VIDEO. The City of Half Moon Bay currently uses its Corporation Yard which is used to house vehicles and equipment that is used to maintain, repair, and develop City infrastructure.

City staff has determined three options for the purchase and improvement of the Stone Pine property housing the City Corporation Yard.

• Corporation Yard a critical facility, necessary to house maintenance staff, vehicles, equipment and materials.
• Currently located at 880 Stone Pine Road, leased from POST
• POST selling property, first right of refusal to City, potential for eviction
  • Limited alternatives (3+ acres commercial land)
  • Cost of alternatives
• Three options for acquisition and improvement of Property

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OWN VOICE.  The topic of Sweden has become another politically/ideologically polarizing one during the Pandemic. Some on the Left seem to hope that Sweden suffers catastrophic deaths to help justify the societal restrictions they favor here – to prioritize lives over finances. Some on the Right seem to hope Sweden succeeds in “staying open” with low or comparable deaths to justify their demands for “freedom” and an end to CV-19-driven restrictions which are damaging our economy. Time will tell, but it is possible that NEITHER side will get the proof that they want, and that the REAL lesson from Sweden is: C) None of the Above.

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LINKS to $$.

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Granada Community Services District Director, Barbara Dye, explains how the Force Main repair project got shut down.

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VIDEO. Joe LeClaire, San Mateo County Public Works, presents to the MidCoast Community Council 4/22/20 about Connect the Coastside.
 

Roundabouts estimate at $5 million each. Traffic lights $600k to $1 million. County and state income is down. Should all construction be halted until we have a vaccine?

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VIDEO.   San Mateo County Resource Conservation District (RCD) is a special district that partners with government and land owners, both public and private, since 1939.

RCD’s mission: Water, Climate, Wildlife, Agriculture and Fire and Forest Management.

The First Flush program water quality collects the first big rain of the year: High pollution.

2019: 12 volunteers and 13 sites.

Want to Volunteer?

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COVID LETTER. Hello Coastsiders,

I do not know about you, but to me this week felt like Groundhog day. Cue up Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe playing on the alarm clock every morning!

In addition to opportunities to volunteer locally, The Office of the Governor/California Volunteers is building a database of people who want to volunteer to help when needed. This is not part of Coastside CERT but we have been asked to share this link. California Volunteers and Listos California are the two State-wide programs that oversee our capacity-building grant. We have described to them what CERTs on the Coastside have been doing and they are pleased with the response and resiliency of our community.

There are so many organizations helping Coastsiders get through this tough time. Four local nonprofits in particular stand out for meeting the immediate needs of our most vulnerable residents:

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DONATION REQUEST.

Dear Friends,

In 2020, Abundant Grace Coastside Worker purchased 515 Kelly Avenue to become our new Workforce Development Center – a place for our neighbors experiencing homelessness to shower and do laundry, meet with case managers, get help with a resume or job application, and participate in our work readiness programs on the Coast. The new Center has been critical in our work to support homeless Coastsiders during the current Coronavirus pandemic. Even though we are not open, we have been able to use the Center to distribute food and supplies and keep tabs on our clients.

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VIDEO. Granada Community Services District Director, Barbara Dye, presents the latest to the boards. Budget versus number of gallons. Have a listen.

Do you know why we have to have wet weather storage at El Granada?

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VIDEO.  From the 4/28/2020 City of Half Moon Bay Planning Department presents plans for single family residence and a fire truck turnaround at Magnolia and Highway 1.

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Those who qualify for the program include people over the age of 65, those exposed to COVID-19 as documented by a public health official or medical professional, and other high-risk individuals suffering from underlying health conditions. Eligible participants must live alone or with one other eligible adult, and cannot receive assistance from other federal nutrition programs, such as CalFresh. Income cannot exceed $74,940 for an individual or $101,460 for two. Participants must also state they are unable to prepare or obtain their meals.

Restaurants will be reimbursed up to $16 for breakfast, $17 for lunch, and $27 for dinner, plus an additional $5 for “incidental expenses.” The State will set nutritional guidelines and will allow local jurisdictions to decide which restaurants qualify.

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The 2020 Left Coast Annual (LCA) Exhibition was scheduled to open at Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, on Friday April 10, 2020.  As the world turned upside down with the spread of COVID-19, it became clear that the exhibition would not be able to take place in-person as communities responded to shelter-in-place orders to protect public health.  Artists and Sanchez Art Center Staff, (Janet Barker, Program Manager and Cindy Abbott, Executive Director) pivoted to create this first show in new virtual galleries.

Click HERE or enter SanchezArtCenterVirtualGalleries.org in your browser bar to enter the galleries.

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Learn to sail! This is a safe and fun way for youth ages 8-16 to learn how to sail in either an Optimist (Opti) or Laser. Both boats are extremely popular recreational dinghies that also feature prominently in competition. Most certainly STEM! (science, technology, engineering, and math).