It wasn't the celebration they originally planned but it was a chance to take a look at Monterey past and present
ITS 250TH BIRTHDAYTODAY.IT WASN'T THECELEBRATION THEYORIGINIALLY PLANNEDBUT IT WAS A CHANCE TOTAKE A LOOK ATMONTEREY PAST ANDPRESENT.ACTION NEWS EIGHTREPORTER CAITLCONRAD HAS THE STORYFROM MONTEREY.JJCAITLIN CONRAD THE LAWN HEREAT COLTON HALL WAS SUPPOSED TOBEFULL OF PEOPLE THIS AFTERNOON ASTHE CITY OF MONTEREY CELEBRATE250 YEARS SINCE ITS FOUNDING.CITY STAFF ANDVOLUNTEERS HAVE HADTO SCRAP IN PERSONEVENTS CELEBRATINGTHE BIG BIRTHDAY..INCLUDING THE LAWNPARTY, A SCULPTUREDEDICATION AND THEFOUNDERS DAY LIVINGHISTORY PERFORMANCE.HARRIET LYNN 2:40 THERE ISGOING TO BE HOPEFULLY A LARGEAUDIENCE OVER ON THE LAWN AREATHOSE PLANS WERE MADEMONTHS BEFORE ANYONEKNEW A PANDEMIC WASCOMINGSO ON THIS JUNE THIRDMONTEREY CELEBRATEDITS FOUNDING WITH AVIRTUAL EVENT.NAT 2:54 OK WE ARE GOING THAVE TO ASK MAYOR PETER TOUNMUTETHE CELEBRATIONBROADCAST ON YOUTUINCLUDED A FEW OF THETECHNOLOGICALHICCUPS WE'VE ALLBECOME ACCUSTOMED TOAS WE'VE MOVED LIFEONLINE...BUT LOOKING PASTTHOSE CHALLENGES ITWAS A CHANCE FOR FOULIVING MAYORS PAST ANDPRESENT TO SHARESTORIES OF THE EVENTSTHAT CHANGEDMONTEREY FOREVER:FROM THE FIRST TIMETHE AMERICAN FLAGROSE IN CALIFORNIA TOTHE RISE AND FALL OFMONTEREY'S HISTORICSARDINE FISHERY, MAYORCLYDE ROBERSON ALSOADDRESSED THE TIMEWE ARE LIVING IN NOW --ANTICIPATING BOTH THEPANDEMIC AND CIVILRIGHTS MOVEMENT THATIS UNFOLDING WILL BEPART OF MONTEREY'SHISTORY BOOK ONE DAY.CLYDE 1:23:07 I THINK WHAT KINDOF WORLD DO WE WANT TO LEAVETHEM SO WE KNOW WE NEED TO GETTO WORK ON THAT JUST AS ALL OFUSWORK FOR THE CITY OF MONTEREY WENEED TO WORK ON OUR NATION FORCULTURAL CHANGE CLYDE 1:23:50MAYBE WE CAN DEDICATE THISONLINE 250TH CELEBRATION TO BEHEALING TIME DURING THESEDIFFICULTTIMETHE 250TH BIRTHDAYMARKS THE DAY THESPANISH MILITARY ATHE CATHOLIC CHURCHTOGETHER PLANTED THEFLAG AND FOUNDEDMONTEREY BACK IN 1770.OF COURSE PRIOR TOTHAT DAY MONTEREYHAD BEEN THE HOME TOTHE RUMSIEN PEOPLEFOR CENTURIES.... ANDFOLLOWING THAT DAY ITWOULD BE TAKEN BY U.S.FORCES AND BECOME THEBIRTH PLACE OFCALIFORNIA.STANDUP MONTEREY PLANS TOCONTINUE CELEBRATING ITSHISTORY ALL YEAR LONG ... ANDKSBW WILL BE AIRING PIECESTAKING A LOOK AT SOME OFTHOSE .
REPORTING INMONTEREY CAITLIN CONRAKSBW ACTION NEWS EIGHT.RIGHT NOW...PROTESTORS ARE TAKINGTO T
Monterey is famous for the sardine fishery that birthed Cannery Row but before that, fishermen were after abalone
In 1770 the Spanish military and the catholic church came ashore together to plant the flag and found Monterey. Making it the..