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2 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY JUNE 8-14, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com • TO ENTER: Email a digital photo of your dog by June 30, 2023 to: maris@ savethewhales.org Include how you prevent pet waste from entering storm drains, your email, dog’s name, and the best way to reach you. • PRIZE: A Hanks Dog Stuff poo transporter (attaches to leash) to carry bagged waste to a trash bin. • WINNERS will be notified by July 6, 2023. Winning pets will be featured on social media SUMMER FUN PLAYGROUND PROGRAM SUMMER REGISTRATION IS OPEN! We are offering a great summer program for children ages 5 to 10 years old to play and socialize outdoors at one of our local neighborhood parks. Recreation Leaders supervise children while they participate in a variety of activities throughout the day including games, arts and crafts, singing, sports, lots of outdoor play and most of all FUN! Children must bring a lunch and drink daily. The fee listed is for the entire seven-week program at one program site. No refunds 3 days before the program begins. Children must be 5 years old by June 12, 2023 in order to participate in the program. THE CITY OF MONTEREY Register online now at MONTEREY.ORG/REC The Playground Program is offered M–F from 9am–4pm and located at three neighborhood parks. 7-weeks from June 12 – July 28, 2023 Monterey Resident Fee: $427.50 / Fee: $475 One fee for the entire 7-week program. SCAN ME!
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4 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY June 8-14, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com June 8-14, 2023 • ISSUE #1819 • Established in 1988 Dwight Holing (iPhone X) A great-horned owl fledgling landed in the photographer’s yard along Garzas Creek in Carmel Valley. Its mama owl (not pictured) kept an eye on baby from atop a sycamore tree. This young’n eventually climbed up a bay laurel, and was gone by morning. Monterey County photo of the week Send Etc. submissions to etcphoto@mcweekly.com; please include caption and camera info. On the cover: Dirrick Williams at his home. Williams created the curriculum for a 14-week anti-racism course that asks participants to examine and discuss their own emotional responses to racism. Cover Photo by Daniel Dreifuss etc. Copyright © 2023 by Milestone Communications Inc. 668 Williams Ave., Seaside, California 93955 (telephone 831-394-5656). All rights reserved. Monterey County Weekly, the Best of Monterey County and the Best of Monterey Bay are registered trademarks. No person, without prior permission from the publisher, may take more than one copy of each issue. Additional copies and back issues may be purchased for $1, plus postage. Mailed subscriptions: $120 yearly, pre-paid. The Weekly is an adjudicated newspaper of Monterey County, court decree M21137. The Weekly assumes no responsibility for unsolicited materials. Visit our website at http://www.montereycountyweekly.com. Audited by CVC. Founder & CEO Bradley Zeve bradley@mcweekly.com (x103) Publisher Erik Cushman erik@mcweekly.com (x125) Editorial editor Sara Rubin sara@mcweekly.com (x120) features editor Dave Faries dfaries@mcweekly.com (x110) associate editor Tajha Chappellet-Lanier tajha@mcweekly.com (x135) Staff Writer Celia Jiménez celia@mcweekly.com (x145) Staff Writer Pam Marino pam@mcweekly.com (x106) Staff Writer Rey Mashayekhi rey@mcweekly.com (x102) Staff Writer Agata Pope¸da (x138) aga@mcweekly.com Staff Writer David Schmalz david@mcweekly.com (x104) DIGITAL PRODUCER Kyarra Harris kyarra@mcweekly.com (x105) Staff photographer Daniel Dreifuss daniel@mcweekly.com (x140) contributors Nik Blaskovich, Rob Brezsny, Sloan Campi, Caitlin Fillmore, Paul Fried, Jesse Herwitz, Jacqueline Weixel Cartoons Rob Rogers, Tom Tomorrow Production Art Director/Production Manager Karen Loutzenheiser karen@mcweekly.com (x108) Graphic Designer Kevin Jewell kevinj@mcweekly.com (x114) Graphic Designer Alexis Estrada alexis@mcweekly.com (x114) Graphic Designer Lani Headley lani@mcweekly.com (x114) SALES senior Sales Executive Diane Glim diane@mcweekly.com (x124) Senior Sales Executive George Kassal george@mcweekly.com (x122) Senior Sales Executive Keith Bruecker keith@mcweekly.com (x118) Classifieds business development director Keely Richter keely@mcweekly.com (x123) Digital Director of Digital Media Kevin Smith kevin@mcweekly.com (x119) Distribution Distribution AT Arts Co. atartsco@gmail.com Distribution Control Harry Neal Business/Front Office Office Manager Linda Maceira linda@mcweekly.com (x101) Bookkeeping Rochelle Trawick rochelle@mcweekly.com 668 Williams Ave., Seaside, CA 93955 831-394-5656, (FAX) 831-394-2909 www.montereycountyweekly.com We’d love to hear from you. Send us your tips at tipline.montereycountyweekly.com. We can tell you like the print edition of the Weekly. We bet you’ll love the daily newsletter, Monterey County NOW. Get fresh commentary, local news and sundry helpful distractions delivered to your inbox every day. There’s no charge, and if you don’t love it, you can unsubscribe any time. DON’T MISS OUT Sign up today at montereycountyweekly.com/mcnow
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6 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY JUNE 8-14, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com THE BUZZ FREE SPEECH At least 700 civilians have been killed in Sudan since fighting began in April between former allies, the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group and Sudanese Armed Forces. Journalists covering the conflict have also been caught in the violence. On May 1, freelance photographer Faiz Abuakar was shot in the back then detained and beaten by RSF. “I was ready to die, he told the Committee to Protect Journalists. “They accused me of being a spy for the Sudanese Army.” On May 16, RSF soldiers detained Al-Jazeera journalists Ahmed Fadl and Rashid Gibril at a checkpoint in Khartoum and held them overnight. On May 30, journalist Nader Shulkawi was detained by the RSF, according to CPJ. Shulkawi works as a correspondent for multiple channels operated by the state-run Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation, and CPJ reports he was detained at a checkpoint upon identifying himself as a journalist. “By detaining journalists covering the historic events taking place in Sudan, the Rapid Support Forces are showing their desperation to control the media narrative and prevent news from reaching people in the country and abroad,” said Sherif Mansour of CPJ. Good: After a challenging time for Pajaro residents impacted by flooding, it’s a good week for those seeking new jobs. Two dozen local employers were on hand at a job fair held on June 7, at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Pajaro (after the Weekly’s deadline). The response was better than organizers—Monterey County Workforce Development Board and Workforce Santa Cruz County—anticipated. Some of the largest agricultural companies were represented, including Ocean Mist, Taylor Farms and Tanimura & Antle. Representatives from luxury hotels in Monterey, Carmel Valley and Big Sur were also on hand. Other employers included school districts and law enforcement agencies. “Unemployment in our county is trending downward; we want to be sure residents in Pajaro can take advantage of this trend,” said Christopher Donnelly, MCWDB executive director. GREAT: Great news for people who enjoy outdoor dining comes thanks to the Salinas City Center Improvement Association and Blue Zones Project, which contributed funding to purchase tables and chairs for the neighborhood, no restaurant purchases required. Greg Hamer of SCCIA says it’s motivating people to spend more time in the area and instead of opting for grab-and-go options, invites people to sit down to enjoy a meal. The chairs and tables are mobile and people can rearrange them as desired. ”When you have permanent furniture, you really block what people want to do with it,” Hamer says. The first blue table appeared in the 300 block of Main Street in February; there are now 15 tables and 30 chairs on the 200 and 300 blocks. Currently, the tables and chairs are available for use from 9am-5pm Monday to Friday; pull up a seat and dine out. GOOD WEEK / GREAT WEEK THE WEEKLY TALLY Total of federal grants awarded from the Department of Health and Human Services to two nonprofit health clinics—Salud Para La Gente and Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas—to expand services in the region. Source: Office of U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose $2,856,385 QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Change everything? Why?” -Chef Fabian Di Paolo speaking about his minor tweaks to the menu at Shearwater Tavern in Carmel, rather than reinvention (see story, posted at mcweekly.com). PRESENTED BY
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8 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY June 8-14, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com 831 Early on a morning in May, a crew of six individuals gather at a staging ground in San Ardo, a few hundred yards from the Salinas River, to set out on a 10-mile trip down its waters to a takeout point by a bridge near San Lucas. The catalysts behind the adventure are Frans Lanting and his partner Christine Eckstrom; Lanting is a world-renowned wildlife photographer based in Santa Cruz County, and during the pandemic, unable to fly, he turned his focus local, to Monterey Bay. He and Eckstrom created a lavish coffee-table book packed with stunning photography—Bay of Life—but later realized the book was missing a key piece: the watersheds that feed into the Monterey Bay, mainly the Salinas River, which at approximately 175 miles is the longest river in the Central Coast region, and ninth-longest in the state. Also assembled are Fred Watson, a CSU Monterey Bay environmental science professor and one of the co-founders of the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway; Christie Fischer, the Northern California coastal conservation director for the nonprofit Trust for Public Land; and Chelsea Tu, executive director of nonprofit Monterey Waterkeeper. I was recruited to be part of the expedition because I had done this same trip two weeks prior, and because over the last decade I’ve hiked, canoed or kayaked down the river from the headwaters to the sea, minus about 25 miles in San Luis Obispo County from Atascadero to Camp Roberts. Quite accidentally, I became somewhat of an expert about the lay of the land, and much smarter people than me sought my advice. The group as a whole is interested in seeing the impacts of this past winter’s floods on the riparian corridor. I am there because I love river adventures; I’d already seen the impacts in my previous journey, and they did not register as alarming: Rivers flood on occasion, that is their nature. Within minutes after launching, we see a pair of bald eagles standing atop the skeletal branch of a cottonwood tree, watching us approach like sentinels. As we get closer, they fly off. The river is flowing at a current of about three miles per hour, and there’s no need to paddle except to steer away from whatever few obstacles are in the path, whether islands in the channel or willow branches along the banks. A few stops are made for Lanting to take photos, and for Eckstrom to take drone footage, and during that time, Watson is walking around taking closeup pictures of plant specimens, trying to identify them. The wild thing about the Salinas River is that it is wild. It’s a highly regulated river and groundwater basin in one of the most productive agricultural valleys on earth, the so-called “Salad Bowl of America.” But in South Monterey County, the river is a lush corridor with flourishing bird life and signs of beavers everywhere. Over the course of the day, there are five bald eagle sightings. There is also a mating pair of red-tailed hawks. Just as we’re pulling out our kayaks in San Lucas in the afternoon, an osprey flies overhead. Hardly anyone is seen floating down lengths of the Salinas River, although recreation is common. At bridges in South County, families and kids play in the river on summer weekends, and picnic on the shore. One challenge for boating is that in many years, the river doesn’t run fast or high. To that end, CSUMB graduate Kevin Miller, a friend who has been the architect of many of my adventures on the river, has taken on a project—salinasriver.org—to try to raise awareness of the recreational potential of the river and share information about access. While the riverbed in most places is owned by private landowners, according to both state and federal law, if the river is running the public has the right to access it. Per the U.S. Constitution: “All the navigable waters within said state shall be common highways and forever free.” And per the California Constitution: “Access to the navigable waters of this state shall be always attainable for the people.” The Salinas River is a jewel in our midst when it’s running, and traveling down it is unforgettable. On the River A group of professionals and a disheveled writer paddle down the Salinas River in South County. By David Schmalz Just two weeks after a paddle from San Ardo to San Lucas—a leisurely trip of about 10 miles when the water is flowing—the group reunites May 28 for a paddle from Bradley to San Ardo, pictured above. The Salinas River is a jewel in our midst. TALeS FROM THe AReA CODe CHRISTINE ECKSTROM LET' S CELEBRATE! 2023 BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce VOTE NOW! BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2023 Celebrating Excellence in the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Business Community! Thursday, July 20, 2023 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Monterey Conference Center Support Your Local Business Community & Vote Today!
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10 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY june 8-14, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com news In the wake of a nine-hour standoff in Salinas on Wednesday, May 31—one that began with the shooting of a sheriff’s deputy during a routine eviction call, saw hundreds of law enforcement officers respond to the scene, and ended with the death of the suspect—it’s emerged that the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office received advance warning that the person who shot the deputy was likely mentally ill and potentially armed. A sheriff’s deputy filed a search warrant in Monterey County Superior Court on the same day indicating that the Sheriff’s Office had received information that 67-year-old Erin Howard Fischer was potentially armed. The warrant quotes from an email received from a law firm representing the landlord, nonprofit Interim, Inc. “[My client] asked me to apprise the Sheriff’s Department that members of Interim staff are informed and believe Mr. Fischer has an active gun license and may have guns in his possession…please be aware that during the eviction process, Mr. Fischer may also evidence an aggressive demeanor,” the quoted email reads. Investigators say Fischer twice shot Deputy Jesse Grant while Grant was serving him a court-authorized eviction notice at his second-story apartment at 29 Sun St. in Salinas. The incident triggered a nine-hour standoff with police after Fischer barricaded himself in the apartment, which culminated in Fischer being fatally shot. Grant, 40, underwent surgery for his injuries and was released from the hospital; he is expected to survive. Fischer’s apartment was in a building owned and operated by Interim Inc., a nonprofit that provides affordable housing and support services to people suffering from mental illness. Interim Executive Director Rhiyan Quiton declines to comment on the circumstances around the eviction notice, citing the ongoing investigation. But Quiton says Interim “provided as much information as we had available” to the Sheriff’s Office in advance of the eviction, “as we would in any circumstance in working with law enforcement entities.” In statements released as the standoff was ongoing, Monterey County officials, including Sheriff Tina Nieto, described the serving of the eviction notice as a routine call. They said that when Grant requested additional backup at 7:56am, seven minutes after arriving at the apartment, “It was not an emergency situation at that point.” Grant called for non-emergency backup after Fischer did not answer the door. Less than an hour later, Fischer shot Grant and also fired at two other deputies who had arrived as backup. It remains unclear whether Grant and the other deputies at the scene were aware that Fischer may have been mentally unstable and armed when they arrived. Nieto declined to comment on an ongoing investigation. In general, she says, “We are always looking at what are best practices, and did we follow our own policies.” Fischer continued firing at law enforcement throughout the standoff, with more than a dozen officers from the Sheriff’s Office and Salinas Police Department returning fire, according to the DA’s Office. Fischer was armed with a total of three semi-automatic assault rifles, two bolt-action rifles and two handguns, and shot down seven surveillance drones deployed by law enforcement at the scene. He wore camouflaged military apparel with loaded magazines, a helmet and a gas mask, and was holding an AK-47 assault rifle when he was fatally shot in the head just after 5:30pm, according to the DA’s account. Nieto said authorities had repeatedly attempted to get Fischer to peacefully surrender. Fischer had a publicly documented history of felony offenses, mental illness and firearms possession. In 2013, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office arrested him near his home in Corralitos after neighbors reported that he had ranted about weapons, explosives and his experience in the military, according to a Santa Cruz Sentinel report at the time. Deputies found a loaded handgun, a rifle and ammunition in his possession. Fischer subsequently faced felony charges of carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle, as well as being a convicted felon in possession of firearms and ammunition—with deputies citing his prior arrests for assault with a deadly weapon, possession of firearms and possession of explosives, according to the Sentinel. Fischer then spent time in Atascadero State Hospital, a maximum-security psychiatric hospital that houses inmates with mental illness. During his time at Atascadero, he filed a lawsuit in federal district court seeking possession of the historic Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, claiming that he had purchased the property for over $2 million in 1974; the lawsuit was dismissed in 2014. That year, Santa Cruz County rejected a claim filed by Fischer that sought compensation for confiscated property; the document contained several pages of unintelligible writing in which Fischer repeated his claim to the Winchester Mystery House and also stated that he was gifted property by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, among other rants. It is not immediately clear when Fischer was released from Atascadero, how he came to secure the Salinas apartment, how he procured his firearms, and whether he was on psychiatric medication at the time of the shooting. Quiton declined to comment on specifics, citing confidentiality and privacy guidelines. District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni’s office is investigating the shooting, as is standard practice. The DA’s office is focusing on law enforcement’s use of lethal force in Fischer’s killing. “Our objective is quite narrow: It is to determine whether law enforcement had the right to use the force that they used in this situation,” Pacioni says. “We’re doing an investigation into the officers who discharged their firearm and whether they had the lawful right to do that.” (Such investigations are standard procedure after a law enforcement officer fires a weapon.) To that end, authorities have been collecting physical evidence at the scene of the incident, with FBI crime scene units on hand aiding that work. Investigators are also in the process of interviewing all 18 officers who discharged their weapons, including Grant, and “breaking down the officers’ behaviors as far as what steps were involved in the interaction,” Pacioni says. She stresses that prosecutors will not “make judgments about what the police could have done better or not” on the day. “We’re interested in all of the information and we want to get all of the facts, but that won’t go toward whether the officers had a lawful right to use force in this situation,” she says. “It may go toward a policy or a procedure; it may be a learning opportunity.” About 150 law enforcement officials from local, state and federal agencies responded, including SWAT teams and crisis negotiators from the FBI. Life or Death Monterey County Sheriff’s Office had warning that deputy’s shooter was mentally ill and possibly armed. By Rey Mashayekhi “We want to get all of the facts.” Daniel Dreifuss
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12 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY june 8-14, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com This month, Imjin Parkway will begin to undergo a major transformation. A 1.7-mile segment in Marina, from Imjin to Reservation roads, will be widened from one lane each way to two, and four roundabouts will be added to what are now signalized intersections. It’s going to take two years to complete. The long-contemplated project will without question create periodic inconveniences to commuters—20,000 to 30,000 commuters drive on the corridor everyday—and for that reason, there’s been a yearslong effort to apprise the public of those impacts. Since 2014, Marina’s senior engineer Edrie De Los Santos says, there have been two to three public meetings about it every year, approaching 30 in total. Construction is expected to begin in July and last until the fall of 2025. Per De Los Santos, “This is the biggest project Marina has ever done.” It’s also the trickiest: The first phase of construction will be building a onelane road—separate from the existing Imjin Parkway, just to the north, that will ensure there will be two lanes for travel for the majority of the project. Construction will be timed to avoid peak commute hours, and much of it will happen at night. The project will also create twolane roundabouts. Todd Muck, Transportation Agency for Monterey County’s executive director, says signage will direct drivers in the right lane to either turn right at the intersection or continue straight, and those in the left can go straight or turn left. While it may take some getting used to, the roundabouts are expected to slow down traffic on the road overall, but speed up travel times, and Muck says there’s about a 90-percent less chance of fatal accidents in roundabouts as opposed to signalized intersections. The project was initially federally funded in the environmental review stage, and got all of its approvals in 2019. Going forward it will be funded by state and local dollars: $18.25 million from Measure X—a 30-year countywide sales tax to fund local transportation infrastructure projects—and $20.25 million from the state through Senate Bill 1, and another $2 million from local impact fees. The project will also add a protected, off-road bike lane. Mike Zeller of TAMC says, “It’s all part of a bigger picture of how we get people to move around the county. This is just a piece of the puzzle.” It’s a big piece: This is the first Measure X road project that will break ground since the ballot measure was passed. The 128-year-old LaPorte Mansion in Pacific Grove sits at the top of its nearly twoacre lot, its white walls charred on at least three sides, the roof mostly gone. Almost two weeks after a fire gutted the historic home that once housed a P.G. mayor and was the location for the 1959 film A Summer Place, it’s encircled by a temporary fence, with “Keep Out” signs tacked to trees around the property. The day after the fire on May 26, so many onlookers were approaching the home that P.G. Police Department issued a warning that trespassers could be cited. The cause of the fire is “undetermined, accidental,” according to Monterey Fire Chief Gaudenz Panholzer. The damage is extensive enough they may never find the actual cause and the structure is so unsafe he doesn’t want to send investigators inside. “I don’t want to take the risk when we may not get anything from it,” he says. The home was built using balloon-framed construction which left a gap between the exterior and interior walls allowing the fire to quickly spread up the walls and into the attic. What’s next for the eight-bedroom, six-bathroom, 6,000-square-foot home is still being sorted out. Owner William Turrentine declined to be interviewed. P.G. City Manager Ben Harvey says a city building official is currently working with Turrentine as he determines if the Victorian home can be rebuilt. If a structural engineer can come up with a plan there may be hope, but if not the city will red-tag the structure, meaning it’s not safe for habitation. P.G. Realtor Molly McGee estimates that before the fire, the property might have sold for roughly just shy of $3 million. If the house cannot be saved, the family could rebuild another home, or, based on the lot’s high-density residential zoning, consider building other housing units, a hotel, motel or senior living community—but nothing above two stories. Key Artery The widening of Imjin Parkway is a good thing, but it will hurt for a few years. By David Schmalz news Get Rid of It Dispose of your trash for free. 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Despite the urgent need for more housing, the RHNA numbers have not been met with enthusiasm by some residents and elected officials—there is a grassroots effort at the state level to combat the requirements. At least one local city council majority has voted to support those efforts (see Carmel, below). There’s a lot on the line if cities and counties do not meet the state’s deadline, as those in other areas with earlier deadlines have already discovered. Just one example: In April, the state filed suit against the city of Huntington Beach for refusing to adopt its housing element, asking a court to allow the state to suspend the city’s permitting authority and mandate approval of specific housing projects. A note about water: Whether a city currently has access to water or not, it must still amend its housing element to state standards by the Dec. 15 deadline. It’s a conundrum that will be dealt with at a later date. With six months to go, here’s where six of the 12 local cities are in the process; the remaining six (plus the county of Monterey) will be outlined in the June 15 issue. For more information about how to get involved, and links to available draft housing elements, visit mcweekly.com/news. Carmel Much of the feedback from residents has been negative in past public meetings, reacting to the thought of adding 349 units into the city’s housing element—some fear it will ruin village character. On May 2, the Carmel City Council voted 3-2 in favor of a resolution from California Cities for Local Control to “further strengthen local democracy, authority and control...” (Councilmembers Karen Ferlito and Jeff Baron voted no, citing the imperative for more housing.) The city released its draft element on June 5, suggesting they could meet 115 percent of the required number by focusing on under-utilized sites, converted hotel rooms and accessory dwelling units. One idea is to rezone the Sunset Center property to allow senior housing. Del Rey Oaks The city of Del Rey Oaks, with a population just under 1,400 people, released a draft housing element on May 26. According to the element, the city’s sole pathway to adding the required 184 units is by rezoning vacant land on the former Fort Ord to allow housing. The city identified four sites, all on South Boundary Road, northeast of Canyon Del Rey Boulevard. “Our primary challenges are a current lack of infrastructure (water, gas, electricity, etc.) to those parcels and finding a developer who will work with us through these constraints,” City Manager John Guertin says by email. Gonzales Surrounded by farmland, the city is in the process of annexing land for future housing developments, which has left some concerned they will become a bedroom community of the Bay Area made up of single family homes, unaffordable to most locals. While that might help the city toward meeting a RHNA requirement for 871 moderate-income to above-moderate-income units, there has been, and will be, a need to meet the needs of residents for nearly 500 units at the lower end. At a Gonzales Planning Commission meeting on May 8, commissioners heard from staff about a need to diversify its housing stock, including the possibility of rezoning downtown for smaller apartment units. A draft element is still being written. King City In King City, a number of housing projects are already planned. Looking ahead, planners know they will have few issues meeting HCD requirements for 297 above-moderate-income units, according to Doreen LibertoBlanck, director of the Community Development Department. The focus for the draft element is on homes in the moderate- to lower-income end of the scale—405 units—and that too, is something city leaders were already contemplating, says Scott Bruce, a city consultant. Liberto-Blanck and Bruce are also looking at higher-density housing in the downtown area, mixed with retail, for seniors. A draft element is still being created. Marina Unlike its Peninsula neighbors to the south, Marina has land and water, and should be able to meet its RHNA number of 685 units. Community Development Director Guido Persicone says the city’s several master plan communities can accommodate housing units at various income levels. He also expects the City Council to adapt a downtown specific plan this fall, which should provide additional future housing. He expects a draft element to be ready in late June. Sand City Last year, Sand City unsuccessfully appealed its RHNA number of 260 units, arguing the tiny town was built out and faced environmental constraints because of its location in the California Coastal Zone. A year later, the city’s own draft housing element paints a rosier picture, identifying multiple vacant and under-utilized lots, as well as other opportunities that in theory could produce 657 units, a whopping 353 percent of its required number. Some units could come from the South of Tioga project, which is currently underway, as well as a large empty piece of land immediately to the west. Housing Countdown The clock is ticking for cities and the county to meet a housing plan deadline for 20,295 units. By Pam Marino news Carmel councilmembers Bobby Richards and Karen Ferlito are leading RHNA housing efforts. Rezoning the Sunset Center property to allow senior housing is one possibility. Daniel Dreifuss Required Housing Units by 2031 Region Very Low Low Mod. Above Mod. Total Carmel 83 54 65 148 349 Del Rey Oaks 44 28 34 78 184 Gonzales 299 196 235 536 1,266 Greenfield 173 113 135 309 730 King City 166 109 130 297 702 Marina 162 106 127 290 685 Monterey 864 565 677 1,548 3,654 Pacific Grove 266 174 209 476 1,125 Salinas 1,579 1,031 1,237 2,826 6,674 Sand City 61 40 48 110 260 Seaside 146 95 114 261 616 Soledad 171 112 134 307 724 Unincorporated 786 514 616 1,409 3,326 Monterey County Each jurisdiction must add opportunities for construction of more units to their housing elements. The chart shows how many units in each income category are required.
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16 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY June 8-14, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com Highway 156, the important artery that connects the Monterey Peninsula to Highway 101, regularly clogs with traffic. One piece in a puzzle to improve traffic flow as envisioned by transportation officials is a project to remove the only traffic light on the highway, at the intersection with Castroville Boulevard, and replace it with an interchange that includes ramps. The $47.5 million project is now at risk of losing $28 million in funds from the California Transportation Commission and getting shelved after multiple delays. A May 1 deadline came and went for the Transportation Agency for Monterey County to have the project ready to go out to bid while waiting on officials from Pacific Gas & Electric to complete an analysis of a gas transmission facility and two electric facilities—a final project plan needs to take into account potential right-of-way issues and whether PG&E will need to relocate any infrastructure, but that determination first requires an engineering analysis. “Because Pacific Gas and Electric is not being responsive and working on their issues in time, we are missing that deadline,” says Todd Muck, executive director of TAMC. Mayra Tostado, a spokesperson for PG&E, says the utility relocation effort is in its early stages and they are waiting on Caltrans. (Caltrans first contacted PG&E in October of 2021 about the need to move utilities.) The project has been in the works for over a decade and this section is the first and lowest-cost part of the Highway 156 corridor overhaul. Previous delays came at different stages such as obtaining a developing permit from the California Coastal Commission while balancing Santa Cruz long-toed salamander protections. The price tag for project construction has increased from an original estimate of $29.5 million about four years ago to $47.5 million. (The CTC agreed to share the increased cost with TAMC by upping its contribution from $20 million to $28 million.) Muck says increases in cost are not unusual, but that this is a significant margin. The state funds from the CTC are critical; TAMC has requested a one-year extension that commissioners are scheduled to vote on when they meet June 28-29. “If they don’t agree, we’ve lost $20 million and we can’t afford to do the project,” Muck says. The project is also funded in large part by TAMC, and on May 24, the TAMC board voted to allocate an additional $10.4 million of Measure X funds to cover its share of the increased project cost. County Supervisor Glenn Church says this project has been a priority for North County for a long time because it will alleviate congestion on a major entry and exit road, impacting not just visitors but locals. The project includes three roundabouts, bicycle paths and sidewalks, to serve not just drivers but also cyclists and pedestrians. If the 156 interchange project does get another extension, PG&E must complete its utility relocation plans by December. Round About A major project at Highway 156 in Castroville risks losing funding due to delays. By Celia Jiménez The Transportation Agency for Monterey County envisions significant Highway 156 upgrades to improve traffic flow, starting with a project to replace a traffic light with ramps at Castroville Boulevard. NEWS “If they don’t agree, we can’t afford to do the project.” DANIEL DREIFUSS ♦ 3 Card Poker ♠ Century 21st No Bust Black Jack ♣ Texas Hold’em ♥ Baccarat FULL BAR! BLACKJACK BONUS POINTS PAYS UP TO $20,000 SMALL TOWN BIG PAYOUTS! 1-800-Gambler • Gega-003846, Gega-Gega-003703, Gega-000889 Gega-000891 Gega-002838 The Marina Club Casino ensures the safety and security of all guests and team members at all times, while providing exceptional service. 204 Carmel Ave. Marina 831-384-0925 casinomonterey.com ♠ ♣ ♥ ♦ Just minutes from Downtown Monterey Where Monterey Comes To Play TAKE-OUT TODAY SALADS & CALZONES SOURDOUGH PIZZA THIN CRUST PIZZA SEASIDE’S FINEST DINE-IN TOO Tues – Sat 11am – 9pm Sunday 11am – 8pm 720 BROADWAY AVE. SEASIDE BEER ON TAP PASTA & SUBS DESSERTS 831-899-1762 DELIVERY AVAILABLE EAST COAST PIZZAS NY style, thin crust w/butter & garlic. 14” has 6 slices. 18” has 8 slices. WEST COAST PIZZAS SF sourdough crust w/garlic olive oil. 14” has 6 slices. 18” has 8 slices. STUFFED CALZONES Made from pizza dough, stuffed w/pizza sauce, garlic, mozzarella cheese, and a sprinkle of basil. (Onions upon request).
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Due to recent global unrest, gold and silver spot prices are higher than ever and it’s a great time to consider cashing in your gold and silver coins, old or unwanted jewelry and other valuables. We buy individual pieces or entire collections! MEET THE OWNER OF PRECIOUS GEMS & METALS WE DO HOUSE CALLS! GOLD & SILVER JEWELRY GOLD & SILVER COINS & BULLION STERLING SILVER DIAMONDS OF ALL SHAPES & SIZES POCKET WATCHES & TIME PIECES CALL US TODAY! 1-866-921-7826 www.preciousgemsandmetals.com COINS, MINT & PROOFSETS DOWNSIZING? WE BUY GOLD & SILVER BUYING AT THE HILTON GARDEN INN 9/29 & 9/30 WANTED 9/30/2022 Thursday & Friday September 29th & 30th – 10am to 5pm Hilton Garden Inn Monterey 1000 Aguajito Rd. BUYING AT THE HILTON GARDEN INN June 9 & 10 Friday & Saturday June 9th & 10th - 10am to 5pm Also by Appointment Hilton Garden Inn Monterey 1000 Aguajito Rd. Expires: 6/10/23
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