Category: General

Monterey Bay on PBS Tonight

Big Blue Live celebrates a wildlife success story and marine animal phenomenon: humpback whales, blue whales, sea lions, elephant seals, sea otters, great white sharks and more all convene in Monterey Bay once a year.

PBS and the BBC team up for this live three-night event, direct from the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in California. For an hour each night, Big Blue will gather scientists, filmmakers, photographers and marine animal experts, all for one purpose: to film and greet the marine creatures who either live in or return to the bay every year.

Check out the links:
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/big-blue-live
http://www.pbs.org/big-blue-live/home/

Monterey Launches New Citizen Feedback Site

The city of Monterey started promoting its “mysidewalk” site today, when it fired off a tweet and asked people to check it out www.monterey.mysidewalk.com.

The site is another in a list of online tools the city is trying out as a way to get feedback from people.

“It’s really about convenience and it’s about connecting with the community,” said Anne McGrath in the communications office at the city of Monterey.

The site allows visitors to rate postings on current city projects and leave their feedback in comment sections. Right now the site is packed with posts and polls on Measure P work, so the city can get an idea what neighbors think about the work being done on their streets.

The city has already embraced social media… with an active presence on facebook and twitter… and they’re hoping mysidewalk get the same level of community interaction….

“We can have tools, we can try to engage people but if people don’t want to engage on that tool then you know it’s not helpful to us,” said McGrath.

McGrath said if people do seem to be engaged on mysidewalk the city will continue to use the site and expand the feedback topics.

Porta-Potty Controversy

What are your thoughts?

http://www.ksbw.com/news/monterey-portapotty-controversy/34171036

This has been a controversial issue for some time. Many neighbors and Monterey residents proposed that our neighborhood, which has access to a public beach, should have restroom facilities. This was initially spurred by many of our neighbors having complaints about visitors using their yards and other public places as restroom facilities because none were provided. The Tot Lot on Spray Ave continues to have problems with some parents allowing their children to do their business in the bushes, regularly destroying the landscaping and making an unsanitary environment for others. Many long-time residents have asked for a bathroom here as well.

A recent NIP project was approved to conceal the portable toilets at a cost of $16,000. Some neighbors and residents would like to see a permanent bathroom in place, others would like to see toilets completely removed. There are many valid points on both sides.

http://monterey.org/en-us/Departments/Pl…http://monterey.org/en-us/Departments/Plans-Public-Works/Engineering/NIP-Program/NIP-Projects/approvednipprojectsfy201314

Less Than A Week Away! MS Walk 2015!

Next Sunday, April 26 is the annual MS Walk!

The walk is at Lover’s Point in Pacific Grove. It starts at 9am, so let’s meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Registration Table and don’t forget to wear your ORANGE! The walk goes down the bike path next to our Del Monte Beach Neighborhood.

Registration Instructions: Click here to register for the Monterey Walk on April 26th at Lover’s Point Park in Pacific Grove. http://walkcan.nationalmssociety.org/site/R?i=WCsaC3qCtZqmXmdnHRggzA

Map: http://goo.gl/FtB8FH

Time: Registration opens at 8am | Walk starts at 9am
Date: April 26, 2015
Location: Lover’s Point Park
Map: http://goo.gl/FtB8FH
Time: Registration opens at 8am | Walk starts at 9am

Thanks everyone!