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Council members say Car Week social-media activity caused major disruptions; cities coordinating response
Summary
Council members described significant disruptions during Car Week linked to social-media influencers and unpermitted offsite events; they said city managers, police chiefs, and county officials will coordinate to reduce impacts going forward.
Speaker 1, role not specified, said the Monterey Peninsula experienced notable public-safety and access disruptions during this year’s Car Week because of social-media influencers and offsite events that were not permitted.
The speaker said city managers and police chiefs from Peninsula cities met to discuss coordination and that participants expanded the group to include smaller cities and Cal State Monterey Bay. Speaker 1 said the city also intends to include Monterey County Supervisor Danielle (referred to in the transcript as "supervisor Daniels") in follow-up discussions because her constituents were affected.
Speaker 1 recounted an example of disruption: "She talked about coming to pick up 1 of her kids here in the village at 09:30 on Bridal... and it took her literally hours to find him and pick him up," the speaker said, describing the difficulty a public official experienced during the event.
The speaker said the group will continue to coordinate across jurisdictions to reduce safety and access impacts; no enforcement actions, new ordinances or funding commitments were recorded in the transcript.
