In celebration of the 13th Annual America Recycles Day on Monday, November 15, Waste Management is hosting a series of Free electronic waste recycling drop-off events in Monterey County. 

Help recycle e-waste properly and keep it out of our landfills.  The US EPA estimates that 82% of the 2.25 million tons of old TVs, cell phones and computer products generated in the last two years ended up in landfills.  Disposing of e-waste in landfills is against the law in Califo

Pacific Grove is considering banning smoking on their beaches.

Next week, the council is expected to discuss how to amend city code to prohibit smoking in public and private areas around the pristine National Marine Sanctuary. It's an idea that's garnered support from Pacific Grove's mayor and several councilmembers. They want to designate all city parks, open space, and the oceanfront from Sunset to the City of Monterey as a "smoke-free" zone.

According to the last city council agenda, the council looked at the city's existing prohibitions against smoking and the creation of additional smoke-free areas within city limits. The city said the intent and purpose is to further protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizenry by reducing the number of locations within the city where exposure to secondhand smoke may occur.

As "Butterfly Town USA," gears up for the return of the black and orange monarchs next month, a community is left to wonder how many of the insects will actually show up.

A pruning job last year on the butterfly sanctuary left the monarchs without a home. A devastating result that left the City of Pacific Grove apologizing to its residents and visitors. City officials said they should have better coordinated the tree trimming plan.

Last week, dozens of volunteers, like Robert Pacelli, organized a recovery effort at the monarch grove sanctuary. They picked up shovels and dirt and started planting, hoping to save the beautiful creatures. Pacelli said the sanctuary went from seeing thousands of butterflies on a yearly basis to just down to ten.

"And it was a combination of things, and this is where the big debate started within Pacific Grove.