It’s #NationalEatOutsideDay! Our local restaurants have done an excellent job at moving their operations outdoors during the pandemic. Please be sure to support local businesses if you can! You’ll also be supporting local jobs and keeping tax dollars in the community to help pay for city services like public safety, infrastructure improvements, parks maintenance and other vital services. You can order take out or delivery and enjoy your meal outside now that the air quality has improved.

Here are latest fire stats as of this afternoon:

The interactive map (link below) also shows the distribution points for people repopulating the evacuated areas.

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) as well as other agency representatives from Red Cross, Salvation Army, DMV, Congressman Panetta's Office, and many more are at the Monterey Conference Center daily from 10 AM and 8 PM to assist with fire victim registrations.

Applicants can apply by visiting disasterassistance.gov, downloading the app to a smartphone or tablet, or contact 1 800-621-3362. For more information, please read the CalOES/FEMA news release.

See the Agenda Report for the meeting at isearchmonterey.org. The ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) "Granny Unit" presentation to Council that was tentatively scheduled for tomorrow is now scheduled for the September 15 Council Meeting.

Monterey Recreation is excited to announce a partnership with Creative Brain® Learning to offer fun and enriching virtual learning opportunities. Creative Brain® Learning is a leading provider of quality enrichment education classes and camps in science, technology, engineering, visual and media arts, health and wellness and more. Focusing on education and “creative learning”, Creative Brain® Learning programs have consistently exceeded the latest quality standards in extended learning and are designed to serve the needs of the students and parents, the school and community by enhancing the distance learning curriculum. See the news release for more information.

THANK YOU @MontereySEAorg & @SaveTheWhalesCA! Their "Storm Drain Avengers" installed emblems above storm drains to remind everyone that what goes into storm drains can end up in rivers, creeks, and the ocean - the only thing that belongs in a storm drain is RAIN: http://montereystormwatereducationalliance.org

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