“The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago on April 30, 1975, with the departure of the last American helicopter in Saigon and the arrival of North Vietnamese tanks in the city. The more than decade-long conflict was a defining event for America’s baby boomer generation. Support for the war, and opposition to it, cleaved society. It fostered a mistrust in government that persists to this day. Its legacy reshaped the U.S. military, which tried to shake off the “Vietnam syndrome,” a fear of being dragged into unpopular, slowly escalating conflicts. Hoping to avoid open-ended military interventions, politicians and military planners adopted “no more Vietnams” as a mantra. And the warchanged American journalism, giving rise to a greater skepticism of official pronouncements from the White House and the Pentagon, and making relations between military leaders and reporters far frostier.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2025/vietnam-vietnam-war-50th-anniversary-fall-of-saigon/
It defined a generation, now called the Baby Boomers…my generation. It was a time of deep divisions among Americans.
Two remote-controlled bulldozers and one excavator are working in tandem with traditional equipment to advance repairs at Regent’s Slide on Hwy. 1. Remote-controlled rigs are able to traverse areas of the still active slide where it may otherwise be unsafe for crews to operate. The video is viewable on X, here: https://x.com/caltransd5/status/1917246092741316820?s=61
05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties
Contact:
Kevin Drabinski or Jim Shivers
Phone:
(805) 549-3138 or (805) 549-3237
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FULL OVERNIGHT CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 1 AT ROCKY CREEK
SET FOR SUNDAY, MAY 4 FROM 10 PM TO 6 AM
MONTEREY COUNTY – Caltrans is conducting emergency repairs to the seawall below Highway 1 near the Rocky Creek Bridge, 12 miles south of Carmel. Reconstruction of the seawall will enhance its ability to protect the south end of the Rocky Creek Bridge and the slope below the recently constructed viaduct from damages from wave action.
Full Overnight Closure of Hwy. 1 at 12 Miles South of Carmel on Sunday, May 4
A full closure of Highway 1 at Rocky Creek will be in effect starting Sunday, May 4 at 10 pm. Highway 1 will reopen on Monday, May 5 at 6 am.
Crews will take advantage of the Sunday, May 4 full overnight closure to deploy a crane and use it to lower equipment and materials down to the shore below. The crane will span both lanes of travel which makes a full closure of the highway necessary.
Big Sur Remains Accessible and Open
Travelers are reminded that over 100 miles of Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast remain open and accessible. Travelers from northern California will find easy access to historic bridges, waterfalls, restaurants, and lodging amenities.
Travelers from southern California will find that the highway brings them directly within reach of the unparalleled views, lodging amenities, and natural wonders of Lucia, the Camaldoli Hermitage, Gorda, Ragged Point, San Simeon, and Cambria.
Road information and updates can also be found on Caltrans District 5 Social Media platforms: X/Twitter at: @CaltransD5, Facebook at: Caltrans Central Coast (District 5) and Instagram at: Caltrans_D5.
Please see the attached Big Sur Multi-Agency Advisory Council (BSMAAC) Agenda for next Friday, May 2nd at 10:00am, the meeting packet (minutes, reports, etc.).
We will be meeting in-person in the conference room at the Big Sur Lodge at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. The address is 47225 CA-1, Big Sur, CA 93920. We are hosting this meeting in-person as well as providing a zoom link for a webinar. The zoom link for the webinar function will allow you to join the meeting virtually or via telephone. As a webinar, participants on zoom can only listen and watch in real time but will not be able to have their video or audio on for the BSMAAC members or members of the public to see/hear. The link is included in the agenda and is listed below.
Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android Device:
Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 669 219 2599 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 213 338 8477 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 312 626 6799
Webinar ID: 920 4092 9363
Best,
Katie
Katie Scariot, (she/her) or (they/them)Assistant Planner | Advanced Planning TeamHousing and Community Development Department1441 Schilling Place, 2nd Floor South, Salinas, CA 93901Direct: (831) 796-6093ScariotK1@CountyofMonterey.gov
√‘Big Sur Multi-Agency Advisory Council Meeting
Friday, May 2, 2025
10:00 a.m.
Big Sur Lodge, 47225 Highway One, Big Sur, CA 93920
Congressman Jimmy Panetta and Supervisor Kate Daniels, Co-Chairs
AGENDA
Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:
MONTEREY COUNTY – Here are the major scheduled road and lane closures for Monterey County from Sunday, April 27 through Saturday, May 3 – newest information is in bold text. Please keep in mind that construction work is weather-dependent.
Highway 1: Full Closure: Big Sur Marathon: Big Sur Station – Rio Road: April 27
There will be full closure of northbound and southbound Highway 1 for the Big Sur Marathon from 4 am to 1 pm. The start of the race is at the Big Sur Station (Post Mile 45.64) to just past the finish line at Rio Road in Carmel (PM 72.92).
Only emergency vehicles and scheduled CHP-led caravans are allowed on Highway 1 during the race. If travel for local residents is necessary between 4 am and 1 pm, travelers may join the CHP-led caravan on the schedule available at the following link:
For additional information about the Big Sur International Marathon on Sunday April 27, please visit: https://www.bigsurmarathon.org/
Highway 1: Full Closure: Rocky Creek Bridge: April 27 – April 28
There will be full overnight closure of northbound and southbound Highway 1 at Rocky Creek Bridge (12 miles south of Carmel) for the deployment of equipment to conduct emergency seawall repair work from 10 pm to 6 am.
Highway 1: Bixby Creek Bridge – Palo Colorado: April 27 – April 28
There will be full overnight closure of northbound and southbound Highway 1 between the Bixby Creek Bridge and Palo Colorado for concrete pouring work from 9 pm to 6 am.
Highway 1: Rocky Creek Bridge: May 4 – May 5
There will be full overnight closure of northbound and southbound Highway 1 at the Rocky Creek Bridge for seawall repair work from 10 pm to 6 am.
There are Earth Day events all over the world. If you go to this website: http://earthday.org
you can find one close to you. Here are two examples, one in Cambria and one in Carmel. Great day to honor Mother Earth.
The images below are screen shots and thus those are not active links. Go directly to the website earthday.org to get to live links or to find an earth day activity or event in your areas. Really, this map is world wide with “pins” you can click on to learn what is happening where you are.
A week ago, I sent a message to my health care provider that I would run out of blood pressure medicine in a week so could she reorder more for me to pick up at the Palo Alto VA as I had 3 appts up there, and I would get it faster if I just pick it up rather than mail it.
After I finished my morning appointments, but before my afternoon one, I went to the Pharmacy to pick up my order.
The Pharmacist: We have a mailing address on file for you, so we have to mail your prescription.
Me: But I specifically asked that it be held here for me to pick up.
Pharmacist: No, we have to mail it.
Me: I took my last blood pressure pill yesterday, counting on picking up my new prescription today.
P: I can give you a 7 day emergency supply.
Me: (on the verge of losing it) Have you heard of the slide that closed Big Sur in Feb of 2024? Well that slide is between my post office and me. My postmaster has to drive around every Friday to deliver our mail, so it takes a week to get to my rural box, and usually a week or more for me to pick it up. One week supply is not going to cut it. I need a minimum of two.
P: I am only authorized to give you a week.
Me: Do you want me to have a stroke? (Eyes closed)…breathe in for a count of 5, breathe out for a count of 8. Breathe in for a count of 5 and out for a count of 8. This went on for a good 30 seconds in front of the pharmacist.
P: Your prescription will be ready at 12:30 pm.
Me: Is this for two weeks?
P: It is for 90 days.
Me: Thank you
12:30 pm
P: I am sorry, but we only had 7 days in stock. I have requested overnight delivery, so it will be here tomorrow.
Me: Thank you, I’ll be back and I am not leaving without that prescription.
I and my neighbors have been dealing with these kinds of issues since February of 2024. We adapt and overcome. How many of you could do the same? Is your “inconvenience” that you can’t reach your surf spot or your favorite camping spot? It is so much more than that for us.
Caltrans, San Luis Obispo? Sacramento…are you listening???
Post Script: It was ready by 9 an the next morning when I stopped it to pick it up.
