VIDEO / PODCAST, If you want to know what they city has done in the last year, watch / listen to the out-going Mayor’s address. There are a few powerpoint visuals, but largely one can listen. Saves time. Listen while you drive or do chores. Stay in tune with what is going on in HMB! […]
WSL’s Mavericks Challenge Designated Viewing Spots
ARTICLE. Want to watch the contest with other surf fans while eating delicious food and drinking fermented and distilled beverages? Here is the list of designated viewing spots starting from south to north. Half Moon Bay Cameron’s Restaurant and Pub. 1410 Cabrillo Hwy. 1 South, 650-726-7505 Sacrilege Brewery. 730 Main St., 650-276-7029 Its Italia. 401 […]
HMB History Presents Jim Clifford ~ 50 years of Local News with UPI and AP Wire Services
VIDEO / PODCAST. Jim Clifford (UPI/AP) reports history for the San Mateo Journal’s Rear View Column. Great stories, told well. Who is Martin? Is it Martin’s Beach or Martins Beach? Jim will tell you. (Go to 38 minute mark). Know about Loren Coburn and Pebble Beach in the late 1800’s? Wonder if Martin’s Beach Vinod […]
Spanish and Mexican Years on the Coastside and Bay Area: Las Californianas
VIDEO. This month’s meeting of the Half Moon Bay History Association is about the rarely described years between those of the Natives and those of the California Gold Rush. These were the times of the Spanish and the Mexican presence. The years changed history and cultures. Government and religious strategies were carried out. The missions […]
The History of Powerlines Productions and the Mavericks Wave
Photo-essay by NickBastone w/The Six Fifty. “How two filmmakers with a camcorder and a jet ski made Mavericks world famous.” Great Mavericks story. The birth of Powerlines Productions and the discovery of the Mavericks wave. Featuring Curt Meyers, Eric W. Nelson, Dom Padua, and Luca Padua. Today Powerlines Productions counts Kelly Slater as a fan. Thanks Nick Bastone of […]
The Johnston House of Half Moon Bay, California
Really Excellent Video. Learn about the history of the James Johnston House. The house sits on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean, east of Route One, just south of the city of Half Moon Bay. Isolated, its silhouette is a remarkable sight against the rolling hillsides golden brown until the winter rains turns them green. […]
Mary Bettencourt and the History of the Johnston Family
Video/Podcast. James Johnston was born October 7, 1813, in Melrose, Scotland. His family immigrated to the United States aboard the Prompt in 1818 and settled in Pittsburgh, PA, then moved to Gallipolis, Ohio, after the death of his father in 1826. One of nine children, James served in the military in the Mexican war, became interested […]