"In Monterey, Onette McElroy, 83, says she is 'here for the long haulโ 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.
โโ[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.'โ
โfrom report by Caitlin Fillmore for #MontereyCountyNow
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 sideโwhich 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.
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โPeople go to the Peninsula all the time, but there is so much to do and see in our community,โ Chapin says.โ
โSara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow
#MontereyCounty #CaliforrniaHistory
โ'Seth Pollack spent his life teaching people how to see clearly โ 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 [Pollackโs 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.โ
โSara Rubin, #MontereyCountyNow
https://www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/local_spin/criminal-charges-and-a-lawsuit-seek-justice-for-a-slain-bicyclist-s-family/article_934a0c54-165c-4a2a-9d8f-d431919ce661.html
#MontereyCounty #FatalCollisions #PebbleBeach #SethPollack #RestInPeaceSethPollack #cycling #biking #BikeTooter #TrafficSafety #justice
"When she returned after a year in Austria, [Marina] Hurtado rediscovered the limits to #PublicTransportation in the U.S., for example. It was no longer possible to jump on a #train and take a day trip to Prague or spend a weekend in Brugge.โ
Dave Faries, #MontereyCountyNow
"About 12 percent of Monterey Countyโs 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 countyโs 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.โ
โKatie Rodriguez, #MontereyCountyNow
#BigOil #Chevron #AeraEnergy #CaliforniaResourcesCorporation #MontereyCounty #Water #Air #CenterForBiologicalDiversity #AirQuality #WaterQuality #Groundwater #Oil #DesertedOilWells #SalinasValley #SanArdo
"The study suggests, among other ideas, that the trolley could be expanded beyond summer months and utilized to connect not just #Monterey and P.G. [#PacificGrove], but even more of the #MontereyPeninsula, creating a #CarFree way to get around.โโ @pammarino #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/expanding-trolley-service-is-just-an-idea-for-now-but-it-should-be-pursued/article_31f82d12-7b88-48be-8d01-ba2c4cb0b975.html
BTW, there are bicycle racks on trolleys too. Tips for taking your bike aboard a trolley or a large or small MST #bus: https://bikemonterey.org/monterey-salinas-transits-summer-trolley-service.html
#PublicTransit #MontereySalinasTransit #MontereyCounty #CarbonEmissions #transportation #trolleys
"Local leaders from #Monterey County met to discuss economic & #environmental impacts posed by [POTUS 47] administrationโs leasing proposal for #OffshoreOilDrilling. The proposal includes 34 lease sales across 21 areas, with six off #California coast. Two of these are for #CentralCoast, and could begin as early as 2027.
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"'As we've seen from this administration, a lot of their talk is aspirational to a certain extent, but also very real & #dangerous if they go forward with it.'โCongressional Rep Jimmy Panetta
โMeeting was in response to 2nd public comment period opened by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to solicit industry-focused input, specifically for #SouthernCalifornia & #CentralCalifornia. Open to all, it seeks input from tech experts & organizations that have industry knowledge about #energy, #fishing, #hospitality & #tourism, #PublicHealth & more.
โโฆcloses Feb. 26."
Katie Rodriguez, #MontereyCountyNow https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/local-industry-leaders-raise-economic-concerns-posed-by-trumps-offshore-oil-drilling-proposal/article_340e8564-14c7-4675-8eee-f1874f38b893.html
"Univision reporter Adriana Frederick Sutton brings information to a Spanish-speaking audienceโโinterview with #AdrianaFrederickSutton by Dave Faeries in #MontereyCountyNow
โMy favorite stories expose #injustices. We keep the community informed. #Immigration, #education โ people need to know that there are resources. Itโs 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
โCounty 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.โโSara 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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