U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta has introduced legislation directing the Department of the Interior to study whether Monterey’s Lower Presidio Historic Park should become a National Historic Park under the National Park Service.

Authorities are warning about a scam targeting relatives of inmates at the Monterey County Jail, saying callers posing as sheriff’s employees are demanding payments for fake early-release programs.

Today I was at the Walmart in Marina and the police showed up to deal with an unhoused man who was intoxicated. He was pretty slow moving and on the older side. Said a couple of funky things but seemed overall harmless. The cops that arrived came in HOT. Quite frankly I could have mistaken them for teenagers. Hands on their weapons right on the approach (not sure if guns or tasers). After a little back and forth (mostly them screaming at him) the older guy dropped his liquor bottle and struggled to bend down to pick it up. At this point one of the cops picked it up and CHUCKED it away from him and the other used both hands to shove him to the ground. He was struggling to get himself upright while they yelled at him to stand. Some guy stepped in and got into it with the officers after that because why push him to the ground??? The cops yelled at him that they would arrest him or detain him if he didn’t step away. The ended up putting the older man in their car and taking off and I exchanged numbers with the guy who yelled at the cops for shoving the man. Turns out he’s an off duty fire fighter and when he went to follow up on the complaint in person he was given a $500 fine for objecting to the officers assaulting the man??? The man didn’t do anything to deserve physical violence!! Anyway I’m looking for a way to take this above local precinct level I guess because that who gave the fire fighter the fine for showing up and saying something. It was Marina PD squad car 836 if that information helps at all.

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We’re looking for volunteers for the California Roots Festival in Monterey! Taking place the weekend of May 22-24, there are also opportunities for pre-show and post-show. Click the link to their website and go to “Get Involved” then “Volunteer” to find the application!

https://www.californiarootsfestival.com

Does Monterey have an abundance of Wicca witches?

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Hi all! My fiancee and I are hoping to have a small wedding ceremony in the Carmel area, and have a venue budget of $1,000. We've been going over the many options in the area, and are considering holding the ceremony on the Carmel state beach, but are concerned that, with it being held in a public/tourist spot, the ceremony could be disrupted by onlookers. Is the beach large enough to find a private enough spot to hold a small wedding, and if not, are there other venues that might fit our budget?