CODE RED
Supporting Indigenous Communities Group presents Red Dress Day, raising awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous people. This year’s event focuses on prevention by utilizing traditional native-Indigenous ways of mediation, reconciliation and healing.
11am-3:30pm Saturday, May 3. Oldemeyer Center, 986 Hilby Ave., Seaside. Free. (410) 443-1138 (text only), pendragon2@earthlink.net.
SAFETY FIRST
Big Sur Fire hosts an open house event to share resources and answer questions from the public. Fire apparatus, tools and equipment will be on display.
Noon-3pm Sunday, May 4. Station 1 at Post Ranch, 47900 Highway 1, Big Sur. Free. 667-2113, bigsurfire.org.
FUTURE FACILITIES
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District is planning the future of its schools’ facilities. The public is invited to share feedback on the upcoming Facilities Master Plan.
5:30pm Monday, May 5 at Marina High School, 298 Patton Parkway, Marina. Thursday, May 8 at Seaside High School, 2200 Noche Buena St., Seaside. Monday, May 12 at Monterey High School, 101 Herrmann Drive, Monterey. Free. 645-1200, mpusd.net.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Salinas City Council meets and, as always, accepts public comment. Tell your elected officials what they are doing well and what you think they can do better.
4pm Tuesday, May 6. Salinas Rotunda, 200 Lincoln Ave., Salinas. Free. 758-7381, cityofsalinas.org.
COMMUNITY CHAT
Ben Jealous, the former president and CEO of the NAACP and current executive director of the Sierra Club, speaks during an event hosted by York School’s Black Student Union. Jealous is a York alum.
6:30-8pm Thursday, May 8. York School, Gawain Family Outdoor Theater, 9501 York Road, Monterey. Free. 372-7338, york.org.
BOOSTING BUSINESS
Applications for the second round of grant funding for Pajaro businesses affected by the 2023 flood are now being accepted. The program, administered by the Monterey County Workforce Development Board and Department of Emergency Management, provides funding for beautification projects.
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