Letters to the Editor 12.10.15

Monterey Fun Suck

Whoa, whoa, whoa (“Monterey comes down on eCigs, medical marijuana and food trucks,” posted Dec. 3). So there is no medical marijuana delivery in the city of Monterey? What about people who can’t leave their homes and have a prescription? I mean, I see that Ordway Pharmacy car making deliveries all the time. Don’t tell me they’re not delivering pain pills and all sorts of other addictive and toxic things. Alayna McLellan | via Facebook

Absolutely ridiculous. The council and the police department need to come up with some type of ordinance on the manufacturing, distribution and growing of medical grade marijuana in their area. There are processing sales and large grows happening right under their nose in their area. Why would they not want to have any type of control or tax revenue generated from it? Mike Hackett | via Facebook

It’s an election year, folks. The law and order group doesn’t want to look “soft on crime.” Gotta lock up all those pot smokers, you know. Rob Eaton | via Facebook

So, they want to implement more prohibition (which doesn’t work, obviously, and makes the problem worse). Then they want to ban food trucks? What the hell is wrong with these people? Richard Dot | via Facebook

Boom Goes the Hood

If it does explode, the local area may need to be evacuated due to inhalation of the fumes causing a sense of euphoria, an increased level of compassion for fellow human beings and nature, introspection, a heightened appreciation of the arts and the munchies (“One of the largest hash oil labs ever discovered in Seaside has been found in the 1300 block of Judson Street,” posted Dec. 2). Paul Desmond | via Facebook

Inclusionary Crew

I appreciate your publications of the local community which I have enjoyed getting caught up on. Much of the content is informative and in the best interest in enhancing community spirit.

Unfortunately, this article by Squid was very hurtful to my name and reputation, which seems very counter to the persona of your publication (“Squidfry: Wherein Squid ponders the possibilities of Pebble Beach inclusionary housing,” Nov. 30). I have never seen such poor reporting and spin from reality. While Squid may be trying to improve his viewership by cutting and pasting information, it is a transparent view into his soul, which from what I am witnessing on social media, is working against his agenda and future interest in his musings.

Below is the statement I sent to the Monterey County Planning Department earlier this year. I felt it important for you to be aware of Squid’s detachment from the context of my message. As you can see at the end, I am looking at this from an environmental impact. The proposal is very impractical on many levels. With so much uninhabited low-income housing just down the street and so much bare ground in the Peninsula, why should we push forward? I am advocating financial support but in a more creative way that does not abuse the forested land.

Hi my name is Bill Brosseau and I am a two-year resident of Pebble Beach. I learned recently of the county forcing the construction of low-income housing in the Del Monte Forest. While this is an admirable position to have, when looking at the environmental impact, as well as the impact on school classroom size, disruption of the forest and wildlife, etc., the risk is not worth the reward. When the surrounding towns are also not in favor, that should be a wakeup call as well. Currently, many trees in the forest are succumbing to the drought we are in and it is disheartening to be deforesting potentially on the scale we are faced with. There is an over-abundance of low-income housing just down the street in apartments, which makes no sense as to why this is being proposed. What unfortunately happens in these subsidized low-income housing is an over-concentration of persons in the dwelling, cars, and increased likelihood of illicit activities. With all the barren land in Marina, Seaside and Monterey it just seems unfortunate to accelerate the speed of our forest being depleted.

In closing, we all would prefer a stipend to Pebble Beach Company workers to subsidize rent from pre-existing unoccupied dwellings in the area than build more, then further degrade the market for those whom do not work in Pebble Beach. Bill Brousseau | Pebble Beach

I’m serving in the Peace Corps for my second time right now. I know the poor are more neighborly and hospitable. Think about it, why does Pebble Beach have a gate? Celia Bosworth | via Facebook

“If you’re in trouble or hurt or need – go to the poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help – the only ones” (Ma Joad, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck). Devin Podeszwa | via Facebook

Better to give the homes away free and keep the properties on the tax boards and allow true ownership than to create a false economy of governmental housing projects that the occupants never own in a real-world economy. Dave Filbin | via Facebook

More inky discharge from Squid. Luke Coletti | via Facebook

Thumbs down Squid. Wyatt Patry | via Facebook

Not in my backyard, pffffft. So irritating. “I’ve got mine and I’m not sharing.” These elitist poseurs infuriate me. Vanessa Jackson | via Facebook

ICE ICE Baby

Hopefully next meeting there will be time for everyone’s questions and comments instead of just four or five (“As deportations tick up, Sheriff Steve Bernal addresses questions,” posted Nov. 30). Also that someone will actually be able to answer questions on ICE instead of saying, “That’s not our department.” Alexandra Bee | via Facebook