Monterey County Local News Articles and Digest

Transportation Community Service & Support City of Greenfield Transportation Agency for Monterey County

Greenfield Youth Receive Free Bikes for Dia De Los Reyes

01/16/2025
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Greenfield Community Science Workshop, in partnership with the Transportation Agency for Monterey County and the City of Greenfield, hosted the Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day) Bike Giveaway on Jan. 4.

From Monterey Herald...

Public Safety Environment Resilience

Moss Landing Battery Plant Fire Report

01/16/2025
Read on to learn more about the fire which broke out on January 16 at a battery storage plant located on the grounds of the Moss Landing power station.

From Monterey Herald...

Land Use & Development Transportation

Monterey Airport New Terminal Construction Advances

01/16/2025
Read on to learn about recent progress in the development of a new terminal and the Monterey Regional Airport.

From Lookout Local...

Public Safety Health County of Santa Cruz

Moss Landing Fire Coming Under Control

01/16/2025
An update on the progress of battling the battery storage facility fire at Moss Landing.

From King City Rustler...

Animals Resilience

SPCA Monterey County Rescues Pets From Los Angeles Shelters Amid Ongoing Wildfires

01/15/2025
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A team from SPCA Monterey County traveled to the Los Angeles area Saturday to take in cats and dogs from animal shelters to help provide room for more fire evacuees.

From Monterey County Weekly...

Art, Culture & Media Education Monterey Museum of Art

Come to Monterey Museum of Art to Admire Its New Treasures.

01/15/2025
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Monterey Museum of Art presents its new acquisitions to its vast permanent collection.

From CalMatters...

Business, Economy & Jobs Public Safety Resilience State of California

LA Wildfires Could Clobber California Economy as State Recovers From a Pandemic Recession

01/15/2025
Three days after immensely destructive and deadly wildfires broke out in and around Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a $322.3 billion state budget with a positive revenue forecast “based on an assumption of continued but slowing economic growth.”

From Monterey Herald...

Environment Land Use & Development Sustainability Resilience

Pico Blanco Property Conveyed to Esselen Tribe of Monterey County

01/15/2025
Read on to learn more about the 327-acre Pico Blanco property on the Little Sur River and the agreement by which the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County is to conserve and steward it moving forward.

From Monterey Herald...

Education Water Animals Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey Bay Aquarium Executive Director Steps Down

01/15/2025
Founding Executive Director Julie Packard announced she was transitioning into a leadership role on the Monterey Bay Aquarium Board of Trustees. Read on to learn more about next steps.

From Monterey Herald...

Business, Economy & Jobs Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey Bay Aquarium Workers Begin Push To Unionize

01/14/2025
On January 14, a group of employees of the Monterey Bay Aquarium announced plans to begin a campaign to unionize staff. Read on to learn what's behind the effort and next steps.

From Monterey Herald...

Land Use & Development Transportation Monterey-Salinas Transit

SURF! Busway Receives Federal Funding

01/14/2025
Read on to learn more about the over $22 million in federal funds awarded to Monterey-Salinas Transit for construction of the SURF! Busway connecting Marina and Sand City.

From The Sacramento Bee...

Public Safety Resilience Housing

Hardening Your Home Against Wildfires

01/14/2025
Read on to learn about the measures taken to harden and protect the lone remaining house of the neighborhoodfrom the Pacific Palisades fire in Southern California.

From CalMatters...

Environment Transportation Sustainability State of California

CA Abandons Clean-Air Rules on Diesel Trucks

01/14/2025
In a striking setback to reduce California’s air pollution but a win for trucking companies, state regulators have walked away from their ambitious plan to phase out diesel trucks less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.

From CalMatters...

Public Safety Environment Resilience

‘Literally Off the Charts’: LA’s Critically Dry Conditions Stun Scientists as Fires Rage

01/14/2025
Key moisture measurements are only 2% to 5% of average, leaving dusty soils. And the recent swing from wet to dry is among the most extreme on record. This combination of climatic conditions crossed into a danger zone, priming much of Southern California for wind-whipped fires.

From CalMatters...

Public Safety Homelessness Resilience State of California

How the LA Fires Could Exacerbate California’s Homelessness Crisis

01/14/2025
Jennielynn Holmes stood in the middle of a make-shift evacuation center when the scope of the crisis hit her.

From CalMatters...

Health State of California

Newsom Committed California to Making Its Own Insulin. It’s at Least a Year Behind His Schedule

01/14/2025
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ambitious plan to produce a cheap, generic insulin for the 3.2 million Californians with diabetes is behind the schedule he announced and unlikely to make it to market for several years, industry experts say.

From CalMatters...

Sports State of California

New California Bill Would Block Trans Females From Playing in Girls’ Sports

01/14/2025
A new bill would remove the right of California’s female transgender athletes in to participate in high school sports teams that match their gender identity.

From Monterey County Weekly...

Public Safety Resilience Community Service & Support

Monterey County Firefighters Support Los Angeles Firefight, Plus Ways You Can Help.

01/13/2025
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As massive wildfires devastate entire neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles, local agencies from Monterey County have joined in the firefight.

From CalMatters...

Education State of California

Small California Schools Brace for Layoffs as Congress Slashes Funding for Rural Education

01/13/2025
Federal funding for rural schools goes to 39 California counties. School districts in those communities consider the money a lifeline.

From Local News Matters...

Public Safety Health

Presumptive Bird Flu Case Identified in San Francisco Child Who Has Since Recovered

01/13/2025
A presumptive case of H5N1 bird flu has been identified in a child who resides in San Francisco, the city’s Department of Public Health announced.The child had a fever and conjunctivitis but did not need to be hospitalized and has since made a full recovery, public health officials said Friday.

From Watch Duty Palisades Fire Information...

Public Safety Resilience

Updated Watch Duty Palisades Fire Information

01/11/2025
Official updated information from WatchDuty about the Palisades Fire in Southern California.

From Watch Duty Eaton Fire Information...

Public Safety Resilience

Updated Watch Duty Eaton Fire Information

01/11/2025
Official updated information from WatchDuty about the Eaton Fire in Southern California.