History on Tap
The inaugural History on Tap panel features Chelsea Tu, executive director of Monterey Waterkeeper and a scholar of Pacific Grove’s Chinese fishing village, and Theodore Gonzalves, curator of Asian Pacific American history at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, who will discuss the history of local and state Chinese-American communities.
5:30-7:30pm Thursday, April 11. Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. $20; $25/at the door; $15/museum members; free/students with ID. 648-5716, pgmuseum.org/lectures.
Road Diet
The County of Monterey and California Department of Transportation are planning changes to Salinas Road in Pajaro. Officials share project details including bike lanes, reducing lanes from four to two and speed feedback signs.
6-8pm Thursday, April 11. Our Lady of the Assumption Church, 100 Salinas Road, Pajaro. Free. 796-3009, sanchezj9@co.monterey.ca.us.
Slow Drip
The Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency hosts a series of public workshops on water use and management in the region, with a focus on future supply and efficiency.
9am-1pm Fridays starting April 12 at North County Recreation and Park District, 11261 Crane St., Castroville. April 19 at Sherwood Hall, 940 N. Main St., Salinas. May 3 at Greenfield City Hall, 599 El Camino Real, Greenfield. May 10 at King City Recreation Center, 401 Division St., King City. May 11 at Hartnell College (Steinbeck Hall), 411 Central Ave., Salinas. Free. clerk@svbgsa.org, svbgsa.org.
Growing Business
El Pájaro Community Development Corporation and the Regional Women’s Business Center present Día del Empresario Latino, a day of workshops for entrepreneurs and established business owners presented in Spanish. Entrepreneurs from Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties are welcome to attend.
8:30am-4pm Sunday, April 14. CSUMB Salinas City Center, 1 Main St., Salinas. $35/in advance; $45/day of. 722-1224, elpajarocdc.org.
Get a Job
Monterey County retailers and others take part in a youth job fair to present summer opportunities. Open to job seekers ages 16 years and older, attendees of the fair are advised to bring their resumes.
11am-2:30pm and 4-6pm Wednesday, May 8. Northridge Mall, center court near Starbucks, 472 Northridge Drive, Salinas. Free. montereycountyworks.com/events/youth-job-fair.
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