Monterey County Bulletin Board

Rocky Creek (1 lane) Reopened as of 10 am this Morning

MONTEREY COUNTY– Caltrans is continuing with emergency repairs to Highway 1 near the Rocky Creek Bridge, 12 miles south of Carmel. Caltrans previously stabilized and reinforced Highway 1 at this l...

Plan Regional de Visión Cero del Condado de Monterey

For information in English, see https://bikemonterey.org/vision-zero-for-monterey-county.html. Bicycling Monterey has not edited or fact checked the press release below. It is posted as a service ...

Vision Zero for Monterey County

Para obtener información relacionada en español, visite: https://bikemonterey.org/plan-regional-de-vision-cero-del-condado-de-monterey.html What is Vision Zero? "Vision Zero is a strategy to elimi...

Endangered Species Act Public Comment Period Closes 5/19/25`

From Los Padres Forest Watch: The Trump administration is once againthreatening decades of progress for endangered wildlife. A new proposal seeks to eliminate a rule that defines a key term in the...

A NEW TURLEY FROM PASO ROBLES!

THE STORY It was another evening warranting a Turley. In my hunt in our wine room, I found this 2020 Zinfandel from Amadeo’s Vineyard in Paso Robles. This would be the first time trying a wine fro...

What the Hand Reveals

No. 191: Then & Now (Handwriting); Art (asemic); Kristian Kabuay, Taipan Lucero, Japanese calligraphy ink, Rajiv Surendra & Mike Ward, World of Cursive, Tarkovsky Quartet, Billy Bragg, and Wilco.

Full 24-hour closure, Friday May 16th at 10 pm to Saturday May 17th at 10 pm

Date: Monday, May 12, 2025 District: 05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties Contact: Kevin Drabinski or Jim Shivers Phone: (805) 549-3138or(805) 549-323...

Sunday Photo, 5/11/25, Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day!

Showcasing the Exceptional Wines of Lucia by Pisoni!

THE STORY Today’s post is about 2 exceptional Lucia by Pisoni wines we have enjoyed recently. One was given to us by a visiting friend and the other we ordered while dining at the The Fish Hopper ...

Pacific Valley School’s Teacher and Employee of the year

The California Department of Education asks each school district to identify and honor exemplary classified school employees and teachers throughout California. CSEY awardees are eligible to be no...

Another Overnight only closure on Sun 5/11

Getting confused? You are not alone. By my count, we have an overnight closure on Sun 5/11 at 10 pm and a 24 hour closure beginning 5/16 at 10 pm. Looks like a fun week ahead! Date: Tuesday, May 6...

Full Overnight Closure of Rocky Creek starting on 5/16 at 10 pm

Date: Monday, May 5, 2025 District: 05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties Contact: Kevin Drabinski or Jim Shivers Phone: (805) 549-3138or(805) 549-3237...

Photo Sunday, 5/4/25

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Dear Sister . . .

#190: Now & Then; Art (Bryan Valdez and JC Gonzalez); Lisa Angulo Reid, Anthem Pilatelist, Vida Cruz-Borja, Kitten on the Keys, Lyla June Johnston, Ursula K. LeGuin, André 3000, and Beirut Co...

Public Comment on the Wildfire Risk Reduction Project

The Los Padres National Forest has released the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Wildfire Risk Reduction Project - a proposal to reduce wildfire risk, protect communities and infrastruc...

Bike Month Pop-Up Event: May 4

Sunday, May 4, 2025, beginning at 10 a.m.*Bike train / group social ride, relaxed pace DESTINATION: Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen free performance 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Mechanics Bank stage (Lighth...

16th Anniversary, Bicycling Monterey – Alpha list of donors

Throughout May, we’ll happily be adding to this list the names of May 1-31 donors As Bicycling Monterey celebrates its 16th anniversary, May 2025, we appreciate the people listed alphabetically be...

Correction: NO Palo Colorado to Bixby closure on 5/4

I wrote to Jim Shivers, as the two different times did not make sense to me. He clarified with Kevin, and this is what he sent me: “It would be a good rule of thumb to not post any Palo Colorado w...

TWO Overnight Closures on 5/4; one from 10pm – 5 am and in the same general area another from 9pm – 6 am. Plan accordingly

From Caltrans TMAC Friday report: Highway 1: Rocky Creek Bridge:May 4 – May 5 There will be full overnight closure of northbound and southbound Highway 1 at Rocky Creek Bridge to deploy equipment ...

16th Anniversary Gallery – Bicycling Monterey, May 2025

The month of May, traditionally celebrated as Bike Month throughout the USA, is also anniversary month for Bicycling Monterey. May 2025 marks our 16th anniversary. Contact us for ways to help now,...

Big Sur Multi Agency Advisory Council Meeting tomorrow, 5/2 and can attend via Zoom

Big Sur Multi-Agency Advisory Council Meeting Friday, May 2, 2025 10:00 a.m. Big Sur Lodge, 47225 Highway One, Big Sur, CA 93920 Congressman Jimmy Panetta and Supervisor Kate Daniels, Co-Chairs AG...

A Cellar-Worthy Massa Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon by Outward Wines!

THE STORY My partner is always on the lookout for Central Coast bargains on the K&L Wine Merchants, where he found this 2023 Outward Massa Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon on sale for $30. We picked up...

50 years ago today…

“The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago on April 30, 1975, with the departure of the last American helicopter in Saigon and the arrival of North Vietnamese tanks in the city. The more than decade-long...

Love Shack, Baby

Ninety-nine years later, the mystery surrounding the identity of Miss X

Wildfire Risk Prediction, Fall 2025

Good time to start preparing with clearance…and keep preparing. And a good time to donate to our amazing volunteer fire department: https://www.bigsurfire.org

Regent’s Slide and Remote Controlled Equipment Video

Two remote-controlled bulldozers and one excavator are working in tandem with traditional equipment to advance repairs at Regent’s Slide on Hwy. 1. Remote-controlled rigs are able to traverse area...

Reminder: Full Overnight Closure at Rocky Creek, Sun 5/4

Date: Monday, April 28, 2025 District: 05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties Contact: Kevin Drabinski or Jim Shivers Phone: (805) 549-3138or(805) 549-3...

Photo Sunday, 4/27/25 Tranquility 10

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Big Sur Multi Agency 5/2 Agenda

Good afternoon, Please see the attached Big Sur Multi-Agency Advisory Council (BSMAAC) Agenda fornext Friday, May 2nd at 10:00am, the meeting packet (minutes, reports, etc.). We will be meeting in...

Upcoming Highway One Closures

MONTEREY COUNTY – Here are the majorscheduledroad and lane closuresfor Monterey CountyfromSunday, April 27 through Saturday, May 3– newest information is in bold text.Please keep in mind that cons...

Earth Day, 2025

There are Earth Day events all over the world. If you go to this website: http://earthday.org you can find one close to you. Here are two examples, one in Cambria and one in Carmel. Great day to h...

Shale Canyon’s New Release: 2019 Cabernet Franc

THE STORY I popped into the Shale Canyon Tasting Room in Carmel-by-the-Sea in February and was informed their 2019 Cabernet Franc had just been released. Their Cabernet Franc wines are their flags...

Full Overnight Closure of Highway One on Sunday, 4/27 at Rocky Creek

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What Regent’s Slide Means to me

A week ago, I sent a message to my health care provider that I would run out of blood pressure medicine in a week so could she reorder more for me to pick up at the Palo Alto VA as I had 3 appts u...

Photo Sunday, Tranquility 9, 4/27/25

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Happy Easter, 2025

From Easters Past. Now, Jo-anne is in Mendocino and Debbie is in San Diego. But when they were here we had lovely Easters at Jo-anne’s place with wonderful people and food.

Labor Woes & Merrie Melodies

#189: Then & Now, Art (website), Mele Kahalepuna Chun, Neighborhood programs, Silence DoGood, Brett Graham, Danny Gregory, Junyee, Nat Myers, Béla Fleck and Billy Strings

Filipinos and the Waterfront Strike of 1934

No. 7. April 20, 2025

Bike Buzz, Special Edition: Reports from Sea Otter Classic 2025

Hear from some of the people at SOC 2025 via our short videos in the following posts: Women, Youth, and Languages and Countries. For photos and more short videos, see First-Timers and Long-Timers....

First-timers and long-timers at Sea Otter Classic 2025

In this post, hear from three SOC 2025 attendees—some long-timers and a first-timer—and see other folks experiencing the unique vibe that is the SOC Expo. Other SOC 2025 posts feature videos highl...