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A SIG ALERT WAS ISSUED EARLY THIS MORNING UP ON HIGHWAY 9. THAT AFTER WIND GUSTS BROUGHT DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES IN 2 SEPARATE PLACES 2 MILES APART. THE FIRST WAS AT MILE MARKER 24.3 (NEAR SHINGLE MILL ROAD), AND THE SECOND WAS AT MILE MARKER 22.3. THAT 2-MILE SECTION OF HIGHWAY 9 UP NEAR HIGHWAY 35 IS EXPECTED TO BE CLOSED D UNTIL ABOUT 9 A.M. THIS MORNING.
The City of Monterey yesterday discussed survey results and whether to move forward with opening retail cannabis operations in the city.
At the meeting, city councilmembers voted 4 to 1 in favor of moving forward in stage 2 of their cannabis roadmap.
Their online and postcard survey showed support for opening dispensaries within the city. Nearly 71% of online respondents were in favor and about 60% in the postcard mail survey.
More than 3,000 Santa Cruz County residents have reportedly lost power after reports of downed power lines near Valencia Road in Aptos.
According to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company power outage map, areas near Freedom Boulevard and Mount Madonna County Park contain the most residents affected.
A spokesperson said PG&E is currently on the way to fix the downed lines.
Police at UC Santa Cruz Police say they need the public’s help to find a missing at-risk student.
Atharva Chinchwadkar was last seen on Sunday at around 6 p.m. when he left his Fremont home to get dog food. Chinchwadkar has not returned, and UCSC Police say he may have traveled to the school. Although he is a student, he does not live on campus.
Chinchwadkar is described as:
If you have any information on where Chinchwadkar might be, call UC Santa Cruz Police at 831-459-2231, ext. 1.
Monterey County has released new data on the county's vaccine allocation and administration programs.
The county data shows that 9% of North County is vaccinated and makes up 12% of the population. Peninsula and Big Sur have 46% vaccinated and make up 31% of the population. Salinas has 35% vaccinated and makes up 38% of the population. South County only has 11% vaccinated and they make up 18% of the population.
Among those aged 65 and older who have been vaccinated, data on ethnicity and race shows that Latinos are underrepresented. The county says it is trying to get vaccines to people who have been hit the hardest by the Covid-19. They say that includes the older population but also Latinos and farmworkers.