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<p>New blog post: Postcard from Monterey</p><p>Some life updates!</p><p><a href="https://popagandhi.com/posts/postcard-from-monterey/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="popagandhi.com/posts/postcard-from-monterey/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">popagandhi.com/posts/postcard-</span><span class="invisible">from-monterey/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/blogs/" rel="tag">#Blogs</a> <a href="/tags/monterey/" rel="tag">#Monterey</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a></p>

<p>See some of the people who biked to Window on the Bay Park, Monterey on June 14, 2025, to exercise their legal right to assemble—one of the rights established by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America. <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/people-who-biked-to-window-on-the-bay-monterey-on-flag-day-2025.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bikemonterey.org/people-who-biked-to-window-on-the-bay-monterey-on-flag-day-2025.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/people-who-bi</span><span class="invisible">ked-to-window-on-the-bay-monterey-on-flag-day-2025.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/biketooter/" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="/tags/montereycounty/" rel="tag">#MontereyCounty</a> <a href="/tags/nokingsday/" rel="tag">#NoKingsDay</a> <a href="/tags/monterey/" rel="tag">#Monterey</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#protest</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#NoKings</a> <a href="/tags/nokingsprotest/" rel="tag">#NoKingsProtest</a> <a href="/tags/peacefulprotest/" rel="tag">#PeacefulProtest</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/flagday/" rel="tag">#FlagDay</a> <a href="/tags/flagday2025/" rel="tag">#FlagDay2025</a> <a href="/tags/cycling/" rel="tag">#cycling</a> <a href="/tags/bike/" rel="tag">#bike</a> <a href="/tags/transportation/" rel="tag">#transportation</a> <a href="/tags/biketoprotest/" rel="tag">#BikeToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/biketonokingsday/" rel="tag">#BikeToNoKingsDay</a> <a href="/tags/voiceofamerica/" rel="tag">#VoiceOfAmerica</a></p>

<p>The Summer 2025 edition of Bike Buzz, which includes items relevant throughout the USA, is brief. While there may be occasional updates, the best way to catch more news this summer is to follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://sfba.social/@bikemonterey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bikemonterey</span></a></span> on Mastodon.</p><p>Special thanks to the following extraordinary people. And BTW, at least 23% of them are on Mastodon—including <span class="h-card"><a href="https://sfba.social/@Kleen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Kleen</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ai6yr</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@mtheriaultsf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mtheriaultsf</span></a></span> <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-summer-2025-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html#1st2025Donors" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-summer-2025-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html#1st2025Donors"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-sum</span><span class="invisible">mer-2025-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html#1st2025Donors</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/biketooter/" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="/tags/bikeadvocacy/" rel="tag">#BikeAdvocacy</a> <a href="/tags/bikecommunity/" rel="tag">#BikeCommunity</a> <a href="/tags/bicycling/" rel="tag">#bicycling</a> <a href="/tags/cycling/" rel="tag">#cycling</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a> <a href="/tags/montereycounty/" rel="tag">#MontereyCounty</a> <a href="/tags/montereybay/" rel="tag">#MontereyBay</a> <a href="/tags/monterey/" rel="tag">#Monterey</a></p>

<p>Hear the voices of 9 women—from China, Denmark, Guatemala, the U.K., state of Idaho, and California—all out celebrating cycling at <a href="/tags/seaotterclassic/" rel="tag">#SeaOtterClassic</a> 2025 in <a href="/tags/montereycounty/" rel="tag">#MontereyCounty</a>: <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/women-celebrating-cycling-at-sea-otter-classic-2025.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bikemonterey.org/women-celebrating-cycling-at-sea-otter-classic-2025.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/women-celebra</span><span class="invisible">ting-cycling-at-sea-otter-classic-2025.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/biketooter/" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="/tags/bikefestival/" rel="tag">#BikeFestival</a> <a href="/tags/monterey/" rel="tag">#Monterey</a> <a href="/tags/salinas/" rel="tag">#Salinas</a></p>

<p>Bicycling in Pebble Beach is temporarily restricted Saturday and Sunday, August 16-17, 2025 due to Concours d&#x27;Elegance. Also, although not restricted Monday through Friday, August 11-15, Pebble Beach Company does not recommend biking inside Pebble Beach on those five dates as well. More about biking Pebble Beach: <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/biking-17-mile-drive.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bikemonterey.org/biking-17-mile-drive.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/biking-17-mil</span><span class="invisible">e-drive.html</span></a></p><p>Watch out for big trucks! Monterey County roads will see many more around August 8-17, hauling cars for “Car Week.” Our Summer Bike Buzz <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-summer-2025-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-summer-2025-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/bike-buzz-sum</span><span class="invisible">mer-2025-news-from-bicycling-monterey.html</span></a> updates include a reminder about Cycling Savvy’s tips on “The 6 Things You Need to Know” to stay clear of a truck’s danger zones. <a href="https://cyclingsavvy.org/what-cyclists-need-to-know-about-trucks/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="cyclingsavvy.org/what-cyclists-need-to-know-about-trucks/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cyclingsavvy.org/what-cyclists</span><span class="invisible">-need-to-know-about-trucks/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/biketooter/" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="/tags/trucks/" rel="tag">#trucks</a> <a href="/tags/cycling/" rel="tag">#cycling</a> <a href="/tags/biking/" rel="tag">#biking</a> <a href="/tags/montereycounty/" rel="tag">#MontereyCounty</a> <a href="/tags/monterey/" rel="tag">#Monterey</a> <a href="/tags/pebblebeach/" rel="tag">#PebbleBeach</a> <a href="/tags/17miledrive/" rel="tag">#17MileDrive</a> <a href="/tags/trafficsafety/" rel="tag">#TrafficSafety</a> <a href="/tags/carweek/" rel="tag">#CarWeek</a> <a href="/tags/cyclingsavvy/" rel="tag">#CyclingSavvy</a> <a href="/tags/bikemonterey/" rel="tag">#BikeMonterey</a> <a href="/tags/bikeadvocacy/" rel="tag">#BikeAdvocacy</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#safety</a></p>

<p>&quot;<a href="/tags/switzerland/" rel="tag">#Switzerland</a>-based International Association of Conference <a href="/tags/interpreters/" rel="tag">#Interpreters</a> (AIIC) issued a statement saying, &#x27;For decades, <a href="/tags/miis/" rel="tag">#MIIS</a> was the quintessential <a href="/tags/conferenceinterpreting/" rel="tag">#ConferenceInterpreting</a> training in the United States, and in recent years, it had also become the last comprehensive <a href="/tags/conference/" rel="tag">#conference</a> program. This is part of a larger program affecting conference interpreting <a href="/tags/globally/" rel="tag">#globally</a>, but with its own national undertones.</p><p>“&#x27;With this decision, there will be no conference <a href="/tags/interpreter/" rel="tag">#interpreter</a> training in the entire U.S.… given the gravity of the situation, we urge the MIIS president and board of trustees to reassess.’”—from a report by Sara Rubin in <a href="/tags/montereycountynow/" rel="tag">#MontereyCountyNow</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/local_spin/middlebury-announces-the-end-of-miis-a-devastating-blow-to-monterey/article_04c67784-097e-4b4a-ab53-15ae70841c8a.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/local_spin/middlebury-announces-the-end-of-miis-a-devastating-blow-to-monterey/article_04c67784-097e-4b4a-ab53-15ae70841c8a.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.montereycountynow.com/opin</span><span class="invisible">ion/local_spin/middlebury-announces-the-end-of-miis-a-devastating-blow-to-monterey/article_04c67784-097e-4b4a-ab53-15ae70841c8a.html</span></a></p><p>We&#x27;d miss MIIS! Favorite bike advocacy memories include welcoming MIIS students to <a href="/tags/monterey/" rel="tag">#Monterey</a> County, at MIIS Information Fairs and in the wider community. <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/82313-welcome-to-monterey-institute-of-international-studies-and-bike-friendly-monterey-county.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bikemonterey.org/82313-welcome-to-monterey-institute-of-international-studies-and-bike-friendly-monterey-county.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/82313-welcome</span><span class="invisible">-to-monterey-institute-of-international-studies-and-bike-friendly-monterey-county.html</span></a> <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/international-national-state-and-regional-collaborations-bicycling-monterey-teams-up-with-others-on-bike-advocacy-efforts.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bikemonterey.org/international-national-state-and-regional-collaborations-bicycling-monterey-teams-up-with-others-on-bike-advocacy-efforts.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/international</span><span class="invisible">-national-state-and-regional-collaborations-bicycling-monterey-teams-up-with-others-on-bike-advocacy-efforts.html</span></a><br><a href="/tags/montereyinstituteofinternationalstudies/" rel="tag">#MontereyInstituteOfInternationalStudies</a> <a href="/tags/middleburyinstituteofinternationalstudies/" rel="tag">#MiddleburyInstituteOfInternationalStudies</a> <a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/globalimpact/" rel="tag">#GlobalImpact</a> <a href="/tags/montereycounty/" rel="tag">#MontereyCounty</a> <a href="/tags/middleburycollege/" rel="tag">#MiddleburyCollege</a></p>

<p>&quot;The <a href="/tags/grassroots/" rel="tag">#grassroots</a> are partners, not enemies….Protect Monterey County first successfully fought for the right of local communities to make decisions about oil production….What began as a Central Coast effort has codified the rights of all Californians to protect the health and welfare of their neighborhoods, and create the climate progress we need.”—California Assemblymember Dawn Addis, reporting on Climate Week NYC. <a href="https://www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/forum/from-sacramento-to-manhattan-a-local-california-assemblymember-reports-back-from-climate-week/article_8d57308c-4d11-4418-8297-e303b1c44112.html#tncms-source=mosaic" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/forum/from-sacramento-to-manhattan-a-local-california-assemblymember-reports-back-from-climate-week/article_8d57308c-4d11-4418-8297-e303b1c44112.html#tncms-source=mosaic"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.montereycountynow.com/opin</span><span class="invisible">ion/forum/from-sacramento-to-manhattan-a-local-california-assemblymember-reports-back-from-climate-week/article_8d57308c-4d11-4418-8297-e303b1c44112.html#tncms-source=mosaic</span></a></p><p>ICYMI, some history of Protect <a href="/tags/monterey/" rel="tag">#Monterey</a> County: <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/risky-oil-operations-in-monterey-county.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bikemonterey.org/risky-oil-operations-in-monterey-county.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/risky-oil-ope</span><span class="invisible">rations-in-monterey-county.html</span></a>. Photo of Dennis Banks on Salinas River Beach, 9 years ago today, 3 October 2016.<br><a href="/tags/grassrootsvolunteers/" rel="tag">#GrassrootsVolunteers</a> <a href="/tags/peoplepower/" rel="tag">#PeoplePower</a> <a href="/tags/powertothepeople/" rel="tag">#PowerToThePeople</a> <a href="/tags/aim/" rel="tag">#AIM</a> <a href="/tags/indigenous/" rel="tag">#Indigenous</a> <a href="/tags/nativeamericans/" rel="tag">#NativeAmericans</a> <a href="/tags/americanindians/" rel="tag">#AmericanIndians</a> <a href="/tags/montereybay/" rel="tag">#MontereyBay</a> <a href="/tags/salinasriverbeach/" rel="tag">#SalinasRiverBeach</a> <a href="/tags/bigoil/" rel="tag">#BigOil</a> <a href="/tags/waterpollution/" rel="tag">#WaterPollution</a> <a href="/tags/oilproduction/" rel="tag">#OilProduction</a> <a href="/tags/cleanwater/" rel="tag">#CleanWater</a> <a href="/tags/fossilfuels/" rel="tag">#FossilFuels</a> <a href="/tags/salinasvalley/" rel="tag">#SalinasValley</a> <a href="/tags/climateaction/" rel="tag">#ClimateAction</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="/tags/forthefuture/" rel="tag">#ForTheFuture</a> <a href="/tags/climatehope/" rel="tag">#ClimateHope</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/montereycounty/" rel="tag">#MontereyCounty</a></p><p>Mark your calendar for 2026 meeting dates—listed below—for the <a href="/tags/transportation/" rel="tag">#Transportation</a> Agency for <a href="/tags/monterey/" rel="tag">#Monterey</a> County (TAMC) <a href="/tags/bicycle/" rel="tag">#Bicycle</a> and <a href="/tags/pedestrian/" rel="tag">#Pedestrian</a> Advisory Committee (BPAC).</p><p>Tips: <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/monthly-meetings-tamc-bicycle-pedestrian-facilities-advisory-committee-public-welcome.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bikemonterey.org/monthly-meetings-tamc-bicycle-pedestrian-facilities-advisory-committee-public-welcome.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/monthly-meeti</span><span class="invisible">ngs-tamc-bicycle-pedestrian-facilities-advisory-committee-public-welcome.html</span></a></p><p>For any changes to meeting dates, and for agendas and packets (typically available about a week prior to mtg), refer to TAMC website: <a href="https://www.tamcmonterey.org/bike-and-pedestrian-facilities-advisory-committee" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.tamcmonterey.org/bike-and-pedestrian-facilities-advisory-committee"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.tamcmonterey.org/bike-and-</span><span class="invisible">pedestrian-facilities-advisory-committee</span></a>.<br>January 14, 2026, Wednesday, at TAMC office, Salinas<br>February 4, 2026, Wednesday, at TAMC office, Salinas<br>March 4, 2026, Wednesday, Alternate Location (to be announced) <br>April 1, 2026, Wednesday, at TAMC office, Salinas<br>May 6, 2026, Wednesday, Alternate Location (to be announced) <br>June 3, 2026, Wednesday, at TAMC office, Salinas<br>No July BPAC meeting<br>August 5, 2026, Wednesday, at TAMC office, Salinas<br>September 2, 2026, Wednesday, Alternate Location (to be announced) <br>October 7, 2026, Wednesday, at TAMC office, Salinas<br>November 4, 2026, Wednesday, at TAMC office, Salinas<br>No December BPAC meeting</p><p><a href="/tags/activetransport/" rel="tag">#ActiveTransport</a> <a href="/tags/montereybay/" rel="tag">#MontereyBay</a> <a href="/tags/salinasvalley/" rel="tag">#SalinasValley</a></p>

<p>Happy Spring Equinox!</p><p>About March 28, 2026 <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#NoKings</a> event at <a href="/tags/monterey/" rel="tag">#Monterey</a>’s Window on the Bay Park: We may put a post up on bikemonterey.org announcing that, and/or an email out to subscribers. But in case we don’t get a round tuit (garden chores abound), people following this Mastodon account will know:</p><p>Hop a bike train to get there! Phone us for details: <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/contact-me" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bikemonterey.org/contact-me</a></p><p><a href="/tags/nokingsmonterey/" rel="tag">#NoKingsMonterey</a></p>