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From report by Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow:
“The project is closing the gap in an 18-mile, Class-1 bike trail that runs from Castroville to Pacific Grove,” City Manager Vibeke Norgaard told the TAMC board on Aug. 31.
It was the first public presentation on a project that has been contemplated since 1982, and now has public grant funds in the pipeline to build the $12 million project.
https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/local_news/sand-city-officials-ask-transportation-agency-to-waive-all-charges-for-a-pedestrian-bicycling-path/article_e020133a-8862-4dee-bea4-5a5167cb1814.html#tncms-source=mosaic -
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
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SAVE THE DATES re: Highway 1 Elkhorn Slough Corridor Climate Resiliency Project:
Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting
Monday, October 26
10 – 11:30 a.m.
Location: TBD; at a local venueCommunity Open House
Thursday, December 3
5 – 7 p.m.
Location: TBD; at a local venueQUESTIONS: Contact Sophia Linnevers, Transportation Planner at Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC)
https://www.tamcmonterey.org/highway-1-elkhorn-slough-corridor-climate-resiliency-project
#MontereyCounty #ElkhornSlough #Hwy1 #MossLanding #ClimateChange
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At the 2026 West End Celebration in Sand City, a Santa Cruz pedal-powered #entrepreneur, Trike a Pose, was offering #photo shoots.
"This is a United States #Marine Corps #Veteran owned business. After coming back from both Iraq and Afghanistan, I wanted nothing more than to see people smile and that is what this is all about.... MAKING YOU SMILE! Your support funds a Veteran's Retreat to help combat #PTSD.” http://www.trikeapose.com/
#MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #SantaCruz #photographer #PedalPower #trike #tricycle
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At the 2026 West End Celebration in Sand City, a Santa Cruz pedal-powered #entrepreneur, Trike a Pose, was offering #photo shoots.
"This is a United States #Marine Corps #Veteran owned business. After coming back from both Iraq and Afghanistan, I wanted nothing more than to see people smile and that is what this is all about.... MAKING YOU SMILE! Your support funds a Veteran's Retreat to help combat #PTSD.” http://www.trikeapose.com/
#MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #SantaCruz #photographer #PedalPower #trike #tricycle
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At the 2026 West End Celebration in Sand City, a Santa Cruz pedal-powered #entrepreneur, Trike a Pose, was offering #photo shoots.
"This is a United States #Marine Corps #Veteran owned business. After coming back from both Iraq and Afghanistan, I wanted nothing more than to see people smile and that is what this is all about.... MAKING YOU SMILE! Your support funds a Veteran's Retreat to help combat #PTSD.” http://www.trikeapose.com/
#MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #SantaCruz #photographer #PedalPower #trike #tricycle
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At the 2026 West End Celebration in Sand City, a Santa Cruz pedal-powered #entrepreneur, Trike a Pose, was offering #photo shoots.
"This is a United States #Marine Corps #Veteran owned business. After coming back from both Iraq and Afghanistan, I wanted nothing more than to see people smile and that is what this is all about.... MAKING YOU SMILE! Your support funds a Veteran's Retreat to help combat #PTSD.” http://www.trikeapose.com/
#MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #SantaCruz #photographer #PedalPower #trike #tricycle
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At the 2026 West End Celebration in Sand City, a Santa Cruz pedal-powered #entrepreneur, Trike a Pose, was offering #photo shoots.
"This is a United States #Marine Corps #Veteran owned business. After coming back from both Iraq and Afghanistan, I wanted nothing more than to see people smile and that is what this is all about.... MAKING YOU SMILE! Your support funds a Veteran's Retreat to help combat #PTSD.” http://www.trikeapose.com/
#MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #SantaCruz #photographer #PedalPower #trike #tricycle
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#CarWeek #MontereyCounty Thanks to California Highway Patrol, who took a hit - quite likely preventing harm to someone else. "A Porsche was stopped after going 90 mph in a 55 mph zone. After the driver was pulled over, the Porsche backed into a CHP patrol vehicle, CHP alleges.” - Ricardo Tovar, #KSBW https://www.ksbw.com/article/porsche-four-times-over-legal-limit-backs-patrol-car/73438667 #SpeedLimits #SafeStreets #LawEnforcement #TrafficSafety #DrunkDriver #DUI #alcohol
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"Orders to evacuate Big Sur expand as Timber Fire grows to nearly 2,500 acres; Highway 1 is closed."—#MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/orders-to-evacuate-big-sur-expand-as-timber-fire-grows-to-nearly-2-500-acres/article_3d798927-d20d-4843-84dd-811f30afe68c.html
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“Safety is a shared responsibility, with #drivers holding the greatest responsibility to keep other road users safe. We hope this operation serves as a reminder to everyone to practice due care and to look out for one another.” —” Sergeant Seth Morten, Salinas Police Department
SPD reported issuing sixteen citations for a variety of violations made by drivers during a #bicycle and #pedestrian safety operation on July 28, 2026, 6am-6pm.
-Twelve drivers were cited for violation 21950(a), driver failure to yield
-Two drivers were cited for violation 22350, unsafe speed
-Two drivers were cited for violation 21461(a), failure to obey a sign or signal#MontereyCounty #LawEnforcement #Salinas #TrafficSafety #SafeStreets #Speeding
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In our inbox today was "the first edition of the Highway 1 Elkhorn Slough Corridor #Climate Resiliency Project newsletter.” To receive those updates, contact #Transportation Agency for #Monterey County (TAMC):
https://www.tamcmonterey.org/highway-1-elkhorn-slough-corridor-climate-resiliency-project#MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #ElkhornSlough #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction
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Monterey County farmers battle pests, rising costs and changing wine demand in crop report https://www.diningandcooking.com/2717639/monterey-county-farmers-battle-pests-rising-costs-and-changing-wine-demand-in-crop-report/ ##fields #2025CropReport #Challenges #ConsecutiveYear #cost #CropReport #Demand #drop #farmers #grower #growers #HeadLettuce #hurdles #MontereyCounty #NewChemistry #NormGroot #OverallProductionValue #people #pest #pests #point #ProductionValue #RisingCosts #Strawberry #supply #ValleyFarmManagement #Wine #WineDemand #WineGrapeGrowers
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#MontereyCounty #SalinasValley #CentralCoast
Eleven years after we and other active transportation advocates first gave input on bicycle and pedestrian wayfinding signage, new signs have been installed by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC).
https://salinasvalleytribune.com/new-signs-encourage-biking-walking-throughout-monterey-county/
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April 22, 3-6pm
Public Drop-In: Highway 1 Elkhorn Slough Corridor Climate Resiliency Projecthttps://www.tamcmonterey.org/highway-1-elkhorn-slough-corridor-climate-resiliency-project
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateResilency #MontereyCounty #Highway1 #CASR1 #ElkhornSlough #SeaLevelRise #flooding #transportation
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"Hurricane Point is named that way for a reason. There had to have been gusts up to 60 to 70 mph.” — Big Sur Fire Chief Matt Harris, as reported by Katie Rodriguez, #MontereyCountyNow
https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/one-dead-after-vehicle-goes-off-highway-1-at-hurricane-point-in-big-sur/article_1662b2bf-63f3-4a63-a6ef-4208e4a5c52c.html -
In addition to our website post published 12/13/25, "Monterey Bay coastal trail — partial closure and access map" https://sfba.social/@bikemonterey/115715381096986527, you may also be interested in a 1/15/26 article by Celia Jiménez in Monterey County Now: https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/local_news/two-construction-projects-along-highway-1-in-marina-lead-to-challenges-for-cyclists/article_7f5ae5aa-148e-4210-8970-496bea04d8a7.html
#MontereyBaySanctuaryScenicTrail
#MontereyBayNationalMarineSanctuary
#CaliforniaCoastalTrail
#MontereyBay #MontereyCounty
#ACAPacCoast
#BikeTouring #BicycleTouring #cycling #biking #ResponsibleTravel #SustainableTravel -
Additions to our Winter Bike Buzz https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-winter-2025-2026-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html include details on a portion of Monterey County’s section of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail affected by construction (Monterey-Salinas Transit’s SURF! project and California State Parks Fort Ord Dunes project): https://bikemonterey.org/monterey-bay-coastal-trail-partial-closure-and-access-map.html
#MontereyBaySanctuaryScenicTrail
#MontereyBayNationalMarineSanctuary
#CaliforniaCoastalTrail
#MontereyBay #MontereyCounty
#ACAPacCoast
#BikeTouring #BicycleTouring #cycling #biking #ResponsibleTravel #SustainableTravel -
"More road closures are coming to Big Sur in January(ish), Caltrans announces,” report by Katie Rodriguez in #MontereyCountyNow: https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/more-road-closures-are-coming-to-big-sur-in-january-ish-caltrans-announces/article_f93b35e1-b820-4f06-99ce-803019c9e830.html
Reminder to people who #bike: https://sfba.social/@bikemonterey/112950958304734507
#BigSur #Hwy1 #CASR1 #PacificCoast #PacificCoastBikeRoute #ACAPacCoast #infrastructure #MontereyCounty #cycling #cyclist #TravelAdvisory #TipsForTourists
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"The Tesla Megapack units went online in 2021. Energy generated from the solar facility is purchased by Apple and Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
"CalFire announced that it had turned over the facility for monitoring on Aug. 31. Representatives from Tesla remain on the scene.” —Erik Chalhoub, #MontereyCountyNow
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"California Department of Transportation, known as #Caltrans, said that the state had spent more than $370 million on fixing the #highway after #ExtremeWeather events in the past seven years….Building the road on unstable terrain took ingenuity. Fixing it in a world being rocked by #ClimateChange may take even more….There are more than 1,500 active slide areas in Big Sur.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/us/pacific-coast-highway-closed-climate-change.html
For Big Sur news, go to @Bigsurkate website (https://bigsurkate.blog/).
Headsup on a Henry Miller Library, Big Sur June 14 concert by Dan Frechette & Laurel Thomsen, with Dan Robbins and Bruce Handloff. https://sfba.social/@bikemonterey/114459399371098720
#infrastructure #CASR1 #Highway1 #Hwy1 #BigSur #RegentsSlide #NacimientoFergussonRoad #CentralCoast #PCH #PacificCoastHighway #LiveMusic #MontereyCounty
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"The Vistra fire in Moss Landing caught everyone by surprise. What we can learn from it?” —David Schmalz, #MontereyCountyWeekly cover story
"On Feb. 13, 2022, a similar incident occurred at Vistra’s Moss 100 facility, and this time, both #Vistra facilities were taken offline.
"Meanwhile, PG&E’s 182.5-megawatt Elkhorn facility came online in April 2022. Unlike both Vistra facilities, the Elkhorn’s batteries were not in buildings – they were in an array of 256 Tesla Megapacks on 33 concrete slabs.
In the early morning of Sept. 20 of that year, just over five months later, a fire broke out in one of #Tesla Megapacks at the facility, prompting the closure of Highway 1 and a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents. Though the fire only burned for six hours, the orders remained in effect until just before 7pm due to the risk of toxic smoke inhalation.”
#MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryFire #MontereyCountyNow #PGE #PacificGasAndElectric
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Proyecto de Mejoras de la Ruta Estatal 183 de Castroville Merritt reunión de información comunitaria – Jueves, 17 de abril de 2025.
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Community Information Meeting
California State Route 183 / Merritt Street, Castroville Improvement Projecthttps://bikemonterey.org/castroville-ca-sr-183-merritt-street-improvements-project-update.html
#Caltrans #CaliforniaDepartmentOfTransportation #CompleteStreets #transportation #infrastructure #MontereyCounty #Castroville #CASR183 #ACAPacCoast #PacificCoastBikeRoute
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March 5 update from District 2 Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church on the Moss Landing battery fire.
“Current monitoring focuses on hydrogen fluoride and particulate matter, but traditional air quality indexes measure ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and particle pollution —not heavy metals. However, when batteries burn, it is reasonable to assume that small heavy metal particles are released into the air.”
https://mailchi.mp/co/supervisor-churchs-march-2025-newsletter
#MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryFire #energy #EnergyStorage #LithiumBatteries #LocalGovernment #LocalControl
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"Technologies that help us address climate change still have the potential to cause harm, and taking that seriously is crucial." https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/13/1111843/battery-fire-moss-landing-power-plant/
“The EPA tested for one of the pollutants that measures air quality index – particulate size. This is what the Monterey Bay Air Resource District (MBARD) does when it produces an evaluation of air quality. Neither agency tests for heavy metals. Heavy metals testing was done by Dr. Ivano Aiello of the Moss Landing Marine Labs around the Elkhorn Slough and by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control with Monterey County Environmental Health Department.”—Supervisor Glenn Church, District 2, Monterey County Board of Supervisors https://mailchi.mp/co/supervisor-churchs-february-2025-newsletter?e=68a4a27afc
#MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryStorage #energy #MontereyBay #ElkhornSlough #California #ToxicSubstances #EnvironmentalHealth
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“After the fire, his lab tested the soil in a 2-mile radius of the plant, which is near the Elkhorn Slough estuary. After taking multiple measurements from about 100 locations, his lab observed a hundreds-fold rise in the concentration of the three toxic heavy metals along the top layer of the soil….Aiello’s team is also turning to assess the impact of their findings on the Elkhorn Slough, which he said is the second-largest estuary in California and one of the most diverse and essential ecosystems for hundreds of fish and bird species. It acts as a carbon sink and buffer for sea level rise.”
#MossLanding #BatteryFire #BatteryStorage #MontereyCounty #CondadoDeMonterey
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Jan 23 update from District 2 Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church on the Moss Landing battery fire.
https://mailchi.mp/co/mosslandingbatteryfire-update2?e=68a4a27afc
#MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryFire #energy #EnergyStorage #LithiumBatteries #LocalGovernment #LocalControl
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We encourage a thorough read of newsletter released this eve by District 2 Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church on the Moss Landing battery fire. https://us21.campaign-archive.com/?u=b91306d327dee38ad97c7fa73&id=937ea505d1
"When I took office two years ago, I accepted several tours of the #Vistra facility, including a tour inside the building that burned. The facility and its safety systems appeared impressive. I was personally given the guarantee that a fire similar to the one that occurred in 2022 at the neighboring PG&E / #Tesla operation could not happen at Vistra. We know that is not true. This disaster is worse.
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"There has been some great #news reporting on this story, but there have also been some errors. There is a great deal of #misinformation being spread. That is because there are a lot of unknowns. I would urge everyone to doublecheck every source."#MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryFire #energy #EnergyStorage #Vistra #PGE #LocalGovernment #LocalControl
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@Thebratdragon It seems the #Tesla batteries were involved in the fire. And it seems that #PacificGasAndElectric also had a hand in "ensuring safety" at the facility. And they want to keep #DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant going? smh
"This is not the plant's first fire; it experienced another in September 2022, when an individual battery storage unit rose in flames.
"Operations resumed in December 2022 after the Energy Safety Response Group (ESRG), a third-party energy safety consultant, finalized a review of the situation. PG&E, in conjunction with Tesla, the battery provider, 'implemented corrective actions and conducted extensive system testing,' as PG&E announced.
"The exact cause of the current incident at the plant remains uncertain. Still, ESRG's 2022 report identified that last year's fire was sparked by 'an equipment installation issue resulting in water ingress caused the battery's cells to overheat and catch fire,' according to the press release.
"Due to the blaze, #Highway1 near the site has been shut down, as reported by KION concerning the California Highway Patrol."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/tesla-battery-storage-plant-fire-erupts-as-residents-told-to-shelter-in-place/ar-AA1xlUae
#MossLandingPowerPlant #MontereyCounty #BESSfires #LithiumBatteries #LithiumBatteryFires #MossLanding -
Driving the California central coastal range. #bigsur #lospadresnationalforest #californiacentralcoast #montereycounty
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Between August-December 2020 the Dolan Fire burned 120,000 acres in the Big Sur area of California’s Central Coast. Here’s a visual ‘before and after’ of the summit of Nacimiento-Fergusson Road where it meets South Coast Ridge Road. It is shocking, there are basically no trees left (this is obviously only a tiny fraction of total damage). #nacimientofergussonroad #bigsur #dolanfire #lospadresnationalforest #beforeandafter #wildfires #arson #californiacentralcoast #montereycounty #fourwheeltravel
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Nacimiento-Fergusson Road reopened after 4 years and $12M in repairs. We drive it, and camp at Kirk Creek Campground at Big Sur.
Off The Beaten Track episode 18, on our YouTube.
#lospadresnationalforest #bigsur #kirkcreekcampground #nacimientofergusson #californiacentralcoast #montereycounty #offthebeatentrack #fourwheeltravel
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@fourwheeltravel Hi. No time to watch your video, so just sending this friendly msg: We hope your info emphasizes accurate, current, helpful info re campfire restrictions and other wildfire prevention info.
Los Padres National Forest fire restrictions are in place through January 31, 2025. https://www.fs.usda.gov/lpnf/.
For Monterey County, we encourage also following @Bigsurkate website. Some add’l tips: https://bikemonterey.org/california-wildfire-prevention-and-being-a-responsible-visitor-on-the-big-sur-coast.html
#MontereyCounty #LosPadresNationalForest #California #WildfirePrevention
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We drive Indians Road and camp at Escondido Campground in Los Padres National Forest in episode 15 in our Off The Beaten Track series.
(Click the link below, the embed did not work)
#truckcamping #camping #offroad #overland #indiansroad #lospadresnationalforest #nationalforest #usfs #california #montereycounty #ovrlndcamper #powerwagon #hunterliggett #forthunterliggett #missionsanantoniodepadua #offthebeatentrack #fourwheeltravel
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#MontereyCounty Supervisors Luis Alejo (District 1), Glenn Church (D2), Chris Lopez (D3), Wendy Root Askew (D4), and Mary Adams (D5) voted unanimously on July 25, 2023 to support the designation of the proposed United States #Bicycle Route 95 through the County of #Monterey. https://monterey.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6296375&GUID=006F8774-513D-49DD-BA7C-60321077C9E8&Options=&Search=
As the Board Report states, this "supports the Board’s efforts to encourage #Economic Development through #biking and #tourism."
Yes! #BikesMeanBusiness. And visitors love to #bike in our county, which is why an alternate URL for https://bikemonterey.org is https://tipsfortourists.com.
See some of the many who enjoy bicycle #touring through Monterey County: https://bikemonterey.org/county-of-monterey-supervisors-support-designation-of-u-s-bicycle-route-95.html
#BikeTooter #USBR95 #ACAPacCoast #cycling #BikeTouring #BicycleTouring
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The 78th U.S. Women's Open, July 5-9 in Pebble Beach, make those dates among the few restricted dates when bicycles are not allowed on 17-Mile Drive.
Learn about restricted dates, and get tips for bicycling Pebble Beach on other dates: https://bikemonterey.org/biking-17-mile-drive.html.
#women #golf #USWomensOpen #GolfTournaments #PebbleBeach #cycling #ACAPacCoast #PacificCoast #MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #BikeMonterey