District Blog

Are you a Monterey resident having trouble paying your electric/gas bill? PG&E has two financial assistance programs - details are below.

Match My Payment Program

This new program provides bill assistance to eligible customers. Enroll to match every dollar you pay up to $1,000 toward your past due balance. This program offers qualified customers help paying past due energy bill balance. Find out about eligibility and apply here.

Relief for Energy Assistance through Community Help (REACH)

REACH offers qualified customers help paying the energy bill during a crisis. REACH provides an energy credit up to $300 based on the past due bill (energy credit support is subject to funding availability). PG&E contracts with Dollar Energy Fund to accept and process assistance requests for the PG&E REACH program. Find out about eligibility and apply here.

Thanks to the City of Monterey for sharing this information with the community! Sign up for the City's weekly email updates here.

Welcome to Lighthouse District in the News, an occasional post featuring recent news articles on Monterey's Lighthouse District. Please click the links below to read the articles.

Pearl Hour welcomes popular San Francisco house music DJ David Harness for a homecoming
by Sloan Campi
Monterey County NOW, 07/03/25

The cupcake craze may have come and gone, but it brought big interest in small treats [The Perfect Crumb]
by Agata Popeda
Monterey County NOW, 07/10/25

Monterey Core Fitness presents a new class: HIIT Pilates, a unique fusion of Pilates and HIIT that delivers a full-body burn, taught by Katy Sandlin on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7am and Saturdays at 8:30am.

About HIIT Pilates

This class combines core-focused strength, controlled functional movement, and energizing intervals. Expect intentional flows, creative combinations, and challenging sequences using bodyweight and props like bands, blocks, and weights. Come ready to sweat, build strength, and feel muscles you didn't know you had.

About Monterey Core Fitness

Learn more about Monterey Core Fitness group classes and our gym here. Located at 191 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, we offer a variety of membership levels and class passes.

Mission 19 Taqueria introduces our new Summer Tostada! It features cooked shrimp along with cucumber, red onion, and cilantro, all marinated in Mission 19's special house sauce and served on a corn tostada.

This delicious tribute to summer is available Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 598 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Don't miss it!

The new Superman film, directed by James Gunn, is now in theaters, and Current Comics has some fan favorite, best-selling Superman graphic novels in stock so you can continue reading the adventures of the man of steel. We have some great stories to choose from at the shop, 400 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Our staff has seen the movie and we think it’s amazing! Fun, emotional, compelling, funny and inspiring - we're excited that the new DC Universe is off to a great start.

We have sad news: The Break Room, located at 724 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, will be closing on September 1, 2025.

With heavy hearts, the owners of The Break Room would like to thank their guests for all the great times in the last four years and invite you to get one last rage in while the doors are still open.

Appointments are available through August 31, so book online and go get your frustration out by bashing up stuff in full safety gear.

The Perfect Crumb Bakery is moving! Stock up on all your favorite treats now because we'll be closing our New Monterey shop (301 Lighthouse Ave) in mid-July and reopening in late summer at our new location in Pacific Grove at 650 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite 100.

We are sad to be leaving our neighbors in Monterey's Lighthouse District, but excited to start a new chapter in Downtown PG. Owner Susan Carter, the mastermind behind all our cakes, cookies, pies, and so much more, will remain at the helm and in the kitchen of The Perfect Crumb, bringing more delicious goodness your way in her newly remodeled bakery and cafe in PG.

To receive updates on the opening of the new location, please follow The Perfect Crumb on Instagram or Facebook, and keep an eye on the Lighthouse District website.

In honor of Independence Day, Bamboo Reef Dive Shop is offering up to 40% discounts on select products and services, July 1-12, 2025. That includes good deals on dive computers, regulators, wet suits, masks, and more.

We're located at 614 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Over the phone consultations and purchases are available - please call 831-372-1685.

Freedom Specials

20% off complete set: computer, BCD, & regulator
5-15% off all dive computers
10% off all regulators
10% off Regulator, BCD overhaul
10% off special order Neoprene
20% off brand new semi-dry wetsuits in-store
20% off brand new 5mm wetsuits
30% off West Coast Tsunami fins
40% of West Coast Watatsumi masks

Check out our Ultra Discount Rack featuring:
30% off wetsuits
$50 fins
$75 regulators and BCDs (as is - will require overhaul)
$200 brand new BCDs

La Bahia has launched our new catering packages! In addition to our delicious tacos, fajitas, and burritos, one of our packages now includes hamburgers and hot dogs. For a quote, call us at 831-884-5269 or DM us on Instagram.

Enjoy mouthwatering food and stunning presentation at your event. We cherish being a part of your memorable moments and you can trust we'll have every detail covered for you.

La Bahia is located at 675 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Come check out On The Beach's familiar bear logo, now reimagined in local high school colors!

On The Beach Surf Shop loves our backyard and the schools that make it what it is. Carmel, Monterey, Pacific Grove - we’ve watched the kids come through, grow up, and keep showing up. This new batch of sweatshirts and t-shirts in the shop is a quiet nod to all of it.

Come by and grab one to rep your school. On The Beach is located at 693 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

The Lighthouse District welcomes our newest restaurant, Lighthouse Bistro Global Cuisine! This cozy, casual dining spot at 570 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey (next to Fashion Trade) serves brunch, lunch, and dinner.

Open 7 days a week: Mon-Fri, 11am-9pm and Sat-Sun, 8am-9pm. View the menu online. Stop by Wednesdays and Thursdays for some great discounts!

Wednesday Wine Discounts

Every Wednesday, go unwind at the Bistro and enjoy 50% off a bottle of wine.

Thursday Locals' Discounts

Every Thursday, local residents receive 20% off lunch and dinner entrees.

Welcome to Lighthouse District in the News, an occasional post featuring recent news articles on Monterey's Lighthouse District. Please click the link below to read the articles.

Found Treasure: 13 ‘Best’ New Restaurants in 13 Words Each [Oystertown]
by Mark C. Anderson
Edible Monterey Bay, 06/13/25

World Turns [Lighthouse Bistro Global Cuisine]
by Jacqueline Weixel
Monterey County NOW, 05/29/25

Investigators continue to search for the reason why Carl’s Jr. went up in flames
by Erik Chalhoub
Monterey County NOW, 06/05/25

Do you have unused guitars, amps, or pedals? Turn them into cash! Carmel Valley Guitars needs your consignment gear.

High demand means quick sales. Easy process, no upfront costs. Let's clear out your closet and get you paid. Stop by the shop at 623B Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey (across the street from Hula's). We're open Tuesday - Saturday, 10am-6pm.