PODCAST / LINKS. The best podcast and on-line resource for disaster preparedness that I have seen in 10 years of being CERT, and 5 years being a CERT trainer (community emergency response team). Warning, the podcast is graphic and may make you uncomfortable. Making the podcast made the host, Jacob Margolis, uncomfortable, too. Follow he […]
HAM Radio Technician License Training ~ Remote Testing Starting Due to Covid 19
ARTICLE LINKS. Attention Coastside Emergency Preppers! Got some time to learn something new and useful? #coronavirus Our communication system consists of two fiber cables, one over Hwy 92 (ATT), and the other via La Honda, Hwy 84 (Comcast/Xfinity). When Comcast/Xfinity goes down it’s affects Verizon Wireless. They use the same backhaul. When ATT Fiber goes […]
Sewer Rate Adjustments Coming to Pay for Old Infrastucture
VIDEO. Core facts: Water use is going down. Currently, sewer rates are based on water consumption. Sewers costs are going up due to modern environmental requirements. Nationwide, all infrastructure is 80-40 years old and needs to be replaced. Rates are currently based on water consumption. Because water consumption is going down, Public Works is suggesting […]
InPerspective: The Cost of Connect The Coastside
OWN VOICE ARTICLE. I didn’t agree with Ronald Reagan on many things, but he had a great line: “I’m from the Government and I’m here to help.” … and that line – and the fear it inspires – is relevant again today. San Mateo County has proposed a $150 million Comprehensive Transportation Management Plan (CTMP) […]
Know How Government Communicates in a Disaster? Incident Command System
LINKS. All over the United States, government agencies use FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Incident Command System (ICS). Located within the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for coordinating the federal government’s response to natural and manmade disasters. … The federal government has provided disaster relief in one form […]
Seton Coastside Medical in Moss Beach is on the Edge of Extinction
Seton (and Seton Coastside) are on the edge. I didn’t know how close until the meeting today. I didn’t see anyone else from Coastside there, so I think the alarm must be sounded. David Canepa is definitely a hero here. He has worked non stop to try to improve the situation. Dr. Robert Perez, Chief […]
InPerspective Editorial ~ Cypress Point (MidPen) Craziness
EDITORIAL. By coastal local Gregg Dieguez. A couple of hundred people showed up at the HMB Library on Jan. 22nd to register opinions on the proposed LCP amendment which would grease the skids for the Mid-Pen Cypress Point Affordable Housing Project. It was not a pleasant gathering. Here’s a summary of what I heard […]
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