#monterey — Public Fediverse posts

" #Monterey officials confident about #voting integrity -- while state and national representatives continue to cast aspersions," from article in Voices of Monterey Bay: https://voicesofmontereybay.org/2026/08/21/monterey-county-officials-confident-about-voting-integrity-while-state-and-national-representatives-continue-to-cast-aspersions/

The Labor Day Sale in my Picture Shop is on right now! Save 20% on everything! Wall art, mugs, pillows, blankets, puzzles, and more! Hundreds of images to choose from. Shop Now, because this offer disappears on Monday September 7th at 9:00pm Pacific Time, midnight Eastern.

Click this link to start shopping https://james-toy.pixels.com/

#Photography #WallArt #HomeDecor #Monterey #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #Carmel #PacifcGrove #FediArt #BuyIntoArt

The Labor Day Sale in my Picture Shop is on right now! Save 20% on everything! Wall art, mugs, pillows, blankets, puzzles, and more! Hundreds of images to choose from. Shop Now, because this offer disappears on Monday September 7th at 9:00pm Pacific Time, midnight Eastern.

Click this link to start shopping https://james-toy.pixels.com/

#Photography #WallArt #HomeDecor #Monterey #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #Carmel #PacifcGrove #FediArt #BuyIntoArt

"'In an ideal world, we would have bike lanes with a physical barrier everywhere. That’s what’s needed. The reason more people don’t bike is primarily the fear of cars, and you can’t blame them.'”

—Bicycling Monterey’s founder, in cover story, "Can advocates make local streets safer for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers?"
by Aric Sleeper, photos by Daniel Dreifuss
#MontereyCountyWeekly / #MontereyCountyNow

(pgs 18-22) https://flipbook.montereycountyweekly.com/archive/2026/07-30-26/index.html

https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/cover/can-advocates-make-local-streets-safer-for-pedestrians-cyclists-and-drivers/article_5b81d56e-a2c0-4a96-beac-62ee7f601013.html

#infrastructure #BikeTooter #cycling #biking #TrafficSafety #transportation #BikeCommute #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #Monterey #California #BikeMonterey

Nice road bike ride and farm stand visit yesterday.

We did a nice 36 mile road bike ride on the Monterey Recreation trail yesterday morning from the Monterey Wharf, south to the Pacific Grove Lighthouse then back through Monterey and north to Castroville turning around at the Pezzini Farm stand.

The photo is from the Pezzini Farm stand yesterday near Castroville CA, the so called “Artichoke Capital of the World". The Pezzini family farm is well known for their Heirloom Green Globe artichokes.

There are several farm stands between Moss Landing and Marina on highway 1. Pezzini is the biggest and nicest, in my opinion, with lots of fresh vegetables and fruit with a few other items. It's well worth a stop. It’s also has easy access with highway 1 off and on ramps. I have no relation to them BTW, other than being a customer for many years on our way back from Monterey.

#Bike #Bikeride #RoadBike #Exercise #Monterey #MontereyRecreationTrail #Castroville #Pezzini #Artichoke

Monterey Regional KMRY → San Francisco International KSFO

Because it was so much fun the day before, this time I went again with the Pilatus PC-12. From the Pacific coast, I headed inland, flying along the western edge of the Central Valley. On the way to San Francisco, I passed over the Bay and the Salt Ponds, which still shimmer in stunning colors.

#FlightSim #MSFS #California #Monterey #SanFrancisco #CentralValley #Bay #Pilatus #PC12

Vandenberg Space Force Base KVBG → Monterey Regional KMRY

Once again with an aircraft I haven’t flown before. With its 1,200 HP, the Pilatus PC-12NGX is definitively a class of its own. An exciting aircraft.

#FlightSim #MSFS #California #VandenbergSFB #Vandenberg #Monterey #Pilatus #PC12

On January 20, 2026, among the Monterey City Council actions: Opposed proposed federal program for offshore oil and gas leases off the California coast.

https://monterey.gov/your_city_hall/city_council/meeting_recap.php (Adopted a Resolution Opposing the Department of the Interior's Proposed Program for Offshore Oil and Gas Leases Off the California Coast - For details, go to https://www.isearchmonterey.org/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Documents/DownloadFileBytes/Council_Regular_Meeting_and_Closed_Session_6384_Agenda_Packet_1_20_2026_4_00_00_PM.pdf?documentType=5&meetingId=6384&isAttachment=true and enter DRILLING in your browser’s find window.)

#OilDrilling #OffshoreOil #OffshoreGas #BigOil #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #MontereyBay #PacificCoast #CaliforniaCoast #Monterey #LocalGovernment #MontereyBayNationalMarineSanctuary #MarineLife #Ecosystems

Seth Seader Pollack
9 Tevet 5719 - 15 Kislev 5786
December 20, 1958 - December 5, 2025

Video of Memorial Service at Congregation Beth Israel today; service begins at 25:00: https://www.youtube.com/live/XAc53UwMDfA?si=QWDl5_ERfhvp6VTO.
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https://bikemonterey.org/in-memory-of-seth-pollack.html

#RIP #SethPollack #Monterey #MontereyCounty #CyclistFatality

See some of the people who biked to Window on the Bay Park, Monterey on June 14, 2025, to exercise their legal right to assemble—one of the rights established by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America. https://bikemonterey.org/people-who-biked-to-window-on-the-bay-monterey-on-flag-day-2025.html

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #NoKingsDay #Monterey #California #protest #NoKings #NoKingsProtest #PeacefulProtest #USA #FlagDay #FlagDay2025 #cycling #bike #transportation #BikeToProtest #BikeToNoKingsDay #VoiceOfAmerica

"NorCal Interscholastic Cycling League starts its season at Fort Ord every year….Executive Director Terry Curley says part of the appeal of biking is its #inclusivity—there are no benches, so everyone gets to ride.”

https://www.ksbw.com/article/students-mountain-bike-race-fort-ord-march-3/64020276

A partial local history: https://bikemonterey.org/monterey-county-teens-who-bike-including-mountain-bike-at-the-2017-california-state-high-school-mountain-bike-championships-and-elsewhere.html

#NationalInterscholasticCyclingAssociation #NICA #NorCalLeague #MoreKidsOnBikes #FortOrd #MontereyCounty #FortOrdNationalMonument #MountainBiking #MTB #HighSchoolAthletics #Salinas #Monterey #SalinasHighSchoolCowboysRacing #MontereyBayCompositeLightfighters #RanchoSanJuanHighSchoolMountainBiking #Athletics #TeensBike #YouthBike

Among the Cal State Monterey Bay "Welcome Back" activities:

-Mountain Bike Skills Clinic to work on your balance control and stability, followed by a ride to practice skills in Fort Ord National Monument
-Coastal Bike Ride from campus to Monterey—free bike and helmet rental included!—"No Drop Rides" ("you will never be left behind, EVER")
Details: https://csumb.edu/traditions/elevate-and-engage/

Other tips "Back to the Books—and Bikes—in Monterey County: Tips for College Students" https://bikemonterey.org/back-to-the-books-and-bikes.html

#CalState #CaliforniaStateUniversity #Elevate #Engage #MontereyBay #Monterey #MTB #cycling #bicycling #BikeFriendly #university #college #students #MontereyCounty #FortOrd #NationalMonument

The National Interscholastic #Cycling Association (#NICA) mission includes "improving the lives of #teens and positively impacting communities by providing a high-quality, safe and fun interscholastic #MountainBike program based on the principles of strong body, strong mind, strong character, equality, and inclusivity." There are regional chapters across the USA, from Alabama to Wisconsin. https://nationalmtb.org/nica-leagues/

The Northern #California (NorCal) League of NICA includes #Monterey County teams. Find those in Section 7 High School Cycling Teams of Bicycling Monterey's 35-section directory "Monterey County Bicycling Resources and Bike Community Leaders": https://bit.ly/BikeMRYDirectory

For a look at some teens participating in those activities, see "Monterey County Teens Bike: California State High School Mountain Bike Championships and elsewhere." https://bikemonterey.org/monterey-county-teens-who-bike-including-mountain-bike-at-the-2017-california-state-high-school-mountain-bike-championships-and-elsewhere.html

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #MoreKidsOnBikes #YouthSports #YouthAthletics #TeamSports #MTB #NorCalLeague