PRESS RELEASE. From the San Mateo County Fire Department Wednesday, November 17th, 2021. Presented by Jonathan Cox, Deputy Fire Chief, San Mateo County Division. We are marking 100 years of proud service at the San Mateo County Fire Department! In 1921, Bert Werder became the first San Mateo County Fire Warden, after recognizing the need […]
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!
Peninsula Open Space Trust Presents Half Moon Bay’s Cowell-Purisima Trail: A Look Back in Time
ARTICLE. From Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) Update: As of February 25, 2021, we’re excited to share that the Cowell-Purisima Trail is open seven days a week. This POST-protected trail is now managed and maintained by our partners at San Mateo County Parks. Learn more in the full announcement. Every time I ride over Highway 92 into Half […]
Half Moon Bay History Association’s ~ Our New Coastside Museum is now Framed
NEWSLETTER. From the Half Moon Bay History Association Autumn 2021 newsletter ~ “Coastside Chronicles”. We have exciting updates for you this month. Our local contractor, Jamie Verdura, began the challenge of building our beautiful new museum out of the historic barn/garage in July, and has made significant progress. His team has found some great examples […]
HMB History Association Presents: “Who is That Hovering Above Miramar Beach?”
ARTICLE. It seems ready to take flight, the ghostly figure surmounting the distinctive A-frame located above Miramar Beach where the Arroyo de la Medio spills into the Pacific. Most people see an angel, but it is actually someone with a higher celestial rank. The apparition with his arms outstretched is Odin, king of the Viking […]
Coastside Chronicles ~ “Half Moon Bay, the Mob, and the Artichoke Wars”
COASTSIDE CHRONICLES. From the Half Moon Bay Coastside History Association, written by Marc Strohlein. Gangsters, the mob, violence, intimidation–it sounds like big-city drama, except that the star attraction was the humble artichoke, and the setting was Half Moon Bay! The edible thistle was first commercially farmed in El Granada by Dante Dianda in the 1860s. […]
Rise of the Fisherman ~ 1913 Raker Act for Hetch-Hetchy and Crystal Springs
ESSAY/PODCAST. From Open the S.F. Watershed website, written and curated by Andy Howse. RISE OF THE FISHERMEN The Raker Act of Crystal Springs ~ Part 6 From Open the S.F. Watershed website, written and curated by Andy Howse. From Wikipedia ~ The Raker Act “The interests of the Spring Valley Water Company (we know it today as […]
Book Recommendation: “The Portuguese Shore Whalers of California 1854-1904”
RECOMMENDATION. As a Half Moon Bay Coastside History docent I am always looking for books that expand my knowledge. This book does that. Great gift. It costs only $15, plus $5 shipping, because it is sponsored by the Portuguese Heritage Publications of California! By David E. Bertao Published 2006 300 pages 9″ x 12″ […]
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