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  1. #CaliforniaStateParks
    You are invited to see artwork by Monterey Bay Plein Air painters who documented the land and historic changes happening at the new Fort Ord Dunes State Parks during the past couple years. Reception: September 18, 2026. 6-7:30.

    Carmel Valley artist and bike commuter Paola Berthouin has 8 works in the show. Exhibit runs Sept 7-Nov 5, 2026.

    Also: Sept 19-20 is Studio Tour. Paola will be showing and selling her work, 11-5 both days. Many new pieces to share, including her new book:
    RisingLeaf Sanctuary, The Land Tending Way.
    paolafiorelleberthoin.com/

    #MontereyCounty #FortOrd #artist #painter #BikeCommuter #ArtGallery #NewBook #author

  2. #CaliforniaStateParks
    You are invited to see artwork by Monterey Bay Plein Air painters who documented the land and historic changes happening at the new Fort Ord Dunes State Parks during the past couple years. Reception: September 18, 2026. 6-7:30.

    Carmel Valley artist and bike commuter Paola Berthouin has 8 works in the show. Exhibit runs Sept 7-Nov 5, 2026.

    Also: Sept 19-20 is Studio Tour. Paola will be showing and selling her work, 11-5 both days. Many new pieces to share, including her new book:
    RisingLeaf Sanctuary, The Land Tending Way.
    paolafiorelleberthoin.com/

    #MontereyCounty #FortOrd #artist #painter #BikeCommuter #ArtGallery #NewBook #author

  3. #CaliforniaStateParks
    You are invited to see artwork by Monterey Bay Plein Air painters who documented the land and historic changes happening at the new Fort Ord Dunes State Parks during the past couple years. Reception: September 18, 2026. 6-7:30.

    Carmel Valley artist and bike commuter Paola Berthouin has 8 works in the show. Exhibit runs Sept 7-Nov 5, 2026.

    Also: Sept 19-20 is Studio Tour. Paola will be showing and selling her work, 11-5 both days. Many new pieces to share, including her new book:
    RisingLeaf Sanctuary, The Land Tending Way.
    paolafiorelleberthoin.com/

    #MontereyCounty #FortOrd #artist #painter #BikeCommuter #ArtGallery #NewBook #author

  4. #CaliforniaStateParks
    You are invited to see artwork by Monterey Bay Plein Air painters who documented the land and historic changes happening at the new Fort Ord Dunes State Parks during the past couple years. Reception: September 18, 2026. 6-7:30.

    Carmel Valley artist and bike commuter Paola Berthouin has 8 works in the show. Exhibit runs Sept 7-Nov 5, 2026.

    Also: Sept 19-20 is Studio Tour. Paola will be showing and selling her work, 11-5 both days. Many new pieces to share, including her new book:
    RisingLeaf Sanctuary, The Land Tending Way.
    paolafiorelleberthoin.com/

    #MontereyCounty #FortOrd #artist #painter #BikeCommuter #ArtGallery #NewBook #author

  5. #CaliforniaStateParks
    You are invited to see artwork by Monterey Bay Plein Air painters who documented the land and historic changes happening at the new Fort Ord Dunes State Parks during the past couple years. Reception: September 18, 2026. 6-7:30.

    Carmel Valley artist and bike commuter Paola Berthouin has 8 works in the show. Exhibit runs Sept 7-Nov 5, 2026.

    Also: Sept 19-20 is Studio Tour. Paola will be showing and selling her work, 11-5 both days. Many new pieces to share, including her new book:
    RisingLeaf Sanctuary, The Land Tending Way.
    paolafiorelleberthoin.com/

    #MontereyCounty #FortOrd #artist #painter #BikeCommuter #ArtGallery #NewBook #author

  6. From report by Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow:

    β€œThe 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.
    montereycountynow.com/news/loc

    #MontereyCounty #transportation #infrastructure

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

    β€œThese 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. β€œThey 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

  8. 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

  9. "'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.'”

    β€”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) flipbook.montereycountyweekly.

    montereycountynow.com/news/cov

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

  10. Rest in Power

    Tom Little Bear Nason

    "He took his final breath wrapped safely in the loving arms of his devoted wife, resting directly upon the sacred, ancestral land that nourished his roots and shaped his life.”

    #Esselen #MontereyCounty #IndigenousPeople #MontereyCountyNow

    montereycountynow.com/blogs/ne

    About the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County: β€œIts efforts extend beyond the Esselen Tribe to encompass the protection and preservation of the Esselen, Rumsen, Chalone, SureΓ±o, Chunch, and Guatcharrone peoples. This includes, but is not limited, the villages of Achasta, Chalon, Echilat, Ensen, Excelen, Esslenajan, Ixchenta, Jojopan, Kuchun, Pachepas, Sargenta-Ruc, Soccoronda and Tucutnut, all located within the sacred pre-historic and historic tribal of Monterey County, California.” esselentribe.org/copy-of-about

  11. β€œSafety 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

  12. "Think twice before speeding or texting while driving, and you may save a life.”—Aric Sleeper, #MontereyCountyNow

    Photo is our local bike hero, including for his 14+ years of teaching bicycle repair and maintenance to our county’s incarcerated teen boys. "League of American Bicyclists instructor and Marina resident Frank Henderson has commuted by bike to his job at Hartnell College, a roughly 20-mile round trip, rain or shine, for 30 years.”

    montereycountynow.com/blogs/op

    #MontereyCounty #BikeLeague

  13. "Muck says the land where the actual bike trail would go would indeed be rent-free, but proposed parking would be subject to fair market rent. Sand City’s proposal calls for five lots, totaling 110 parking spaces, along the trail. 'We don’t normally put parking in with bicycle facilities,' Muck says. (TAMC’s latest markup of the draft agreement shows a strikethrough name change for the Multi-Use Trail and Parking Project.)”—Sara Rubin, "Sand City’s dream of a bike path hits problems with parking and pricing,” #MontereyCountyNow

    montereycountynow.com/opinion/ #transportation #infrastructure #MontereyCounty

  14. "The Imjin Parkway project helps vehiclesβ€”and pedestriansβ€”get to where they need to go much smoother.

    "There’s so much detail in these panels, but don’t get distracted by them as you drive [or bike] through. Go for a walk in the area instead to appreciate them.”—Erik Chalhoub, #MontereyCountyWeekly #MontereyCountyNow
    montereycountynow.com/blogs/op

    From Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) - "A collection of helpful advice and practices to help different vehicles navigate the district's #roundabouts”:

    tamcmonterey.org/roundabouts
    tamcmonterey.org/for-large-veh
    tamcmonterey.org/tips-for-vehi
    tamcmonterey.org/for-bikes-ped

    #MontereyCounty #infrastructure #roundabout #bike #walk #drive #skate #scoot

  15. " U.S. Bureau of Land Management leaves Monterey County open to potential oil and #gas leases.
    ...
    "There are almost 500 idle wells in #MontereyCounty – wells that are no longer productive but can still leak #oil and #pollutants – 97 percent of which are located above #groundwater sources.”
    β€”Katie Rodriguez, #MontereyCountyNow
    montereycountynow.com/news/loc

  16. In June 4 #MontereyCountyNow story by Sloan Campiβ€”"From bikepacking to RV rentals, a variety of options for camping and glamping exist in Monterey County”—Sloan mentions β€œIn Monterey County, bicyclists (or campers arriving by any modality) can visit campgrounds right in town with easy access to amenities, like Veterans Park in Monterey or at San Lorenzo County Park in King City.”
    Tips re #MontereyCounty #campgrounds: bikemonterey.org/camping-in-mo

    Sloan also mentions β€œ#Bikepacking Roots...founded in 2017...currently there are no recorded bikepacking trails for Monterey County on the website.” bikepackingroots.org/

    Read Sloan’s story: montereycountynow.com/news/cov

  17. June 2 #California - Primary Election bikemonterey.org/usa-general-e
    June 10 #Monterey County - Twilight #Cycling at WeatherTech Raceway #LagunaSeca bikemonterey.org/twilight-cycl
    June 14 #MontereyCounty - #SandCity Criterium - mbrt.bike/sand-city-crit/

    Monterey County #PrideMonth activities include
    -Every Sunday in June, Pride worship service at First Presbyterian Church of Monterey fpcmonterey.org/

    -Pride flag raisings June 1, city of Salinas; June 2, Monterey; June 3, Soledad; June 8, Greenfield. And County of Monterey resolution to be adopted by the Board of Supervisors that β€œreflects the County of Monterey’s ongoing commitment to fostering a workplace and community where all individuals are treated with dignity, respect and fairness.” #MontereyCountyNow montereycountynow.com/svnow/cu

    #BikeTooter

  18. #MontereyCountyNow has some #BikeMonth news: montereycountynow.com/events/#

    A caller this morning, asking about Bicycling Monterey’s May 31 Bike Month event bikemonterey.org/bike-to-blueg, is from Pacific Grove. He plans to bike to our Monterey destination in time for the optional free pancake breakfast, served 10-11am. He asked about the bike train pick-up stations, e.g., Monterey Peninsula College. Please give us a call bikemonterey.org/contact-me to let us know if you want to bike with us, or have questions.

    #BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #MontereyBay #MontereyPeninsula #Monterey #LiveMusic #Cycling #Biking #Bluegrass

  19. Ever heard of Directional Requirements for biking on sidewalks? We were chatting about that topic with a local attorney, which led to today’s post. Californians, note Spriesterbach v. Holland cited in this post: bikemonterey.org/directional-r

    #biking #cycling #BikeCalifornia #MontereyCounty #TrafficLaws #BikeLaws #BikingOnSidewalks #sidewalks

  20. Ever heard of Directional Requirements for biking on sidewalks? We were chatting about that topic with a local attorney, which led to today’s post. Californians, note Spriesterbach v. Holland cited in this post: bikemonterey.org/directional-r

    #biking #cycling #BikeCalifornia #MontereyCounty #TrafficLaws #BikeLaws #BikingOnSidewalks #sidewalks

  21. Ever heard of Directional Requirements for biking on sidewalks? We were chatting about that topic with a local attorney, which led to today’s post. Californians, note Spriesterbach v. Holland cited in this post: bikemonterey.org/directional-r

    #biking #cycling #BikeCalifornia #MontereyCounty #TrafficLaws #BikeLaws #BikingOnSidewalks #sidewalks

  22. Ever heard of Directional Requirements for biking on sidewalks? We were chatting about that topic with a local attorney, which led to today’s post. Californians, note Spriesterbach v. Holland cited in this post: bikemonterey.org/directional-r

    #biking #cycling #BikeCalifornia #MontereyCounty #TrafficLaws #BikeLaws #BikingOnSidewalks #sidewalks

  23. Ever heard of Directional Requirements for biking on sidewalks? We were chatting about that topic with a local attorney, which led to today’s post. Californians, note Spriesterbach v. Holland cited in this post: bikemonterey.org/directional-r

    #biking #cycling #BikeCalifornia #MontereyCounty #TrafficLaws #BikeLaws #BikingOnSidewalks #sidewalks

  24. "In Monterey, Onette McElroy, 83, says she is 'here for the long haul’ and brought a portable stool for her spot at the corner of Del Monte and El Estero. She returned for her second No Kings protest.

    β€œβ€˜[POTUS 47] is a terrible representation of the U.S.,' says McElroy, who adds that she never protested before [his] presidency. 'I'm very frightened for our future.'”

    β€”from report by Caitlin Fillmore for #MontereyCountyNow

    montereycountynow.com/blogs/ne

    #NoKings #NoKingsMonterey #MontereyCounty

  25. Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

    "During a campaign to improve the trail 20-some years ago, the Don Chapin Company donated gates and a portable toilet on the San Benito County sideβ€”which they continue to service, gratis, decades later. Chapin is hopeful about a current push by leaders at the California Welcome Center in Salinas to revive the trail and make it into more of an attraction.
    '
    β€œPeople go to the Peninsula all the time, but there is so much to do and see in our community,’ Chapin says.”
    β€”Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow
    #MontereyCounty #CaliforrniaHistory

    montereycountynow.com/blogs/op

  26. β€œ'Seth Pollack spent his life teaching people how to see clearly – to look past easy narratives, sit with complexity, and do the hard work of understanding. It is a painful irony that in the days after his death, the story of how he died became one of those easy, inaccurate narratives.'

    "They [Pollack’s family] are referring to a CHP [California Highway Patrol] statement immediately following the crash that Pollack was on the wrong side of the street, later determined to be unfounded.”
    β€”Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow

    montereycountynow.com/opinion/

    #MontereyCounty #FatalCollisions #PebbleBeach #SethPollack #RestInPeaceSethPollack #cycling #biking #BikeTooter #TrafficSafety #justice

  27. "About 12 percent of Monterey County’s oil and gas wells are located within 200 feet of a river or creek. This includes the Salinas River, which runs through the San Ardo oil field, and is a critical source of the county’s groundwater.

    "In December 2025, over 4,000 gallons of oil and toxic wastewater spilled in the San Ardo oil field, just over a mile from where the Sargent Creek feeds the Salinas River. It is unconfirmed whether that spill was connected to an active or idle well.”
    β€”Katie Rodriguez, #MontereyCountyNow
    #BigOil #Chevron #AeraEnergy #CaliforniaResourcesCorporation #MontereyCounty #Water #Air #CenterForBiologicalDiversity #AirQuality #WaterQuality #Groundwater #Oil #DesertedOilWells #SalinasValley #SanArdo

    montereycountynow.com/news/loc

  28. 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

  29. What sort of citations are issued to people on bikes in Monterey County? Among others, failure
    to stop at a stop sign, and riding a pocket bike in an area designated for a vehicle.

    Resources on Riding Skills, Bike Laws, and Safety bikemonterey.org/resources/res include California bike law summaries, Bicycling Monterey’s primary tips (33 topics, including sidewalks, crosswalks, bike parties, and more); info specific to e-bikes (including determining if a mobility device is street legal); resources from others for all types of bikes (including avoiding a collision, biking around trucks, and our compilation of various resources in Spanish); Smart Cycling videos, in Spanish and English. And, to share with motorists: Bike-Safe Driving / tips for people who drive, in Spanish and English.

    #MontereyCounty #Marina #cycling #biking #youth #teens #TrafficCitations #BikeLaws #ebikes #PocketBike #StopSign #StopAsYield #IdahoStop

  30. What sort of citations are issued to people on bikes in Monterey County? Among others, failure
    to stop at a stop sign, and riding a pocket bike in an area designated for a vehicle.

    Resources on Riding Skills, Bike Laws, and Safety bikemonterey.org/resources/res include California bike law summaries, Bicycling Monterey’s primary tips (33 topics, including sidewalks, crosswalks, bike parties, and more); info specific to e-bikes (including determining if a mobility device is street legal); resources from others for all types of bikes (including avoiding a collision, biking around trucks, and our compilation of various resources in Spanish); Smart Cycling videos, in Spanish and English. And, to share with motorists: Bike-Safe Driving / tips for people who drive, in Spanish and English.

    #MontereyCounty #Marina #cycling #biking #youth #teens #TrafficCitations #BikeLaws #ebikes #PocketBike #StopSign #StopAsYield #IdahoStop