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Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>SAVE THE DATES: April 10-13, 2025 Sea Otter Classic, Monterey County’s world-renowned 4-day Celebration of Cycling. </p><p>Details on that (including how to get free admission) and much more are in Winter Bike Buzz: <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-winter-2025.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-win</span><span class="invisible">ter-2025.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BicycleFestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BicycleFestival</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeFest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeFest</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BicycleRaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BicycleRaces</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BicycleExpo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BicycleExpo</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/bicycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bicycling</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/festival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>festival</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SeaOtterClassic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaOtterClassic</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>Our 17-yr-old ride companion tonight was in full agreement: We are fortunate to have this excellent car-free coastal trail—AND we need such infrastructure in neighborhoods all over our county!</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MoreKidsOnBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoreKidsOnBikes</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/YouthBike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouthBike</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/IntergenerationalRideBuddies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IntergenerationalRideBuddies</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MoneyLynchBeastMode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoneyLynchBeastMode</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BMX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BMX</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BeastModeRipper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeastModeRipper</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TernBicycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TernBicycles</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TernNBD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TernNBD</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>The Salinas Valley Safe Routes to School Program has been officially adopted by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) board of directors and the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Gonzales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gonzales</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Soledad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soledad</span></a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Greenfield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenfield</span></a>, and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/KingCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingCity</span></a> city councils. We were especially interested today in the Soledad section, because we’re currently assisting a Soledad teen who received a traffic citation for riding outside a bicycle lane. Details: <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-winter-2025.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-win</span><span class="invisible">ter-2025.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SafeRoutesToSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeRoutesToSchool</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SRTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SRTS</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SalinasValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SalinasValley</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>"Ultimately it’s a film that poses a question fundamental to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>: if we can’t understand a system that governs us, how much power do we actually have?"<br><a href="https://www.countedoutfilm.com/#about" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">countedoutfilm.com/#about</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>List of screenings throughout USA: <a href="https://www.countedoutfilm.com/screenings" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">countedoutfilm.com/screenings</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>On <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PiDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PiDay</span></a>, March 14, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Monterey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monterey</span></a> Public Library is hosting a free screening, for teens and adults, of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CountedOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CountedOut</span></a>, 4-6PM. Registration required. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monterey-public-library-counted-out-film-screening-tickets-1200335207919?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eventbrite.com/e/monterey-publ</span><span class="invisible">ic-library-counted-out-film-screening-tickets-1200335207919?aff=oddtdtcreator</span></a> BTW, we won’t be surprised if <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@Schlining" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Schlining</span></a></span> ("Turning the beauty, complexity, and wonder of the deep-sea into long strings of ones and zeros”) is among those present.<br>Other <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> screenings include March 13 at <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CSUMB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSUMB</span></a>. </p><p>From trailer: “How is it that we can use math to understand the world, and also change the world?” …“Did you know that if you insert a single statistic into an assertion, people are 92% more likely to accept it without question?”</p><p>Counted Out, from filmmaker Vicki Abeles of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RaceToNowhere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaceToNowhere</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Math</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CountedOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CountedOut</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/systems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>systems</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>March 5 update from District 2 Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church on the Moss Landing battery fire.</p><p>“Current monitoring focuses on hydrogen fluoride and particulate matter, but traditional air quality indexes measure ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and particle pollution —not heavy metals. However, when batteries burn, it is reasonable to assume that small heavy metal particles are released into the air.”</p><p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/co/supervisor-churchs-march-2025-newsletter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mailchi.mp/co/supervisor-churc</span><span class="invisible">hs-march-2025-newsletter</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MossLanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MossLanding</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BatteryFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BatteryFire</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EnergyStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyStorage</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/LithiumBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumBatteries</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/LocalControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalControl</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>March 10, 6 pm meetings in the Salinas Valley:<br>*San Ardo - Active Transportation listening session, Spanish interpretation available.<br>*Gonzales - Vista Lucia Specific Plan public hearing.<br>Details in Winter Bike Buzz: <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-winter-2025.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-win</span><span class="invisible">ter-2025.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SalinasValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SalinasValley</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Gonzales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gonzales</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SanArdo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanArdo</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ActiveTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActiveTransport</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transportation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>From a road ride on the Monterey Peninsula this week. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyBay</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyPeninsula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyPeninsula</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildflowers</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/paintbrush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paintbrush</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BloomScrolling</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/bloom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bloom</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>"NorCal Interscholastic Cycling League starts its season at Fort Ord every year….Executive Director Terry Curley says part of the appeal of biking is its <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/inclusivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusivity</span></a>—there are no benches, so everyone gets to ride.”</p><p><a href="https://www.ksbw.com/article/students-mountain-bike-race-fort-ord-march-3/64020276" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ksbw.com/article/students-moun</span><span class="invisible">tain-bike-race-fort-ord-march-3/64020276</span></a></p><p>A partial local history: <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/monterey-county-teens-who-bike-including-mountain-bike-at-the-2017-california-state-high-school-mountain-bike-championships-and-elsewhere.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/monterey-coun</span><span class="invisible">ty-teens-who-bike-including-mountain-bike-at-the-2017-california-state-high-school-mountain-bike-championships-and-elsewhere.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NationalInterscholasticCyclingAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalInterscholasticCyclingAssociation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NICA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NICA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NorCalLeague" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorCalLeague</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MoreKidsOnBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoreKidsOnBikes</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FortOrd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortOrd</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FortOrdNationalMonument" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortOrdNationalMonument</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MountainBiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MountainBiking</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MTB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MTB</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HighSchoolAthletics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSchoolAthletics</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Salinas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salinas</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Monterey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monterey</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SalinasHighSchoolCowboysRacing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SalinasHighSchoolCowboysRacing</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyBayCompositeLightfighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyBayCompositeLightfighters</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RanchoSanJuanHighSchoolMountainBiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RanchoSanJuanHighSchoolMountainBiking</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Athletics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Athletics</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TeensBike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeensBike</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/YouthBike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouthBike</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>"'It may not be noticeable to the public right away, but it will be down the road,' he says. 'We may not notice degradation in service right away, but down the road we will start to see issues.'</p><p>"Behringer notes that some other NWS offices that were already understaffed have relied on help from Monterey meteorologists during major weather events, but with less bandwidth everywhere, that kind of boost will be less likely.”</p><p>…<br>"Of the National Weather Service, Behringer says, "Even with the rumors, I thought it wouldn’t happen to us. We usually have pretty good bipartisan support. We are deemed essential, even in a shutdown." </p><p><a href="https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/at-least-six-local-noaa-employees-are-terminated-in-sweeping-federal-firings/article_d78e3b1c-f88a-11ef-8505-b3fc38adca41.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">montereycountynow.com/blogs/ne</span><span class="invisible">ws_blog/at-least-six-local-noaa-employees-are-terminated-in-sweeping-federal-firings/article_d78e3b1c-f88a-11ef-8505-b3fc38adca41.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NationalWeatherService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalWeatherService</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NWS</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOAA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyBay</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCountyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCountyNow</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CAwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAwx</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USwx</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/meteorologist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteorologist</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ClimateEcosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateEcosystems</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Fisheries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fisheries</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>If the simple joy of biking, the birdsongs, the smell of the native Monterey Pine forest, the paved road with nearly no cars, and today's sunshine weren’t enough to make the climb worthwhile, the beautiful vistas would.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyBay</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeMonterey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeMonterey</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>SAVE THE DATES: April 10-13, 2025 Sea Otter Classic, Monterey County’s world-renowned 4-day Celebration of Cycling. </p><p>Details on that (including how to get free admission) and much more are in Winter Bike Buzz: <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-winter-2025.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-win</span><span class="invisible">ter-2025.html</span></a></p><p>Photo: Shot during <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SeaOtterClassic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeaOtterClassic</span></a> 2019, members of Tahitian race team Tamarii Punaruu Cyclisme—Patrice Carpi, Teava Kaimuko, Kahiri Endeler.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Tahiti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tahiti</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TamariiPunaruuCyclisme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TamariiPunaruuCyclisme</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cyclisme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyclisme</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cyclists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyclists</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>Even if you don’t travel, in Monterey County you can easily meet people from all over the world. This evening we met Joel, a visitor from West Africa. See other people we’ve met biking this winter, and catch some cycling news and tips: <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-winter-2025.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-win</span><span class="invisible">ter-2025.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WestAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeCommuting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeCommuting</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>"The advocacy organizations that have been working locally and regionally for years are still there, still doing good work, and more necessary than ever….Join CalBike….Join other local, regional, or national groups doing work you care about and support them with money, time, or both.” </p><p><a href="https://www.calbike.org/action-in-a-time-of-overwhelm/?emci=661a81cd-0eef-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&amp;emdi=fd32f322-b4ef-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&amp;ceid=2203703" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">calbike.org/action-in-a-time-o</span><span class="invisible">f-overwhelm/?emci=661a81cd-0eef-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&amp;emdi=fd32f322-b4ef-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&amp;ceid=2203703</span></a></p><p>Support the California Bicycle Coalition / <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CalBike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalBike</span></a>’s local partners <a href="https://www.calbike.org/about_us/who_we_are/local_partners/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">calbike.org/about_us/who_we_ar</span><span class="invisible">e/local_partners/</span></a>, including Bicycling Monterey <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/about/financial-donations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/about/financi</span><span class="invisible">al-donations</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TakeAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TakeAction</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/biking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biking</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/bicycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bicycling</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyBay</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Monterey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monterey</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyBay</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sunset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sunset</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>We’ve mentioned previously the widespread confusion about e-motorcycles, which are often inaccurately marketed as e-bikes. See <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/california-bicycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/california-bi</span><span class="invisible">cycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html</span></a></p><p>Early this morning we published the latest issue of Bike Buzz, which mentions that and more about bikes at unsafe speeds. (See "On a multiuse trail, anytime we’re near pedestrians and others” in red box at <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-winter-2025.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-win</span><span class="invisible">ter-2025.html</span></a>.) </p><p>Coincidentally, a Feb 14 afternoon story from <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCountyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCountyNow</span></a> / <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCountyWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCountyWeekly</span></a> staff writer David Schmalz includes a speeding e-motorcycle rider: "Wild e-bike [sic] chase in downtown Monterey ends in major firearms arrest.”<a href="https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/wild-e-bike-chase-in-downtown-monterey-ends-in-major-firearms-arrest/article_491b11ce-eb1b-11ef-b4fd-cff75c185ee6.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">montereycountynow.com/blogs/ne</span><span class="invisible">ws_blog/wild-e-bike-chase-in-downtown-monterey-ends-in-major-firearms-arrest/article_491b11ce-eb1b-11ef-b4fd-cff75c185ee6.html</span></a></p><p>Although David’s story refers to that vehicle as an “e-bike,” the Monterey Police Dept press release identified it as an e-motorcycle. <a href="https://files.monterey.gov/News-Releases/2025/25_0214-MPD-Media-Release-Firearms-Arrest.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">files.monterey.gov/News-Releas</span><span class="invisible">es/2025/25_0214-MPD-Media-Release-Firearms-Arrest.pdf</span></a></p><p>This is another example of why we and many other <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CalBike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalBike</span></a> partners issued this stmt: <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/california-bicycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/california-bi</span><span class="invisible">cycle-advocates-call-on-elected-leaders-to-protect-e-bike-riders.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/eMotorcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eMotorcycle</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/eBike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eBike</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WordsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>Bike Buzz: Winter 2025 <br><a href="https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-winter-2025.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-win</span><span class="invisible">ter-2025.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeTooter</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyBay</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/biking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biking</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/bicycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bicycling</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MastodonTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonTips</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>"Technologies that help us address climate change still have the potential to cause harm, and taking that seriously is crucial." <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/13/1111843/battery-fire-moss-landing-power-plant/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">technologyreview.com/2025/02/1</span><span class="invisible">3/1111843/battery-fire-moss-landing-power-plant/</span></a></p><p>“The EPA tested for one of the pollutants that measures air quality index – particulate size. This is what the Monterey Bay Air Resource District (MBARD) does when it produces an evaluation of air quality. Neither agency tests for heavy metals. Heavy metals testing was done by Dr. Ivano Aiello of the Moss Landing Marine Labs around the Elkhorn Slough and by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control with Monterey County Environmental Health Department.”—Supervisor Glenn Church, District 2, Monterey County Board of Supervisors <a href="https://mailchi.mp/co/supervisor-churchs-february-2025-newsletter?e=68a4a27afc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mailchi.mp/co/supervisor-churc</span><span class="invisible">hs-february-2025-newsletter?e=68a4a27afc</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MossLanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MossLanding</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BatteryStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BatteryStorage</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyBay</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ElkhornSlough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElkhornSlough</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ToxicSubstances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicSubstances</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EnvironmentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalHealth</span></a></p>
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏<p>"My takeaway from this story is that all of us need to rethink using chemical pesticides at our homes and businesses. Even so-called organic pesticides like Bacillus thuringiensis, or BT, are highly toxic to monarchs and other butterflies.”—Pam Marino / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@pammarino" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pammarino</span></a></span>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCountyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCountyNow</span></a> <a href="https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/monarchs-face-an-uphill-battle-for-their-survival-it-s-up-to-us-to-help/article_cf7fe0b8-e8d8-11ef-b7c8-9f30411eb64b.html#tncms-source=mosaic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">montereycountynow.com/blogs/op</span><span class="invisible">inion_blog/monarchs-face-an-uphill-battle-for-their-survival-it-s-up-to-us-to-help/article_cf7fe0b8-e8d8-11ef-b7c8-9f30411eb64b.html#tncms-source=mosaic</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>butterflies</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MonarchButterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonarchButterflies</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/XercesSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XercesSociety</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MonarchSanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonarchSanctuary</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PacificGrove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificGrove</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CaliforniaDepartmentOfFishAndWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaDepartmentOfFishAndWildlife</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CDFW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDFW</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/USGeologicalService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USGeologicalService</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/insecticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insecticides</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/fungicides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fungicides</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/herbicides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>herbicides</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PyrethroidInsecticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PyrethroidInsecticides</span></a></p>
JeanEvergreen<p>OMG, this <a href="https://montereybay.social/tags/Vistra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vistra</span></a> battery fire keeps dying away and then coming back strong like some angry, vengeful spirit! (Came back larger with a second fire this afternoon). <br>I think it's telling us we should NOT have allowed those battery plants to be built in our beautiful wildlife nature preserve. And what about the crops and workers in nearby fields? Can we take a hint?!! This is the fourth fire at that plant. <br><a href="https://montereybay.social/tags/mosslandingfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mosslandingfire</span></a> <a href="https://montereybay.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@Thebratdragon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Thebratdragon</span></a></span> It seems the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> batteries were involved in the fire. And it seems that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificGasAndElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificGasAndElectric</span></a> also had a hand in "ensuring safety" at the facility. And they want to keep <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiabloCanyonNuclearPlant</span></a> going? smh</p><p>"This is not the plant's first fire; it experienced another in September 2022, when an individual battery storage unit rose in flames.</p><p>"Operations resumed in December 2022 after the Energy Safety Response Group (ESRG), a third-party energy safety consultant, finalized a review of the situation. PG&amp;E, in conjunction with Tesla, the battery provider, 'implemented corrective actions and conducted extensive system testing,' as PG&amp;E announced.</p><p>"The exact cause of the current incident at the plant remains uncertain. Still, ESRG's 2022 report identified that last year's fire was sparked by 'an equipment installation issue resulting in water ingress caused the battery's cells to overheat and catch fire,' according to the press release.</p><p>"Due to the blaze, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Highway1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Highway1</span></a> near the site has been shut down, as reported by KION concerning the California Highway Patrol."</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/tesla-battery-storage-plant-fire-erupts-as-residents-told-to-shelter-in-place/ar-AA1xlUae" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/technology/</span><span class="invisible">tesla-battery-storage-plant-fire-erupts-as-residents-told-to-shelter-in-place/ar-AA1xlUae</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MossLandingPowerPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MossLandingPowerPlant</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MontereyCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyCounty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BESSfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BESSfires</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumBatteries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumBatteryFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumBatteryFires</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MossLanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MossLanding</span></a></p>
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