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SEEKING JAZZ FEST VOLUNTEERS | COUNTYWIDE – Help produce the 50th annual Monterey Jazz Fest, Sept. 21-23. All types of volunteer positions available, beginning Sept. 17. montereyjazzfestival.org/info/volunteers.htm.

9|7FRI

PEST SEEKERS UNITE | MOSS LANDING – Learn about invasive species mapping with the Central Coast Joint Data Committee and AMBAG. 8:45-11:45am, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 8272 Moss Landing Rd., Moss Landing. 883-3750 or djohnston@ambag.org.

9|8SAT

ADOPT A BUNNY | SAND CITY – Bunnies from local shelters are looking for loving, indoor homes. Noon-4pm. Petsmart, 2020 California Ave., Sand City. $40/adoption fee. 392-0150.

9|11TUES

OLDTOWN PARKING | SALINAS – The City Council discusses whether to extend short-term parking for downtown customers yet make it harder for employees to do the “two-hour shuffle.” 4pm. Council Chambers, 200 Lincoln Ave., Salinas. Free. 758-7381.

CARMEL POLITICS | CARMEL – City Council meets. 4:30pm. Council Chambers, Monte Verde between Ocean and Seventh, Carmel. Free. 620-2000.

9|12WEDS

GET MONEY FOR BUSINESS | MONTEREY – Learn how to position a start up for financing and how to approach a lender, among other things, from the Central Coast Small Business Development Center’s director at today’s brown-bag seminar. Reservations advised. 12:30-1:30pm. Monterey Public Library, 625 Pacific St., Monterey. 375-1537.

FUN WITH SUPERFUNDS | SEASIDE – The Army hosts a public meeting to explain its plan to clean up parts of Fort Ord. View the proposal online. 6-8pm. Embassy Suites Hotel, 1441 Canyon del Rey, Seaside. Free. FortOrdCleanup.com.

BIG BUCKS FOR WATER GM | MARINA – Jim Heitzman, the new head of the Marina Coast Water District, makes $205,000 annually, about $70,000 more a year than his predecessor, and he’s guaranteed an annual 8 percent pay increase over the next two years. Make sure he’s earning it at tonight’s meeting. 6:45pm. Marina Coast Water District, 11 Reservation Rd., Marina. Free. 384-6131.