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Pacific Grove

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pacific Grove residential and resort city (1990 pop. 16,117), Monterey co., W central Calif., on a point where Monterey Bay meets the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1889. Among the natural attractions of the area are the millions of Monarch butterflies that arrive each fall to spend the winter. Stanford Univ. has a marine laboratory there. Nearby Point Pinos Lighthouse has been in operation since 1855. ... Read more
Line Islands
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition or Equatorial Islands, coral group, 43 sq mi (111 sq km), central and S Pacific. Once valuable for their guano deposits, the islands now have coconut groves, airfields, and meteorological stations. Of the 11... Read more
Santa Ana
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...region and was connected to Los Angeles in 1878 by the Southern Pacific RR. Santa Ana grew industrially after World War II. There is...the city, which is part of the large Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden Grove metropolitan area. Insurance companies are also major employers... Read more

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Pacific Grove slips past Scotts Valley: Blocked punt doesn't cost Breakers.
Newspaper article from: Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA); 9/15/2007; 698 words ; ...in nine seconds. Fortunately, Pacific Grove didn't learn that the hard way...Valley blocked the punt on the Pacific Grove 11-yard line, giving the Falcons...attempt sailed wide right, and Pacific Grove escaped with a 10-7 victory Friday... Read more
Pacific Grove, Calif., Chamber of Commerce to Recognize Citizen of Year.
Newspaper article from: Monterey County Herald (Monterey, California) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 5/29/2002; 511 words ; ...May 29--Steve Gorman, owner of Pacific Grove's Gorman Real Estate, will be...will receive the award at the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce's 86th annual...to serving as president of the Pacific Grove Rotary Club. It's probably the... Read more
P.G. Manager Right At Home: Jim Colangelo already lived in Pacific Grove when he took the city's top job last year.
Newspaper article from: Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA); 3/20/2006; 700+ words ; Byline: Andre Briscoe Mar. 20--Many Pacific Grove residents tell City Manager Jim...already has, Colangelo said. It's (Pacific Grove) not the way it was in the 1980s and early '90s, said Colangelo. Pacific Grove was an affordable place to live... Read more
A GEM OF A COURSE PACIFIC GROVE HAS GOOD LINKS.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 7/17/2002; 700+ words ; Byline: Dave Shelburne Staff Writer PACIFIC GROVE - Looking for a Monterey Peninsula...afterward to hash over the shots? Meet Pacific Grove Golf Course, about 30 minutes...350, but visitors can play at Pacific Grove for $32 during the week, $38 on... Read more
Sinkholes Dot Popular Pacific Grove, Calif., Trail.
Newspaper article from: Monterey County Herald (Monterey, California) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 8/31/2003; 691 words ; ...species has taken root along the Pacific Grove Recreation Trail. They stand in...hit us again, said Steve Leiker, Pacific Grove's director of public works. We...sources to repair the trail that Pacific Grove Mayor Morrie Fisher called the... Read more
Pacific Grove, Calif., Innkeeper Keeps Rapport with Community.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 11/9/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...used to line Central Avenue in Pacific Grove and he can describe them for you. That's because Martine, 63, Pacific Grove innkeeper and businessman, moved...View Boulevard just inside the Pacific Grove city limits. There are eight bed-and-break... Read more
Furniture Store Pier 1 Enjoys Brisk Sales at Pacific Grove, Calif., Site.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 11/2/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...Tribune Business News Nov. 3--Pacific Grove's Pier 1 Imports store is enjoying...other specialty products. The Pacific Grove Pier 1 opened as a privately owned...sales-tax-revenue producers for Pacific Grove, said Moe Ammar, president of... Read more
Hot and Bothered in Pacific Grove: Senior housing plans spark lawsuit and protests.
Newspaper article from: Coast Weekly; 7/24/2002; ; 669 words ; Drifting clouds passing over Pacific Grove on Saturday morning July 13, kept...brain-child of Jill Kleiss, a Pacific Grove resident who has joined a citizens...Manor nursing home. Kleiss, of the Pacific Grove Action Committee (PGAC), lives... Read more
Pacific Grove, Calif., Looks for Affordable Housing for City Employees.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 2/20/2003; 510 words ; ...Tribune Business News Feb. 20--Pacific Grove may look toward Fort Ord for affordable...their shares of Fort Ord property. Pacific Grove's interest in participating is...homes and rent them to city or Pacific Grove School District employees, Schenk... Read more
Good Old Days Makes Pitch For Tourists: Pacific Grove: Chamber of Commerce spends time, money luring out-of-towners.
Newspaper article from: Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA); 4/7/2006; 700+ words ; ...charter buses bringing tourists to Pacific Grove from as far away as Stockton and...recent years, Good Old Days -- Pacific Grove's annual arts and crafts festival...good old weekend, the Ammar-led Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce focused more... Read more

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