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2A NEWS SERVING THE SALINAS VALLEY AND MONTEREY COUNTY The Salinas Californian (USPS 478-120) i published Monday-Saturday morning by Salinas Newspapers, 1 23 W. Alisal Salinas, CA 93901 Phone (831) 424-2221 (831) 649-6626 TTY: (831) 754-4296 AGannett Newspaper eriodicals postage paid at Salinas, CA, postmaster Send address changes to The Salinas Californian, 123 W. Alisal Salinas, CA 93901 Management Paula Goudreau resident publisher ete Wevurski Managing Local News 8a.m. to 1a.m. AX eatures Circulation Customer service Toll free 424-4917 onday-Friday 7 a.m.

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Out of the area 300-6397 FAX Corrections The Salinas Californian strives to aintain accuracy and fairness in a ll stories, graphics, photographs a nd other materials that appear i the newspaper. If you have a correction or clarification request, lease call the newsroom at 7 54-4260. Corrections run on this page. I magine it: West Alisal Street in Salinas has two lanes of traffic (in each direction) between incoln Avenue and Blanc Road with a protect- bicycle lane. Imagine adding a bus lane with ast and frequent buses running between Marina and Salinas.

Really? The Transportation Agency for Monterey County (TAMC) will present the Marina-Salinas Multi-modal Corridor lan at the Salinas Traffic and Transportation Comm ission meeting at 7 p.m. hursday at the City Hall otunda, 200 Lincoln Ave. The public is welcome; now is the time to ask questions. The multimodal corridor plan works together with the Salinas Downtown Vibrancy Plan to reate complete streets. What is a complete street? It is a street for everyone designed to ake bicycling and walking safer, bus travel more frequent and automobile raffic less congested.

Electric cars In the arch 3 commentary in he Californian, Bjorn omborg states that benefits of electric cars are just myths. When the electricity used to power electric cars comes from coal, Lomborg says, there is little or no environmental benefit. Coal is, i ndeed, a dirty source of electrical power. All use of electricity is damaging if the electrical power is enerated by a polluting source of energy. When we drink a cooled beverage in a heated room, or a eated beverage in a ooled room, we are us- i ng electricity.

The pollution created by electric- i ty production could be addressed by increasing cleaner energy sources or (gasp) reducing our consumption. Blaming the electric car is not helpful. The electric car needs ust as many highway lanes and parking places a a gas burner, and it onsumes a lot of power clean or dirty) to move a single person around. If we get out of our cars and get on the bus or train we can reduce both pollution and traffic congestion. Dear Goya: I need to go to the the Bay Area ext week and I dread the traffic.

Can I get there by train? on 101 Dear frazzled Yes, you can get to San Francisco by train on a weekday or to Oakland and East Bay ities any day. Caltrain is a weekday commuter rain from Gilroy and San Jose to San Francisco and a ll the cities in between. Although it does not run a regular weekend schedule, Caltrain will run special trains for athletic events such as the San Francisco Giants games. The Amtrak Capitol Corr idor from San Jose goes to all East Bay cities ontinuing to Sacrament o. To get to the San Jose Diridon) train station there are Amtrak thruway buses from Salinas and MST buses from Prunedale.

From south county you can catch MST 81bus from Salinas to the San Jose Train tation. When you go to the Bay area, leave your car at home. No traffic, no accidents, and (hoo- ay) no parking problems. South county residents, did you know that ST Line 81goes to the an Jose Airport (as well a train station) from Gonzales and Soledad? nline visit www.mst.org or call 888-MST-BUS1. Ride on the raceway Bicyclists of all skill levels are invited to the Laguna Seca Raceway Twilight Ride, 5:30 to Wednesday.

ring your bikes, helmets and $10 per rider. icyclists of all ages can edal the 11-turn race- ay. Online: www.mazdarace- way.com/twilight-cycling Phone: 831-242-8201. Aquarium tickets If you a) take the train or b) go bicycling at Laguna Seca or c) attend Thurs- meeting of the Salinas city Traffic Commission, you are eligible to win two tickets to the onterey Bay Aquarium. Send me, an email describing one of the three options a bove.

The first entry for wo of the categories will in free tickets. (Two categories because the wilight Ride and the Traffic Commission are on separate dates; you do have a good chance of winning.) Thanks to Barbara Meister and the Aquarium for the donation. safe. MacGregor Eddy is a longtime Salinas resident and alternative mode traveler. Her Could Car column is published and posted online on Monday.

Contact her by email at or mail to: We Could Car Less, in care of The Salinas Californian, 123 W. Alisal Salinas 93901. It can happen bikes, buses from Salinas to Marina MACGREGOR EDDY WE COULD CAR LESS Harvest Blade and upply adds VP Harvest Blade and Supply, has announced the addition of ana Arvig to the newly ormed position Vice President, estern Regional ales. It also as announced i ts relocation from Gilroy to 1335 ayton Salinas. Arvig will oversee ew business development as well as maintain lient relations with existing customers.

he has more than 20 experience in the ields of sales, marketing and management, most recently as Director of Client Services at Moxxy Marketing. Harvest Blade and upply, Inc. was founded in 2011by Margoand Dennis Donahue and is a blade sharpening provider to the food processing i ndustry. Legal Services for eniors adds lawyer Attorney Moham- ed Murad has joined egal Services for Seni ors. Murad is a graduate of the Monterey Collage of Law and comes to Legal Services for Seniors from the efense Language I nstitute where he erved as an Associate Professor of Arabic for he past seven years.

Legal Services For Seniors provides no-cost egal assistance to Monterey County seniors 60 years of age and older a nd has offices in Seaside and Salinas with outreach in south county, orth county and the peninsula. La Piccola Casa ires new barista Joe Rombi, owner of La Piccola Casa, in Pac ific rove, has announced he hiring of Matt hew Talley as a bar ista. Talley reviously worked at Cafe Noir and the Ole actory. Online: www.joerom- i.com Paradise Catering boosts bartender Conrad Geronimo as been bartending for Paradise Catering in Carm el Valley since 2008. Co-owners Jon Kasky and Nancy Roh an have announced Geronimo has been promoted head bartender and off ice assistant.

Online: www.paradi- secater.com Upton named to Super Lawyers list Andrea Upton, partner in Hudson Martin Witten DeMaria Knudtson PC in Monterey, has been named the 2015 Northe rn California Rising Star List. he honor is for those ho exhibit excellence in practice by Super Lawy er, a rating service of lawyers from more than 70 practice areas. pton will be featured in Northern California Super Lawyers Magaz ine, in August 2015, San Francisco Magazine, in August 2015 and San rancisco Magazine, The Top Women Attorneys in Northern California special section, in December 2015. Firm relocates to ffice in Salinas Harris Associates has relocated its firm from Marina to a new off ice at 2 Salinas Suite Salinas. The relocation is to a ore central location with proximity to county overnment and local agencies.

With closer a nd more convenient access to clients, Harris ill be able to better assist public agencies with ngineering, construction management and ublic finance services. Harris is headquar- ered in Concord with multiple offices through- ut the western United States. nline: www.WeAre- Harris.com Braga Fresh Family Farms wins awards Braga Fresh Family short film, he featuring president and farmer Rod Braga and produced by Moxxy Marketing, has received top honors. he video was recog- ized in the Graphic Design USA American Graphic Design Awards and the Summit International Emerging Media A wards in Television ideo Design and Corpor ate Image, respectively. It can be viewed online at JosiesOrgan- ics.com/videos It was filmed at the Braga Home Ranch in Soledad.

Online: bragafresh- Nursery Board names new chair Salinas City Council- an and nursery operator Steve McShane has een elected chairman of the California Nursery Advisory Board. cShane, owner of Nursery and Landscape Supply in Sal inas, has served on the board for the past two years. He was appointed state Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross. The board is comprised of growers, shippers and BUSINESS NEWS Mohammed urad Andrea Upton Conrad Geronimo Matthew Talley Dana Arvig SeeBUSINESS, Page4A Left turns blocked Dunbarton Road Caltrans and Granite Construction Co. will install concrete barriers on Highway 101at Dunbar- on Road and Dunbarton oad (south) today.

he installation will liminate left turns across the highway in northern Monterey County and are part of he San Juan Road Interchange project. The barriers will re- ult in new routes to acc ess both roads. Northbound Highway 1 01to Dunbarton Road: Exit right to San Juan oad, turn left onto San uan Road and turn left onto Dunbarton Road. Southbound Highway 1 01to Dunbarton Road south): Exit right to Craz Horse Canyon Road, turn left on Crazy Horse anyon Road, turn left nto the northbound Highway 101on-ramp and exit at Dunbarton oad will be signs and message oards in place to help dir ect motorists. Rancho Cielo benefit raises $350,000 Arecent fundraiser or the Rancho Cielo Youth Camp raised, 350,000, officials said in a news release.

The pro- sixth annual Culin ary Round Up was des cribed as the most suc- essful ever, raising $350,000. Proceeds go tow ard operation of Ranc ho programs. The camp is an alternative education program eaturing trade skills such as carpentry cons truction and culinary a rts. We use an auc- ion house the commit- ee does the hard work of oliciting donations. The laza, the wine, the food all donated for a 93 percent the ews release said.

AROUND THE COUNTY Sponsors sought for panish spelling bee San Juan School is hosting its first spelling bee in Spanish on Thurs- ay and needs more spon- ors. The event is slated for 4 p.m. at the school. It features bilingual spellers rom six elementary schools in San Benito and onterey counties 4 th and 5 th graders who have astered English and Spanish, according to a ews release. The top 10 spellers of each school ill compete in a written test and advance to the ral competition.

Prizes will be awarded to the top hree spellers. All participants will receive a good- i bag and ribbon. The event, titled the 1 st Central Coast Spanish Spelling Bee, is hosted by the San Juan Dual Immersion Parent Group and Home School Club. Organizers invite more ponsors to get involved. In appreciation, business banners will be displayed at the event and in the program, along with ac- nowledgement in the ewspaper.

Information: Phone 831-623-9945. Make donations by check to: San Juan Home School lub, 100 Nyland Drive, an Juan Bautista, CA 9 5045. Middle school restling event set About 180 athletes will converge Saturday at the 4th Annual Bolsa Knolls Middle School Bobcat Invitational Wrestling Tournament in Salinas. he middle schools participating include: olsa Knolls, Gavilan iew, Harden, La Paz, Pacific Grove, Palma, Mesa San Luis Obispo), and Washington. Wrestling begins at 9 a.m.

An awards ceremony begins at about 6 p.m. The public is welcome. Admission is $5 adults, $2 tudents. A tri-tip barbecue is also planned. All roceeds benefit Bolsa Knolls clubs, sports, and activities.

Information: Call 8315 94-9053. Rock shows set Learn history, grammar and math with the cast of ARIEL Theatrical as they sing and dance across the stage at Sherwood Hall in Salinas in Rock This musical adaptation of the Emmy Award winning 1970s Saturday orning cartoon celebrates the process of learning through a series vignettes with upbeat music and catchy lyrics. his production has a cast of 38 who will also perform 10 shows in five days for more than 8,000 Monterey County schoolchildren. he only public performance will be at Sher- ood Hall on March 27. Tickets are: $16 for adults; $13 for students, seniors and military; $11for child ren 3 to 12.

Schoolhouse Rock ive! is sponsored by Taylor Farms and is funded in part by the Ruth L. and Wilbur K. Amonette Fund, the Rotary Fund and the Ausonio Family Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, as well as The Arts Council for Monterey County. Information: call 831775-0976 or email ari- EDUCATION DIGEST PROVIDED PHOTO Cast members from Rock to be performed by ARIEL Theatre in Salinas. eeEDUCATION, Page4A.