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Green
building expo
The
City of Monterey will host a Green Building
Expo at the Monterey
 Conference Center on Wed.,
Nov. 28, from 4:00 -
8:00 p.m. Experts
in green building practices, and local suppliers will be available to
discuss the latest trends, answer
your questions and show you a wide array of
green building products. The event will kick off the education component of the City’s Green
Building Program. You can also read more about
Monterey's Green Initiatives and
watch a
Green Building Program video about how the City is remodeling its newest
building to green standards.
Police
Patrols
 The 2007 Community Survey revealed that some people
feel unsafe on certain parts of the Recreation
Trail. To increase police presence along the
trail, the waterfront and
downtown, the Monterey Police
Department recently sent six officers through a bicycle training class
tailored specifically for law enforcement. Why does it take training to learn to ride a bicycle for
law
enforcement? The training focuses on control at all speeds, maneuvering
around and over obstacles (e.g. stairs, fences, etc) and how to dismount
the bicycle in a tactical manner when contacting a suspect. The training
specializes in situations an officer could face while patrolling the
City by bicycle.
Trader
Joe's
Opens
Trader
Joe's is expected to open its newest specialty grocery store in Monterey. City officials will be on hand to mark the grand opening
celebration. The much anticipated opening of Trader Joe's brings a
grocery store back to downtown Monterey and within walking distance for
many residents and workers. For more information
on Trader Joe's, click here.
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Monterey Oak Trees Are Alive
The
leaves on the oaks throughout the city have been brown, dry and dripping
with worms. Please be assured that the oak trees will leaf out again.
While the oak moths and worms are annoying, they actually help the oaks
transpire, or lose less water during this drought year. The City
recognizes this as a natural process, and does not recommend spraying
the trees with insecticide. Some residents have confused the Oak Moth
with the Light Brown Apple Moth, but they are two distinctly different
pests. So far we have not seen any activity on our trees from the Apple
Moth larvae and are hopeful that we never will.
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Success stories
The City
is streamlining many of its business processes to deliver services more
efficiently and more cost effectively. Business process transformation
is an on-going project that touches every City department and every City
employee. It's also an important tool in the City's efforts to get the
most out of every tax dollar. If you want to see some examples of what the
City is doing to improve the way it conducts business, take a look at the
first release of our "transformation success
stories" by
clicking here. (PDF)
Free Energy Saving Light
Bulbs!
The City
is
giving away 5,000 compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) at various
locations from Nov. 27 - 29. CFLs use less electricity than conventional light bulbs, so they can
help reduce your utility bills and help the City meet its green goals.
The Sierra Club donated the CFLs to Monterey to distribute to residents.
To find out where you can get your free CFLs,
click here.
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SERVICE
REQUESTS
 Did you know that you can make a
service request of the City anytime of day or night? Just go to the
City's Web site monterey.org and click on Services. The Public
Works Department Dynamic Portal allows you to file your request on the
Internet for a
wide range of services, from potholes to parking enforcement. Once your
service request is fulfilled, you'll get an email notification from the
City. To see the Dynamic Portal,
click here.
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Waste-free Holidays!
by Solid Waste
Program Manager Angela Brantley
Between Thanksgiving
and New Year's,
household waste increases by more than 25%. Added food
waste, shopping bags, packaging, wrapping paper, bows and
ribbons - it all adds another
1 million tons a week
to the nation's garbage piles.
In fact, 38,000 miles of ribbon alone is thrown out each
year--enough to tie a bow around the Earth!
Maybe it’s time for a new tradition –
a no-waste
holiday season.
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Holiday Weight Loss Tips
by Monterey Sports Center Fitness
Manager William F. Rothschild
 Losing weight is a fairly simple formula: Increase caloric expenditure and
decrease caloric intake = loss of weight.
Unfortunately, losing weight can be much more complicated than the
simple formula would suggest. One pound of fat contains 3,500 calories. If
you reduce your caloric
intake by 500 calories per day, you
would expect to lose one pound of fat per week. If, at
the same time, you increase
your activity levels by 500 calories per day,
you could
then expect to lose about 2 pounds per week.
However, fitness levels, body fat levels, motivation levels,
exercise choices, genetics and nutritional state all have a role in the success
of any weight loss program. Some weight loss programs focusing on low
carbohydrate/high protein sources promote significant amounts of water loss
which falsely lead to an initial sense of success, but ultimately result in
greater weight gain following the weight loss program.
To ensure a successful weight loss program, we recommend
working with a fitness professional who can provide advice about the
best form of exercise, and the intensity and
duration appropriate for each individual.
Understanding your present body composition which is the amount of
body fat to lean body mass ratio and tracking changes to this value is
critical for long-term real success. Join
the Sports Center
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Shades of Monterey
The Library's "Shades of Monterey" exhibit gives
you a glimpse of everyday
life in the City over the past
century.
Drawn from a
sampling of photos collected from the albums
of local families, the exhibit
runs
through December at Alvarado Gallery. To watch a video,
click here.
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 Christmas Tree
Lighting
The Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will
be held on Fri., Dec. 7, from 6:15 – 8:00 p.m. in front of Colton Hall.
Highlights of the ceremony
include live Christmas music,
caroling, lighting of the 35-foot live fir tree and Santa Claus.
Watch last year's tree lighting.
First Night
Monterey's celebration of New
Year's Eve offers fun for the whole family. For information,
click here
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