ARTICLE/ PRIMARY RECORD. The uniqueness of the Heritage Trail is that it is based on two cultures, the Ohlone and the Spanish, that were unknown to each other until 1769. This is the story of two peoples—the indigenous population and their culture, and the coming of the Spanish and European colonization. This trail contains historic […]
Half Moon Bay Coastsider History
Coastside Buzz works with Dave Cresson and the Half Moon Bay History Association to bring Coastsiders stories from the past. Here we see the restaurant The Reefs which is sitting right where Fitzgerald Marine Reserve is today!
A Review of the Half Moon Bay Review in 1969
PHOTO-ESSAY. Last Thursday, 9/26/19, Comcast was down and I had some free time so I headed down to the Archives of the HMB Review. I had seen a blurb in the page 2, Historic Headlines, that identified a story in 1969 that might inform why we have a homeless problem today. Low income housing proposal […]
The Wreck of the Glenesslin: Insurance Fraud, or Just Drunken Incompetence?
ARTICLE / PODCAST. For the full story go to >>> Offbeat Oregon History: (Originally published July 3, 2011). A Windjammer still holds a world speed record for sailing ships, but by the time of her demise, had been losing money for years; the age of steam had made her obsolete. So when she sailed onto […]
Our Land Grants-And the Coastside’s Mexican Years
VIDEO. LECTURE. Dear Friends, I wanted to let you know that I will be doing the history presentation for the next Half Moon Bay History Association meeting – Next Tuesday, September 10. It is about the land that almost every one of us on the Coastside calls our own home – – Those early land […]
World Surf League Drops Mavericks From its Big Wave Series
PRESS RELEASE FROM WSL. The World Surf League Takes Big Wave Surfing to New Heights with Year-Round Content, Reimagined Events, and New and Improved Big Wave Awards Pictured: Keala Kennelly at Teahupo’o, Tahiti (July 2015). Credit: © Tim McKenna LOS ANGELES, California/USA (August 30, 2019) – Today, the World Surf League (WSL) announced its new and enhanced Big […]
HMB City Council Listens to the HMB Main Street Bridge Barrier Update
VIDEO / POWERPOINT. The Federal Highway Authority and Cal Trans will require ALL bridges in the United States to have “crash tested barriers” by September 2019. This also applies to historic bridges like the Main Street Bridge. Enjoy the video as City Engineer, Maz Bozorginia, takes you back to the 1900’s, then explains the bridge’s […]
Half Moon Bay History Tour ~ 1-Hour / 21 Stops
PHOTO -ESSAY. 21 stops on this 1-hour Half Moon Bay History Tour. Look across the street towards #3, The Odd Fellows. Why is the sign off set? Walk on East side. View buildings on West side of Main St. Check out Mural on the East side, opposite Knapp. Mention Carter Park, First Mayor / […]