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View AllWant a New Hobby? Deadline for 2026 Election Candidate Filing is Friday, August 7th; 28 Seats for 10 Jurisdictions on the Coastside: Half Moon Bay, El Granada, Moss Beach and Montara
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How Does Your Poop Get to the SAM Plant? Take a Tour of the Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside Collections System from Montara to Half Moon Bay
VIDEOS. From Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) regular board meeting on Monday, June 8th, 2026 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting.…
Half Moon Bay Approves 5-Year, $7.2M Newly Standardized San Mateo County Sheriff Contract; Will Include Event Coordination and More Frequent Updates by Coastside Captain Allen
VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay City Council regular meeting on Tuesday, July 21st, 2026 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting, with…
Half Moon Bay’s Historic Main Street Bridge Reveals 110-Year Old Cable; Modern Stainless Steel Rods and Epoxy Repairs Aim to Have Bridge Repaired and Opened for Pumpkin Festival
VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay City Council regular meeting on Tuesday, July 21st, 2026 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting, with…
Half Moon Bay City Council Votes Unanimously to “Let HMB Voters Decide” at the November 2026 Ballot to Grant a 99-Year Gound Lease to Mercy Housing Farmworker Housing at 555 Kelly
VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay City Council regular meeting on Tuesday, July 21st, 2026 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting, with…
Public Member Calls Out San Mateo County Harbor District Commissioner’s Attack Over Gossip During Coastside Buzz Communications Contract Negotiations
VIDEOS. From the San Mateo County Harbor District Finance Committee on Wednesday, July 7th, 2026 and San Mateo County Harbor…
Request for Proposal for Licensed General Contractors for Rehabilitation of the Former Pescadero Union High School for Farmworker Housing Phase 1; Deadline July 31st, 2026
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. From Puente on July 16th, 2026. Deadline July 31st, 2026. Puente de la Costa Sur (Puente) is…
Half Moon Bay Approves the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Sewer Service Assessments and Charges and a Rate Study to Absorb the $8-10M Force Main at Montara Project, After Losing Lawsuit
VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay City Council regular meeting on Tuesday, July 21st, 2026 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting, with…
Sewer Authority JPA Members Review Design-Build Contract for Force Main at Montara while Racing Escalating Pipe Costs and Biggest El Nino with ERF Consent Decree Deadline
VIDEOS. From Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) regular board meeting on Monday, July 13th, 2026 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting.SAM…
Congressman Liccardo Talks Story with ALAS Executive Director, Belinda Arriaga, about the New Rafael Blanco Mural in Half Moon Bay
ENEWS and VIDEO. From Sam Liccardo’s Newsletter on July 22nd, 2025. Subscribe. “I recently joined ALAS CEO Belinda Arriaga in downtown Half…
LAST DAY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: CPUC Public Participation Hearing to Extend Service Quality Standards to Wireless Voice Service: Live Stream Thurs. July 23rd, 2026 at 2:00pm and 6:00pm
HEARING. California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Public Participation Hearings (PPH): Thursday, July 23rd, 2026 at 2pm and 6pm. Note Midcoast…
Caltrans One-way Traffic Control on Hwy 92 near Half Moon Bay Due to Utility Tree Trimming; Traffic control will be in place Wednesday July 22nd until Thursday July 23rd, 2026, from 9:00am to 3:00pm
PRESS RELEASE. From Caltrans on July 21st, 2026. Caltrans Quick Travel Alert Map SAN MATEO COUNTY ―Caltrans has scheduled lane closures…
California Versus Half Moon Bay: HMB and Green Foothills, Lennie Roberts, Rebut the Governor and Attorney General’s Unfair Threat of Litigation for a City in the Coastal Zone
PRESS RELEASES. From the City of Half Moon Bay on July 16th, 2026 in response to the State of California’s…
Watch for AB 1821 California Public Records Act Which Answers Massive Commercial (Realtors and AI) and Bad-Faith Requests by Adjusting Response Time from Calendar Days to Business Days
BILL and VIDEO. The original bill’s text and status from California Legislative Information. Video from Calmatters Digital Democracy of Senate…
To Address Aging Mobile Homes and Loan Qualification Difficulties, San Mateo County Funds $2.4M for 7 Parks, Including Pillar Ridge, for a Low-Income, Low-Interest Loan Pilot
CONSENT AGENDA. From the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors regular meeting on Tuesday, June 16th, 2026 at 9:00am, as a hybrid meeting with…
San Mateo County Harbor District Commissioner and Retired Charter Boat Owner Says 60 Degree Water Makes Salmon Challenging, but Squid, Nearshore Halibut and Great Weather are on Tap
VIDEO. From the San Mateo County Harbor District Commissioner’s regular meeting on Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 meeting, at 10:00am, as a hybrid meeting…
After Years of Complaining, San Mateo County Public Works Has Plans to Begin the Process to Create a Coastside Stormwater Master Plan in the Next Year, Using MCC’s 2024 Stormwater Report
VIDEO. From the Midcoast Community Council (MCC) meeting on Wednesday, June 10th, 2026 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting with remote comment.  Agenda. Item…
San Mateo County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is Looking for Medical and Public Health Professionals as Volunteers, as Well as Community Members without Healthcare Backgrounds
VIDEO. From the Midcoast Community Council (MCC) meeting on Wednesday, June 24th, 2026 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting with remote comment.  Agenda. …
In the Time of Waymo, Five-County Committee Forms to Oppose the $14B Bay Area Transit Sales Tax in November; Looking for Coastside Volunteers to Share Facts
VOLUNTEER. From Committee for Affordable Bay Area Transit on July 6th, 2026Contact: info@cocotax.org Website: https://transitaccountability.com Committee for Affordable Bay Area…
During Priority Setting, Half Moon Bay City Council Circles Back Again to Consider North Coast’s “Coast Life Support District” Created by the State Legislature; Could We Do That Here?
VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay City Council regular meeting on Tuesday, June 16th, 2026 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting, with…










