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Listening Session on General Plan Housing Element Monday, May 6th.
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Nonprofit Alliance of Monterey County
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Organic Rising: Central Coast Farmers Featured in New Film
Anthony Saua, director of Organic Rising, talks about the rise of organic agriculture and its importance to health, the environment and slowing global warming,
Female Lowriders Celebrated in Watsonville
Filmmaker Gloria Morán discusses her film, Unique Ladies about an all-female lowrider club in San Diego. Her screening is part of a five-day Cinco de Mayo celebration in Watsonville of lowrider culture.
From Los Angeles Times...
California's Population Increased Last Year for First Time Since 2020
During the much-ballyhooed “California exodus” amid the pandemic, remote workers moved to other states where they could live for a fraction of the cost compared to cities like Los Angeles or San Francisco.
From Monterey Herald...
Big Sur Highway 1 Convoys Open to the Public
CalTrans announced convoys through the Rocky Creek slip-out on Highway 1 are open to the general public twice daily at 7-8AM and 5-6PM.
Farmworker Housing Study Oversight Committee Convenes to Review Progress
Despite significant progress since the release of a landmark 2018 farmworker housing study quantifying critically overcrowded housing conditions for agricultural workers in the region, thousands more homes are needed.
Disused Office Properties on Garden Road Are Finally Turning Into Something Useful: Homes.
On a recent morning, the whirs of construction carry through the air at 2300 Garden Road in Monterey, and Brad Slama, a developer, leads the way through a massive former office building that he’s converting into 64 apartments.
Chuckwalla National Monument Would Protect Swath of California Desert and Preserve a Sacred Land
Indigenous Californians want President Biden to establish a national monument in a stretch of desert that is both an ecological wonder and a window into their cultures.
From CalMatters...
Who Killed CA Utility Bill Legislation?
A bill to rein in a proposed monthly fee on California electric bills would let California’s largest for-profit utility companies charge customers $24 per month — with fees as low as $6 for lower-income customers — as a kind of membership fee for the power grid.
The Salinas Valley Health Board Is Evaluating Three Candidates for the CEO Spot.
The Salinas Valley Health board of directors is getting closer to choosing a replacement for former president and CEO Pete Delgado, who stepped down in October 2023 after 10 years. In a closed session meeting on Thursday, April 25, the…
Salinas Begins Cracking Down on an Increased Presence of Unpermitted Street Food Vendors.
Over the past few months, Salinas residents have seen an increase in street vendors in high-traffic areas, including food trucks. This can make it easy to grab a bite to eat, but also comes with issues. Residents have been calling…
Land Trust Purchase Enhances Watershed
The Big Sur Land Trust purchase of the 84-acre parcel protects and enhances the Canyon Del Rey watershed.
Highway 1 Repair On Track
CalTrans continues to work toward a May 27 reopening of Highway 1 at the Rocky Creek slip-out.
Notice of Intent To Award
Two Cold Case Homicides Solved
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A celebration of the work of an artist who devoted a career to preserving the wildlands he loved. Plus: News you can use, and a tasty recipe!
Ee celebrate the efforts our fellow humans have made and are making to help heal our planet and connect us, while we simultaneously consider what we must do to protect our communities as the climate crisis worsens.
Meet the hippie intellectual who changed the world with the first published photograph of our entire planet.
California communities are focusing resources in response to the effects of climate change and other challenges.
A Tesla lobbyist, an LA-based environmental group, and Gov. Jerry Brown brought a rule minted in Sacramento to Beijing, and helped launch China’s EV industry.
We take a look, or rather a listen, to Davisville, a radio show and podcast on low-power but high-energy KDRT 95.7, broadcast out of Davis, California.
Heat pumps, an energy-efficient way to both heat and cool homes, are a necessary element of California's climate goal of net zero carbon emissions. Here's what they are, how they work, and how to get one.
A bill to mandate use of the method will not advance in the Legislature this year in the face of teachers union opposition.
A new bill would make it illegal for homeless residents to camp in certain places, such as near schools, throughout California. Its authors say such a ban has had great success in San Diego. But a closer look at that …
In an analysis of more than 1 million votes cast by current legislators since 2017, CalMatters Digital Democracy reporter Ryan Sabalow and CBS Sacramento reporter Julie Watts found that Democrats vote “no” less than 1% of the time on average.
This week, a virtual visit to Surf City USA—a great place to experience the season of rebirth and renewal that's worth a drive from anywhere in our coverage area.
There is no scientific explanation for the conditions that make an eclipse inevitable. It’s a coincidence. Or a miracle.
Santa Cruz County is home to amazing murals. One amazing person is working to document them in one place.
On Hilltromper, a conversation with Felicia Van Stolk of the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History about her Garden Learning Center.
Some of California’s top lawmakers want to clear up, but also rein in, the “builder’s remedy.”
A type of resurrection involving big birds, and two efforts that offer help to individuals whose lives have been impacted by addiction.
After being reduced to three or four nesting pairs in all of California in 1944, Sandhill Cranes have come back from the brink and are returning to Lake Tahoe.
Prop 1 was designed to help unhoused people get off the streets by forcing them into treatment. That’s one reason it took two weeks of vote-counting to pass.
The state is considering zeroing out funds for CalWORKS family stabilization and job subsidy programs to help balance the budget.
Fifteenth anniversary of Bicycling Monterey: Contributors from May 2009 through April 2024
On Bicycling Monterey’s 15th anniversary, May 2024, we especially appreciate the 97 individuals and businesses who are listed in this post. Is your name on the list below? Below are all financial ...
Remembering and Letting Go
#144: Andrew Lam & Binh Danh, Jean Vengua & Elsa Valmidiano (Halo-Halo Review), Lia Pas, Duane Toops, Samir Arabzadeh, Eva Pacheco, et al.; Valerie June, thelotradio (Takuya Nakamura), & Meute
Structure Fire at Big Sur Bakery
Here are some stills from a video that Ivy took about 1/2 hour ago or 4 pm or so. Link to video on FB here: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02P9DxZaX3Nw62Di1G59qBz3oQxurfEf1gDNrVV...
Peak Training Season at FHL
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Monterey Pro v Pro: Pro Soccer Player V Pro Racecar Driver
We are so excited to reintroduce our content series, Monterey Pro V Pro, where we pair two pros from two different worlds together in Monterey County, California. This series highlights the dedic...
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