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Amber Alert is issued for girl, 14, and fugitive father after baby found dead

The search for a father and his 14-year-old daughter following last month’s discovery of a dead infant in…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #14-year-olddaughter #AmberAlert #authority #baby #child #det #fugitivefather #girl #montereycounty #newsrelease #office #perez #road #teen #UnitedStates #Us #USA #victim
https://www.newsbeep.com/722388/

"California’s child #farmworkers exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields," article in Voices of Monterey Bay: https://voicesofmontereybay.org/2025/12/01/californias-child-farmworkers-exhausted-underpaid-and-toiling-in-toxic-fields/
#MontereyCounty #laborDay

"California’s child #farmworkers exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields," article in Voices of Monterey Bay: https://voicesofmontereybay.org/2025/12/01/californias-child-farmworkers-exhausted-underpaid-and-toiling-in-toxic-fields/
#MontereyCounty #laborDay

"California’s child #farmworkers exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields," article in Voices of Monterey Bay: https://voicesofmontereybay.org/2025/12/01/californias-child-farmworkers-exhausted-underpaid-and-toiling-in-toxic-fields/
#MontereyCounty #laborDay

"California’s child #farmworkers exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields," article in Voices of Monterey Bay: https://voicesofmontereybay.org/2025/12/01/californias-child-farmworkers-exhausted-underpaid-and-toiling-in-toxic-fields/
#MontereyCounty #laborDay

"California’s child #farmworkers exhausted, underpaid and toiling in toxic fields," article in Voices of Monterey Bay: https://voicesofmontereybay.org/2025/12/01/californias-child-farmworkers-exhausted-underpaid-and-toiling-in-toxic-fields/
#MontereyCounty #laborDay

Juan Roberto Lopez-Gomez of Gonzales was killed when the driver of a semi-truck made a right turn onto Old Stage Road and collided with him on his bicycle. - Tracy Escobedo, #KSBW
#MontereyCounty #GhostBike https://www.ksbw.com/article/bicyclist-killed-crash-semi-truck-monterey-county/73444051

Juan Roberto Lopez-Gomez of Gonzales was killed when the driver of a semi-truck made a right turn onto Old Stage Road and collided with him on his bicycle. - Tracy Escobedo, #KSBW
#MontereyCounty #GhostBike https://www.ksbw.com/article/bicyclist-killed-crash-semi-truck-monterey-county/73444051

Juan Roberto Lopez-Gomez of Gonzales was killed when the driver of a semi-truck made a right turn onto Old Stage Road and collided with him on his bicycle. - Tracy Escobedo, #KSBW
#MontereyCounty #GhostBike https://www.ksbw.com/article/bicyclist-killed-crash-semi-truck-monterey-county/73444051

Juan Roberto Lopez-Gomez of Gonzales was killed when the driver of a semi-truck made a right turn onto Old Stage Road and collided with him on his bicycle. - Tracy Escobedo, #KSBW
#MontereyCounty #GhostBike https://www.ksbw.com/article/bicyclist-killed-crash-semi-truck-monterey-county/73444051

Juan Roberto Lopez-Gomez of Gonzales was killed when the driver of a semi-truck made a right turn onto Old Stage Road and collided with him on his bicycle. - Tracy Escobedo, #KSBW
#MontereyCounty #GhostBike https://www.ksbw.com/article/bicyclist-killed-crash-semi-truck-monterey-county/73444051

Shout outs for exceptionally helpful and cheerful service on today's errands:

⭐ Nico Cerna, mechanic at Peninsula Bike Works in Monterey http://www.peninsulabikeworks.com/ , who promptly took care of our tires after a run through sharp, broken car parts on California Highway 68 at Olmsted Rd (yes, report to Caltrans https://csr.dot.ca.gov/ - https://bikemonterey.org/where-to-report-a-bikeway-maintenance-need-in-monterey-county-plus-maintenance-needs-for-california-state-highways.html). #LocalBikeShop

⭐ Emory, carryout helper at Trader Joe’s, MRY, who made short work of packing our cold things on ice in our panniers.
#BikeCommute #ShopByBike #MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #cycling #biking #transportation

As for that Twain pin on our vest (note #AltText): Here’s just one example of undeserving: https://sfba.social/@bikemonterey/116933522910110631

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We haven’t been doing much night riding lately. After biking in to town to pick up a Father's Day card for two special dads, we have a fresh memory of one of our favorite things about night riding: There are usually far fewer cars on the roads!

Another favorite thing: Being prepared to easily take theft-prone items in with us when we went inside the card store, thanks to having an Ortlieb Vario Lite hybrid backpack-bicycle bag. Having that terrific bag is only because of the kind generosity of Jeff Scully, Ortlieb USA LLC, who donated it in 2025 as part of a thoughtful care package of Ortlieb products, in support of our direct outreach by bike. https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations/acknowledgements-dress-up-challenge-prize-donors

Another favorite thing: The card store employee who welcomed us to bring our bike indoors. That’s especially appreciated because there’s no bike rack or well-lit, line-of-sight place to lock up.

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#cycling #biking #BikeCommute #ShopByBike #MontereyCounty #FathersDay #NightRiding

Today a local man whose family has one Rad bike and whose other bicycles are, to his great satisfaction, Tern bikes, brought this Rad news to our attention. He’s bummed they don’t have ALL Terns. https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2026/05/12/woman-files-wrongful-death-suit-against-rad-power-bikes-after-fire-kills

That Rad news is another reason we’re grateful that two extraordinary bike industry leaders — Larry Pizzi and Dale Aguas — steered us in the right direction. Years ago Larry told us about Bosch batteries; and in 2024, Dale of @ternbicycles (which use Bosch batteries) pointed us to a #TernBicycles model very well suited to our needs, the #TernNBD. #Monterey Bay #LocalBikeShop Current eBikes assembled our Tern NBD P8i, and also provides 24 months of unlimited Standard Tune-ups + ongoing support and care.

We’re so glad to have the quality of Bosch and Tern, and also very happy with Current’s service. https://sfba.social/@bikemonterey/116644390356044137

#ebikes #ElectricBikes #Batteries #eBikeBatteries #RadBatteryRecall #ConsumerProductSafety #MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #eBike

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

We’ve never ordered anything from #Amazon (no shade to those who have no other option). We prefer to #BuyLocal, and we lament the closure of many local stores (e.g., we remember when there were 4 locally owned office supply stores nearby—now 0). Most of us are compelled to shop big box stores now.

A local #Target store was opened for years before we succumbed to occasional Target purchases. We do appreciate their drive-up / bike-up option to pick up our purchases—no need to enter the store!

We’re also grateful that a friend who no longer used these Ortlieb panniers gave them to us on “permanent loan."

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #SandCity #ShopByBike #Sunset #Tern #TernNBD #ebike #pedelec #friendship #corporations

Friday is farmers market day at Del Monte Center, Monterey. Don’t know who rode this bike to DMC today, just appreciate that they did. Related tips in “Bike to Farmers Markets” https://bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tourists/food-for-all and in “Shopping by Bike”: https://bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tourists/unique-attractions

DMC is in city of Monterey. The city’s bike-aware leaders, e.g., Mayor Tyller Williamson and Council Member Gino Garcia (whose day job is working for Ecology Action of Santa Cruz / Lets Modo) may be unaware that we formerly had in that Shopping section of the Tips guide a detailed map listing all Del Monte Center bike rack locations. Their ED at that time himself biked to work! Why is that detailed map no longer in our guide? Because DMC 🔥REMOVED those bike racks! 😭#NotProgress #GoingBackward #CarbonEmissions #TrafficCongestion #Monterey #ActOnClimate #ClimateCrisis #transportation

#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #BikeMonterey #BicyclingMonterey #ShopByBike #BikeToShop #ShoppingCenters #ParkingLots #ebike #DelMonteCenter #DelMonteShoppingCenter