🌱 How Monterey One Water’s award-winning upgrades benefit Sand City ratepayers

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In today's newsletter:

• How Monterey One Water’s award-winning upgrades benefit Sand City ratepayers

Also on today's calendar: Westend celebration 2026 and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 70 and low of 58 degrees.
• Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 69, low: 58.
• Monday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Award Feature: Plant of the Year, Large (cwea.org) — Sand City’s wastewater is treated by Monterey One Water, a regional agency that just earned recognition for its large treatment plant serving 250,000 people. Recent upgrades expanded advanced water purification, boosted renewable energy from co-digestion, and improved automation and monitoring, helping protect local waterways while moving the system toward carbon neutrality and greater reliability for Sand City customers.
   

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📸 Around Sand City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sand City

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 7

• Night Market 831 →
  Sand City Art Park, 525 Ortiz Ave, Sand City
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday July 26

• Sunday Blues in the Park →
  City of Seaside Special Events Laguna Grande Park - 1249 Canyon Del Rey Boulevard Seaside CA 939
  1:00 pm

Saturday August 22

• Westend celebration 2026 →
  Sand City Art Park, 525 Ortiz Ave, Sand City
  4:00 pm
• West End Celebration 2026 →
  West End Celebration, California Ave, Sand City
  4:30 pm

Sunday August 23

• Jeffrey Halford & The Healers →
  West End Celebration, California Ave, Sand City
  12:00 pm

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📣 Sand City Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 25

• CAFE Back to School Bash
  Seaside High School Seaside, CA 93955
  8:00 am
• Live Music at The Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa with Scott Brown →
  Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, 400 Cannery Row, Monterey
  6:00 pm
• Emilia Díaz-Delgado LIVE at Pacific Grove Art Center →
  Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove
  7:00 pm
• Carmel Bach Festival: Counterpoint →
  Sunset Center, San Carlos St, Carmel-By-The-Sea
  7:30 pm
• Jagged Little Pill →
  Paper Wing Theatre & Supper Club, 711 Cannery Row Ste i, Monterey
  7:30 pm

Sunday July 26

• Yoga in the Vines →
  Folktale Winery & Vineyards, 8940 Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel
  10:00 am
• Great Bowls of Fire Chili Cook-Off →
  Folktale Winery & Vineyards, 8940 Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Monterey

• Curved Forms and Panoramic Views Shape the Monterey Residence by Landry Design Group (globaldesignnews.com)
• Update: Nearly fully contained - Williams Fire in Monterey County now at 90% (sacbee.com)
• What are my rights to lease or purchase a vehicle during my divorce in California? (justia.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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