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The preserved trunk and lower branches of the Vizcaíno-Serra Oak erected on the grounds of the Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo in 1905. The Vizcaíno-Serra Oak (also known as the Junípero Oak) was a large California live oak tree closely associated with Junípero Serra and the early history of Monterey, California.
The Red Triangle is defined by its vertices: the northern vertex is Bodega Bay (Bodega Head), the western vertex is the Farallones, and the southern vertex is Big Sur or Monterey Bay. [4] The movement of sharks and other large marine animals in this region were studied starting in 1999 under the Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP) program, an ...
Map of the Monterey Bay Area, depicting roads, urban areas, major rivers, and forested and grassy areas. Monterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean located on the coast of the U.S. state of California, south of the San Francisco Bay Area. San Francisco itself is further north along the coast, by about 75 miles (120 km), accessible via CA 1 and ...
The expedition's original assignment was to travel to the "port of Monterey" described by Vizcaíno and establish a settlement there. [2] After that, the explorers were to continue north to locate Soromenho's "Bay of San Francisco", chase away any Russians encountered, claim the area for Spain and determine whether the bay would make a good port.
1 – View from the coastal sand dunes of Fort Ord, looking southwest toward Monterey The camp was moved a couple of miles closer to the bay, still on the river near present-day Blanco, about 4 miles from the bay. From the camp, Portolá, Constanzó, Crespí and five soldiers climbed a hill to get a view of the Monterey Bay for the first time.
Water politics is rarely easy, but along Monterey Bay, it’s particularly fraught: The region, isolated from state and federal aqueducts, has limited water options. A few communities like Marina ...
Monterey, Monterey, Santa Barbara: Carol Boyd Hallett: December 6, 1976 – November 30, 1982 Eric Seastrand: December 6, 1982 - June 20, 1990 Died in office. His wife ended up succeeding him. Andrea Seastrand: December 3, 1990 - November 30, 1992 Bill Jones: December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 Fresno, Tulare: Chuck Poochigian
Anthony Gonzalez, 59, of Sturgeon Bay, was convicted on seven felony charges related to the Feb. 22, 2022, fire: two counts of second-degree reckless homicide and five counts of second-degree ...