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  1. 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.

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

  2. 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 james-toy.pixels.com/

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

  3. "Salinas police will host a community e-bike safety presentation Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. at the Salinas Police Department. The presentation will cover e-bike and e-dirt bike laws, safety concerns and parents’ responsibilities.

    "A Spanish-language version will be held Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. at the police department."
    #KSBW ksbw.com/article/downtown-sali

    #MontereyCounty #eBikeEducation #eMotorcycles

  4. "Salinas police will host a community e-bike safety presentation Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. at the Salinas Police Department. The presentation will cover e-bike and e-dirt bike laws, safety concerns and parents’ responsibilities.

    "A Spanish-language version will be held Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. at the police department."
    #KSBW ksbw.com/article/downtown-sali

    #MontereyCounty #eBikeEducation #eMotorcycles

  5. "Salinas police will host a community e-bike safety presentation Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. at the Salinas Police Department. The presentation will cover e-bike and e-dirt bike laws, safety concerns and parents’ responsibilities.

    "A Spanish-language version will be held Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. at the police department."
    #KSBW ksbw.com/article/downtown-sali

    #MontereyCounty #eBikeEducation #eMotorcycles

  6. "Salinas police will host a community e-bike safety presentation Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. at the Salinas Police Department. The presentation will cover e-bike and e-dirt bike laws, safety concerns and parents’ responsibilities.

    "A Spanish-language version will be held Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. at the police department."
    #KSBW ksbw.com/article/downtown-sali

    #MontereyCounty #eBikeEducation #eMotorcycles

  7. "Salinas police will host a community e-bike safety presentation Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. at the Salinas Police Department. The presentation will cover e-bike and e-dirt bike laws, safety concerns and parents’ responsibilities.

    "A Spanish-language version will be held Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. at the police department."
    #KSBW ksbw.com/article/downtown-sali

    #MontereyCounty #eBikeEducation #eMotorcycles

  8. Eight new #gas and #OilWells have been approved for San Ardo.

    “These enhanced# oil recovery methods come with all the risks of traditional production,” says Cooper Kass, an attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity, a watchdog organization which has filed multiple lawsuits regarding California’s oil and gas industry. “They also bring a number of additional risks, including the potential for the high-pressure injection to damage the wellbore and/or crack the surrounding rock, which could lead to migration and #groundwater contamination.”—Report by Katie Rodriguez, #MontereyCountyNow

    #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #SalinasValley #MontereyCounty #SanArdo #AeraEnergy #BigOil #ExxonMobil #Shell montereycountynow.com/news/loc

  9. 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.” trikeapose.com/

    #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #SantaCruz #photographer #PedalPower #trike #tricycle

  10. 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 ksbw.com/article/bicyclist-kil

  11. #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 ksbw.com/article/porsche-four- #SpeedLimits #SafeStreets #LawEnforcement #TrafficSafety #DrunkDriver #DUI #alcohol

  12. #KAZU #MontereyBay #PublicRadio

    kazu.org/kazu-news/2026-08-11/ “There's never a traffic jam on the recreation trail,” Koesel said. !?! We appreciate his intent, and beg to differ. Our photo posted here is from 2010 — scroll to end of bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tour, and that section of trail gets far more congested now. That’s another reason we need far more such bikeways—i.e., Class 1 as well as Class 4 with a physical barrier (protection from cars).

    #MontereyCounty #infrastructure #transportation #ebikes #BikeMonterey #cycling #biking #BikeTooter #

  13. “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

  14. Our sympathy to the family and friends of Linda Theresse Munoz of Salinas.

    Linda suffered fatal injuries after being struck on her bicycle by a truck, and then by two additional vehicles, while biking in Salinas on March 14.

    We have no details on this collision so can’t comment about the circumstances except to say: #KSBW’s report ksbw.com/article/bicyclist-str mentions she was biking “in dark clothing.” High visibility apparel is not required by law, and while we do suggest it (bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tour), being visible can’t protect you from drivers who are texting, speeding, under the influence, etc.—as we experienced and pointed out last week sfba.social/@bikemonterey/1162.

    We don’t know if Linda’s bicycle had the equipment required by California law for biking in the dark (see #9 in our Calif bike law summary bikemonterey.org/wp-content/up).

    #MontereyCounty #FatalCollisions #Salinas #cycling #biking #BikeTooter #TrafficSafety

  15. "'This is actually the first full corridor utilizing #AI adaptive traffic signal control on any state #highway system in California,' said Kevin Drabinski, Public Information Officer for #Caltrans District 5. "ksbw.com/article/drivers-caltr

    — Jazmon DeJarnette #KSBW
    #MontereyCounty #TrafficLight #TrafficCongestion #CASR68 #MontereySalinasHighway

  16. “E-bikes are part of a solution for our #transportation problems, our #climate problems and for our municipal #budget problems. And finding a way to rebalance our #infrastructure so that pedestrians, bicycles and cars can coexist is in everyone’s best interest.” - Monterey County Sustainability Program Manager Cora Panturad, as reported by Aric Sleeper, #MontereyCountyNow montereycountynow.com/news/loc #MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #cycling #biking #PacificGrove #ebikes

  17. #PacificGrove Council discusses regulation options for e-bikes” by Kyarra Harris, #MontereyHerald

    "Currently, e-bikes are now allowed in Perkins’ Park, Lovers Point Park, Pacific Grove Golf Links, El Carmelo Cemetery, and the property ocean-side of Ocean View Boulevard to 17th Street. The exception is on the paved portion of the recreational trail.
    ...
    “There are regulations in place like e-bikes not being allowed to go over 12mph* or for people to only travel two abreast as to not block the other side of the trail.”

    *Note our photo below. For some related Pacific Grove history, with links to some PG ordinances, see: bikemonterey.org/regulations-f

    montereyherald.com/2026/02/06/

    #MontereyCounty #ebikes

  18. "Protesters in Seaside demand change after deadly ICE Minnesota shooting.

    "I’ve talked to business owners, I've talked to people who are employed here who don't want to leave the house because they are concerned that such a thing could happen here.”

    ksbw.com/article/protester-sea

    #KSBW #MontereyCounty #MontereyBay #Minnesota

  19. Our sympathy to the grieving wife and mother, and other loved ones, of Yuji Hu, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and his five-year-old daughter. Both were pulled into the ocean by a large wave at Garrapata State Beach along Highway 1 just north of Rocky Point Restaurant on Nov 14. kktv.com/2025/11/16/5-year-old

    #MontereyCounty #BigSur #PacificCoast #Highway1

  20. We appreciate the new, bilingual California State Parks interpretive sign’s emphasis on human-caused climate change, including the impact of #transportation, as well as impact of manufacturing and industrial agriculture. sfba.social/@bikemonterey/1155

    Thanks to this #CaliforniaStateParks ranger who paused at Asilomar today to help get the message out!

    #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #StatePark #StateBeach #PacificGrove #COP30

  21. 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 ksbw.com/article/kion-ends-loc

    "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

  22. #VisionZero

    Summary of Monterey County traffic crash data, 2019-2023 bikemonterey.org/summary-of-mo includes POTENTIAL infrastructure project locations, e.g., for Greater Salinas,
    o Espinosa Rd/San Juan Grade Rd / Espinosa Rd/Harrison Rd
    o San Juan Grade Rd/Old Stage Rd / Old Stage Rd/Natividad Rd
    o Natividad Rd/Old Natividad Rd /Old Natividad Rd/Old Stage Rd / Old Stage Rd / Alisal Rd
    o Harkins Rd/Spreckles Ave
    o San Juan Grade Rd Segment / Harrison Rd Segment
    o Espinosa Rd Segment
    o Natividad Rd Segment
    o Old Natividad Rd Segment o Boronda Rd Segment
    o Blanco Rd Segment
    o Old Stage Rd Segment
    o Alisal Rd Segment
    o Harkins Rd Segment
    o Spreckles Ave Segment

    #Carmel
    #Chualar
    #DelReyOaks
    #Gonzales
    #Greenfield
    #KingCity
    #Marina
    #PacificGrove
    #Pajaro
    #SandCity
    #Soledad
    County of #Monterey #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #Salinas #MontereyPeninsula #TrafficSafety #cycling #walking

  23. Ophelia "Ophie” Chavez
    10 July 1943 - 8 June 2025

    Ophie was known and loved by the bike community as part owner of Winning Wheels Bicycle Shop in Pacific Grove 1986-2024. Some were unaware of her many other talents, e.g., “her patience and kindness with the children earned her the Anne Sullivan Award – a county-wide peer nominated award for educators who exemplify compassion and guidance with children with disabilities.” Learn more about Ophie: dignitymemorial.com/obituaries

    Memorial mass Wednesday, June 25, 10 a.m. at St. Angela Merici Church, Pacific Grove stangelamericipacificgrove.org, followed by burial at El Carmelo Cemetery on Asilomar Ave cityofpacificgrove.gov/our_cit. Immediately after a celebration of Ophie’s life will follow at American Legion Hall Post 41 at 1110 Veterans Drive, Monterey.

    #RIPOphieChavez #MontereyCounty #BikeShops #PacificGrove

  24. “My Canada” is one of our many favorite songs written by Manitoba native Dan Frechette, performed with Laurel Thomsen. We dig the lyrics and music, and we also dig the song because our precious grandchildren are Canadian Americans, and their dear mama a native of Canada.

    This is a snippet of “My Canada” from Dan and Laurel’s May 5, 2025 performance at Good Old Days in Pacific Grove, California. Hear the full song: danandlaurel.bandcamp.com/albu

    #Canada #MyCanada #DanFrechette #LaurelThomsen #Songwriters #SingerSongwriter #guitar #harmonica #violin #LiveMusic #MontereyCounty #PacificGrove

  25. We appreciated reading ONE BIKE, ONE WHEEL, ONE STORY: THE JOURNEY OF TANNUS AND "BICICLETAS SIN FRONTERAS”: tannustires.com/en/tannus-blog “A bicycle changes lives. And a bicycle that never breaks down, does it even more.”

    Thank you to Ryan of Tannus America for showing us the Tannus Armour tire liner at Monterey County’s Sea Otter Classic, and for his April 11 gift of a cycling cap in support of our direct outreach by bike.

    #BicicletasSinFronteras #BicyclesWithoutBorders #BicyclesForEducation #BikesChangeLives #BicyclesChangeLives #education #transportation #BikeCommuter #Senegal #Palmarin #PalmarinSenegal #Tannus #TannusTires #TannusAmerica #BicycleTires #BikeTires #Momabikes #Baobike #SeaOtterEurope #GironaItaly #SeaOtterClassic #MontereyCounty

  26. At yesterday’s Vision Zero meeting for Monterey County, the challenges of Salinas Road were among topics discussed. In fact, on Wednesday, a Watsonville resident traveling by bike was going north on the shoulder of Salinas Road when he attempted to make a left turn and was hit by a GMC Yukon. The Yukon’s driver fled the scene. Good Samaritans assisted the injured bike commuter. Thank you to law enforcement; the driver has been arrested and faces felony #HitAndRun charges.

    Report by Ricardo Tovar, #KSBW: ksbw.com/article/arrest-hit-ru

    Thanks also to Amelia Conlen of Transportation Agency for #Monterey County for organizing yesterday’s mtg, and to Congressman Jimmy #Panetta for securing #USDOT funding for TAMC to develop a Monterey County Regional Vision Zero Plan: tamcmonterey.org/tamc-to-recei

    #VisionZero #MontereyCounty #BikeTooter #MontereyBay #California #USDepartmentOfTransportation #SS4A #SafeStreetsAndRoadsForAll

    #AltText photo of a gold-colored #Cervelo bicycle with right tire badly damaged by a collision.

  27. 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.”

    mailchi.mp/co/supervisor-churc

    #MontereyCounty #MossLanding #BatteryFire #energy #EnergyStorage #LithiumBatteries #LocalGovernment #LocalControl

  28. Thanks to Pam Marino @pammarino for bringing to our attention “Walk Every Street PG” montereycountynow.com/news/loc (January 23, 2025), and kudos to founders Ashley Edge and Amy Burkman. As Edge said, “You can drive all you want but to really know a place, you need to walk it.” (And that’s similarly true for people who bike vs drive.)
    We encourage walking groups to consider including “walk audits” to identify for cities where infrastructure improvements are needed. As highlighted in the Resources / Los Recursos section on bikemonterey.org bikemonterey.org/resources, AARP teamed up with the League of American Bicyclists to create Bike Audit Tool Kits, in English and Spanish, and AARP has Walk Audit Tool Kits too. Print copies or downloads are available free. Anyone can do a walk or bike audit. In fact, the best are done by people with varying perspectives and mobility needs.

    #Bike #Walk #MontereyCounty #USA #PacificGrove #MontereyCountyNow #BikeAuditToolKit #WalkAuditToolKit #AARP #BikeLeague