I renewed my passport recently and also ordered a passport card. My passport arrived in about two weeks (yay!) but no card. Are they usually sent separately? P.s. no living president image on it, phew!
My Spravato appt was cancelled this week because of a new Medi-Cal rule on certain meds that says they needed a new prior authorization (PA) immediately as of Aug 3 to continue. My clinic said a lot of PAs were being denied, but when they submitted mine it was approved within a few minutes(!) I think this is because I have had a lot of improvement over the past 16 months as shown in my PHQ-9 scores. Just wanted to share my experience and give folks a heads up.
I have been trying to post polls on group chats this week and they show up to me, and I can respond to them, but noone else can see them. Any suggestions for how to fix this?
I checked my app updates and it was last updated 7/16/26 so that does not seem like the problem.
Thanks!
I'm in central coastal California where we had winter heat waves and it appears my quince are already ripe, and it's only Late July. Anyone else experiencing this? They smell delicious!
As you probably know, the Dept of Homeland Security has been secretly planning an ICE holding facility just outside of Gilroy, less than a half hour from Monterey County. This will lead to a major expansion of ICE kidnappings in our region, with terrible effects on our community and economy. Next Sunday there will be a protest march to the site organized by Gilroy and Silicon Valley immigrant organizations. Please share and attend if you can.
Does anyone know if the Salinas soccer complex is hosting another World Cup watch party on Tuesday, when Mexico plays? I checked their website and it didn't say, and I sent a message yesterday but haven't heard back. Thanks!
Looking at options nearish Monterey. I know Keith Day Landscaping at ReGen has compost for $35 a cubic yard, which is great but delivery adds another $100+. Just wondering if there are any other options - I'm filling some raised beds. Thanks!
The day I (foolishly) told my boss I likely had a serious illness she terminated me. Horrible horrible experience and I sued for medical discrimination and got a good settlement two years later. Was on SDI for 1.5 years, first for the disease then for severe depression, but now would like to go on UI and wondering if the settlement income or disability income can count towards my UI. Hard to imagine I would ever get someone on the phone to discuss this...
I don't have a gauge. Last place I used didn't either. Thanks!
Indivisible Monterey, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Monterey Peninsula and others are offering 3 free workshops today supporting immigrants.
All workshops will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church located at 490 Aguajito Road, just off the intersection of Highway One and 68 in Carmel. They are:
11am-12pm WHISTLEMANIA: help Indivisible Monterey assemble whistle kits for Monterey County residents to help protect our civil rights. All supplies provided, all ages welcomed! Please RSVP by clicking here: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblemontereybay/event/945386/
12:30pm-2:30pm LEGAL OBSERVER TRAINING: learn how to safely and legally serve as a volunteer legal observer to protect the civil rights of our vulnerable friends and neighbors when immigration enforcement is near. For ages 18 and older. Offered by the Solidarity Network of Monterey County. RSVP here: https://airtable.com/appXGVL4ATrrHDWp0/pagP9q5tYvMXMcGNZ/form?prefill_Training=rec8wOfqM3D4ctzND
3pm-6pm FALL OF DEMOCRACY ART & POETRY WORKSHOP: join Monterey County's poet laureate and youth poet laureate plus poet /artist Patrice Veccione and other notable creatives. RSVP to unitemontereycounty@gmail.com or just show up!
I just bought some castor oil to deter gophers but I noticed it barely smells - is that normal? It was marketed for skin I think. Thoughts on whether the gophers still won't like it? Thanks! (Gopher image from the movie Caddyshack.)