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(SACRAMENTO, CA) – In December of 2019, Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) will be among a small group of legislators to attend the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Madrid, Spain. The delegation hopes to share the California story on combatting climate change and find inspiration for new ideas and practices from colleagues around the world that can be adapted here in America’s largest state. “The timeline in which we can still take meaningful steps towards adaptation and mitigation in the face of climate change should keep all of us up at night,” Rivas said. “The economic, health and public costs of inaction and denial is not an option.” "Climate change affects everything,” said Kate Roberts, President & CEO, Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP). “Assemblymember Rivas has fought hard to pass important legislation to protect our coasts and environmental justice communities. Through his experience at the United Nations Framework Convention ...

A 1 vehicle accident occurred off of Thorne Road about 2 miles from Arroyo Seco Road and Highway 101 in Greenfield on Wednesday morning, December 4 at 7:06 am. The CHP reports that a Chevy Equinox was totaled in the crash after hydroplaning and hitting a tree, while the driver received minor injuries. The cause of the accident is unknown.

On Thanksgiving morning, November 28, the SPCA for Monterey County received a call about a horse that had fallen into a pool in Gonzales during the night. Lucy, a 29 year old mare, had wandered out of her enclosure while her owners were on vacation and fell through the pool cover into the lap pool in their yard. SPCA Humane Officers and the Gonzales Fire Department responded to the scene to rescue the struggling horse. Temperatures in the area had dipped into the 30’s overnight. The SPCA located the owners who were out of town for the holiday and they authorized the SPCA to do whatever was needed to get their horse Lucy out and called their vet, Steinbeck Country Equine Clinic, who responded to the scene. Gonzales Firemen drained the pool and with everyone’s help a makeshift stairway out of hay and shavings was built from a trailer ramp. The exhausted horse was able to walk about half way up and with the help of almost everyone on site they were able to get her out the rest of the ...

Major scheduled road and lane closures for South Monterey County from Sunday, December 1 through Saturday, December 7. Highway 101: San Ardo – San Lucas: Now - December 31 One long-term lane closure will occur along northbound and southbound Highway 101 between the Paris Valley Road overcrossing and the Rancho undercrossing for grinding and paving work. Highway 101: Wild Horse – First Street, King City: Now – January 2020 One long-term lane closure will occur along northbound and southbound Highway 101 between Wild Horse Road and First Street for roadway excavation work from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. Please keep in mind that construction work is weather-dependent.

The City of King announced on Monday, December 2 that they have received approval for a $60,000 donation from Aera Energy to renovate the Creek Bridge Soccer Park and reopen the venue as Aera Soccer Park. The project represents Aera Energy's commitment to supporting the community's youth soccer programs and the City of King's Comprehensive Plan to End Youth Violence. The three-acre park is located across the street from Chalone Peaks Middle School and is at the center of the Arboleda subdivision. The middle school's four soccer teams, an adult soccer league and a local youth soccer program frequently use the soccer field. The park currently includes a small play structure and restrooms, but the existing soccer field — which serves as the park's main attraction - has long been in need of repairs. "The renovation of the soccer park means so much more than just a new and improved soccer field for our community to utilize. Studies show that involvement in youth ...

WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, December 4, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) introduced the California Central Coast Conservation Act, establishing a moratorium on all new oil and gas leasing on federal public land on the central coast of California. The legislation is in direct response to the Administration’s recent decision to allow for new oil and gas leasing and development on over 720,000 acres of public land in Central California, primarily in Fresno, Monterey, and San Benito counties. The bill prohibits the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from implementing the decision until it completes and publishes a supplemental environmental impact statement assessing the impacts of oil and gas drilling on the Central Coast. Specifically, the review must consider potential impacts on air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, groundwater, surface water, seismicity, wildlife and plant species, low-income communities, communities of color, and indigenous communities. If...

Over 30 people attended a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of an expansion project of the Hartnell College King City Education Center on Tuesday, December 3. The 12,500-square-foot expansion will double the size of the existing center, which opened in 2002. The addition will include two new classrooms, study/computer rooms, wet and dry science laboratories, a Student Success Center and a community room. The dean of South County education services for the Hartnell King City Education Center Moustafa Ghous is hoping the work for this project will be complete sometime before the end of 2020. Classes are scheduled to be held at the new Hartnell College King City Education Center addition beginning in January of 2021. The work is being funded through Measure T, a $167 million bond measure approved in November of 2016 by voters in the Hartnell Community College District.