Signature Gathering Events
Events
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Post Office
620 Lighthouse Ave
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Grove Market
242 Forest Ave
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Post Office
620 Lighthouse Ave
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Grove Market
242 Forest Ave
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Post Office
620 Lighthouse Ave
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Proponents File Petition
Proponents File Referendum Petition per Elections Code 9238 (B)
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Referendum Petition Certified
We far surpassed the 10% threshold of 1,060 signatures in just three weeks. The signature validity rate was 91%. The ordinance (compensation increase) never went into effect and remains suspended.
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Council Repeals Ordinance 25-007
On August 20, 2025, the City Council directed staff to return with an ordinance repealing Ordinance 25-007 and to also return at a future meeting with a possible ballot measure to be presented in 2026 for a public vote on another ordinance increasing the salary of the Mayor and City Councilmembers. STAY TUNED!
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Proponents File Initiative to Amend the City Charter
Proponents File in Accordance with Elections Code section 9256
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City Council Oders $63,000 Special Election for Vote on Pay Raise in June
Monterey County Registrar of Voters: "The rough estimate for June's election for the city of Pacific Grove is $63,000." But it's a different story in November. "The cost of Pacific Grove adding a measure to the November election, in which they have candidate contests, is negligible," the registrar said.
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Proponents Receive Title and Summary of Initiative to Amend the City Charter
City Attorney Provides Title and Summary per Elections Code 9203 (delivered late with typos and malformed title)
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Proponents Publish Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition
Proponents Publish Notice in Accordance with Elections Code section 9205
