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green poncho-shawl, Cherokee turban and knee-high moccasins.
Her motto is to live in harmony with the
Creative Forces of the Universe.
She says, "There is a creative solution to every problem!"
Column #56 - Part 1 - What’s being done to protect Monterey’s houseless population? (11/6/2015)
Reggae To The Rescue Of Houseless Women: FOLLOWING the hugely successful fundraiser at Montrio Bistro in Monterey on Thurs., Oct. 1, at which
$20,000 was raised to benefit the Fund for Homeless Women, a local realtor was inspired to also sponsor an
event.
If her last name is fortuitous, Carmel realtor Gin Weathers is helping to kick off a round of events unlike
the fall-winter social seasons of bygone years when homelessness was a mere blip, not a blight, on the U.S. map,
and most homeless persons were men.
Not so now, which is why Gin was moved to support the “Hot Beds and Warm Baths” campaign to benefit
the Fund for Homeless Women, a field fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County. (CLICK TO CONTINUE READING...)
Column #57 - Part 2: Meteorological Musings Or Misses For Monterey’s Masses (11/13/2015)
Will A “Godzilla” Condition Catch You Off Guard?
PREDICTING the future is the oldest guessing game on earth. If weather forecasting were an exact science,
meteorologists would score perfectly. For instance, there would be no doubt about veracity of the Aug. 13, 2015
Los Angeles Times story by contact reporter Rong-Gong Lin II headlined “Latest forecast suggests ‘Godzilla El
Niño’ may be coming to California.” (CLICK TO CONTINUE READING...)
Column #58 - Part 3: Where To Turn If Downpours Drench Pacific Grove (11/20/2015)
Last week I e-mailed questionnaires to authorities in every community but didn’t allow time to receive
answers before writing the column for the 11-13-15 edition of Cedar Street Times. Therefore, I am revising the
order of these columns to give the mayors fair time for response.
Mayor Bill Kampe’s e-mail popped into my inbox last Saturday, making Pacific Grove first
Peninsula community to respond to my El Niño questionnaire. As I scanned his “Cedar St. Times
‘Homeless in Paradise’ Column Questionnaire,” as I entitled it, one line evoked childhood
memories: (CLICK TO CONTINUE READING...)
Column #59 - Part 4: Turkey Talk About Fowl-Weather Floods And Animal Survival (11/27/2015)
Take Pets Or Leave Them Behind?
A POTENTIAL EL NIÑO weather disaster that could separate you and your animals is defined as an “Act of
God” and includes windstorms/hurricanes/tornados, explosions, earthquakes, fires, and floods as tiny as trickles
in street-gutter streams to overflowing banks of the Salinas and Carmel rivers.
Survival depends on the speed with which a flood moves and how rapidly you get out of its way. When
making contingency plans about how to survive a flood, include all animals whose lives depend on you. A
parakeet in a cage would fit in a car. A pony would not.
So, since this is the Thanksgiving week, turkey talk is metaphoric for “fowl-weather” floods. (CLICK TO CONTINUE READING...)
Column #60 - Part 5: City Of Monterey Launches New Storm Center Website (12/4/2015)
MONTEREY’S new emergency Storm Center website has been up and running 24/7 since last week and will be upgraded as information changes. Because no one or anything is exempt from storms predicted to hit the Central California coastline within the next few weeks, preparedness is vital regardless of weather severity or whether you are houseless, a homeowner or somewhere in between. Be philosophical: Hope for the best but prepare for the worst. (CLICK TO CONTINUE READING...)
Column #61 -Part 6: Power Outage Helps City Of Seaside Prepare For Flooding (12/11/2015)
Seaside’s Sunday Shake-Up Call
ON SUN., OCT. 18, a power outage shut down the Monterey Peninsula at around 7 a.m. By noon, most
businesses had closed, stop lights failed, computers crashed, cell phones and radios went silent, and healthcare
facilities operated on emergency generators.
Instead of panicking, as many people did, Seaside wisely converted the potential liability into an asset by
using it as a learning experience about what needs to be fixed or acquired before the long-predicted catastrophic
rainfalls of El Nino come to town. (CLICK TO CONTINUE READING...)
Column #62 - Part 7 - Storm-Survival Tips From Sandbags To Sand City (12/18/2015)
THE RECENT STORM zapped my television set. Living without television this week has been challenging. If
El Niño weren’t predicted to fully arrive next week and last a month or longer, the loss of TV would be great.
I might use the quiet time to read the stack of unfinished books on my bedside table; however, since the
Monterey Peninsula is predicted to undergo flooding, mudslides, downed trees, and power outages, (CLICK TO CONTINUE READING...)
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