This Week on the Central Coast
Multiple choice surveys, the American Tin Cannery project, and notifications about vaccine distribution.
This week had a lot of good informational articles for our county. In addition to these articles, the SPCA is hosting a pet food drive for anyone who is having trouble paying for pet food right now. Also, Aloha Coffee was ordered to remain closed and Tuck Box was sued. This past weekend seemed to have more visitors than normal so it will be interesting to see how our positivity rating moves in a couple of weeks.
Monterey providing new multiple-choice opinion surveys to help gather public opinions of new projects and policies.
In an effort to gain more public insight, Monterey has started a website which will feature surveys on new projects and proposals within the county. This is part of a planned three-tier effort to better engage residents. The first surveyed topic is on cannabis sales in Monterey, including how many permits should be issued and how this would affect youth. The site is called “Have Your Say Monterey” and can be found (here). Coming up is a survey on third-party food delivery fees, such as those with DoorDash and UberEats.
Pacific Grove Planning Commission seeks to avoid discussing the American Tin Cannery Project at their next meeting.
The particular subject was about establishing height definitions on commercial projects in Pacific Grove. Those against discussing height definitions argued that it would inevitably involve the planned American Tin Cannery Project and, thus, reveal parts of the project ahead of its planned proposal date (February 11th).
Monterey County now allows you to sign up to be notified when you’re tier can be vaccinated.
At the last town hall, Monterey County announced a new “ online portal for residents to indicate their interest in getting a COVID-19 vaccine and to be notified when additional tiers are opening for vaccinations.” The county noted that this is not an appointment; it is simply a notification system to let you know when each tier can be vaccinated. The portal can be accessed (here).
This past week, our COVID positivity nearly reached 32% with 8 more deaths Remember to shelter in place and wear a mask when you must go out.
For more information on Monterey County’s COVID-19 numbers, check out this Reddit user’s graphs on Imgur. They update every week and cover a variety of statistics, including case counts by city. Here is the original Reddit post, which gives greater detail of their sources, including the state of California and CHOMP.