ARTICLE. Authored by Andy Howse from the Open the SF Watershed website The Road to El Granada. Hmmmm. As the crow flies, Millbrae, California, which sits on the bay side […]
State of Coastside CERT by HMB Batallion Chief David Cosgrave
ARTICLE. Full Coastside CERT newsletter at bottom of post. Happy New Year! We begin this year with more than a thousand people participating in Coastside CERT, which along the way […]
InPerspective: How Development Will Undermine Your Water, Sewer and Fire Security
ARTICLE. Insights, Infrastructure, and In General topics on Sustainability by Gregg Dieguez (Speech given at the 1/8/2020 Midcoast Community Council Meeting). I speak to you tonight about the lack of […]
Medio Bridge Repair and SAM Sewer Pipe Replacement Update
VIDEO. Granada Community Services District’s General Manager’s (Chuck Duffy) Report on the Medio Bridge. Besides being a major bike-ped artery, this rusty bridge has a rusty sewer pipe attached to […]
Montara Water and Sanitary District Appoints Peter Dekker to Board of Directors
ARTICLE / VIDEO. Montara, CA – On November 21st, the Montara Water and Sanitary District (MWSD) selected Peter Dekker for appointment to the District’s Board of Directors. Director Dekker, a […]
HMB/CA Building Code Update: Residential EV Charging, Solar Panel, Fire Sprinklers
VIDEO. The City of Half Moon Bay, every three years, must update their building code, often enhancing parts of the California Building Code, to fit HMB better; local modification. Effective […]
Portable Generator Safety Tips ~ Carbon Monoxide, Transfer Switch, Backfeed, Noise
ARTICLE / VIDEO. Portable or permanently installed standby generators can come in handy during long-term power outages. However, if you do not know how to use them properly, they can […]
Walter Chronkite on HAM Radio’s Role in Emergency Communications
VIDEO. Walter Cronkite, an ARRL member, narrated the 6 minute video Amateur Radio Today. Produced by the ARRL in 2003, the video tells Amateur Radio’s public service story to non-hams, […]
FRS/GMRS Radio (WalkieTalkies) Basic Training ~ Learn How to Communicate in a Disaster
TRAINING POWERPOINT. Communications Neighborhood Command Post must maintain communications with all teams during an incident. Use whatever works: phone, cell, texting, pen and paper, smoke signals …. But when all […]
$12.5 Million Has Been Allocated by Cal Trans for Devils Slide Tunnels
VIDEO. Listen to Half Moon Bay City Manager, Bob Nisbit, City Council and Office of Emergency Services, Kevin Rose, discuss the latest in tunnel resiliency.