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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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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"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.”
—Katie Rodriguez, #MontereyCountyNow
#BigOil #Chevron #AeraEnergy #CaliforniaResourcesCorporation #MontereyCounty #Water #Air #CenterForBiologicalDiversity #AirQuality #WaterQuality #Groundwater #Oil #DesertedOilWells #SalinasValley #SanArdo -
“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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"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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"Twelve years in, Ciclovía Salinas has become a youth-led institution and a community celebration.” — Sara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow
History of #Ciclovía #Salinas, including 2013-2025 posters—plus other #MontereyCounty Open Streets: https://bikemonterey.org/resources/ciclovia-salinas-resources
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In our Winter Bike Buzz, we mentioned a March 10 public hearing in Gonzales about the Vista Lucia Specific Plan, which includes bike trails and pedestrian promenade.
Laura Davis, deputy director and Michael DeLapa, executive director of Landwatch Monterey County wrote to #MontereyCountyNow readers about Vista Lucia on May 30.
"What doesn’t make sense in 2025 is that communities sacrifice their prime #agricultural lands for an outdated #housing model that isn’t solving the #HousingCrisis. It is forcing people onto congested #highways, on new #roads that are allegedly built to reduce this very problem, all while increasing bigger #environmental problems (#ClimateChange).” More:
https://www.montereycountynow.com/archives/2025/0529/a-vision-for-building-the-housing-we-need-at-prices-we-can-afford-means-thinking/article_6f517f52-07c5-40e7-94c0-f3d718a66eea.html#SalinasValley #SaladBowlOfAmerica #farmland #farms #agriculture
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THE BRACERO LEGACY MURAL unveiling celebration starts at 4:30pm Friday, April 18 at Chualar Market, 24335 Grant St., Chualar.
https://www.montereycountynow.com/people/831/a-stunning-new-mural-in-chualar-captures-the-beautiful-painful-legacy-of-bracero-farmworkers/article_852de880-4752-4d26-8f39-2db573f71337.html Report by David Schmalz in #MontereyCountyNow
BTW, to our knowledge (haven’t checked for updated census info), Chualar has the highest percentage of Hispanic or Latino population and the lowest median household income in Monterey County. See Monterey County Weekly’s chart in https://bikemonterey.org/resources/en-espanol.
#Braceros #FarmworkerHistory #FieldworkerHistory #Immigrants #Agriculture #CaliforniaHistory #MontereyCountyHistory #WeFeedYou #SalinasValley #SaladBowlOfAmerica #HanifPanni #Artist #Mural
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"I've been to a lot of rallies at Window on the Bay and I've never seen a crowd this big. This should say something to every single one of us.”— #Monterey #Mayor Tyller Williamson
"This is what #democracy looks like.”—#MontereyCounty District 5 Supervisor Kate Daniels
From a report, with photos and video, by @pammarino and Celia Jiménez for #MontereyCountyNow #MontereyCountyWeekly. https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/photos-and-video-thousands-of-demonstrators-voice-their-opposition-to-trump-in-monterey-hundreds-protest/article_340d8c3e-f75d-4ded-915f-456b87f8a601.html
#HandsOff #MontereyBay #HandsOffMonterey #HandsOffSalinas #Salinas #SalinasValley
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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