#montereycountynow — Public Fediverse posts
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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 https://www.montereycountynow.com/news/local_news/eight-new-gas-and-oil-wells-have-been-approved-for-san-ardo/article_1ec8a978-68de-481d-b262-535169e8f93b.html#tncms-source=mosaic
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"It is easy to publish things on the internet. It’s a little more time-consuming to report, write, edit and fact-check things." —Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow
#AI #news #AIslop #media #journalism #integrity #plagiarism #ethics
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Red Flag Warning issued for Central Coast as Timber and Plaskett fires continue to burn.
#MontereyCountyNow
#MontereyCounty #wildfires https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/red-flag-warning-issued-for-central-coast-as-timber-and-plaskett-fires-continue-to-burn/article_b849766d-1b82-473d-9a3c-2bab4f40577a.html#tncms-source=mosaic -
"Three people are killed in one weekend amid dystopian reality of Car Week.”—Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow
Juan Roberto Lopez-Gomez of Gonzales, biking
Brian Roberts of Big Sur, walking
Jerrod Tyson Chapman-Marshall of East SF Bay, riding in a car#TrafficSafety #CarWeek #MontereyCounty #StreetsAreForEveryone #TrafficDeaths #TrafficFatalities
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“On Two Wheels” perspectives from #MontereyCountyNow / Monterey County Weekly readers Bob Hays, Ben Curtis, Ryan James Miller, and Trish Sullivan https://www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-08-13-26/article_8a953080-bd5a-47ba-8b06-8f4d00adccc3.html, in response to “Can advocates make local streets safer for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers?” July 30-Aug. 5 cover story by Aric Sleeper https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-summer-2026.html#MCW2026-CoverStory.
#BikeAdvocacy #transportation #infrastructure #ActiveTransport #cycling #biking #BikeTooter #MontereyCounty
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"Monterey City Council cancels quick-build intersection project following pushback,” report by
Aric Sleeper, #MontereyCountyNow“Research consistently shows that even modest reductions in vehicle speed can significantly reduce the likelihood and severity of pedestrian injuries.” https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/monterey-city-council-cancels-quick-build-intersection-project-following-pushback/article_2a8ab44d-5ae2-4f6d-9c60-7c6b9d0fd959.html
#SafeRoutesToSchool #Monterey #QuickBuild #TrafficCalming #infrastructure
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"'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
#infrastructure #BikeTooter #cycling #biking #TrafficSafety #transportation #BikeCommute #MontereyBay #MontereyCounty #Monterey #California #BikeMonterey
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Monterey County Weekly / Monterey County Now, July 30 - Aug 5, 2026 issue
https://flipbook.montereycountyweekly.com/archive/2026/07-30-26/index.html.
Cover story by Aric Sleeper, photos by Daniel Dreifuss
“Road Share: Can advocates make local streets safer for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers?" pages 18-22 https://flipbook.montereycountyweekly.com/archive/2026/07-30-26/18/.Note on pg 22 "More Coverage: CalBike advocates for a universal definition of e-bikes,” with CalBike Executive Director Kendra Ramsey. https://flipbook.montereycountyweekly.com/archive/2026/07-30-26/22/
#MontereyCounty #MontereyBay #California #CalBike #BikeTooter #BikeMonterey #TrafficSafety #infrastructure #transportation #cycling #biking #ActiveTransportation #BikeAdvocacy #VisionZero #ebikes #ebike #ElectricBicycles #eMotorcycles #cyclists #pedestrians #PeopleForBikes #MontereyCountyNow
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"Univision reporter Adriana Frederick Sutton brings information to a Spanish-speaking audience”—interview with #AdrianaFrederickSutton by Dave Faeries in #MontereyCountyNow
“My favorite stories expose #injustices. We keep the community informed. #Immigration, #education – people need to know that there are resources. It’s important to cover all of that. It has an impact on my community. I really love what I do."
#PeriodistaNoticias #NewsJournalist #journalist #media #CentralCoast #CaliforniaCentralCoast #CentralCoastUnivision #UniversidadExternadoDeColombia #Colombian #ElHispano #Telemundo #espanol #Spanish
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“County officials update their website with road closures right away, but map apps like #Waze and #GoogleMaps rely on user input and might be a little slower to reflect reality on the road.”—Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/it-s-just-a-normal-winter-day-with-a-reminder-that-the-weather-is-humbling/article_73ab51ed-cdc2-4109-8ff9-51dda7ab1944.html#tncms-source=mosaic
#RoadClosures #Weather #CAwx #RoadConditions #MontereyCounty #rain #flooding #wind #PowerOutages #storm #Hwy1 #BigSur #CaliforniaHighways
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"Jan. 27, during the #Monterey County Board of Supervisors meeting, the Sheriff’s Office will present the latest Truth Act report, a transparency report about its interaction with ICE.
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“‘Whistlemania,’ events where people create whistle kits that can be used to alert others about the presence of ICE, happens tonight from 5-6:30pm at the SEIU Local 521 Hall in #Salinas, with the next taking place Wednesday, Jan. 28, from 3-5pm at County Supervisor Chris Lopez’s office in #KingCity.”—#MontereyCountyNow report by Celia Jiménez
#MontereyCounty #SalinasValley #immigrants #ICE https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/after-another-deadly-shooting-by-ice-in-minneapolis-many-in-monterey-county-continue-to-organize/article_ae793bda-e765-4313-98f5-927f61cfece8.html
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"They looked like they were watching their kid ride a bicycle for the first time.
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“They’ve come in way under budget—somewhere in the $60 million range with an $82 million budget.“'We’re keeping the contract open because we anticipate there will be storms over the next few months.'
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"But today, we celebrate the reunification of the #BigSur community, and the return of connectivity along one of the most iconic [#highways] in the world.”—Katie Rodriguez , #MontereyCountyNow#PacificCoastBikeRoute #BicycleTouring #BikePacking #PacificCoast #Highway1 #CASR1 #Hwy1 #RegentsSlide #Caltrans https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/highway-1-reopens-fully-in-big-sur-to-cheers-and-honking-horns/article_d7c03344-abd3-4e58-ad0f-7a1d2d476521.html
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"What’s a state you’ve never been to?
Pick a rural place on the map, and call up the local #library or #NPR station there. Say, 'Hi, I’ve never been to where you’re at, and I might never get there, but I am curious to hear what the needs are in your community.’... I don’t know any easier way to bridge the horrible divides in our country.” —https://www.montereycountynow.com/people/face_to_face/how-a-couple-decided-to-donate-15-percent-of-everything-they-owned-and-what-it/article_c272c333-cc2f-4471-bef4-c88eec5c49dd.html
#MontereyCountyNow #Rabbi #USA #BuildBridgesNotWalls #Changemakers #BeTheChange -
"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 hope is for two round trips a day to San Jose, and looping in Amtrak’s Capital Corridor train on top of the existing, once-per-day Coast Starlight.
“'If it all worked well,' Muck says, 'it will be as early as 2028 for that to start.’”
- from report by David Schmalz in #MontereyCountyNow
#Rail #Train #Amtrak #MontereyCounty #SFBA #Salinas #Gilroy #Pajaro #Watsonville #SanJose #CapitolCorridor #CoastStarlight #Caltrain #transportation
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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 https://www.ksbw.com/article/kion-ends-local-news-warning-employees-blindsided/68025287
"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
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"The station will serve as a stop for #Amtrak, which currently travels between #Salinas and Paso Robles without stopping, about a 100-mile gap.”—Erik Chalhoub, #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/a-passenger-train-is-close-to-stopping-in-king-city-after-decades-of-rolling-through/article_132a86a6-4163-4c42-81e4-6fa8ef1eab7e.html
#MontereyCounty #PublicTransport #trains #rails #KingCity #PasoRobles #SanLuisObispoCounty
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"My takeaway from this story is that all of us need to rethink using chemical pesticides at our homes and businesses. Even so-called organic pesticides like Bacillus thuringiensis, or BT, are highly toxic to monarchs and other butterflies.”—Pam Marino / @pammarino, #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/monarchs-face-an-uphill-battle-for-their-survival-it-s-up-to-us-to-help/article_cf7fe0b8-e8d8-11ef-b7c8-9f30411eb64b.html#tncms-source=mosaic
#butterflies #MonarchButterflies #XercesSociety #MontereyCounty #MonarchSanctuary #PacificGrove #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency #EPA #CaliforniaDepartmentOfFishAndWildlife #CDFW #USGeologicalService #insecticides #fungicides #herbicides #PyrethroidInsecticides
