By James Herrera | jherrera@montereyherald.com | Monterey Herald UPDATED: January 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM PST BIG SUR – The full overnight closure of Highway 1 at Rocky Creek is planned for Jan. 21 to allow for further construction of new roadway at the site of a slip-out that occurred last March. The complete halt […]
The Santa Cruz office of the CHP announced that State Route 1 has been shut down at Salinas Road because of the fire. Drivers are advised to avoid the area and use U.S. Highway 101 as an alternate route. There was no estimated time of reopening. Northbound Highway 1 traffic was being directed off from […]
(Monterey, Calif., Jan. 8, 2025) —The Monterey County Film Commission announced on Dec. 31, 2024 the top winner and honorary mention winner in the film commission’s 2024 Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award program. Olivia Rovid, a California State University, Monterey Bay student in the Cinematic Arts and Technology Department, was selected for […]
(Dec. 17, 2024– Monterey, CA) The Monterey County Film Commission is planning a “Hollywood in Your Backyard” mixer in Salinas on Jan. 9, 2025 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Patria Restaurant. It’s an opportunity for local film professionals and supporters of filming here to network with others in the film community. Patria is in […]
During this full 24-hour closure crews will install nine pre-cast concrete girders which will serve as the support structure for the southbound lane of the viaduct bridge deck. This is an update, from the original 12/13-14 closure due to high winds that make crane operation unsafe. Two heavy cranes, one at each end of the […]
(Nov. 8, 2024 – Monterey County) Applications are now being accepted for the Monterey County Film Commission’s Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Awards program. The deadline to apply is Nov. 30, 2024. This year, the program plans to award students up to $2,000 in scholarship awards. For eligibility details and application forms go […]
(Oct. 25, 2024 – Monterey, CA) The Monterey County Film Commission is planning a “Hollywood in Your Backyard” mixer on Nov. 14, 2024, at the Hofsas House Hotel located between 3rd and 4th Ave. on San Carlos Street in Carmel-by-the-Sea. It’s an opportunity for local film professionals and supporters of filming in Monterey County to […]
(Aug. 22, 2024 – Monterey, CA) The Monterey County Film Commission is planning a “Hollywood in Your Backyard” mixer on Sept. 12, 2024, at LadySomm, the renowned wine tasting room and education center in the Barnyard Shopping Village, Carmel. This exclusive gathering offers an opportunity for local film professionals and supporters of filming in Monterey […]
MONTEREY COUNTY – Caltrans announced today that it will move to the next phase of emergency repairs to Highway 1 south of the Rocky Creek Bridge starting Monday, July 22, which will include partial and full overnight closures. Caltrans stabilized and reinforced Highway 1 at this location after a March 30 slipout resulted in a loss of part […]
At their June 13, 2024 annual meeting, the nonprofit Monterey County Film Commission board of directors elected officers for the new fiscal year, and re-elected four board members to new three-year terms. The new president is Garland Thompson, the executive artistic director of the Frank Silvera Writer’s Workshop and CEO/Founder at Zoomcatchers LLC. Other officers […]
