#kion — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #kion, aggregated by home.social.
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Little Floyd definitely isn't ready for pull-ups >:3c
Get your fursona drawn in this YCH here -> https://alittleluv.co/ych-shop/p/10042
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This will be our last post with #KION hashtag. Why?
"Employees said corporate leaders came to town Tuesday with little explanation as to why they were ending news operations, effective immediately.” —#KSBW https://www.ksbw.com/article/kion-ends-local-news-warning-employees-blindsided/68025287
"It's going to change the landscape of news coverage in this area," says former KION Managing Editor Jeanette Bent. "It's a disservice to this community and we're all heartbroken.”—#MontereyCountyNow
#Media #LocalNews #Journalism #News #Press #SpanishBroadcasts #MontereyCounty #SantaCruz #SFBA
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"No new E-Bike laws for now, Santa Cruz says education is the answer” by Briana Mathaw for #KION
"'Riding e-bikes, younger than they would get a license? They're really missing that opportunity to know how to behave on our roadways with other roadway users. And so [our focus is] enhancing the amount of education that we put out,' Claire Gallogly said.” (Gallogly, while not identified as such in KION story, is a City of Santa Cruz transportation planner, since 2015.)
#ebikes #ebike #YouthBike #MoreKidsOnBikes #SantaCruz #MontereyBay #California #BikeLaws #YouthEducation #BikersEd #youth #cycling #BikeTooter
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"About a year and a half ago, there was a kid that got hit at this very intersection on a bike. Luckily, the kid lived.
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"The City of #Salinas encourages residents to file official traffic calming requests through the Salinas Connect app [https://salinasca.qscend.com/311] or directly at City Hall [i.e., submit a request to Traffic Calming / Neighborhood Traffic Management Program https://www.salinas.gov/Your-Government/Departments/Public-Works/Traffic-and-Transportation-Engineering/Traffic-Calming-Neighborhood-Traffic-Management-Program ].” — from "Busy Salinas intersection has neighbors begging for safety changes” by Briana Mathaw, #KION https://kion546.com/news/top-stories/2025/08/28/busy-salinas-intersection-has-neighbors-begging-for-safety-changes/.Other useful City of Salinas contacts:
Active Transportation https://www.salinas.gov/Your-Government/Departments/Public-Works/Traffic-and-Transportation-Engineering/Active-Transportation;
Traffic & Transportation https://www.salinas.gov/Your-Government/Departments/Public-Works/Traffic-and-Transportation-Engineering;
Mayor and City Council https://www.salinas.gov/Your-Government/About-City-Government/Mayor-and-City-Council;
City Manager and other departments https://www.salinas.gov/Your-Government/Departments.#CondadoDeMonterey #MontereyCounty #transportation #PublicSafety #TrafficCalming
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Note the #KION headline mistakenly refers to the device as an “ebike" ("Police seize juvenile’s Talaria electric bike after brief chase”), reinforcing mistaken perceptions about ebikes. If people read past the headline, they’ll see in the short story itself a reference to "illegal electric motorcycles.”
"According to police, electric motorcycles like Sur Ron's and Talaria's are not street legal or safe and can have motors that exceed 6,000 watts, which is more than the legal 750 watts.
"'This Talaria was modified to reach speeds more double the stock limit,' said police.” https://kion546.com/news/santa-cruz-county/capitola/2025/01/06/police-seize-juveniles-talaria-electric-bike-after-brief-chase/
ICYMI, see related stmt from #California #Bicycle Coalition and other #ActiveTransport advocates, "California Bicycle Advocates Call on Elected Leaders to Protect E-Bike Riders by Curbing Illegal Electric Motorcycles": https://bikemonterey.org/california-bicycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html.
#MontereyBay #Capitola #SantaCruzCounty #CalBike #ebikes #emotorcycles #ebike #ElectricMotorcycles #Media #Journalism #Journalists #WordsMatter #vocabulary #accuracy
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Note the #KION headline mistakenly refers to the device as an “ebike" ("Police seize juvenile’s Talaria electric bike after brief chase”), reinforcing mistaken perceptions about ebikes. If people read past the headline, they’ll see in the short story itself a reference to "illegal electric motorcycles.”
"According to police, electric motorcycles like Sur Ron's and Talaria's are not street legal or safe and can have motors that exceed 6,000 watts, which is more than the legal 750 watts.
"'This Talaria was modified to reach speeds more double the stock limit,' said police.” https://kion546.com/news/santa-cruz-county/capitola/2025/01/06/police-seize-juveniles-talaria-electric-bike-after-brief-chase/
ICYMI, see related stmt from #California #Bicycle Coalition and other #ActiveTransport advocates, "California Bicycle Advocates Call on Elected Leaders to Protect E-Bike Riders by Curbing Illegal Electric Motorcycles": https://bikemonterey.org/california-bicycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html.
#MontereyBay #Capitola #SantaCruzCounty #CalBike #ebikes #emotorcycles #ebike #ElectricMotorcycles #Media #Journalism #Journalists #WordsMatter #vocabulary #accuracy
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Note the #KION headline mistakenly refers to the device as an “ebike" ("Police seize juvenile’s Talaria electric bike after brief chase”), reinforcing mistaken perceptions about ebikes. If people read past the headline, they’ll see in the short story itself a reference to "illegal electric motorcycles.”
"According to police, electric motorcycles like Sur Ron's and Talaria's are not street legal or safe and can have motors that exceed 6,000 watts, which is more than the legal 750 watts.
"'This Talaria was modified to reach speeds more double the stock limit,' said police.” https://kion546.com/news/santa-cruz-county/capitola/2025/01/06/police-seize-juveniles-talaria-electric-bike-after-brief-chase/
ICYMI, see related stmt from #California #Bicycle Coalition and other #ActiveTransport advocates, "California Bicycle Advocates Call on Elected Leaders to Protect E-Bike Riders by Curbing Illegal Electric Motorcycles": https://bikemonterey.org/california-bicycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html.
#MontereyBay #Capitola #SantaCruzCounty #CalBike #ebikes #emotorcycles #ebike #ElectricMotorcycles #Media #Journalism #Journalists #WordsMatter #vocabulary #accuracy
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Note the #KION headline mistakenly refers to the device as an “ebike" ("Police seize juvenile’s Talaria electric bike after brief chase”), reinforcing mistaken perceptions about ebikes. If people read past the headline, they’ll see in the short story itself a reference to "illegal electric motorcycles.”
"According to police, electric motorcycles like Sur Ron's and Talaria's are not street legal or safe and can have motors that exceed 6,000 watts, which is more than the legal 750 watts.
"'This Talaria was modified to reach speeds more double the stock limit,' said police.” https://kion546.com/news/santa-cruz-county/capitola/2025/01/06/police-seize-juveniles-talaria-electric-bike-after-brief-chase/
ICYMI, see related stmt from #California #Bicycle Coalition and other #ActiveTransport advocates, "California Bicycle Advocates Call on Elected Leaders to Protect E-Bike Riders by Curbing Illegal Electric Motorcycles": https://bikemonterey.org/california-bicycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html.
#MontereyBay #Capitola #SantaCruzCounty #CalBike #ebikes #emotorcycles #ebike #ElectricMotorcycles #Media #Journalism #Journalists #WordsMatter #vocabulary #accuracy
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Note the #KION headline mistakenly refers to the device as an “ebike" ("Police seize juvenile’s Talaria electric bike after brief chase”), reinforcing mistaken perceptions about ebikes. If people read past the headline, they’ll see in the short story itself a reference to "illegal electric motorcycles.”
"According to police, electric motorcycles like Sur Ron's and Talaria's are not street legal or safe and can have motors that exceed 6,000 watts, which is more than the legal 750 watts.
"'This Talaria was modified to reach speeds more double the stock limit,' said police.” https://kion546.com/news/santa-cruz-county/capitola/2025/01/06/police-seize-juveniles-talaria-electric-bike-after-brief-chase/
ICYMI, see related stmt from #California #Bicycle Coalition and other #ActiveTransport advocates, "California Bicycle Advocates Call on Elected Leaders to Protect E-Bike Riders by Curbing Illegal Electric Motorcycles": https://bikemonterey.org/california-bicycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html.
#MontereyBay #Capitola #SantaCruzCounty #CalBike #ebikes #emotorcycles #ebike #ElectricMotorcycles #Media #Journalism #Journalists #WordsMatter #vocabulary #accuracy
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#SFBA
"Bay Area woman makes history riding water #bike to #Farallon Islands in honor of daughter”#KION #WaterBike #NaomisRide #Shatterproof #fentanyl #overdose #growth #ComfortZone