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FROM THE CITY OF MONTEREY

March 13, 2023

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March 13 Special Storm Update #3, #PineappleExpress

Come to the Monterey Public Library to enjoy the books and all the other fun resources! If this storm causes another power outage, the library and El Estero Park Center at 777 Pearl Street are open to charge to your phones, connect to Wi-Fi, and catch up on the latest happenings. (Please bring your own charger.)

The Monterey Peninsula and region have been preparing for and responding to with a series of ‘atmospheric river’ storm systems rarely seen in our community’s history. The City of Monterey wants the community to know ‘all hands are on deck’ to continue to ensure public safety and maintain core city services as a second atmospheric river arrives to the Monterey Peninsula as part of this month’s “Pineapple Express.” The City of Monterey’s Fire, Police, Public Works, Parks, and Emergency Management teams are fully staffed around the clock. City teams continue in emergency preparedness and response mode with clear citywide situational analysis to effectively and quickly respond to impacts as they occur. The City of Monterey secured Verizon mobile towers installed Saturday to support our Fire Department network at Fire Stations 11 (Downtown) and 13 (on Montecito Avenue).

(Photo above) One of the two Verizon mobile response units installed at Fire Station #13 on Montecito Avenue.

Latest National Weather Service Forecast

The next in this series of storms is coming in late tonight, Monday, March 13, 2023 with expected rain and gusty winds that could reach 50 miles per hour according to the National Weather Service. The most impactful period for the Monterey community will last into Wednesday, March 15. With soils already heavily saturated, this next storm system could continue to bring down trees and power lines, resulting in the disruption of electricity and mobile communications service. 

How to Prepare for this Next Storm 

  • Be alert to your surroundings and aware of potential danger from falling trees or power lines. If you lose power, please stay home if you can. If you need to drive on the roads, use extreme caution. Treat dark signal lights as a four way stop. Never get near downed power lines.
  • Use the resources provided at https://monterey.org/stormcenter, through local news stations, and County resources to stay abreast of the latest situation, including road closures and evacuations.
  • Call 9-1-1 in emergencies, or the Police non-emergency number at (831) 646-3914 if you need non-emergency assistance. You can also call United Way Monterey County at 2-1-1 for assistance to find out how you get help. Residents can use the service request portal to report service needs, or email suggest@monterey.org if they are unsure who to call. 
  • If you lose cellular service and/or power, you can visit the Monterey Public Library or the El Estero Park Center to charge your phones and connect to Wi-Fi. The Library will be open Tuesday, March 14 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and El Estero Park Center will be open Tuesday, March 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. PG&E’s Outage Map is the best resource to monitor power restoration status.
  • PG&E has confirmed that more than two dozen crews are in the area to address issues and maintain infrastructure. Please understand, if downed trees bring down power lines, City tree crews will respond quickly, but they must wait to move the downed tree until PG&E responds and gives them the okay to do so. This means that if a tree impacts a roadway, that street will remain closed until that process is complete.
  • Please do what you can to check-in on and help a neighbor or two. 

The City of Monterey will reopen the Emergency Operations Center to a Level 2 activation tomorrow, Tuesday morning at 8:00 a.m. Read the emergency order declaration signed on March 10.


First responders - Fire, Police, Public Works crews and CERT teams - continue to respond to calls for service, assess, assist, manage the damage, keep the city infrastructure in good working order, and work on cleanup. Between Thursday March 9 at 12 p.m. to Sunday, March 12 @ 8 a.m., they received 273 calls for service! (Service area is Monterey, Pacific Grove, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Sand City, and Monterey Airport.) We want to give a huge shout out to the first responders throughout the community! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Important Links


Let us know if you have any questions, and if you see an emergency situation, call 9-1-1 immediately. If the situation is non-emergency, call the Police non-emergency number at (831) 646-3914.


See https://monterey.org/stormcenter for more information.

IN OTHER NEWS

Laguna Grande Regional Park Plan Joint Powers Agency (JPA) has announced Thursday, March 30 at 6:00 p.m. as the date for the next meeting, taking place at the Seaside Council Chambers at Seaside City Hall at 440 Harcourt Avenue, Seaside CA 93955. The City of Seaside is preparing the agenda and we will provide the link when it is published. See the Laguna Grande Regional Park Plan web page on:

Have Your Say Monterey

Dennis the Menace's foot is back! Special thanks to Eric Johnson of Pacific Metalcraft for donating his time and material for the repair.

Cannery Row Days 2023: Celebrating the Return of the Western Flyer

March 12 - April 20, 2023


Get the full schedule of events at https://monterey.org/canneryrow2023

Weekend Update!

Let's get through this next storm and then the weekend promises lots of activities to enjoy.


Several opportunities to attend fun events. Stay safe and stay informed during the storm!

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