VIDEO. August 1st, City of HMB was able to payoff the crippling Beechwood bond. In 2008. the City was ordered to buy the 24.7 acre Beechwood property for $41 million. City Manager, Bob Nisbet, reads … [Read More...]
Green Infrastructure Plan Study Session with HMB City Council
VIDEO/ POWERPOINT. This plan will affect 6 major projects in Half Moon Bay. BACKGROUND: The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board’s Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) identifies and … [Read More...]
City of HMB Awards the 2019 Community Services Grant
ARTICLE. ALAS, Coastside Hope and Abundant Grace top 3 winners. FISCAL IMPACT: The City Council has allocated $150,000 from the General Fund for the CSFA Program for FY … [Read More...]
Big Wave Risk Assessment Group (BWRAG) Offers Mavericks Surfers Jetski Safety Class
VIDEOS. Sign up for this 2-day Jetski water safety training. BWRAG's, Danilo Couto, Greg Long, Brian Keaulana and Pat Chong Tim will be giving their Big Wave Water Safety Training to the Mavericks … [Read More...]
Bedtime Stories: The Star And The Ocean – A Love Story
The Star and the Ocean - A Love Story is an original story written and illustrated by local pre-school teacher and artist, Tyler Nelson. It was recorded in the CoastsiderRadio studio on February 16, … [Read More...]
SFPUC Plans for Montara North Peak Include Public Outreach and Whiting Ridge?
ARTICLE/ LINK. I spoke with SFPUC, Betsy Rhodes, and Natural Resources and Lands Management Division Manager, Tim Ramirez, Friday afternoon, 8/16/19. With only 14 years experience, Tim can't say why … [Read More...]
New CUSD Superintendent Reads a Proclamation for Hispanic Heritage Month
VIDEO. Proclamation of Hispanic Heritage month honoring "the countless contributions that Hispanic Americans have made to this nation" ~ Sean McPhetridge, new CUSD Superintendent. CUSD is 51% … [Read More...]
The State of California is Causing CUSD’s Financial Crisis
VIDEO. Cabrillo Unified School District Financial Overview and Considerations to Inform Mid-Term Financial Solvency. This is complicated and sad. Please watch (or listen) to the video so you … [Read More...]
Bedtime Stories ~ Scaredy Mouse
PODCAST. Scaredy Mouse and his sister, Nibbles, make their way to the kitchen where chocolate cake sits temptingly. BUT they have to avoid the big Ginger cat. ("Ginger" is what English people call … [Read More...]
Sign Up to Count Bikes and Pedestrians 9/10th-15th on the Coastside
ARTICLE/ LINKS. The National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation (NBPD) Project is a nationwide effort to provide data collection and ongoing data for use by planners, governments, and the general … [Read More...]
How Could SFPUC Close Montara Mountain’s North Gate View???
ARTICLE/ LINKS. How could they consider the loss of access to the top of the mountain "less than significant"? Contacts: National Park Service (NPS): Page 171, Larry Miranda, Lead Environmental … [Read More...]
National Night Out Fun with Northwest Miramar Neighbors!
ARTICLE/ PHOTOS. Northwest Miramar residents enjoyed a beautiful neighborhood party right in front of the ocean on National Night Out. They came by foot, they came by bike. It really wasn’t much of … [Read More...]
Wastewater and Microgrids for the Coastside? No More Inter-Tie or Outfall!?
POWERPOINT/ LINKS. This is the presentation made to Renewit group led by Stanford Civil Engineering in 2016. It deals with work previously completed in Santa Monica, Malibu and Ventura County on … [Read More...]
Bedtime Stories: Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
PODCAST. Today's Bedtime Story is Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, read by the Half Moon Bay's Chamber of Commerce CEO Charise McHugh. Mike and Mary Anne the red steam shovel are a true pair, … [Read More...]
City of HMB 2018-19 DRAFT LUP is Available for Public Review and Comment
LINK. The Complete 2018-19 Draft Land Use Plan is Available for Public Review and Comment At the July 30 Planning Commission Study Session, the Planning Commission received an overview of the new … [Read More...]
Kirk Lombard of Sea Forager Takes Us on a Seafood Adventure
PHOTO-ESSAY/ VIDEO/ LINKS. Mussels, clams, and other recreationally harvested mussels in San Mateo County are unsafe to eat. California Department of Public Health has detected elevated levels of … [Read More...]
A New Take on Inner Change with Local Workshops for Adult Healing through Paint
ARTICLE / PHOTOS. The concept is called Intentional Creativity – using a creative process for personal transformation. It’s nothing like paint and sip, but it does involve gathering in groups and … [Read More...]
Half Moon Bay/Coastside Chamber of Commerce’s Farm, Fish, Flowers Tour
PHOTO-ESSAY. In the fall of 2015, POST worked with Christine Pielenz and Bill Laven to protect their 300-acre Potrero Nuevo Farm with an affirmative agricultural easement. This farm is located in … [Read More...]
Special Meeting 7/25/19 for Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside
VIDEO. Looking for a New General Manager ~ Request for Proposal for Recruiter. Staff Report TO: Honorable Board of Directors FROM: Kishen Prathivadi, Acting General Manager SUBJECT: … [Read More...]