The City of Monterey will introduce a fun and important Thanksgiving digital postcard campaign and we want you to participate! Watch for details announced tomorrow.

Zoom is lifting its 40-minute time limit on Thanksgiving day. Normally, free Zoom meetings are allowed a maximum of 40 minutes before they need to be restarted. However, the company announced it will remove the limit on Thanksgiving day. Perfect way for us to keep our bubble during COVID-19. In related news, the LA Times is hosting a free webinar on how to connect online with friends and family during COVID-19, tomorrow, Nov. 17, at 6 PM - GET DETAILS

The ECHO Fair Housing Office is a community partner with the City of Monterey. They are holding two upcoming webinars on prohibitions on evictions and tenant protections. They can provide all the information needed to those struggling to pay rent especially due to the pandemic. Please visit echofairhousing.org/ to register and for more information.

The City of Monterey Emergency Rental Assistance Program continues and there's still time to apply. The program is designed to mitigate potential homelessness and displacement of existing Monterey residents and workers who are experiencing a decrease in household income due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and thus, unable to pay their rent. The City may provide up to a maximum of six (6) months of rental assistance. Visit monterey.org/housing for all the details including the application.

The Monterey Police Department's Monthly Report for October 2020 is now available. You can find it here:

**Please note Monthly Reports are released approximately 30 days after the month's end once statistical data is verified.**

Used Book Grab Bag Sale, Sat, Nov 21st, 11 AM -2 PM (Weather permitting. They will be there if it’s cold but not if it rains!) Back patio of the Monterey Public Library

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The City Council meetings are currently held virtually at youtube.com/cityofmonterey. See the full agenda report at isearchmonterey.org or directly here: Agenda Report

Now that the holidays are near, and you may be visiting the US Post Office more than usual, we want to provide you the link to the facility hours for the downtown USPS location: https://tools.usps.com/find-location.htm?location=1373591

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