first course, one of three entrees and dessert.

The restaurant’s extensive, award-winning wine list fea-tures a decent selection of wines by the glass and myriadoptions for by-the-bottle ordering — many reasonablypriced.

Speaking of wine, the Covey will host Graff FamilyVineyards for a Winemaker’s Celebration Dinner Thursday,May 29. The evening will be the second in a series “designedto be a veritable education on food and wine,” and restaurantmanager Michael Marcy said more are in the works, includ-ing a visit by Pessagno in June.

Bolton will create a four-course feast to pair perfectlywith vintages from Graff Family Vineyards, located in theChalone AVA at the foot of the Pinnacles and cultivated by

Chalone Wine Group cofounders Phil Woodward andRichard Graff. The Chalone label is now owned by a con-glomerate, and Woodward and Graff run a foundation thatawards scholarships to deserving students in food, wine andhospitality. They also produce wines from two vineyards, andWoodward will talk about them while Chef Bolton shares hisknowledge of organic produce and sustainable foods.

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■ Moon over MontereyWhen it comes to watching the moon rise, Schooners

Bistro on the Bay, located inside the Monterey Plaza Hotel &Spa on Cannery Row, may be one of the best venues.Capitalizing on its sweeping bay views, the restaurant willoffer al fresco dinners to coincide with the eve, night of, andnight following each full moon through the end of the year.

Dubbed “Luna Sul Mare” — “Moon on the Sea” in Italian— the evenings will feature award-winning Valley of theMoon wines from Glen Ellen and a special menu of “full-moon-inspired cocktails,” to accompany Schooners’ regularmenu of fresh seafood, pastas, salads, soups and sandwiches.

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lovely floral arrangements, tasty sweets and fine sparklingwine — are invited to attend Hotel Pacific’s Blooms, Bubblesand Bon Bons set for 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 8.

The afternoon event, a fundraiser for the MontereyHistoric Garden League, will begin with sweets and bubblyin the hotel’s landscaped courtyard.

Then celebrated San Francisco floral designer Jun Pinonwill presen a demonstration that promises to be as funny as itis informative. Each arrangement Pinon creates will be auc-tioned off to benefit the historic garden league.

Hotel Pacific is located at 300 Pacific St. in Monterey,and the cost to attend is $60 per person. For reservations ormore information, call (831) 658-2361 or emailmcarlyle@innsofmonterey.com.

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Jazz vocalist Tony DeSare, performing May 16 at theKRML Jazz and Blues Co, first came to prominence in1999 with his role in the off-Broadway musical revue, “OurSinatra.” An accomplished pianist, DeSare sings songs from

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Also appearing at the intimate Carmel who venue thisweekend is acclaimed jazz guitarist Mimi Fox is touring insupport of her latest CD, “Perpetually Hip.” Named a “RisingStar” in five consecutive Down Beat Magazine InternationalCritics Polls (2003-2007), Fox is a seasoned musician. Shehas shared the bill with a wide array of artists includingAbbey Lincoln, Diana Krall, Stevie Wonder and JohnSebastian. Fox maintains a whirlwind touring schedule, play-ing major jazz clubs and festivals from New York to Tokyo,including tours of the Caribbean, Japan, Thailand andAustralia. 7:30 p.m. will be the start time. Call (831) 624-6432 to make reservations.

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WHEN LUBO Michaylov was growing up in Bulgaria,he had no idea he’d end up a successful Silicon Valley busi-nessman whose training as a chemist, combined with a mar-keting sense he inherited from his father, would enable himto turn buses around the world into moving billboards.

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With a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University ofFreiberg in Germany, Michaylov could have spent his lifeteaching or doing obscure research. Instead, he took a posi-tion as manager of product development at Crown Zellerbachin San Leandro. And several years later, he started his owncompany, SuperGraphics, which specialized in large-scalegraphics. A stroke of genius led him to invent to the bus wrap— large panels that cover the entire exterior of a bus with anadvertisement. It’s something no one had seen until 1992.Now the buses are everywhere.

“One of our first clients was Monterey-Salinas Transit,”Michaylov said from his elegant home in the Sleepy Hollowneighborhood of Carmel Valley. “We produced the ‘Wave’image which everybody has seen.”

One of his innovations was a special perforated panelwhich looks like a picture from the outside of the bus, butwhich still allows the passengers to see outside.

“When you perforate the plastic, depending on the sizeand density, the eye sees it as transparent,” he said.

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“Lubo is great because he can give me just what I want,and the colors are very accurate,” she said.

Michaylov and his wife, Gerda, chose Sleepy Hollowbecause of its sunny climate. But they also appreciate beingclose to nature ... even when mountain lions come to call.Last winter, Gerda’s photo of a lion in their yard was featuredon the front page of The Pine Cone.

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YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST DATED10/06/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THE NATUREOF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. On 05/22/2008 at10:00AM, MTC FINANCIAL INC.,dba TRUSTEE CORPS as the dulyappointed Substituted Trustee underand pursuant to Deed of TrustRecorded on 10/20/2005 asDocument No. 2005111737 of officialrecords in the Office of the Recorderof Monterey County, CALIFORNIA,executed by, DEBRA K. HAMPTON,A SINGLE WOMAN, as Trustor,PREFERRED FINANCIAL GROUP,INC. DBA PREFERRED MORT-GAGE SERVICES, as Beneficiary,WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTIONTO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FORCASH (payable at time of sale in law-ful money of the United States, bycash a cashier's check drawn by astate or national bank, a checkdrawn by a state or federal creditunion, or a check drawn by a state orfederal savings and loan association,savings association, or savings bankspecified in section 5102 of theFinancial Code and authorized to dobusiness in this state). AT: THENORTH WING MAIN ENTRANCETO THE MONTEREY COUNTYCOURTHOUSE, 240 CHURCH ST.,

SALINAS, CA The property hereto-fore described is being sold "as is".All right, title and interest conveyedto and now held by it under saidDeed of Trust in the property situatedin said County and State describingthe land therein: APN # 010-231-023 LOT NUMBERED 30 IN BLOCKLETTERED KK, AS SAID LOT ANDBLOCK ARE SHOWN ON THATCERTAIN MAP ENTITLED, "MAPOF ADDITION NO. 3 CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA", FILED IN VOLUME 2 OFMAPS, "CITIES AND TOWNS", ATPAGE 5, MONTEREY COUNTYRECORDS. The street address andother common designation, if any, ofthe real property described above ispurported to be: SE CORNER OFLOPEZ AND 2ND , CARMEL, CA93921 The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and othercommon designation, if any, shownherein. Said sale will be made, butwithout covenant or warranty,expressed or implied, regarding title,possession, or encumbrances, topay the remaining principal sum ofthe Note(s) secured by said Deed ofTrust, with interest thereon, as pro-vided in said Note(s), advances, ifany, under the terms of the Deed ofTrust, estimated fees, charges andexpenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed of Trust.The total amount of the unpaid bal-ance of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold and reasonableestimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initialpublication of the Notice of Trustee'sSale is: $844,864.84 (estimatedamount). Accrued interest and addi-tional advances, if any, will increasethis figure prior to sale. If the Trusteeis unable to convey title for any rea-son, the successful bidder's sole andexclusive remedy shall be the returnof monies paid to the Trustee and thesuccessful bidder shall have no fur-ther recourse. The Beneficiary undersaid Deed of Trust heretofore execut-ed and delivered to the undersigneda written Declaration of Default andDemand for Sale, and a writtenNotice of Default and Election toSell. The undersigned caused saidNotice of Default and Election to Sellto be recorded in the County wherethe real property is located and morethan three months have elapsedsince such recordation. Dated:05/02/2008 TRUSTEE CORPS, asSuccessor Trustee By: CARLOS FQUEZADA, TRUSTEE SALES OFFI-CER *TRUSTEE CORPS* 2112BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE, 2NDFLOOR, IRVINE, CA 92612 FORSALE INFORMATION CONTACT:(714)573-1965, (714) 573-7777,(949) 252-8300 FOR REINSTATE-MENT / PAY OFF REQUESTS CON-TACT: (949) 252-8300 P4013075/2, 5/9, 05/16/2008Publication dates: May 2, 9, 16,2008. (PC503)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20080880. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: ESCOBAR & ESCOBARCONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, 28GQuail Run Circle, Salinas, CA 93907.CATHERINE J. ESCOBAR, 1631 ChicoWay, Salinas, CA 93906. CLIFFORD G.ESCOBAR, 1631 Chico Way, Salinas,CA 93906. This business is conductedby a general partnership. Registrantcommenced to transact business underthe fictitious business name listedabove on: Oct. 3, 1991. (s) Catherine J.Escobar. This statement was filed withthe County Clerk of Monterey Countyon April 23, 2008. Publication dates:May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2008. (PC 504)

SUMMONS – FAMILY LAWCASE NUMBER: DR 47135NOTICE TO RESPONDENT:

NANCY D. GALVANYou are being sued.

PETITIONER’S NAME IS:ABRAHAM M. TINAJERO

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYSafter this Summons and Petition areserved on you to file a Response (formFL-120 or FL-123) at the court andhave a copy served on the petitioner. Aletter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response ontime, the court may make orders affect-ing your marriage or domestic partner-ship, your property, and custody of yourchildren. You may be ordered to paysupport and attorney fees and costs. Ifyou cannot pay the filing fee, ask theclerk for a fee waiver form.

If you want legal advice, contact alawyer immediately. You can get infor-mation about finding lawyers at theCalifornia Courts Online Self-HelpCenter (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp),at the California Legal Services Website (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or bycontacting your local county bar associ-ation.

NOTICE: The restraining orders onpage 2 are effective against bothspouses or domestic partners until thepetition is dismissed, a judgement isentered, or the court makes furtherorders. These orders are enforceableanywhere in California by any lawenforcement officer who has receivedor seen a copy of them.

The name and address of the courtis:SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,COUNTY MONTEREY 1200 Aguajito RoadMonterey, CA 93940

The name, address and telephonenumber of the petitioner’s attorney, orpetitioner without an attorney, is:ABRAHAM M. TINAJERO432 Vallejo StreetSalinas, CA 93906(831) 261-9484RONALD D. LANCE11 W. Laurel Dr., Suite #205Salinas, CA 93906(831) 443-6509Reg: #LDA5 County: Monterey

NOTICE TO THE PERSONSERVED: You are served as an individ-ual.

Date: March 26, 208(s) Connie Mazzei, Clerkby Erica Aledo, DeputyPublication Dates: May 2, 9, 16, 23,

2008. (PC 505)

TS # CA-08-131584-SH Loan # 0017347493

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALEYOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST DATED 6/16/2005.UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. A public auction saleto the highest bidder for cash, cashier’scheck drawn on a state or nationalbank, check drawn by a state or federalcredit union, or a check drawn by astate or federal savings and loan asso-ciation, or savings association, or sav-ings bank specified in Section 5102 ofthe Financial Code and authorized todo business in this state, will be held byduly appointed trustee. The sale will bemade, but without covenant or warranty,expressed or implied, regarding title,possession, or encumbrances, to paythe remaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by the Deed of Trust,with interest and late charges thereon,as provided in the note(s), advances,under the terms of the Deed of Trust,interest thereon, fees, charges andexpenses of the Trustee for the totalamount (at the time of the initial publi-cation of the Notice of Sale) reasonablyestimated to be set forth below. Theamount may be greater on the day ofsale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TOBID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNTDUE. Trustor(s): JOSE DE JESUSBUENROSTRO AN UNMARRIED MANRecorded: 06/23/2005 as InstrumentNo. 2005063305 in book xxx, page xxxof Official Records in the Office of theRecorder of Monterey County,California; Date of Sale: 5/29/2008 at10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the northwing main entrance to the MontereyCounty Courthouse, 240 Church St.,Salinas, CA Amount of unpaid balanceand other charges: $784,530.37 Thepurported property address is: 11565RANCHO FIESTA RD CARMEL, CA93924 Assessors Parcel No. 416-027-005-000 The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrectnessof the property address or other com-mon designation, if any, shown herein. Ifno street address or other commondesignation is shown, directions to thelocation of the property may beobtained by sending a written requestto the beneficiary within 10 days of thedate of first publication of this Notice ofSale. If the Trustee is unable to conveytitle for any reason, the successful bid-der’s sole and exclusive remedy shallbe the return of monies paid to theTrustee, and the successful bidder shallhave no further recourse. Date:5/9/2008 Quality Loan Service Corp.2141 Fifth Avenue San Diego, CA92101 (619) 645-7711 For NON SALEinformation only Sale Line: (714) 573-1965 or Login to:w w w . p r i o r i t y p o s t i n g . c o mReinstatement Line: (619) 645-7711 ext3704 Susan Hurley, Trustee SaleOfficer If you have previously been dis-charged through bankruptcy, you mayhave been released of personal liabilityfor this loan in which case this letter isintended to exercise the note holder’srights against the real property only.This notice is sent for the purpose ofcollecting a debt. This firm is attemptingto collect a debt on behalf of the holderand owner of the note. Any informationobtained by or provided to this firm orthe creditor will be used for that pur-pose. As required by law, you are here-by notified that a negative credit reportreflecting on your credit record may besubmitted to a credit report agency ifyou fail to fulfill the terms of your creditobligations. P399337 5/9, 5/16,05/23/2008Publication dates: May 9, 16, 23, 2008.(PC506)

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 08-03731

Title Order No. 3589017 APN No. 009-231-025-000

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/17/2006.UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. Notice is herebygiven that RECONTRUST COMPANY,as duly appointed trustee pursuant tothe Deed of Trust executed byCHARLES A SKORINA, A MARRIEDMAN AS HIS SOLE & SEPARATEPROPERTY, dated 01/17/2006 andrecorded 01/25/2006, as InstrumentNo. 2006007312, in Book - , Page - , ),of Official Records in the office of theCounty Recorder of MONTEREYCounty, State of California, will sell on05/23/2008 at 10:00 AM, At the main(South) entrance to the CountyCourthouse, (facing the Courtyard offChurch St.), 240 Church Street,Salinas, CA. at public auction, to thehighest bidder for cash or check asdescribed below, payable in full at timeof sale, all right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under saidDeed of Trust, in the property situated insaid County and State and as more fullydescribed in the above referencedDeed of Trust. The street address andother common designation, if any, of thereal property described above is pur-ported to be: 3523 MESA CT, CARMEL,CA 93923-8225. The undersignedTrustee disclaims any liability for anyincorrectness of the street address andother common designation, if any,shown herein. The total amount of theunpaid balance with interest thereon ofthe obligation secured by the propertyto be sold plus reasonable estimatedcosts, expenses and advances at thetime of the initial publication of theNotice of Sale is $1,617,047.57. It ispossible that at the time of sale theopening bid may be less than the totalindebtedness due. In addition to cash,

the Trustee will accept cashier's checksdrawn on a state or national bank, acheck drawn by a state or federal creditunion, or a check drawn by a state orfederal savings and loan association,savings association, or savings bankspecified in Section 5102 of theFinancial Code and authorized to dobusiness in this state. Said sale will bemade, in an ''AS IS'' condition, but with-out covenant or warranty, express orimplied, regarding title, possession orencumbrances, to satisfy the indebted-ness secured by said Deed of Trust,advances thereunder, with interest asprovided, and the unpaid principal ofthe Note secured by said Deed of Trustwith interest thereon as provided in saidNote, plus fees, charges and expensesof the Trustee and of the trusts createdby said Deed of Trust. DATED: April 29,2008 RECONTRUST COMPANY 1757TAPO CANYON ROAD, SVW-88 SIMIVALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281-8219 , Sale Information (626) 927-4399By: T. Sevillano, Team MemberRECONTRUST COMPANY is a debtcollector attempting to collect a debt.Any information obtained will be usedfor that purpose. ASAP# 274277205/02/2008, 05/09/2008, 05/16/2008Publication dates: May 2, 9, 16, 2008.(PC507)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20080782. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: CARMEL ART FESTIVAL,24658 Santa Rita Rd., Carmel, CA93923. CARMEL GALLERY ALLIANCE- CALIFORNIA, 24658 Santa Rita Rd.,Carmel, CA 93923. This business isconducted by a corporation. Registrantcommenced to transact business underthe fictitious business name listedabove on: March 1, 2008. (s) PamelaCrabtree, Treasurer.This statement wasfiled with the County Clerk of MontereyCounty on April 10, 2008. Publicationdates: May 2, 9, 16, 23, 2008. (PC 508)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20080931. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: KYRA CAPITAL, 225Crossroads Blvd., #358, Carmel, CA93923. JULIA P. COMINOS, 225Crossroads Blvd., #358, Carmel, CA93923. This business is conducted byan individual. Registrant commenced totransact business under the fictitiousbusiness name listed above on: March12, 2008. (s) Julia P. Cominos. Thisstatement was filed with the CountyClerk of Monterey County on April 30,2008. Publication dates: May 2, 9, 16,23, 2008. (PC 510)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20080904. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: MONTEREY SIGNS, 8623Ormart Rd., Castroville, CA 95012;Monterey County. MONTEREY BAYPET RANCH - CA, 8623 Ormart Rd.,Castyroville, CA 95012. This businessis conducted by a corporation.Registrant commenced to transactbusiness under the fictitious businessname listed above on: June 1, 2008. (s)Anjanette Adams, CEO. This statementwas filed with the County Clerk ofMonterey County on April 28, 2008.Publication dates: May 2, 9, 16, 23,2008. (PC 511)

SUMMONS – FAMILY LAWCASE NUMBER: DR 47198NOTICE TO RESPONDENT:

ESTER JIMENEZYou are being sued.

PETITIONER’S NAME IS:ANTONIO JIMENEZ-MAGDALENO

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYSafter this Summons and Petition areserved on you to file a Response (formFL-120 or FL-123) at the court andhave a copy served on the petitioner. Aletter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response ontime, the court may make orders affect-ing your marriage or domestic partner-ship, your property, and custody of yourchildren. You may be ordered to paysupport and attorney fees and costs. Ifyou cannot pay the filing fee, ask theclerk for a fee waiver form.

If you want legal advice, contact alawyer immediately. You can get infor-mation about finding lawyers at theCalifornia Courts Online Self-HelpCenter (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp),at the California Legal Services Website (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or bycontacting your local county bar associ-ation.

NOTICE: The restraining orders onpage 2 are effective against bothspouses or domestic partners until thepetition is dismissed, a judgement isentered, or the court makes furtherorders. These orders are enforceableanywhere in California by any lawenforcement officer who has receivedor seen a copy of them.

The name and address of the courtis:SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,COUNTY MONTEREY 1200 Aguajito RoadMonterey, CA 93940

The name, address and telephonenumber of the petitioner’s attorney, orpetitioner without an attorney, is:ANTONIO JIMENEZ-MAGDALENO676 Calaveras DriveSalinas, CA 93906(831) 449-7851RONALD D. LANCE11 W. Laurel Dr., Suite #205Salinas, CA 93906(831) 443-6509Reg: #LDA5 County: Monterey

NOTICE TO THE PERSONSERVED: You are served as an individ-ual.

Date: April 9, 2008(s) Connie Mazzei, Clerkby Marti L. McKim, DeputyPublication Dates: May 9, 16, 23,

30, 2008. (PC 514)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File No. 20080906. Thefollowing person(s) is(are) doing busi-ness as: JMT CONSTRUCTION, 1880Lincoln St., Seaside, CA, 93955,Monterey County. JAMESMcCONAGHAY THAMER, 1880Lincoln St., CA 93955. This business isconducted by an individual. Registrantcommenced to transact business under

the fictitious business name listedabove on: N/A. (s) James Thamer. Thisstatement was filed with the CountyClerk of Monterey County on April 28,2008. Publication dates: May 9, 16, 23,30, 2008. (PC 515)

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No. 2008-26904441 Loan No. 0026904441

Title Order No. 3578591 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST DATED12/6/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THE NATUREOF THE PROCEEDING AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. A public auction sale tothe highest bidder for cash, cashier'scheck drawn on a state or nationalbank, check drawn by a state or fed-eral credit union, or a check drawnby a state or federal savings andloan association, or savings associa-tion, or savings bank specified inSection 5102 of the Financial Codeand authorized to do business in thisstate will be held by the duly appoint-ed trustee as shown below, of allright, title, and interest conveyed toand now held by the trustee in thehereinafter described property underand pursuant to a Deed of Trustdescribed below. The sale will bemade, but without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regard-ing title, possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remaining princi-pal sum of the note(s) secured by theDeed of Trust, with interest and latecharges thereon, as provided in thenote(s), advances, under the termsof the Deed of Trust, interest thereon,fees, charges and expenses of theTrustee for the total amount (at thetime of the initial publication of theNotice of Sale) reasonably estimatedto be set forth below. The amountmay be greater on the day of sale.Trustor: CARMEN AYALA, A MAR-RIED WOMAN AND SALVADORHERNANDEZ, AN UNMARRIEDMAN Duly Appointed Trustee:GOLDEN WEST SAVINGS ASSO-CIATION SERVICE CO., A CALI-FORNIA CORPORATION Recorded12/10/2004 as Instrument No.2004130806 in book -, page - ofOfficial Records in the office of theRecorder of Monterey County,California, Date of Sale: 5/30/2008 at10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the main(South) entrance to the CountyCourthouse, (facing the Courtyardoff Church St.), 240 Church Street,Salinas, California Amount of unpaidbalance and other charges:$708,130.73 Street Address or othercommon designation of real propertyis purported to be.: 3355CARNEROS COURT AROMAS, CA95004 A.P.N.: 141-112-010-000 Theundersigned Trustee disclaims anyliability for any incorrectness of thestreet address or other common des-ignation, if any, shown above. If nostreet address or other common des-ignation is shown, directions to thelocation of the property may beobtained by sending a writtenrequest to the beneficiary within 10days of the date of first publication ofthis Notice of Sale. Date: 5/6/2008Fidelity National Agency Sales &Posting Agent for GOLDEN WESTSAVINGS ASSOCIATION SERVICECO., A CALIFORNIA CORPORA-TION 15661 Red Hill Ave. Ste. 200Tustin, California 92780 TelephoneNumber: (800) 840-8547 Sale StatusLine: (714) 259-7850 SETH WHITE,ASSISTANT SECRETARY OfGolden West Savings AssociationService Company ASAP# 275631205/09/2008, 05/16/2008, 05/23/2008Publication dates: May 9, 16, 23, 2008.(PC 520)

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS # CA-08-131034-JB

Loan # 16452476 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST DATED6/28/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THE NATUREOF THE PROCEEDING AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. A public auction sale tothe highest bidder for cash, cashier'scheck drawn on a state or nationalbank, check drawn by state or feder-al credit union, or a check drawn bya state or federal savings and loanassociation, or savings association,or savings bank specified in Section5102 to the Financial code andauthorized to do business in thisstate, will be held by duly appointedtrustee. The sale will be made, butwithout covenant or warranty,expressed or implied, regarding title,possession, or encumbrances, topay the remaining principal sum ofthe note(s) secured by the Deed ofTrust, with interest and late chargesthereon, as provided in the note(s),advances, under the terms of theDeed of Trust, interest thereon, fees,charges and expenses of the Trusteefor the total amount (at the time ofthe initial publication of the Notice ofSale) reasonably estimated to be setforth below. The amount may begreater on the day of sale. BENEFI-CIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESSTHAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE.Trustor(s): SANDRA GARCIA, ANUNMARRIED WOMAN Recorded:7/11/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-069638 in book , page of OfficialRecords in the office of the Recorderof MONTEREY County, California;Date of Sale: 5/29/2008 at 10:00 AMPlace of Sale: At the main (South)entrance to the County Courthouse,(facing the Courtyard off Church St.),240 Church Street, Salinas, CA.Amount of unpaid balance and othercharges: $572,678.71 The purportedproperty address is: 1844 LuxtonStreet Seaside, CA 93955Assessors Parcel No. 012-832-006-000 The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the property address or othercommon designation, if any, shownherein. If no street address or othercommon designation is shown,directions to the location of the prop-erty may be obtained by sending a

written request to the beneficiarywithin 10 days of the date of firstpublication of this Notice of Sale. Ifthe Trustee is unable to convey titlefor any reason, the successful bid-der's sole and exclusive remedyshall be the return of monies paid tothe Trustee, and the successful bid-der shall have no further recourse.Date: 5/8/2008 Quality Loan ServiceCorp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego,CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NONSALE information only Sale Line:714-259-7850 or Login to:www.fidelityasap.com ReinstatementLine: (800) 247-9727 JenniferBasom, Trustee Sale Officer If youhave previously been dischargedthrough bankruptcy, you may havebeen released of personal liability forthis loan in which case this letter isintended to exercise the note hold-er's rights against the real propertyonly. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FORTHE PURPOSE OF COLLECTINGA DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPT-ING TO COLLECT A DEBT ONBEHALF OF THE HOLDER ANDOWNER OF THE NOTE. ANYINFORMATION OBTAINED BY ORPROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THECREDITOR WILL BE USED FORTHAT PURPOSE. As required bylaw, you are hereby notified that anegative credit report reflecting onyour credit record may be submittedto a credit report agency if you fail tofulfill the terms of your credit obliga-tions. ASAP# 2745186 05/09/2008,05/16/2008, 05/23/2008Publication dates: May 9, 16, 23, 2008.(PC 516)

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. 08-05597

Title Order No. 3597577 Investor/Insurer No. - APN No.

012-723-006-000 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST, DATED04/17/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECT YOURPROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THE NATUREOF THE PROCEEDING AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER." Notice is hereby giventhat RECONTRUST COMPANY, asduly appointed trustee pursuant tothe Deed of Trust executed by GER-ARDO HERNANDEZ, AN UNMAR-RIED MAN, dated 04/17/2007 andrecorded 04/24/07, as InstrumentNo. 2007032603, in Book , Page ), ofOfficial Records in the office of theCounty Recorder of MontereyCounty, State of California, will sellon 05/30/2008 at 10:00AM, At themain (South) entrance to the CountyCourthouse, (facing the Courtyardoff Church St.), 240 Church Street,Salinas, CA. at public auction, to thehighest bidder for cash or check asdescribed below, payable in full attime of sale, all right, title, and inter-est conveyed to and now held by itunder said Deed of Trust, in the prop-erty situated in said County andState and as more fully described inthe above referenced Deed of Trust.The street address and other com-mon designation, if any, of the realproperty described above is purport-ed to be: 1685 SOTO STREET, SEA-SIDE, CA, 93955. The undersignedTrustee disclaims any liability for anyincorrectness of the street addressand other common designation, ifany, shown herein. The total amountof the unpaid balance with interestthereon of the obligation secured bythe property to be sold plus reason-able estimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initialpublication of the Notice of Sale is$550,348.18. It is possible that at thetime of sale the opening bid may beless than the total indebtedness due.In addition to cash, the Trustee willaccept cashier's checks drawn on astate or national bank, a checkdrawn by a state or federal creditunion, or a check drawn by a state orfederal savings and loan association,savings association, or savings bankspecified in Section 5102 of theFinancial Code and authorized to dobusiness in this state. Said sale willbe made, in an ''AS IS'' condition, butwithout covenant or warranty,express or implied, regarding title,possession or encumbrances, to sat-isfy the indebtedness secured bysaid Deed of Trust, advances there-under, with interest as provided, andthe unpaid principal of the Notesecured by said Deed of Trust withinterest thereon as provided in saidNote, plus fees, charges andexpenses of the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deed of Trust.DATED: 05/02/2008 RECONTRUSTCOMPANY 1757 TAPO CANYONROAD, SVW-88 SIMI VALLEY, CA93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, SaleInformation (626) 927-4399 By:Trustee's Sale Officer RECON-TRUST COMPANY is a debt collec-tor attempting to collect a debt. Anyinformation obtained will be used forthat purpose. ASAP# 274139605/09/2008, 05/16/2008, 05/23/2008Publication dates: May 9, 16, 23, 2008.(PC 517)

May 16, 2008 The Carmel Pine Cone 19A

By KELLY NIX

ALTHOUGH THE hefty price tagwould disqualify most buyers, one PebbleBeach homeowner is hoping someone willfork over $35 million to purchase his stun-ning oceanfront home.

The nearly 11,000-square-foot house,being sold by San Diego Padres owner JohnMoores, is on the 18th Fairway of the PebbleBeach Golf Links and is one of the priciesthomes ever listed in Monterey County.

“This is the nicest house ever offered inPebble Beach,” according to ColdwellBanker realtor Rick Kennifer.

While the home won’t likely be a quicksale, Moores may have the market on hisside.

That’s because local realtors are reportingthat high-end homes in Pebble Beach — par-ticularly those listed for more than $5 mil-lion — are selling well.

No expense sparedOne of only five homes that grace the

18th Fairway, the house, designed by Texasarchitect Robert E. Griffin, took six years tobuild when it was completed in 2000.

It is framed with steel construction andincludes a series of curved bays with repeat-ing arches and walls of massive windowsfacing east and west.

The four-bedroom home features six dif-

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“The mill work is extraordinary,” saidShirley Crist, Kennifer’s realty partner. “Notonly only for the detailing of the craftsman-ship, but the choice of woods. What it addsto this contemporary design is an extraordi-nary complement.”

The home, which features plenty of nat-ural light because of the vast amount ofglass, has living spaces “that are grandenough to entertain hundreds yet intimateenough for a family gathering,” according toCrist.

“The architect was very clever in design-ing it in that each room is an intimate, enjoy-able space,” she said. “And the rooms areconnected by these these circulation galleriesthat have beautiful views throughout.”

The home, on one level except for themovie theater, allows its occupants to feelthe intimacy of a smaller home.

“Some houses you walk from room toroom to room, and you don’t have any sensewhere people are,” she said. “That doesn’thappen here.”

A long gallery connects the living room,dining room, kitchen and family room. Justoutside the gallery is an 1,100-square-footpatio with fireplace, radiant heating and gasbarbecue.

The exterior of the home has fossil lime-stone, extruded bronze clad windows and

doors, shade-producing arbors of teakwoodtrimmed in copper, and a standing copperroof.

An ocean-facing gallery opens to a 1,500-square-foot patio designed with a limestonebench that overlooks the 18th Fairway.

A large kitchen that would make mostchefs envious has two large islands of gran-ite with top-notch appliances, includingthree Sub-Zero refrigerators and three dish-washers.

When it’s cold, the new owners will havethe choice of no fewer than six fireplaces inthe house.

According to Crist, the Moores and hiswife are selling the house because their pri-mary residence is in San Diego and theydon’t visit the home enough to enjoy it.

Is the price right?“When we spoke with the owner about

the value of the home,” Crist said, “it wasvery important to us to feel that the propertyvalue was justified.”

The house, they say, is worth $35 millionbecause of its unmatched quality, attention todetail and supreme location. “It’s that kind ofquality that I believe people on a world-classlevel will understand,” Crist said.

The home is being advertised on theinternational real estate market, hoping over-seas buyers will show interest. In appraisingthe home, the realtors said they researchedhome prices in California and nationwide.

“We are in a market that isn’t the best,”Kennifer said “But we think that the qualityof construction and location is unlike any-thing available in Pebble Beach.”

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The effort was part of a nationwide campaign organized by Macerich, which owns thePlaza, and attendees of the two-hour events at 65 shopping centers across the country stuffeda collective 30,000 bags.

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REAL ESTATEFrom page 1A

Realtor John Saar said he is seeing a littleupsurge in activity, but that could be due tothe time of year.

“I always see April and May as a strongertime,” said Saar, a realtor since 1988.

But even though property values haven’tincreased, Saar said there is more buyerinterest. “There is activity and that is a won-derful thing,” Saar said. “There are peoplewith money and people interested in thismarket.”

Mortgage lenders seeing spikePaul Lecce, mortgage broker with Blue

Adobe Mortgage in Carmel, said morepotential buyers are approaching him forloans. “It was a rough winter,” Lecce said.“Then all of a sudden in the last couple ofmonths, things really started to pick up.”

Lecce said many of his customers arefirst-time home buyers who want to pur-chase a home because they believe homeprices will not fall much farther. Many areusing buyer incentives offered by the FederalHousing Administration, he said.

“They actually have an opportunity to getinto the market,” Lecce said. “The priceshere haven’t been this low since the early’90s.”

However, many of the loans offered tobuyers are much more conservative andstrict than the sub-prime loans of the past.Banks are requiring buyers to have highercredit scores and more cash in the bank.

“It’s harder to qualify, but what’s goodabout that is it will prevent more fallout,”Lecce said. “That’s a good thing for thewhole real estate market in general.”

First-time home buyers Karen and EricSonne looked at about 10 homes in Seasideranging from $300,000 to $350,000. “I thinkthe prices have dropped as far as they willgo,” Karen Sonne said.

The reasonable prices for bank-ownedhomes on the Peninsula in many cases arecreating stiff competition. “There were fiveoffers on each home we called on,” she said.“A lot of people are hoping to get thesehomes as investment properties and rent

them out because they know the real estatemarket is turning.”

The Sonnes were able to get 0 percentfinancing through an online lender for asmall two-bedroom, one-and-a-half bath-room house in Seaside.

Different markets, different trends Although sales are picking up, there are

segments of the market that are still cool.While multimillion-dollar homes and thoseat the low end are selling well, sales of mid-priced homes are still soft.

“You have the [lower-priced home] mar-ket that is active and the high-end marketthat is active,” DiBenedetto said. “It’s thestuff in between that is stuck.”

Mike Canning, who specializes in thesales of high-end properties in Carmel andPebble Beach, said this year’s first quartermarked the best year he’s had since 1999 and2000. Included in his sales was the ButterflyHouse in Carmel, which closed escrow April22 for $9.3 million.

But even in a high-end market such asPebble Beach, there are multiple submarkets.For instance, oceanfront homes are sellingextremely well, while the more averagehomes in that area are not. “It’s dangerous togeneralize, because the Monterey Peninsulais not one market,” Canning said.

Like Canning, Saar said he’s having littleproblem selling unique, properties listed at$5 million or more.

“I see the high end being the most durablepart of the market,” Saar said. “If you havethe right property, then you are in the game.”

At the other end of the spectrum, realtorMichael Kirch, who specializes in sellingforeclosures in the Seaside area, said he has10 houses in escrow, a healthy number.

While he’s seen an upswing in the sale ofhomes in the $200,000 to $400,000 range,homes in the $500,000 to $700,000 range arenot selling as quickly.

While many experts agree the market isimproving, some believe it will be a whilebefore sales take off.

Canning said he sees little change hap-pening for the remainder of 2008.

“I think the bottom of each of the marketswill suffer all the way into late 09,” he said.“I also think the top of the markets will con-tinue to enjoy demand.”

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GARCIA’S GARDENINGYard Cleanup, Tree Service, Pressure Washing

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JOHN’S HANDYMAN SERVICEAdept Tradesman - Electrical, Plumbing,Carpentry, Tile, Painting, and Hauling. VeryReasonable Rates. (831) 595-9799. TF

THE FOREST HANDYMANFor all the items on your “Honey-do” list.Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing, Tile, Painting,Repair and Renovation. 20 years experience inthe trades. Local resident with local references.Quality work at a reasonable rate.Call Peter at (831) 372-0510 5/16

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TRASH IT BY THE SEAHauling is my calling.Yardwaste & Cleanouts. NoJob too Small! Call Michael (831) 624-2052. TF

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NOTICE TO READERS: California law requires that contractors taking jobsthat total $500 or more (labor or materials) be licensed by the Contractors StateLicense Board. State law also requires that contractors include their license num-ber on all advertising. You can check the status of your licensed contractor atwww.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-CSLB. Unlicensed contractors taking jobs that totalless than $500 must state in their advertisements that they are not licensed bythe Contractors State License Board. The PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONrequires household movers to include their PUC license number in their ads.Contact the PUC at (800) 877-8867.

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BRENT BAYSINGER PAINTERInterior-Exterior. Old fashioned quality. Free esti-mates. Excellent Carmel, Pebble Beach andCarmel Valley references. Lic. #663828. Insured.625-0679. TF

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life’s daily chores. Who do you turn to when you’re all alone? Who can you rely on to maintain your independence?

Carmel resident Pat Sippel was a lifelong friend. Hermother and Leidig’s mother, Ruth, were best friends and thefamilies owned cabins near each other off Robinson CanyonRoad at the White Rock Gun Club.

“I have wonderful memories of it,” she said. “It’s sad tothink that’s where he took his life, but it was a favorite placeof his, too.”

Seven years his senior, Sippel remembered teachingLeidig bookkeeping at CHS.

“I always told him, ‘Your success in all you’ve done was

because I did a good job,’” she said.A prolific businessman, Leidig was involved in several

Carmel restaurants and a partner in Leidig/Draper Properties,which owns many prominent commercial properties in town,including the building occupied by the Sharper Image andHanson Gallery.

“What a great loss to all of us who have known him,”commented Jennifer Walker, executive director of theHanson Gallery. “He was so kind and generous.”

Although Leidig gained notoriety during the 2005 crimi-nal trial in which his former wife, Ilona Leidig, was acquit-ted after shooting him in the chest in their Carmel Valleyhome, and testimony revealed many troubling aspects of hislife, including his suffering from bipolar disorder, Sippel saidLeidig was generally an upbeat, caring and giving person.

“What happened with Ilona — that wasn’t who Ted was,”she said. “It was a terrible time for him to go through.”

Sippel and Leidig remained close over the years, and theyhad even planned to have lunch next week.

He was a dedicated supporter of her annual Alzheimer’s

Association fundraiser.“His six restaurants donated all the food for the last 10

years, and he came every year,” she said.Leidig was also involved in the Carmel Heritage Society

and the Carmel Chamber of Commerce.“Ted was one of our most generous and supportive mem-

bers,” chamber CEO Monta Potter said. “He always support-ed all of our chamber events and activities, and I know he didthis for other organizations.”

Sippel said she fielded many calls Wednesday fromfriends and acquaintances who had heard about his death.

“This is such a loss, because he meant a lot to a lot of peo-ple, and he was a very genuine person,” Sippel said.

He is survived by his adult daughter, Dana; Ilona Leidig’sson, Lee; 3-year-old daughter, Abbie; toddler twin sons,Tristan and Teddy; his wife, Laurie; older brother, Bob; andstepbrother, Kim Roberts.

“This is something we’re all going to think about for along time, but I really will miss him,” Sippel said. “He was abright spot in my life.”

Judge stops scheduled aerial spraying of mothREFUTING THE state’s argument that getting rid of the

invasive light brown apple moth qualifies as an emergency, aMonterey County judge this week temporarily stopped thestate’s plans in June to conduct aerial spraying on theMonterey Peninsula to control the insect.

Superior Court Judge Robert O’Farrell in his ruling May12 said the evidence provided by the state didn’t constitute anemergency and that an environmental analysis needed to becomplete before spraying resumes.

The California Department of Food & Agriculture

declared an emergency, allowing the agency to spray thePeninsula in September and October with a moth-confusingpheromone to disrupt mating habits.

The emergency status allowed the state to be exempt froma requirement by the California Environmental Quality Actthat an environmental impact report be complete beforespraying could begin.

After last fall’s aerial spraying, hundreds of people com-plained of illnesses they attributed to the spraying.

Helping Our Peninsula’s Environment was the local groupthat challenged the state.

The state contends the moth could do hundreds of mil-lions of dollars in damage to crops if not controlled.

O’Farrell’s decision mirrors an April 24 ruling in which aSanta Cruz judge halted spraying in that county, citing insuf-ficient evidence by the state to prove there is an emergencythat justifies spraying.

After that, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger suspended spray-ing until August, when specific toxicology tests are expectedto be finished.

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L e t t e r sto the Editor

Editorial

Why Prop 98 exists

ONE OF the propositions on the June ballot, Prop 98, is getting a lot of

attention. Billed by its proponents as the only way to end government misuse of

eminent domain and usurpation of private property, and attacked by opponents

as pro-landlord and unfair to renters, Prop 98 is most accurately viewed as an

inevitable result of decades of neglect of one of the most important protections

of individual liberty in our Constitution: The right not to have your property

taken away by the government without just compensation.

At first, this right was understood only to protect property owners from hav-

ing their land or possessions seized outright. But as governmental regulations

have increased (indeed, federal, state and local laws are now so vast nobody

could read them all, much less understand them), the courts have begun to

understand that over-regulation of private property could amount to the same

thing as seizure.

Thus, when the California Coastal Commission started requiring land owners

to grant the public access to their property in exchange for building permits, the

U.S. Supreme Court put a stop to it. Similarly, the coastal council in South

Carolina told a property owner he couldn’t build at all because his home would

supposedly contribute to beach erosion. Before the Supreme Court intervened,

he was told all he could do with his land would be to have an occasional picnic.

Thanks to the High Court, the law is now clear: The government has to let you

use your property for a purpose that is economically beneficial to you.

But after that minimum threshold has been cleared, bureaucrats at city hall,

in Sacramento or in Washington retain the authority to do pretty much anything

their little hearts desire with the private property in their sphere of influence.

Prop 98 takes special aim at land taken by eminent domain and then turned

over to a different private owner. But rent control and inclusionary housing are

also good examples of government abuse. Everybody agrees low-income people

should have access to affordable housing. But how to achieve it? The only fair

way would be for the burden of creating affordable housing to be shared among

the citizenry. But it is much easier to just stick it to landlords and property own-

ers. So when government officials in San Francisco or Santa Monica see a need

for more affordable apartments, instead of subsidizing rents or loosening zoning

to allow more apartments to be built, they simply require landlords to keep rents

below market levels. And when the Monterey County Board of Supervisors

decides the county would benefit from the construction of less-expensive hous-

ing, instead of making it possible for developers to build that housing and still

make a profit (by increasing density, for example), it simply requires them to sell

a certain number of units at below-market prices.

Local governments around the state are afraid Prop 98 will pass. They are

helping pay for an advertising campaign to urge a No vote on Prop 98. They may

win — this time. But in the long run, the way to keep similar propositions from

being put before voters is to quit treating property owners like second-class cit-

izens.

Gallery limit counterproductiveDear Editor,

Imagine if the once-banned ice creamshops of Carmel were instead only allowedto serve 70 percent vanilla ice cream. Andyet there is an ordinance to prevent galleriesfrom opening that showcase more than oneartist. What if the world’s museums weregoverned in this way? It would take a life-time to see just a century’s worth of art.

Along with Hanson Gallery, there areseveral jewelry stores in town that wish tomove, but they are capped, too — some wantto expand, I want to downsize — and yet weare prisoners of the bans. What the localswanted to see are stores that serve residents— a movie theater, a shoe repair shop — but

it is the rents that prohibit that. No shoerepair shop can afford to open on a mainstreet in an international resort or even in asmall town. The rents are what dictate themix of stores that can survive. This is whyvertically integrated businesses — such asmanufacturers or perhaps stores buying inChina and Eastern Europe, then markingtheir prices up 10 times — are the ones thatcan now afford the high rent. The first quar-ter of the 2008 was tough for many. WithSharper Image, Lillian Vernon, BombayCompany, Fortunoff, Lord and Taylor,Levitz, even the Disney stores filing forbankruptcy, now is not the time to limitmoves that may assist a business in cuttingcosts or one wanting to expand. I believe inthe free market economy and I am frustratedby the city’s choice to govern the market.

Jennifer Walker, Hanson Gallery

‘Massive mansion’Dear Editor,

On March 12 the Monterey CountyPlanning Commission granted approval for amassive mansion on the most prominent siteof Carmel Point along Scenic Drive, pro-posed by Lon and Morley Mollentine.

In so doing, they ignored the LocalCoastal Plan and other significant issues.Brian Roseth, the Carmel city planner, spokestrongly that this project, within the city’ssphere of influence, “would dominate thesetting and not be subordinate to the sceniccoast. It should go back to the drawing

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board!”Robinson Jeffers, the renowned poet

whose home is on Carmel Point, expressedhis appreciation for the Point in a poem.Here are a few lines:

This beautiful place defaced with a cropof suburban houses –

How beautiful when we first beheld it,Unbroken field of poppy and lupin walled

with clean cliffs;No intrusion but two or three horses pas-

turing,Or a few milch cows rubbing their flanks

on the outcrop rock-heads

This decision is being appealed to theboard of supervisors and will be heard May20 at 1:30 p.m. in the supervisors’ chambersin Salinas. Its decision will affect local resi-dents as well as visitors from around thestate and afar. If your readers have concernsregarding the character of developmentalong our spectacular coastline, they shouldwrite to the board of supervisors and/orattend the meeting May 20.

L. Bruce Meyer, Carmel Point

Forest Theater plans on agendaPLANS FOR renovat-

ing the Forest Theater willbe presented to the CarmelCity Council and the publicat a special meetingTuesday, according to WaltdeFaria of the ForestTheater Foundation, whichis spearheading the projectand undertaking fundrais-ing efforts on its behalf.Architect Richard McCannwill present the plans,which include improvingrestrooms, sound buffering,seating and other aspects ofthe outdoor theater.

“The real trick is theplace will be celebrating its100th anniversary in 2010and in many cases is fallingapart,” he said. “The cityhas put work into it, butthere’s so much more thatneeds to be done. This planencompasses all that.”

But “it will still looklike the same old ForestTheater,” and since the cityowns it, the council wouldhave to approve whateverchanges are to be made.

“Obviously since theseare city-owned facilitiesand we are a foundationtrying to help it, it’s up tothe city to decide whichelements work and whichdon’t, which can beimproved upon and whichare fine,” he said.

The Carmel CityCouncil, which will also bereceiving the draft2008/2009 budget, is set tomeet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday,May 20, in city hall onMonte Verde Streetbetween Ocean andSeventh avenues.

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RESCUEFrom page 1ASandy Claws

By Margot Petit Nichols

DEXTER & SAGE Ellis, both 7, were having a won-derful afternoon at Carmel Beach on Tuesday withtheir Mom Sandi when we ran into them near theSanta Lucia steps.

Sage was still wet from her swim in the cold oceanwater she loves so much. She is a Leonberger, a crossbetween a Newfoundland, St. Bernard and GreatPyrenees — the first encountered in the more than 550dogs we’ve interviewed at Carmel Beach during thesepast 10 years.

Mom said Dexter and Sage are very good dogs, asis their brother Opie, a 17-year-old Jack Russell/Corgimix, who was at home resting.

Mom Sandi and Dad Rick live on a two-acre farm inCarmel Valley occupied by their three dogs, horses,chickens, rabbits, ducks and geese — and, oh yes, twocats. Mom is lobbying to name it Horsefeathers Farmbut so far hasn’t convinced Dad.

Dexter, a handsome boxer, recently was set upon atthe beach by three visiting hounds who apparently hadno beach manners. Since then, he’s been on the alert,and Sage, protective of her brother, will come betweenan aggressive dog and Dexter until the other dog goesaway.

Sage watches out for the whole family: When DadRick is out of town, she sleeps by the door, instead ofin her own comfy bed, as a surrogate family protector.

Sage and Dexter keep Mom on schedule twicea day when it’s time to feed the horses. Theyeither come and get her or wait expectantly bythe door, breathing heavily as a sign of urgency.After the horses have been fed, it’s their ownfeeding time — which may have something to dowith their helping Mom with the horses’ sched-ule.

The couple was walking behind the dog and did not immediate-ly know what had happened, though a passerby thought the pup hadbroken a leg.

“When we got to her, she was already in a pool of blood,” Aventsaid, and they feared she had severed an artery.

Others rushed to help. “We suddenly had a group of people withus,” she said. Someone helped carry the dog, another dialed 911,and others asked what they could do.

“My husband placed his hand over the wound to stop the flow ofthe blood, and I ran ahead to see who was there to help,” Avent said.

The 911 call had summoned police, fire and ambulance, thoughMonterey County Emergency Communications dispatchers can-celed the rescuers as soon as they determined a dog, not a person,had been injured. However, with no other emergencies pending,Carmel Fire Capt. Mitch Kastros elected to continue on to the sceneto determine what had happened and how to help. He also calleddispatchers to locate the closest emergency veterinary hospital.

As Avent met the city’s animal control officer, Cindi Mitchell,Carmel police officer Joe Boucher took the department’s ATVdown onto the beach to retrieve Petey. A vet at the Animal Hospitalat the Crossroads shopping center was ready to receive her, soKastros decided to use a CFD pickup to take her there, followed bya Carmel Fire engine. “Red lights and siren were used on Rio Roadto coax a slow driver to pull over and to slowly proceed through ared light at Rio Road and Highway 1,” Kastros reported.

Dr. George Bishop and his staff quickly went to work on Petey,who had not torn an artery as originally feared, but her chest mus-cle. And after surgery, Petey was allowed to go home. Avent credit-ed all her beach helpers with saving Petey’s life. “Without them, Idon’t think we could have gotten to our home, where our car was,and to the vet in time. Clearly Carmel needs to be proud of itspolice and fire people. I can’t say enough good things about them.”

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