WEDS 11|25

FOOD DRIVE | MONTEREY – Thanksgiving Eve service and food drive. 7pm. Unitarian Universalist Church of the Monterey Peninsula, 490 Aguajito Road, Monterey. 758-1523.

FRI 11|27– SUN 11|29

SPCA ADOPTION SPECIAL | MONTEREY – The SPCA offers special Black Friday adoption rates: “$19.05 for all black or partially black cats and dogs six months and older and for pets with Thanksgiving stickers on their paperwork.” 11am-5pm Friday; 11am-4pm weekend. SPCA, 1002 Highway 68, Monterey. 373-2631. www.spcamc.org.

MON 11|30

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY | MONTEREY – Ed Norton speaks on “Corporate Social Responsibility: Is it Real and Is it Enough?” 6pm. McCone Building, Irvine Auditorium, Monterey Institute of International Studies, 499 Pierce St., Monterey. www.miis.edu.

TUES 12|1

WATER CATCHING | SEASIDE – Sustainable Seaside holds monthly meeting with presentation on “Catching Rainwater” by Roger Manley. 6:30pm. Peace Resource Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside. Free. 899-8560.

SALINAS BUDGET | SALINAS – The City Council considers reactivating a first-time homebuyers program and contracting with a nonprofit to buy up foreclosed homes. 4pm. City Hall Rotunda, 200 Lincoln Ave., Salinas. 758-7381. www.ci.salinas.ca.us.

MARINA REDEVELOPMENT | MARINA – The City Council considers merging the city’s three redevelopment areas. 6:30pm. Council Chambers, 211 Hillcrest Ave., Marina. 884-1278. www.ci.marina.ca.us.

CARMEL POLITICS | CARMEL – City Council meets. 4:30pm. Council Chambers, City Hall, Monte Verde between Ocean and Seventh, Carmel. Free. 620-2000. http://ci.carmel.ca.us

WEds 12|2

PG POLITICS | PACIFIC GROVE – City Council meets. 6pm. Council Chambers, City Hall, 300 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. 648-3100. www.ci.pg.ca.us/citycouncil/agmin.htm.