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Whoâs biking Monterey County in 2024?
This post provides a small sampling of visitors and residents out enjoying bicycle life in Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Salinas, Sand City, Seaside, and other locations this year...
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From Monterey Herald...
we.Mural Fest 2024 Comes to Sand City
Sand City is hosting the fifth annual we.Mural Fest September 29 - October 4 during which artists will add new murals to buildings throughout the city.
From CalMatters...
How Congress Is Letting Die an Internet Connectivity Lifeline for Millions
More than half of the U.S. House supports a bill to extend the funds, but it canât get out of committee.
From Los Angeles Times...
Opinion: I've Covered California's Homeless Since Before the Word Was Used. This Is What I Learned
I thought my journalism and othersâ could change policy, perhaps even inspire a New Deal-style response equal to the challenge. Such was my naivetĂ©.
From SF Gate...
Photographers Capture Spectacular Streaking Lights of Southern California
It quickly became clear that Elon Muskâs SpaceX was responsible for the show. The lights were a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 new Starlink satellites into orbit. The rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:30 p.m., and itâs trail was visible from Los Angeles to Joshua Tree National Park.
From The Lutrinae...
Bay of Life Exhibit Opens at CSUMB
Monterey Bay residents Frans Lanting and Chris Eckstrom, renowned for their work documenting nature, have opened a new exhibit titled "Bay of Life: From Wind To Whales" at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) .
From Benito Link...
Youth Alliance Distributes Donated Laptops
200 laptop computers were donated to Youth Alliance by AT&T, Monterey Peninsula Foundation and Human-I-T, for distribution to Hollister and Gilroy residents lacking "digital basics".
Photos: The Day the Presses Stopped Running | a Farewell to the Los Angeles Times Olympic Plant
The March 11 edition of the Los Angeles Times print edition will be its last at the Los Angeles Times Olympic printing plant in Los Angeles.
Western Flyer Foundation Releases New Video
Foundation debuts a new informational video about the Western Flyer boat, narrated by actor and comedian Nick Offerman, about the history of the 83-year old fishing vessel featured in John Steinbeck's âThe Log from the Sea of Cortez.â View the full video at WesternFlyer.org.
Seaside to Consider Signs, Lighting to Guide People to Parts of City
The Seaside City Council will consider implementing new signs and additional lighting to better welcome, inform and enlighten folks.
From Moonshine Ink...
The One Thing Reporters and Members Must Fight For
Journalism and democracy are undeniably intertwined. As the late media critic James Carey put it, âNo journalism, no democracy; but, equally, no democracy, no journalism.â
From San Joaquin Valley Sun...
UC Merced to Feature on âThe College Tourâ Show
UC Merced will be highlighted on an Amazon Prime show that showcases universities around the world.
From Daily Democrat...
Despite Disbanding in 1995, Grateful Dead Make Billboard History
The Grateful Dead have broken the record for the most Top 40 albums to chart on the Billboard 200.
Was L.A.âs Ellen Beach Yaw the Proto-Taylor Swift?
She toured the world wowing audiences, and she captured the publicâs imagination for decades. No, not Taylor Swift; Ellen Beach Yaw, also known as Lark Ellen.
James Dean Made His Last Stop at This Lonely Gas Station
James Deanâs last stop before he died in a car crash was at Blackwellâs Corner, a gas station in rural Kern County. His memory isnât the draw it once was.
Space Shuttle Endeavour Takes Final Position as Star of New Museum
A shrink-wrapped Endeavour was hoisted and then carefully placed in its final location at the still-under-construction Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.
From EdSource...
Gov. Newsomâs Budget Proposal Calls for Expanding Arts Ed Pathway
The proposal aims to help working artists become arts teachers in elementary schools.
Collapse of Californiaâs News Industry Is So Severe Itâll Require Taxpayer Support to Rebuild
A combination of tax credits, revenue sharing and coupons could bring stability, writes Steven Waldman, president of Rebuild Local News.
From SFGate...
Pasadena Named Travel Destination for 2024 by NY Times
Pasadena is the only California city named a travel destination for 2024 by The New York Times. This comes despite the Los Angeles-area city being just the 45th-largest city in the state.
Audacy Bankruptcy Could Impact Six Bay Area Radio Stations
Philadelphia-based Audacy, which has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with $1.9 billion in debts, owns six radio stations in the Bay Area. These include 95.7 The Game, KCBS and 102.1 Jams.
American Graffiti is Back: Cruising Now Legal Again in California, But So Are Speed Cameras
Under new state laws, five cities will test cameras to catch speeding drivers and cruising bans will be lifted statewide. The first is supposed to improve road safety, but critics of the second say it will endanger the public.
California Presses Universities to Return Thousands of Native American Remains and Artifacts to Local Tribes
State audits of the University of California and the California State University found both systems have failed to comply with decades-old state and federal laws mandating the return of Native ancestral remains and cultural artifacts. Only UCLA and Cal State Long Beach have returned a majority of their collections.
From Voices of Monterey Bay...
Christmas at Closter Park
Christmas at Closter Park returns to Salinas for its third year with different family activities live performances, arts and crafts, real snow and raffled Christmas trees, which sponsors decorate and donate.
Creative Architecture Thrives in Los Angeles
With its hilly terrain, parts of Los Angeles arenât always the easiest to build in. But that didnât stop an architect from building a unique structure in Silver Lake.
From Voice of San Diego...
A Major California Paper Thatâs Now Alden-Owned Might Be Dying
The San Diego Union-Tribune, which has operated for 154 years, sold to controversial Alden Global Capital last year. Itâs not looking great for the paperâs future.
From New York Times...
Remembering Robert Irwin: Influential Artist Dies at 95
Robert Irwin, an artist and MacArthur genius grant recipient, died in San Diego at 95 on Oct. 25. Michael Govan, who heads the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, offers a colorful retrospective on Irwin's work.
Food, Race, Empacadoras, and Everything in Between
Looking at a dearth of accessible textbooks reflecting the diversity of Chicano/Latino/Mexican American/Latinx lives, two local professors set out to write one.
From YubaNet...
California State Parks and Partners Launch âArts in California Parksâ Program
Through this new program, artists, culture bearers, and California Native American tribes will be eligible to receive funding to create artwork throughout state and local parks.
Graphic Novel Illustrates Plight of Mountain Lions
Written by Center for Biological Diversity scientist Tiffany Yap and illustrated by artist Meital Smith, âTales of the Urban Wild: A Pumaâs Journeyâ takes the reader through diverse habitats, across busy freeways and inside science labs to learn about one mountain lionâs survival story.
Makerspace Hours Cut Short Despite Popularity
The Makerspace at CSUMB is packed with students eager to express their creativity. While itâs one of the most popular resources on campus, it struggles to keep up with demand due to a lack of funding.
Big Expectations
Ritchie Lovejoy wrote a novel more than 80 years ago, and he was able to do it because of John Steinbeckâs faith in his talent. That novel, âTaku Wind,â finally got published last month, albeit in a very limited editionâ24 copies.
Mural Magic
Salinas, in the heart of California's agricultural landscape, has been a magnet for murals for several decades. Breathtaking new ones have just been added to three freeway underpasses.
K-Squid to Celebrate Expanded Reach to Listeners in the Monterey Bay Area
KSQD, the community radio station run by Natural Bridges Media, successfully fundraised to purchase two new radio licenses.
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