#pajaro — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #pajaro, aggregated by home.social.
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"Bay Area construction company illegally polluted river, lawsuit alleges.” Rpt by Paul Rogers, #MontereyHerald.
Graniterock, "based in Watsonville, has more than 20 offices and locations, incl in San Jose, Concord, Redwood City, South San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Salinas….Lawsuit...stated that the company has been fined four times since 2018 by state #WaterPollution regulators at #CentralCoast Regional Water Quality Control Board. In those cases, settlements required #Graniterock to pay a total of $138K in penalties for water quality violations at the quarry.
"For each of the 46 incidents involved, the board imposed the minimum penalty of $3K, the lawsuit noted, calling it 'tantamount to a #PayToPollute system' for a company with millions of $ in annual revenue.
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“#Pajaro #River, which drains a watershed that extends across parts of #SantaClara, #Monterey, #SanBenito & #SantaCruz counties, meanders through strawberry and other farm fields before emptying into #MontereyBay.” -
#SafeRoutesToSchool, #MontereyCounty
Temporary Traffic Calming Project in Castroville — Geil & Seymour Streets
Per District 2 County Supervisor Glenn Church’s newsletter today, installation will occur September 3-9, and the project will be in place through October 8, 2025.https://saferoutesmonterey.org/northmontereycounty/
The temporary measures will include crosswalks, curb extensions, and traffic circles to slow down traffic, which improves safety for people walking and biking and students traveling to school.Take a survey, and learn more, including about SRTS measures affecting the following schools:
#Castroville Elementary
Echo Valley Elementary
#Elkhorn Elementary
Hall District Elementary
#Ohlone Elementary
#Prunedale Elementary
North Monterey County Middle
#Pajaro Middle
North #Monterey County High
Central Bay High and #HomeSchoolhttps://saferoutesmonterey.org/northmontereycounty/
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May 7, 2025, 6 p.m. Transportation Agency for Monterey County Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) meeting in GONZALES. Public welcome to attend, in person or via Zoom or phone. https://bikemonterey.org/monthly-meetings-tamc-bicycle-pedestrian-facilities-advisory-committee-public-welcome.html Note agenda items https://www.tamcmonterey.org/files/9348f6ef3/BPC+Agenda+May+Packet.pdf include a presentation on the Pajaro to Prunedale Corridor Study and current progress on safety improvement projects along the G12 Corridor; and a presentation on the King City San Antonio Drive/Broadway Street Bike Path and
Safe Routes to Schools Improvements Project, including progress on the roundabout designs
and environmental review process.#MontereyCounty #SalinasValley #Gonzales #Pajaro #Prunedale #KingCity #SafeRoutesToSchool #ActiveTransport
