MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. - Some of the pets that were rescued from the Monterey home of a suspected animal hoarder are now available for adoption.

Monterey Police say they, along with SPCA for Monterey County Humane Officers, rescued 22 cats, 24 dogs and 7 young puppies from the home of 59-year-old Ilagene "Jeanie" Quaglia.

The SPCA says its officers also located the remains of two cats and one small dog, and adds that the house was covered in three feet deep of garbage, urine, and feces.

Quaglia was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty and was booked into the Monterey County Jail.

The SPCA is currently contacting people who have expressed interest in adopting one of the rescued pets. All adopters will need to agree to take the pet to the SPCA upon request if they need to be re-examined for any reason during the course of the animal cruelty investigation.
 

By Chloe Beardsley - email

MONTEREY, Calif. - Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Interim Superintendent Leslie Codianne is planning on staying on board for another year.

Codianne will remain the district's top administrator through the 2013-2014 school year. The move comes after the district's top choice Alain Guevara, withdrew his name amid a sexual harassment lawsuit in another district.

MPUSD issued the following news release Wednesday afternoon:

Monterey, CA - The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Board of Trustees has selected the current Interim Superintendent, Leslie Codianne, as their Superintendent for the 2013-14 school year.

By Briana Bermensolo - email

MONTEREY, Calif. - A local cemetery says it can no longer afford water to care for its property after receiving a $15,000 water bill.

San Carlos Cemetery normally spends about $2,000 to water the grass across 13 acres for the month of April.

Manager Tim Bennett was shocked to get a call from California American Water company letting them know their water usage sky-rocketed last month.

According to CalAm, it is up to property owners to find a possible leak to explain all the extra water usage.

Bennett said he's had the water turned off for a week now, trying to find a problem, with no luck. Now the grass is turning brown.

CalAm said they usually refund 80% of the water bill if a leak is found.