Durant Farallones Neighborhood Association (DFNA)

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The Durant-Farallones Neighborhood Association, located in Seaside, California, is a neighborhood group committed to improving the quality of life for residents by improving our parks, increasing neighborhood safety, and building a sense of community.

10/02/2017

Hi Seaside Neighbors!

I am forwarding a message from Friends of Seaside Parks.

Please come and help at a Park Clean Up Day at Durant Park on Sunday October 8 from 4-6 pm. We will continue to beautify Durant Park by spreading wood chips and moving planter boxes on Sunday October 8 from 4-6 pm.

3 new pieces of playground equipment will be installed the following week!

Hope you can stop by and lend a hand on Oct 8.
Thanks!
Cat Broz

Upcoming Seaside Events Through Sustainable Seaside: Here are some updates, reminders, and new events for June and July....
06/15/2017

Upcoming Seaside Events Through Sustainable Seaside:

Here are some updates, reminders, and new events for June and July. Join us Thursday, June 15, 7pm at Oldemeyer Center for a Public Forum to learn about the impacts of Sand Mining by Cemex on our southern Monterey Bay shoreline. (read more below).

Preliminary election results for Ma*****na Business Measure G and the Vital Services Measure L after the June 6, 2017 election:
Measure G received 1387 Yes votes and 272 No. Approved by 83.60%
Measure L received 1057 Yes vote and 598 No. Approved by 63.87%
The final results will be posted Monday, June 12th on the City website: http://www.ci.seaside.ca.us/612/Election-Day-and-Ballot-Counting

Update from the Tue, June 6 Public hearing in Marina on Cemex sand mining. The Marina City Council unanimously approved a resolution declaring the Cemex plant a public nuisance, and directing the city attorney to explore legal options and present them to the Council. Read Jim Herrera’s coverage in the June 7th Monterey Herald HERE.

Thursday, June 15, 7 pm, Public Forum in Seaside on Sand Mining and Cemex Operations. Co-sponsored by Sustainable Seaside, Citizens for Sustainable Marina, Surfrider Foundation of Monterey County, and Save Our Shores. Panelists: Edward Thornton, distinguished professor emeritus at the Naval Postgraduate School and an internationally recognized expert on coastal erosion, Bruce Delgado, Marina mayor, and Kevin Miller, chair of the Surfrider Foundation Monterey Chapter. The program will start with a screening of “The Last Sand Mine”, a short, (9 min 20 sec), documentary that calls attention to the destructive impact of CEMEX’s Lapis Lustre sand mining operation on the shoreline of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The program will end with Q&A and announcements of upcoming state and local actions to address potential Coastal Act violations. “Stop Sand Mining Our Beach” t-shirts will be available.
Location: Oldemeyer Center, Blackhorse Room, 986 Hilby Ave., Seaside, CA

Thursday, June 15, 7 pm, Seaside City Council Regular Meeting. The City Council and the Successor Agency Board will be given the opportunity to conduct a public hearing and review, discuss and consider the adoption of a resolution approving the 2017­-2018 General and other budgets. Download the agenda packet from the City website HERE.
Location: City Hall, 440 Harcourt Ave., Seaside, CA


Tuesday, June 20, 6 pm, SeaWeeds Informational Meeting. The City of Seaside has a new volunteer program, lovingly called the SeaWeeds, and your talents and skills are needed. People of all ages and backgrounds will be working together for an hour or two, one Saturday per month. Volunteers will beautify the City by cleaning up trash and litter, weeding, and taking part in other landscaping and parks projects. Individuals with skills in social media and fund-raising are needed too. Hours worked may count towards community projects for university, high school or some nonprofits. Please attend the organizational meeting to help plan the first project and also discuss ideas for celebrations to highlight the best of Seaside. Please share this announcement with your friends. If you cannot make the meeting on the 20th but are interested in joining, contact Gloria Stearns [email protected]
Location: Seaside City Hall, Council Chambers, 440 Harcourt Ave., Seaside CA

Saturday, June 24, 10 am – 12 noon, Bring Your Voice. Kevan Insko with the Friends Committee on Legislation of California (FCLCA) will return to Monterey County to present a workshop on being an effective grassroots lobbyist. The two-hour workshop will provide tools for successful citizen advocacy.
RSVP at Eventbrite: https://tinyurl.com/BringYourVoice-RSVP-6-24-17. Sliding scale donation; no one will be turned away. Seating is limited to the first 50 sign-ups.
Location: Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside CA

SAVE THE DATE: Wed-Thu-Fri, July 12-14, the California Coastal Commission will be meeting at Cal State Monterey Bay's World Theater. We expect the Cemex Sand Mine to be on the agenda. Everyone who loves their beach and shoreline is urged to show up and let their voice be heard. The CCC has issued a notice of intent to commence Cease and Desist Orders against Cemex and a strong turnout by local citizens is needed to support the action.

Location: California State University Monterey Bay - World Theater Building, 5260 6th Avenue, Seaside, CA (More details to follow)



Related: The State Lands Commission gave an ultimatum to Cemex on May 16, 2017 to cease operations and obtain a permit to operate. Read more in the May 18th Monterey County Weekly article by David Schmalz: http://bit.ly/2rFfLSo.



Now through July 28: Summer meals are in when school is out at MPUSD. This summer, students can enjoy free breakfasts or lunches (depending on time of service offered) through Monterey Peninsula Unified School District’s Summer Feeding Program, a FREE service open to all kids ages 1 - 18 years old. Lunch will be provided to all children and teens (18 and under). There are no enrollment, paperwork or income qualifications required to participate. Drop in is welcome. The program will be run at the sites and on the dates listed HERE. The Summer Feeding Program ensures all children can eat healthy food during the summer months and helps ensure kids return to school healthy and ready to learn. For program scheduling and more details, visit http://www.mpusd.k12.ca.us/summermeals



Find out what’s happening in the City of Seaside in THE MANIFEST, the City Manager’s weekly report to staff and the public on all activities throughout the City that are in progress or have been completed over the week. View the Most Recent (June 12) Manifest (PDF)



Looking forward to seeing you at these events.

Best wishes,
Catherine Crockett

05/16/2017

Hi Seaside Neighbors,

Message from Seaside PD:

So you are all in the loop; we have had 4 home burglaries and one attempted burglary in the past 24 hours.. Here are the locations:


2- in the 1200 block of Ord Grove
1 - in the 1200 block of Circle
1 - 1700 block of Luxton
1 attempted - 1800 Dawrin St.

One of the suspects was arrested today. He is 20 years old and actually lives in the 1200 block of Circle. We believe this suspect is connected to at least 3 of the 5 based on descriptions and methods of how the crime was committed. We are still investigating because a second suspect was with him today.. We will put out a press release with more details.. I wanted to get this to you all first for distribution..

Thank You!



Nick Borges
Police Commander
Seaside Police Department
(831) 899-6748 x6892
[email protected]

Seaside Earth Day Celebration!Date: Sunday, April 23rd, 2017Time: 2pm – 4pm Location: Highland-Otis Park, Seas...
04/17/2017

Seaside Earth Day Celebration!

Date: Sunday, April 23rd, 2017
Time: 2pm – 4pm
Location: Highland-Otis Park, Seaside (Mingo Ave. and Highland Street), Seaside, CA 93955

Free, family-friendly, zero-waste event.
Event flyer: https://tinyurl.com/Seaside-EarthDay-2017-flyer

Description:
6th Annual Earth Day Seaside Celebration. Potluck Picnic. Live Music, Games, Free Raffle with lots of earth-friendly prizes to give away, Kids Activities, Tomato Starter plants, Used Book Swap, and lots of information booths hosted by local earth-loving organizations. This is a zero-waste event. Reusable dinnerware and washing station will be provided.

For more information, contact Catherine at (831) 394-1915 or email [email protected]

Sponsored by: Sustainable Seaside and Friends of Seaside Parks Association (FOSPA)

04/06/2017

Hi Seaside Neighbors!

Please stop by Durant Park between 10 and 11 am this Sunday, April 9, to help spread out wood chips donated by the city of Seaside. Our native drought resistant plants need a bit of help to grow bigger than the weeds!

Thanks,
Cat Broz
DFNA
831.915.1317

03/30/2017

To Seaside Neighbors:

You are invited to a special city council meeting regarding our city's future plans tomorrow night:

Please join us on March 30th at 6:00 pm to hear updates to the General Plan process in Seaside. This will be a special joint City Council and Planning Commission meeting held at the Oldemeyer Center. The meeting will confirm the vision and intent for City subareas, including proposed land use designations, and proposed circulation networks.

A link to meeting agenda and materials can be found here once the agenda is posted.

For questions, please contact Sharon Mikesell, City of Seaside, at [email protected].

Thank you!

03/04/2017

Hey Seaside Neighbors!

Here is an update from the Seaside Green Team. Mark your calendars for March 25th...(see below)

Hello Everyone,

It's been a while, but I hope this finds you all well.

As most of you know, several months ago I concluded that I needed to step away from the Seaside Green Team corner garden project. It's been about a year and a half since I sent out an email to the group, inviting you to join me for a work day there, and a little over a year since I worked down there on my own.

Though there were always some homeless people in that area, with the exception of one obviously disturbed woman who threatened me once with physical violence, they were generally friendly--or at least benign--and seemed to respect the garden and appreciate what we were trying to do there. Then something changed. A larger group moved into the garden. They seemed to adopt it as their own personal party zone/campground, and were destructive--ripping the limbs off of trees and shrubs, trampling the plants, and leaving their trash (and worse) strewn about. This was very discouraging and they were rather intimidating. I didn't feel good about asking anyone to go down there to work with me in that atmosphere and, eventually, I realized I couldn't/didn't want to do it either. After 18 years of "in the ground" work on that corner and a year or two before that trying to help get the garden started, I finally gave myself permission to give it a rest. My own yard needed work and that seemed like a better place to devote my time, energy, and money.

Aside from the vagrant problem, it was also my understanding that street improvements (which I thought were to begin construction last year) were going to physically impact that corner. A right turn lane was (is?) to be added on Canyon del Rey, Fremont Street was/is to be realigned, and a bus lane and sidewalk added to Fremont. All of these would cut into the existing garden area. It was my hope that after those changes were made, a new, improved, more open drought resistant demonstration garden would be established on that corner, incorporating the best of was left of the original garden. I still think it's a good idea, but I'm no longer interested in being the one responsible for the whole thing; that was never my intention in the beginning, but with other Green Team founding members moving away, passing away, losing interest, or just getting busy with other things in their lives, it just worked out that way.

Last week I got a phone call from Dave Fortune, Maintenance & Utilities Superintendent with the City of Seaside. He was contacted by a person who is interested in doing some cutting back and clearing out at the corner, with an aim to discourage the vagrants, and he suggested I get in touch with her. I spoke with her last week and again today. Her name is Dianne Nielson, and she is organizing a cleanup day for Saturday, March 25. If you would like to help, she said she and others will probably start at 9 am and expect to work there all day. For more information, you can reach her by email at: [email protected]

All the best,
mary

02/14/2017

A Message from our Seaside Park and Rec Dept:
Hello Seaside families and friends!
Are you ready for Spring Sports?! The City of Seaside introduces its very own MINI ATHLETES SPORTS CLINICS! Keep your preschool aged child active and engaged this spring season as we approach our next sports clinic session of baseball. The Mini Sluggers Baseball clinic will begin this week, Tuesday February 14 and Wednesday February 15, 2017! If you have not yet registered your child, registration is still open.

This is the perfect opportunity to introduce the young athletes of the community to new sports and athletic activities. These athletic sessions will help develop your little one's motor skills, balance, and agility along with their social and cognitive ability. Each month we will hold a different clinic for a different sport! Don?t miss out!
BASKETBALL! BASEBALL! SOCCER! FLAG FOOTBALL!
-Open to boys and girls ages 3-5
-Clinics offered on Tuesdays or Wednesdays 9:00am-10:00am
-Will be held at the Soper Community Center, 220 Coe Ave., Seaside
-Res $21.00 / NON-RES $26.75
Register your child before spaces fill!
Call (831) 899 - 6800 or follow the link below for more information.
http://www.ci.seaside.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/3428
GO SEASIDE!
City of Seaside Recreation Staff

02/03/2017

SEASIDE BURGLARY ALERT:

All,

I am reaching out to you all to inform you we have seen an increase in home break-ins recently.. We have had 4 in the past few weeks and nearly all of them have happened in the upper north part of town. The most recent one occurred in the 1900 block of Napa St. That home had the front door kicked in and the home was ransacked. We experienced the same thing a few years back. Just like then, the suspects are going for master bedrooms and looking for jewelry. Quite often, suspects will send people (usually females) to the front door of a home and knock.. If someone answers the door, they will pretend to be at the wrong home or say they are selling something. If there is no answer, those homes could be potential targets. We have seen most points of entry into the homes through a window or door in peoples backyards.. Nearly all the burglaries occurred during the weekday between the hours of 8:00 am - 1:00 pm..

Please reach out to your neighbors and encourage them to call the police for suspicious activity.. We need your help! You can contact me directly if you have any questions.. We will be sending out a media public safety announcement today and we have increased patrols in the neighborhoods.. We do not have any strong suspect leads now, but I will pass that info along once we do..

Thank you and stay safe!
Nick Borges
Police Commander
Seaside Police Department
(831) 899-6748 x6892
[email protected]

01/06/2017

Hey Seasiders! Just letting you all know about an upcoming free event titled, School Choice and Social Justice
Where should you send your child to school? Are you selling your kid short if you enroll her in the local public school? Should you enter the lottery for an exclusive charter? What is best for our community? What is best for your kid?
Local mom and acclaimed author Vanessa Diffenbaugh will share her own school-choosing journey, then facilitate a thoughtful conversation for parents.
Desserts and tea will be provided.
Event is Free and Children are welcome. Childcare available in an adjacent room for $5 per child with advance RSVP to [email protected]. Please include name and age of child.
When:Sun Jan 22, 2017 3pm – 5pm Pacific Time
Where: Parenting Connection of Monterey County, 3066 Lake Dr, Marina, CA 93933 - CLASSROOM #10, Marina, CA 93933

Seaside Neighbors and Councilman Pacheco getting the work done at Durant Park!
12/04/2016

Seaside Neighbors and Councilman Pacheco getting the work done at Durant Park!

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