MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif- There will be several service changes for the Monterey-Salinas Transit bus lines. Some of the bus lines have been eliminated all togeher while others have major changes, announced the MST in a news release.

For more details information about route changes go to www.mst.org or call Monterey-Salinas Transit toll free at 1-888-MST-BUS1.

JAZZ: Minor schedule adjustments and additions to late night service. JAZZ A now serves MPC Library stop.

Line 1: Minor routing and major schedule adjustments.

Line 2: Major routing and schedule adjustments. Now travels to Del Monte Center

Line 2X: Route eliminated. For service between Pebble Beach and Salinas, see Line 21.

A union battle could cause the Monterey-Salinas Transit to implement emergency measures, like cutting routes and other services in your neighborhood, in order to make up for lost funding.

The MST board of directors approved a temporary implementation of these limited services on Wednesday. It said in a news release, a modified schedule, similar to that which operates on Sundays on most routes, seven-days-a-week, will begin January 5, 2013, unless MST receives assurances that its federal funding will continue.

Monterey County schools will get a donation to offset cuts to field trip transportation budgets.

Schools like Cesar Chavez Elementary, Chualar Union Elementary, Marina Vista, Monterey Bay Charter School and Prunedale Elementary are some of the schools getting a chunk of the money to take students to explore a piece of history.

The Monterey County Office of Education partnered with the California Missions Foundation to offer financial assistance to 15 Title 1 elementary schools this year to take 4th graders to the missions of San Antonio and San Juan Bautista.

“Mission field trips are cornerstones of the 4th grade education experience. It’s an opportunity for students to conduct their first research project and develop their critical thinking skills while learning about the beginnings of California.