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 […]
Did You Know There is a Road From El Granada Blvd. to Milbrae?
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 of the northern San Francisco Peninsula, is roughly eight miles from the town of El Granada, which sits on the Pacific. To drive from Millbrae […]
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 has become the fastest growing volunteer emergency preparation organization in the region. Continuing growth calls for scaling up our volunteer leadership to stay responsive 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 28-year Montara resident, was selected from several candidates to fill former Director Eric Marshall’s seat. As a long-time resident, Director Dekker previously participated in the […]
Are Eucalyptus Trees Flammable?
ARTICLE. California hillsides were ablaze last year and it looks like a similar disaster may occur again this season. Eucalyptus trees are common in California and the warmer states of the United States. They are also found in Australia, of which many are native. The blue gum variety were introduced around the 1850s as ornamental […]
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 January 1st, 2019, new codes for energy conservation (solar panels, EV charging) and fire safety (garage to house safety) go into effect. A point system […]
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, focusing on ham radio’s part in helping various agencies respond to wildfires in the Western US during 2002, ham radio in space and the role […]
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