2026-03-28T10:36:17Z https://yabu.me Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏 https://yabu.me/npub1caa747yt3pen798yfunjndgt0u9rtawa2cqrzmcfq0asenhpy6eq5ha8d9 https://files.sfba.social/accounts/avatars/109/310/746/593/688/035/original/9df94968922aef07.png https://files.sfba.social/accounts/avatars/109/310/746/593/688/035/original/9df94968922aef07.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspcsw3q7mqw9yc7akyvxu5jv4xafsmx6aspzfvjx7xjthmddskpaczyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuyntylnpdvw #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/116/038/316/312/953/484/original/bb6697e3c250b779.jpg"> <br/> 2026-02-09T02:36:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv6p72328gemsxsndn0quy99hmn22w74e397n92l09l2x0ujxaqpqzyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuynty6tz37w Lighthouse to lighthouse — Harbor Point / Twin Lakes Beach and Ligthouse Point / Steamers Lane, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, 5 December 2025.<br/> <img src="https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/115/670/809/331/445/397/original/0e118bca3716106a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-06T04:50:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstqr4rxjkxz67r79rpdlgcuzrudphstehpmzcvsurcxu22rpt9qeczyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuyntys59g2s Our sympathy to the grieving wife and mother, and other loved ones, of Yuji Hu, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and his five-year-old daughter. Both were pulled into the ocean by a large wave at Garrapata State Beach along Highway 1 just north of Rocky Point Restaurant on Nov 14. <a href="https://www.kktv.com/2025/11/16/5-year-old-girl-missing-father-dead-after-family-swept-into-ocean/">https://www.kktv.com/2025/11/16/5-year-old-girl-missing-father-dead-after-family-swept-into-ocean/</a><br/><br/>#MontereyCounty #BigSur #PacificCoast #Highway1 2025-11-16T21:40:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyghqkrk98j5hvkj5re43xr76cmtnjdds6qw3np2wa28p5m5l4uuqzyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuyntyf5r65d As far back as 1975 corporate insiders were aware of potential risks. They called #paraquat’s long-term effects &#34;a quite terrible problem” (Nov 11, 1975 ltr to #Chevron Environmental Health,, Standard Oil of California.)<br/>Over 70 countries banned paraquat; it remains legal in US. #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency banned use on #golf courses but allows on crops. <br/>Most US paraquat comes from China &amp; UK—both banned paraquat’s use in their countries. <br/>—From #TheNewLede, Environmental Working Group video<br/><a href="https://thenewlede.substack.com/p/watch-parkinsons-and-pesticides-inside">https://thenewlede.substack.com/p/watch-parkinsons-and-pesticides-inside</a><br/><br/>Hard to know full scope of paraquat use across US; California is only state where info on location &amp; amt of use is readily available.— <a href="https://www.ewg.org/research/wonderful-company-among-californias-top-users-toxic-weedkiller-paraquat">https://www.ewg.org/research/wonderful-company-among-californias-top-users-toxic-weedkiller-paraquat</a> <br/>In 2023 it was 46th most used pesticide in Calif, 369,978 pounds applied.— <a href="https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/2024/12/30/department-of-pesticide-regulation-releases-preliminary-findings-from-review-of-environmental-and-human-health-studies-related-to-the-use-of-the-pesticide-paraquat/">https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/2024/12/30/department-of-pesticide-regulation-releases-preliminary-findings-from-review-of-environmental-and-human-health-studies-related-to-the-use-of-the-pesticide-paraquat/</a><br/><br/>#CentralCoast workers &amp; residents exposed to &gt; 300K kilograms between 1992 &amp; 2017. #MontereyCounty ranked as county in region with highest amt use. — <a href="https://www.walkuplawoffice.com/central-coast-paraquat-lawsuit/">https://www.walkuplawoffice.com/central-coast-paraquat-lawsuit/</a><br/>#Syngenta #Gramoxone #Ortho #OrthoPlus #agriculture #pesticides 2025-11-06T19:50:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfh56dgytd3ykl04ahc6s7hxm886p7xydy47yvwcnftk0lhlkxzzczyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuyntyswjedk #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/115/284/090/425/355/162/original/055c7c7fae8eb49e.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-28T21:44:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswj8lgdxjrm50usx02fn8k47cpk6lxyf3kfqanu6l93cgh77s5ysqzyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuyntygygrm9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfjxt9lqgxt5wwudcgs6mgllwmdtapg8ez6h4hnkdhc8f8was34xq4xzhvq'>nevent1q…zhvq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>👏 And on history, you may appreciate <a href="https://peoriaproject.org/about/">https://peoriaproject.org/about/</a> 2025-09-17T07:39:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8gtrygwgcvf9jhrt9k2gnkwjhf3lsgaslwduwzang3py63d6rx7qzyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuyntylu28mh Immigrants and Refugees: County of Monterey’s Welcoming Resolution and Know Your Rights resources, including information in English, Spanish, Triqui, and Mixteco <br/><br/><a href="https://bikemonterey.org/immigrants-and-refugees-county-of-monterey-know-your-rights.html">https://bikemonterey.org/immigrants-and-refugees-county-of-monterey-know-your-rights.html</a><br/> <img src="https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/114/646/368/126/965/848/original/d80180377825cab7.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-08T06:40:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx66km79dzgyrp4y8sr9ujydtsjpcjgp9fcu4nykv3sduyrs7flpqzyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuyntygmf8xu Among updates last night to Winter Bike Buzz are photos of people we met on the coastal trail February 16: Wyatt, Adalina, Chris, and more. <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-winter-2025.html">https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-winter-2025.html</a><br/><br/>Pictured here is Wyatt, an employee of California State Parks, Monterey. Wyatt rides a Class 2 e-bike and is a great role model for sharing the trail courteously and safely with other people who bike, walk, skate, and scoot. <br/><br/>#BikeTooter #MontereyCounty #BikePolite #PeopleWhoBike #cycling #biking #CaliforniaStateParks #Monterey #ShareTheTrail<br/> <img src="https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/114/026/574/189/015/480/original/603f017d90bd410c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-02-18T19:28:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswe4up77euxwctp9k8eshkwpucp3vmxdh002ykkvxvqzhjttqfepgzyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuyntyx6t455 &#34;Immigrants and Refugees: County of Monterey’s Welcoming Resolution and Know Your Rights Resources.&#34;<br/><a href="https://bikemonterey.org/immigrants-and-refugees-county-of-monterey-know-your-rights.html">https://bikemonterey.org/immigrants-and-refugees-county-of-monterey-know-your-rights.html</a><br/><br/>County of Monterey Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an update to its 2017 Welcoming Resolution. Other steps the county is taking include but are not limited to: Distributing 20,000 Constitutional Rights for Immigrant Education (“red cards”) in Spanish and English; creating Know Your Rights informational videos in English, Spanish, Triqui, and Mixteco; co-hosting community immigration forums on Know Your Rights; and more. <br/><br/>Why? Monterey County, “Salad Bowl of the Nation” / “Salad Bowl of the World,” is preparing for the new U.S. president, POTUS 47, to take office. <br/><br/>#CondadoDeMonterey #MontereyCounty #California #UnitedStates #immigration #immigrants #refugees #POTUS47 #POTUS45 #Salinas #SalinasValley #agriculture #food #SalinasFeedsAmerica / #SalinasAlimentaNuestraNacion #CountyOfMonterey #ConstitutionalRights #KnowYourRights #Triqui #Mixteco #Spanish #espanol<br/> <img src="https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/113/841/975/456/436/084/original/e2a9566dc5bb0e07.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/113/841/760/365/168/791/original/b9e94dccf7fd510b.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/113/841/885/725/153/057/original/5d7a0c97099fc391.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/113/842/004/126/059/516/original/2c373634323a2f70.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-17T05:35:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0a5580aduaq6n66gaakqj3aapsyxjxzdtdrevz8qpw3z7wrf0ntgzyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuynty7p59hp &#34;Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused people escape the cold.<br/><br/>&#34;Homes are attached to #bicycles; include heat, electricity and safety features.<br/><br/>…<br/><br/>“The units are also designed with Ontario&#39;s #ebike regulations in mind so that they can legally travel on the city&#39;s bike lanes if they have to be moved.”<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-tiny-mobile-homes-1.7419805?cmp=rss">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-tiny-mobile-homes-1.7419805?cmp=rss</a> <br/><br/>#TinyTinyHomes #RyanDonais #TemporaryHousing #homelessness #shelter #homeless 2024-12-29T03:46:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspueuhkgs0paw2fraznqh0lysptalvtvavjyftrfqxwlnet8k06cszyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuyntyyfrpte Local public library’s seed library is happening again. We also exchange seeds with a neighbor. When we do need to buy seeds, we love what has become our favorite seed company: Sow True Seed. And today we received their 2025 seed catalog. <br/><br/>#SowTrueSeed is in Asheville, North Carolina. Although their community was devastated by #Hurricane Helene, their business was largely unscathed. Their seed inventory did not wash away, their employees are safe, and their building intact. Free shipping on orders through December. <a href="https://sowtrueseed.com/pages/about">https://sowtrueseed.com/pages/about</a><br/><br/>We’re grateful to our longtime friend Charlotte in South Carolina for introducing us to Sow True Seed, which became a worker-owned cooperative in 2022.<br/><br/>#NonGMO #CouncilOfResponsibleGenetics #SafeSeedPledge #Gardening #OrganicGardening #Organic #Pollinator #OpenPollinated #SmallFarmerGrown #SustainableFood #RegenerativeAgriculture #Garden #Seeds 2024-12-10T04:26:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9l0wc62hhdlznv2shuvu8x4dzdsuulr4ztpdppdnfkyc308t594szyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuynty8xq3h3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0vl2e9x4xrxg5mad4pgmsuuvmrcq3h5xkcwvhw559rm83z507epgm09kym'>nevent1q…9kym</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#BikeNite A1 Posting from rural Monterey County. Only light rain so far. Stepped outside to pull a carrot and gather a few herbs for supper, and happy to find a luscious strawberry on the vine.<br/><br/>#Gardening #OrganicGardening #SowTrueSeeds #CaliforniaWx #CentralCoast #rain<br/> <img src="https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/113/529/538/895/601/207/original/d6abed9ec8efa0e9.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-23T00:56:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsww5alw8zlv96wugt7mywj3jnxxccz6e9ylvkhya7xy8x8vau6yxszyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuyntysjxgwx National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is aka America&#39;s environmental intelligence agency (<a href="https://www.noaa.gov/about-our-agency">https://www.noaa.gov/about-our-agency</a>).<br/><br/>#NOAA&#39;s work includes such missions as flying into the eyewall of #HurricaneHelene. <a href="https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/sep24/ngs-storm-imagery-helene.html">https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/sep24/ngs-storm-imagery-helene.html</a>.<br/><br/>If you’re a U.S. voter and are undecided about which presidential candidate to support, consider NOAA on #ClimateChange <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/climate-change-impacts-are-increasing-for-americans">https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/climate-change-impacts-are-increasing-for-americans</a> and #ClimateJustice <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/climate/climate-change-impacts">https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/climate/climate-change-impacts</a>. <br/><br/>Also consider that &#34;#Project2025 includes about four pages on #NOAA and the National Weather Service. That part was written by Thomas F. Gilman, who was an official in [POTUS 45’s] Commerce Department.The document describes NOAA as a primary component &#39;of the climate change alarm industry&#39; and said it &#39;should be broken up and downsized.’” <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-what-project-2025-says-about-the-national-weather-service-and-noaa">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-what-project-2025-says-about-the-national-weather-service-and-noaa</a><br/><br/>#EarthStewardship #CreationCare #ClimateHope #ClimateAction #Vote2024 #Vote <br/>#ExtremeWeather 2024-10-04T05:53:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswfj8xee05emg2ldzva9dfxymwwwdvm53r7wqujl9e7sp5r6t5djszyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuyntyt253gm Fossil-Fueled Climate Change Left Out of Media Coverage of Hurricane Helene: Scientist Peter Kalmus <a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2024/9/30/hurricane_helene_climate_crisis">https://www.democracynow.org/2024/9/30/hurricane_helene_climate_crisis</a><br/><br/>#ClimateJustice #ExtremeWeather #Flooding #HurricaneHelene #DemocracyNow #AmyGoodman #PeterKalmus #NASA #ClimateScientist #FossilFuels #BigOil #FossilFuelIndustry #NaturalGasExports #MountainValleyPipeline #BankFinancing 2024-10-02T09:12:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswxmjv37t3w9nfxsgwmg39lzkk9r24u3kfrtp7dckt0575aunq5gczyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuyntyhy03e9 Released today, &#34;New #CalBike Report Details the Unfulfilled Promise of #CompleteStreets in #Caltrans Projects.&#34; <a href="https://www.calbike.org/new-calbike-report-details-the-unfulfilled-promise-of-complete-streets-in-caltrans-projects/">https://www.calbike.org/new-calbike-report-details-the-unfulfilled-promise-of-complete-streets-in-caltrans-projects/</a><br/><br/>#California #CaliforniaBicycleCoalition #CaliforniaDepartmentOfTransportation #CADOT #ActiveTransportation #bike #walk #skate #scoot #BikeTooter 2024-09-30T21:44:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx7u6nf070m4l0l6znp6z574q22z98u4gw8vpw4apfml0xmhaz65czyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuynty3zk4g0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswye73lppzypvs7yj5emhqgrxga0gv70dkq5yqk8vu3aja6x4z8mqrn5392'>nevent1q…5392</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Re: the 66% vs 5% data, &#34;Such studies would be interesting to reproduce in the United States.” <a href="https://electrek.co/2024/01/11/cars-or-bikes-surprising-results-of-study-reveal-who-breaks-more-road-laws/">https://electrek.co/2024/01/11/cars-or-bikes-surprising-results-of-study-reveal-who-breaks-more-road-laws/</a><br/><br/>As for stop-as-yield, we continue to support it. We look forward to it moving back up CA bike advocates&#39; legislative priorities list—and finally getting the necessary support to become California law. <br/><br/><a href="https://bikemonterey.org/bicycle-safety-stop-for-california.html">https://bikemonterey.org/bicycle-safety-stop-for-california.html</a><br/><a href="https://www.calbike.org/legislative-watch/">https://www.calbike.org/legislative-watch/</a><br/><br/>#IdahoStop #StopAsYield #SafetyStop #TrafficLaws 2024-09-12T04:01:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs96zhuq4q5gf0dms6dahy9tgxxzam2mgdr9wga7p0xtpfmtwdsnugzyrrhh6hc3wy8x0c5u38jw2d4pdls5d04m4tqqvt0pyplkrxwuynty4s5q3z We love seeing the continuing #ClimateAction work that #OleMiss student Mateos Lozano is doing! As a high school student in #MontereyCounty, he formed a #SunriseMovement chapter in our county seat, Salinas. <br/><br/>Mateos has been interning this summer at the National Sea Grant Law Center in Mississippi. One of his current projects:<br/><br/>Mateos Lozano, &#34;ITLOS Issues Climate Change<br/>Advisory Opinion,” 23:3 SandBar 13-14 (2024). <a href="https://nsglc.olemiss.edu/SandBar/pdfs/sandbar23.3.pdf">https://nsglc.olemiss.edu/SandBar/pdfs/sandbar23.3.pdf</a><br/><br/>#UScoasts #NOAA #SeaGrantLawCenter #NationalSeaGrantLawProgram #ClimateJustice #YouthClimateJustice #MarinePollution #Accountability 2024-07-30T05:09:13Z