Welcome to Sand City California

A window to the beautiful Monterey coast, Sand City is a green conscious and artistic community that lives, works and plays by the sea. Residents and tourists alike enjoy biking through town or spending the day shopping and visiting one of the local eateries, artists’ studios or magnificent coastal amenities.

Sand City also features the annual West End Celebration an exciting blend of art and industry in a newly transformed area of the City dubbed 'SoHo West'. The celebration features live music, dance and street performances as well as great food and of course the creative wares of local artists and artisans.

Sand City Celebrates its 50th Anniversary!

The 9th Annual West End Celebration on Saturday, August 21, and Sunday August 22, 2010 featured numerous vendors, art exhibitors, live music; with Los Lobos the headlining performance on Sunday afternoon. To read more about this event by Monterey Salinas Bureau columnist Jim Johnson, click on the following link: http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_15865658?IADID=Search-www.montereyherald.co

On August 16, Sand City's proposed Monterey Bay Shores Resort received a 7-0 vote by the Monterey Peninsula Water Management Board for their long sought water distribution permit. To view additional information provided by Herald Staff Writer Larry Parson, click on the following link:
http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_15865641?source=email

 2010 West End Photos courtesy of Charles Pooler and Manny Espinoza.

Upcoming Events     

•  26th Annual Beach Clean Up Day , Saturday September 25, 2010
  9:00 am - Noon @ End of West Bay Street. Waiver Forms may be picked up at the City Hall Office
  Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.           

Desalination Facility

May 21, 2010 commemorates the Grand Opening of the Sand City Desalination Plant. Officials from Sand City, local leaders and California American Water were present to mark the start of operations of the plant. A tour of the facilty was conducted by the City Engineer. Additional information for this once in a lifetime event may be found in this  SeasidePost  article.  
     
 
 
  On tour of the Sand City Desalination Plant, City Engineer Richard Simonitch is interviewed by
  Jaymi Heimbuch of Green Planet (A Discovery Company).

  To read the article and see the video click on the following link:

  http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/desalination-plant-helps-save-a-california-coastal-community.html

Our Community Vision: Sustainable and Thriving

The City has a clear vision of its future as a progressive, sustainable community that encourages the kind of economic and mixed-use development that enables businesses to grow, while also maintaining a friendly, walkable community.

The long-term goal is to build on the City’s existing qualities to create a vibrant community where people can live, work and play. Using streetscape designs, planting trees and installing comfort-oriented street furniture (benches, ornamental street lights and the undergrounding of utility lines), we hope to make downtown more pedestrian-friendly, attractive and accessible to visitors from all walks of life.

This Google Earth Visual simulation represents where you could live, work and play in Sand City’s West End district.

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