King City officials have scheduled three hearings to consider draft plants and input as they move from at-large to district elections.
The three hearings will be held at King City City Hall, 212 S. Vanderhurst Ave., in the City Council Chambers. The hearings are scheduled for:
Saturday, April 16 at 1 p.m.
Monday, April 25 at 6 p.m.
Tuesday, May 24 at 6 p.m.
At the conclusion of the final hearing, the City Council will vote on an ordinance officially adopting district elections and setting the district boundaries.
The King City City Council voted in February to switch from at-large to district elections, starting with this November’s election when three Council seats are up for election. Latino activists had pushed for district elections because King City’s population is nearly 90 percent Latino, but only one of the city’s elected councilmembers is a Latina.
Friday, April 15, 2016
City of Monterey hosts LEGO build event Saturday
The city of Monterey on Saturday is
celebrating the revitalization of the Monterey Conference Center with
a LEGO build event at Custom House Plaza from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. where
kids of all ages can create and build their on LEGO model and
community around the center.
The free event will be held in the
white tent on the plaza with Play-Well TEKnologies, an engineering
program for kids, providing the age-appropriate LEGO bricks for ages
3 and up.
“We want to celebrate this project
with families and bring the community together now to help us
visualize our city when the conference center revitalization is
complete,” said Community Services Director Kim Bui-Burton.
Along with the city of Monterey and the
Monterey Conference Center, the event is made possible by Stronghold
Engineering and Ausonio Construction.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Salinas Valley groundwater sustainability effort in early stages
If the discussion at this week's latest Salinas Valley groundwater basin collaborative work group meeting was any indication, it looks like interest groups with a stake in the future of water in the agriculture-rich and populous river-fed basin are leaning toward creating a new government agency to oversee state-mandated local efforts to bring the overdrafted basin into balance.
During an informal query of the 22-member work group on Wednesday, the clear preference among those who spoke was in favor of forming a new groundwater sustainability agency, though there was also an indication that some existing agencies - Marina Coast Water District for one - could look to assume control of their slice of the basin.
Some also pointed out that the basin includes a number of diverse interests and sub-basins, and could require a number of different groundwater sustainability plans.
Two years ago, state legislation passed requiring formal management and oversight of groundwater for the first time in state history. Known as the Sustainability Groundwater Management Act, the legislation required the establishment of groundwater sustainability agencies by 2017 with broad oversight power of groundwater basins, and the creation of groundwater sustainability plans by 2020 designed to balance basin usage and recharge by 2040.
The local work group has been meeting since early March, conducting three sessions thus far, and is planning a Salinas Valley groundwater basin stakeholder forum on May 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors chambers at the County Government Center in Salinas.
Work group members and the group's facilitator, Gina Bartlett of the Consensus Building Institute, stressed the need to reach out to and inform the public about the work under way and how it affects the community.
During an informal query of the 22-member work group on Wednesday, the clear preference among those who spoke was in favor of forming a new groundwater sustainability agency, though there was also an indication that some existing agencies - Marina Coast Water District for one - could look to assume control of their slice of the basin.
Some also pointed out that the basin includes a number of diverse interests and sub-basins, and could require a number of different groundwater sustainability plans.
Two years ago, state legislation passed requiring formal management and oversight of groundwater for the first time in state history. Known as the Sustainability Groundwater Management Act, the legislation required the establishment of groundwater sustainability agencies by 2017 with broad oversight power of groundwater basins, and the creation of groundwater sustainability plans by 2020 designed to balance basin usage and recharge by 2040.
The local work group has been meeting since early March, conducting three sessions thus far, and is planning a Salinas Valley groundwater basin stakeholder forum on May 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors chambers at the County Government Center in Salinas.
Work group members and the group's facilitator, Gina Bartlett of the Consensus Building Institute, stressed the need to reach out to and inform the public about the work under way and how it affects the community.
Monday, April 11, 2016
Salinas celebration day planned for April 16
Salinas government, community and faith Leaders will host a city wide volunteer day on April 16 at Sherwood Park in Salinas. The purpose of the event is to celebrate living in the City of Salinas while also promoting community service and neighborhood safety.
The event will feature a continental breakfast at 8 a.m. followed by volunteer activities, and a celebration planned beginning at 11:30AM. The celebration is free and will include various activities, performances and a free lunch for volunteers. Special attention has been dedicated to disaster preparedness. PG&E will have a special display and discussion. There will be emergency gas and water shut off tools distributed to neighborhood leaders as well.
The event began in 2011 under the leadership of Honorary Co-Chairs Bill and Betty Turner. “Salinas is a beautiful community and we are stronger when neighbors know neighbors and look out for one another,” shared Event Founding Co-Chair, Bill Turner. “I’m delighted we can do something for homeless children. They need our help,” continued Turner.
The event will feature a continental breakfast at 8 a.m. followed by volunteer activities, and a celebration planned beginning at 11:30AM. The celebration is free and will include various activities, performances and a free lunch for volunteers. Special attention has been dedicated to disaster preparedness. PG&E will have a special display and discussion. There will be emergency gas and water shut off tools distributed to neighborhood leaders as well.
The event began in 2011 under the leadership of Honorary Co-Chairs Bill and Betty Turner. “Salinas is a beautiful community and we are stronger when neighbors know neighbors and look out for one another,” shared Event Founding Co-Chair, Bill Turner. “I’m delighted we can do something for homeless children. They need our help,” continued Turner.
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