Monterey County Local News: Resilience


All Local Resilience News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

California Local Pin Marker From Monterey Herald...

12/14/2022
“As we continue to revitalize the Moss Landing Power Plant site to meet the power needs of the future, we are in the process of safely dismantling the superstructure ... and recycling the scrap,” said Meranda Cohn, a Vistra spokesperson.

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11/09/2022
On Election Day, a tornado with wind gusts of up to 70 mph touched down in a rural area of Sacramento County near Galt. The Bee looks at how common tornadoes are in California, what causes them and how dangerous they can be.

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10/26/2022
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Digital equity and infrastructure in Monterey County got a boost with the announcement of $2.5 million in broadband technical assistance grants to local municipalities to help close the digital divide.

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10/16/2022
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, trying to ease an insurance crisis that’s hurt rural California, has announced that all carriers active in fire-prone communities must incorporate his “Safer from Wildfires” program into their premiums.

California Local Pin Marker From Monterey Herald...

10/16/2022
The $45 million Carmel River FREE project aims to restore habitat and reduce flood risks in the lower Carmel River watershed. “This project has been decades in the making,” explained Rachel Saunders, Big Sur Land Trust’s director of conservation.

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10/13/2022
According to the first in a series of reports to come from a consulting firm hired by California officials, PG&E’s efforts to improve wildfire safety are hindered by aging equipment, damaged power poles and hazardous trees that went undetected by the utility’s crews.

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10/07/2022
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San Ardo residents are getting a place to learn, connect and gather, thanks to a grant from Aera Energy to the nonprofit Central Coast Rural Communities Foundation.

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09/11/2022
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New legislation accelerates California's self-mandate to convert to a carbon-free electrical grid by 2045. But can the state actually do it?

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09/06/2022
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Today, California's power grid is poised to face its biggest test of the summer so far as a record-setting heat wave continues to boil the drought-parched, fire-stricken state. As residents crank up their air conditioners to deal with yet another day of triple-digit temperatures, peak demand could shoot past 51,000 megawatts — surpassing the record [...]

California Local Pin Marker From YubaNet...

07/27/2022
For those living in wildfire-ravaged regions, help might be on the way. Covered California recently announced an application window for victims of wildfires, as well as those who live in fire-prone regions, to apply for assistance.

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07/06/2022
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What began with a pitch by two former U.S. energy secretaries in a Los Angeles Times op-ed in November 2021 has snowballed into a contentious scramble by federal and state officials to potentially break a 6-year-old agreement and significantly shift…

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06/28/2022
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The California Office of Emergency Services will reimburse Chualar Union School District $31,773.75 for cleaning and replacing a wall on the soccer field after the floods and mudflows that lashed Monterey Countyin late November to early December 2019. The flood…

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06/27/2022
More than 100 representatives and employees from the state, county governments and transportation agencies gathered in Salinas to test Monterey County’s emergency response capabilities.

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06/23/2022
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Due to the rising temperatures expected in the region throughout the upcoming weekend, a cooling center will be open at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds daily June 24-27.

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06/19/2022
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06/09/2022
Image for display with article titled The World’s Largest Wildlife Crossing is Being Built in LA

The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will help pumas and other critters in the Santa Monica Mountains cross 10 lanes of Highway 101.

California Local Pin Marker From Monterey Herald...

05/26/2022
California faces the prospect of a drought-fueled summer of power shortages, hydroelectric plant shutdowns and rising electricity costs, a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration warns.

California Local Pin Marker From Santa Cruz County Sentinel...

05/25/2022
Some Californians have spent thousands of dollars trying to fireproof their homes to reduce their risk of burning. But taking those steps doesn’t prevent their premiums from ballooning, or keep them from being dropped by their insurance company.

California Local Pin Marker From Monterey Herald...

05/20/2022
There are only six air monitoring stations in the Monterey Bay Air Resources District, which covers the counties of Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito. During the CZU lightning complex fires, that small number left many uncertain about local air quality. Now, residents are collecting their own measurements and sharing them as part of a network.

California Local Pin Marker From Monterey Herald...

05/18/2022
President Joe Biden’s order to protect the nation’s oldest forests sparks a question: When does a forest grow old? Underlining the urgency of the issue are wildfires in California that killed thousands of giant sequoias in recent years.