#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

Maybe him and the Waffle House guy can team up and solve paranormal mysteries, yeah?

Fucking clown show....

#USPol #USPolitics #Monterey #MAGA #USMilitary #HungCao #Wiccans

"Bay Area construction company illegally polluted river, lawsuit alleges.” Rpt by Paul Rogers, #MontereyHerald.

Graniterock, "based in Watsonville, has more than 20 offices and locations, incl in San Jose, Concord, Redwood City, South San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Salinas….Lawsuit...stated that the company has been fined four times since 2018 by state #WaterPollution regulators at #CentralCoast Regional Water Quality Control Board. In those cases, settlements required #Graniterock to pay a total of $138K in penalties for water quality violations at the quarry.

"For each of the 46 incidents involved, the board imposed the minimum penalty of $3K, the lawsuit noted, calling it 'tantamount to a #PayToPollute system' for a company with millions of $ in annual revenue.
…
“#Pajaro #River, which drains a watershed that extends across parts of #SantaClara, #Monterey, #SanBenito & #SantaCruz counties, meanders through strawberry and other farm fields before emptying into #MontereyBay.”

https://www.montereyherald.com/2026/04/17/prominent-bay-area-construction-company-illegally-polluted-river-lawsuit-alleges/

Last night I had the 2011 #macbook pro running #MacOSXsnowleopard side by side next to the 2013 macbook pro running #Monterey. It was crazy seeing how much has changed but also how much stayed the same.

I like the #QOL improvements that #Apple has made to their OS (not including #MacOS26Tahoe) but I do miss the older #skeuomorphic and stylings of the earlier #OSX; it just had more character.

#SafeRoutesToSchool, #MontereyCounty

Temporary Traffic Calming Project in Castroville — Geil & Seymour Streets
Per District 2 County Supervisor Glenn Church’s newsletter today, installation will occur September 3-9, and the project will be in place through October 8, 2025.

https://saferoutesmonterey.org/northmontereycounty/
The temporary measures will include crosswalks, curb extensions, and traffic circles to slow down traffic, which improves safety for people walking and biking and students traveling to school.

Take a survey, and learn more, including about SRTS measures affecting the following schools:

#Castroville Elementary
Echo Valley Elementary
#Elkhorn Elementary
Hall District Elementary
#Ohlone Elementary
#Prunedale Elementary
North Monterey County Middle
#Pajaro Middle
North #Monterey County High
Central Bay High and #HomeSchool

https://saferoutesmonterey.org/northmontereycounty/
#infrastructure

FROST ADVISORY,
FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM FRIDAY (3/7)

Temp as low as 32 F will result in frost.
Temps in the higher elevations may drop down to as low as 28 F.

WHERE: Interior #Monterey County & #SantaLucia Range, #SanBenito County & #Cholame Hills in southeast Monterey
County, North SF Bay Interior Valleys, Eastern #SantaClara Hills, East Bay Hills & southern #Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio. #California

MPACTS: Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. Cold conditions will be hazardous to sensitive populations such as unhoused individuals. Cold conditions can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

#FrostAdvisory #SFBay #CAwx #CaliforniaWeather #NorCalWX

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ506&warncounty=CAC055&firewxzone=CAZ506&local_place1=Napa%20CA&product1=Frost+Advisory&lat=38.2991&lon=-122.2854

FROST ADVISORY,
FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM SATURDAY (2/15)

Temps as low as 32 F will result in frost formation.

WHERE: Interior #Monterey County & #SantaLucia Range, #SanBenito County & #Cholame Hills in Southeast Monterey
County, North SF Bay Interior Valleys, Eastern #SantaClara Hills & Southern #Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco & Lake San Antonio. #SFBay #California

IMPACTS: Cold will be hazardous to sensitive populations such as unhoused individuals. Cold conditions can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

#CAwx #CaliforniaWeather #NorCalWx #Frost #FrostAdvisory

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ506&warncounty=CAC055&firewxzone=CAZ506&local_place1=Napa%20CA&product1=Frost+Advisory&lat=38.2991&lon=-122.2854

FLOOD WATCH,
MONDAY (2/3) AFTERNOON THRU LATE TUESDAY NIGHT

Flooding due to excessive rainfall
possible.

WHERE: #Sonoma, #Napa, #Marin, #SanFrancisco, #SanMateo, #Contra Costa, #Alameda, #SantaClara, #SantaCruz, #SanBenito, #Monterey Counties. #California

IMPACTS: Runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams & low-lying areas, & poor drainage & urban areas.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
-Rain in past few days has helped to saturate soils & prime portions of the Bay Area for increased flood potential. Moderate to heavy rain is expected Monday into Tues, bringing additional flooding concerns to the Central Coast, where heaviest rainfall is likely within the Santa Cruz Mntns & Santa Lucia Range.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

#CAwx #NorCalWx #CaliforniaWeather

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ506&warncounty=CAC055&firewxzone=CAZ506&local_place1=Napa%20CA&product1=Flood+Watch&lat=38.2991&lon=-122.2854

FREEZE WATCH,
FROM LATE SUNDAY (1/26) NIGHT THRU WEDNESDAY MORNING.

Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible.

WHERE: #Monterey Bay & #BigSur Coast, #SantaCruz Mountains, #SantaClara Valley, North SF Bay Interior Valleys, #SanFrancisco Bay Shoreline, East Bay Interior Valleys & Northern #Salinas Valley, #Hollister Valley & #Carmel Valley. #California

IMPACTS.: Frost & freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.

#CaliforniaWeather #CAwx #NorCalWx #SFBay

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ506&warncounty=CAC055&firewxzone=CAZ506&local_place1=Napa%20CA&product1=Freeze+Watch&lat=38.2991&lon=-122.2854

FROST ADVISORY, FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM SATURDAY (1/25)

FREEZE WATCH, FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THRU TUES
MORN (1/28)

WHAT: For the Frost Advisory, temps as low as 31 F results in frost formation. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temps as low as 29 F possible.

WHERE: East Bay Hills & Valleys, Most of #SanBenito County & #Cholame Hills in Southeast #Monterey County, North SF Bay Interior Valleys, Eastern #SantaClara Hills & Southern #Salinas
Valley, #ArroyoSeco & Lake #SanAntonio. #California

IMPACTS: Frost & freeze conditions could kill crops & sensitive vegetation & damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Cold conditions will be hazardous to sensitive populations, e.g. unhoused individuals. Cold can lead to hypothermia w prolonged exposure.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: Take steps now to protect tender plants. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.

#CAwx #CaliforniaWeather #SFBay #NorCalWx #Freeze #FreezeWatch #FrostAdvisory

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ506&warncounty=CAC055&firewxzone=CAZ506&local_place1=Napa%20CA&product1=Frost+Advisory&lat=38.2991&lon=-122.2854

FROST ADVISORY,
FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY (1/21)

Temp as low as 33 F will result in frost.

WHERE: #SantaClara Valley & Eastern Hills, Interior #Monterey County & #SantaLucia Range, Most of #SanBenito County & #Cholame Hills in Southeast #Monterey County, North
SF Bay Interior Valleys, East SF Bay Interior Valleys & Northern
#Salinas Valley, #Hollister Valley & Carmel Valley. #California

IMPACTS: Cold conditions will be hazardous to sensitive populations such as unhoused individuals. Cold Conditions can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Temps in the vicinity of Fort Hunter Liggett and in portions of far southeastern Monterey County will experience locally colder temperatures as low as 29 degrees.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Be sure to cover or tend to sensitive plants and vegetation as they
may be damaged by frost.

#FrostAdvisory #CAwx #CaliforniaWeather #NorCalWx

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ506&warncounty=CAC055&firewxzone=CAZ506&local_place1=Napa%20CA&product1=Frost+Advisory&lat=38.2991&lon=-122.2854

FROST ADVISORY,
FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MONDAY (1/20).

WHAT: Temperatures as low as 33 F will result in frost.

WHERE: #SantaClara Valley & Eastern Hills, The East SF Bay Hills & Valleys, Interior #Monterey County & #SantaLucia Range, North Bay Interior Valleys & Northern #Salinas Valley/ #Hollister Valley & #Carmel Valley. #SFBay #California

IMPACTS: Cold conditions will be hazardous to sensitive populations such as unhoused individuals. Cold Conditions can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Portions of far southern Monterey County, in the vicinity of Fort Hunter Liggett, and the highest peaks in the elevated terrain of eastern Santa Clara & #Alameda Counties may see locally colder weather closer to 30 F.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Be sure to cover or tend to sensitive plants and vegetation as they
may be damaged by frost.

#CAwx #CaliforniaWeather #NorCalWx #FrostAdvisory

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ506&warncounty=CAC055&firewxzone=CAZ506&local_place1=Napa%20CA&product1=Frost+Advisory&lat=38.2991&lon=-122.2854

Download #macOS14 #Sonoma mit #macos12 #monterey Backup im Vordergrund … Ich bin nervös und hoffe, dass ich jetzt nichts gestartet habe, was ich in 1-2 Stunden bereuen werde und womit ich dann bis Neujahr beschäftigt bin 🫣
Aber für aktuelle iOS Entwicklungen ist das jetzt erforderlich und auch #LightroomClassic möchte auch Monterey nichts neueres mehr laufen lassen … hilft ja alles Nix …

FREEZE WARNING,
FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (11/15) TO 8 AM SATURDAY (11/16)

Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected.

WHERE: Most of #SanBenito County & #Cholame Hills in Southeast #Monterey County, #North #SanFrancisco Bay Interior Mountains, North SF Bay Interior Valleys & Southern #Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco & Lake San Antonio. #California

IMPACTS: Frost & freeze could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation & possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Cold conditions will be hazardous to sensitive populations such as unhoused individuals.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
*Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
*To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
*Be sure to open sink cabinet doors and/or drip faucets. This may help reduce or prevent damage to uninsulated pipes and other plumbing.

#SFBay #CaliforninaWeather #CAwx #NorCalWx #Frost #FrostWarning #Freeze #FreezeWarning

https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ506&warncounty=CAC055&firewxzone=CAZ506&local_place1=Napa%20CA&product1=Freeze+Warning&lat=38.2991&lon=-122.2854

Thank you, Monterey PD!

"September 13, 2024, at 5:47 P.M., #Monterey #Police Officers responded
to a report of a stolen electric #scooter. The scooter had a #GPS device attached to
it and the reporting party believed it was located in a wooded area near Mark
Thomas Drive and Josselyn Canyon Road. Monterey Officers responded to the scene and located a campsite in the wooded area. Inside the campsite, Officers found the stolen scooter, a stolen electric
#bicycle, controlled substances, #drug paraphernalia and a loaded .45 caliber
#handgun.” https://files.monterey.gov/News-Releases/2024/24_0916-Firearm-Arrest.pdf
#BikeTooter #BikeTheft #MontereyCounty #LawEnforcement #ActiveTransportation
#ElectricScooters #ElectricBikes #ebike #ebikes #guns

Great way to start the #NewYear: being approached with #BikeAdvocacy questions on the courtyard after #church last Sunday (at #solar-powered First Presbyterian Church of #Monterey—which has #BicycleParking by the sanctuary's front door).

The church member who approached us (not the man in the photo, though at same spot) is a #Carmel resident with many specific ideas for #infrastructure improvements near Carmel High #School (which one of his #children attends) and elsewhere.

Not catching us at church? We welcome phone calls with questions anytime! https://bikemonterey.org/contact-me

#BikeTooter #EarthStewardship #CreationCare #ActOnClimate #ClimateHope #MotherEarth #BikeAdvocacy #faith #BikeToWorship #church #mosque #synagogue #temple #HouseOfWorship

Respond now—or by Oct 6—to State Highways #CompleteStreets survey from #California #Bicycle Coalition.
If you #bike, #walk, use #PublicTransit or drive in 1 or more of 58 California counties, advocate for #CompleteStreets via your input:
https://form.jotform.com/CalBikeCoalition/completestreets
For each county, survey lists some state highways that serve as surface streets in local #neighborhoods.
#Alameda
#Alpine
#Amador
#Butte
#Calaveras
#Colusa
#ContraCosta
#DelNorte
#ElDorado
#Fresno
#Glenn
#Humboldt
#Imperial
#Inyo
#Kern
#Kings
#Lake
#Lassen
#LosAngeles
#Madera
#Marin
#Mariposa
#Mendocino
#Merced
#Modoc
#Mono
#Monterey
#Napa
#Nevada
#Orange
#Placer
#Plumas
#Riverside
#Sacramento
#SanBenito
#SanBernardino
#SanDiego
#SanFrancisco
#SanJoaquin
#SanLuisObispo
#SanMateo
#SantaBarbara
#SantaClara
#SantaCruz
#Shasta
#Sierra
#Siskiyou
#Solano
#Sonoma
#Stanislaus
#Sutter
#Tehama
#Trinity
#Tulare
#Tuolumne
#Ventura
#Yolo
#Yuba
#CalBike #transportation #ClimateAction #BikeTooter #BikeMonterey
#MontereyCounty #Salinas #Soledad #SanLucas

For #FungiFriday have a looksie at the time a few weeks ago when I found a bunch of Onion Earthball (#Scleroderma cepa) #mushrooms! Here's one I was documenting for #iNaturalist that *spontaneously* exploded ashy black spores all over my arm and chest (not in the face, thankfully😅).

Link to observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141276167

#science #iNat #NaturalistsOfMastodon #Naturalists #puffballs #boom #poof #ParticipatoryScience #California #Monterey #spores #FieldWork #volunteering #FollowFriday