PARK PARKING
Parking spaces in downtown Monterey will be transformed into mini parks in celebration of PARK(ing) Day. The event features various booths staffed by city departments.
10am-2:30pm Friday, Sept. 19. Alvarado Street between Franklin and Pearl streets, Monterey. Free. 646-3860, monterey.gov.
HEALTHY RUN
Sun Street Centers’ Recovery Run aims to raise awareness about Substance Use Disorder. Live music, resource booths and more family-friendly activities round out the event.
7:30am (registration), 9am (run begins) Saturday, Sept. 20. Veterans Administration, 201 9th St., Marina. Free to attend; $43 for 5K and fun run. 753-5144, sunstreetcenters.org/RecoveryRun2025.
REDUCE AND REUSE
Bring in your broken items to be fixed at the Repair Cafe. Items include clothes, furniture, small appliances, toys, bicycles and more.
11am-3pm Saturday, Sept. 20. Del Rey Park, 999 Angelus Way, Del Rey Oaks. Free. montereyrepaircafe@gmail.com, repaircafe.org/en.
GO WITH THE FLOW
First Flush is an annual stormwater monitoring event to determine what pollutants are flowing into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Volunteers are needed to collect samples before and during the first significant rainstorm of the season.
6-7pm Wednesday, Sept. 24 (in-person training), Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary office, Heritage Harbor, 99 Pacific St., Building 455 conference room, Monterey. 5:30-6:30pm Thursday, Sept. 25 (online training). 10am Saturday, Sept. 27 (dry run sampling). 647-4201, bit.ly/FirstFlush2025.
RENTER RIGHTS
The City of Monterey and ECHO Housing host a workshop on tenant protections, including the Tenant Protection Act from 2019.
6-8pm Thursday, Sept. 25. City Council Chambers, 580 Pacific St., Monterey, and on Zoom at bit.ly/4osfv3d. Free. 646-3995, fernando@echofairhousing.org.
STATE OF SALINAS
Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue gives the State of the City Address. The event also includes a city services resource fair, food and child care. Spanish interpretation provided.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.