THE WEEKLY BUZZ MAIL!

OWN VOICE. ~ InPerspective by Gregg Dieguez                                             

The science that proves our current Climate Crisis is human-caused is over 150 years old. Despite climate change skeptics, who insist that ‘fancy computer models’ are unreliable, you already learned the proven science behind this Climate Crisis in grade school – it doesn’t require a computer to understand. And you’ve experienced that science firsthand, as when you get in the car on a hot day: if the Sun’s energy can’t escape as fast as it enters, the car heats up.

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To maintain your own health, to keep your family safe, and to help keep the coronavirus from spreading in our community, I strongly urge you: continue to observe all social distancing and other public health protocols that we’ve been using for the last few months. Many public health professionals say that this is not over – not by a long shot – and I agree. While regulations are relaxing, we cannot relax in our personal efforts to contain COVID-19. Each of us is responsible for taking appropriate measures – social distancing, face coverings, etc. Your community is depending on you to continue doing the right thing.

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VIDEO. Imagine a sewer agency and two water agencies (Granada Community Services District (GCSD) and Montara Sewer and Water District(MSWD)) coordinating inter-related budgets.

GCSD is sanitary (sewer and solid waste) and park ~ not a water district.

MSWD is sanitary and water.

SAM has no water services at all.

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California ecosystems have evolved with thoughtful active management by diverse human communities over thousands of years. This session will examine some of the interactions Indigenous Peoples of the Bay Area had with our landscape. We will highlight specific plant and animal relationships, as well as stewardship practices using examples from our local landscape. 

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VIDEO. At the Half Moon Bay City Council 6/16/2020 meeting, Matthew Chidester, Deputy City Manager presents on the Business Improvement District (BID).

$1 per room, per night goes into the BID which goes into marketing hotels to the public, which increases TOT (Transient Occupancy Tax).

Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) is historically the City’s single highest revenue source, accounting for approximately 40 percent of the annual operating budget.

TOT revenue typically grows year-over-year, and in recent years has been over $6 million annually.

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VIDEO. General Manager Chuck Duffy, during the General Managers Report, at the GCSD board Meeting on 6/18/2020, updated the Big Wave construction project in the harbor, near the airport.

Big Wave has submitted their permit application for construction of sewer main to the Big Wave project. The pipe will go down Airport Rd. (see map below).

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VIDEO. City of Half Moon Bay tries to create a system to monitor and recoup costs for professional dog walking by modeling after other cities. Meeting date 6/16/2020.

John Doughty, Public Works Director, said that they are regularly seeing people with 8-9 dogs per walker. They’re concern is that poop is not being picked up as some walker let all of their dogs off leash, like at Wavecrest. John owns a dog and walks his dog locally, so he has first hand experience seeing this.

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VIDEO. Projected enrollments for Cabrillo Unified School District 2019-2024.

Presented by Thomas Williams of Enrollment Projection Consultants at the CUSD 6/18/2020 board meeting.

Kindergarten enrollments are falling.

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VIDEO. Public Service Announcement from Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM).

SAM Director, Rick Lohman, speaks to the “flushable wipes” problem.

They are flushable, BUT THEY ARE NOT DISSOLVABLE.

It costs SAM a lot of labor hours fixing machine parts that are built for dissolvable Toilet Paper.

Read below about AB 1672 which will redefine the marketing of “Flushable” Wipes.

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VIDEO. Sewer Authority Mid-Coast General Manager, Kishen Prathivadi, presents at the 6/22/2020 meeting.

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VIDEO. City of Half Moon Bay Planning board really digs in on this very necessary project considering visual corridors, invasive species and whether or not to use herbicides to control the eucalyptus, once they are cut down. Plan is to removes 79 trees and 115 brush units in a 540 square foot area.

Cypress trees will have to be cut down as they were planted right on top of PGE gas pipe and other utilities.

If anyone can tell me how those trees got there,

I’d love to know as no one in planning  knows.

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VIDEO. Site Design:  Central The center of the site is the most active part of the park. Just north of the Burnham Creek riparian zone, a large “Village Green” lawn, surrounded by a walking path, covers the entirety of the existing gravel parking lot. This large lawn flows north to meet a central gathering plaza located at the end of Avenue Portola.

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VIDEO. Check out the 6/16/2020 the City of Half Moon Bay City Council’s Coastside Law Enforcement Study Session.

The City Council will accept pubic comment and discuss a variety of topics around law enforcement and law enforcement policies. This item will also include a statement from San Mateo County Sheriff’s Captain Saul Lopez.

At the 6/16/2020 Half Moon Bay City Council, Elected Head Sheriff Carlos Bolanos and Sheriff Saul Lopez explain how they manage the “8 Can’t Wait” on the Coastside.

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VIDEO.   When the Portola Pump is shut down for maintenance, sewage is stored in the inter-tie pipe running from Half Moon Bay to Montara. When a storm hits, storms water run off enters the system and adds to the effluent which make a normal backup, more critical. A few years ago 200,000 gallons wet weat

Approved an additional wet weather storage of 200,000 gallons bringing the total wet weather storage at Portola to 400,000 gallons.  200,000 gallons of storage is already placed at Burnham Strip in El Granada. Another 200,000 has been approved.

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VIDEO.   This report allows the Board of Directors the opportunity to review and discuss the design documents and authorize the bid documents and bid procedure for the Portola Pump Replacement Project.

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VIDEO. At the 6/8/2020 Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside (SAM) meeting during Director’s reports, Ric Lohman, reports from the LAFCO meeting that a bill started to move forward in the legislature to have sewer agencies start working with counties on storm water management.

A lot of storm water can get into sewer pipes. That mean that water no has to be treated. Bioswales are the latest thing to retain and detain water before it gets to the sewer pipes.

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We received an overwhelming number of survey responses (the current count is over 600!). The results will be presented at the May 27, 2020, Midcoast Community Council (MCC) meeting and posted on the MCC website.

Given the high interest we’ve heard from the Coastside community in transportation matters, note the upcoming virtual community conversations hosted by San Mateo County Planning & Building. The meetings will be an opportunity to learn more about the Connect the Coastside transportation plan and share your ideas to improve transportation on the Coastside.  ~ Katie Faulkner, San Mateo County Planning

Katie Faulkner, Planner III, County of San Mateo, Planning and Building Department, kfaulkner@smcgov.org

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For thousands of years, the Bay Area has been the home of many, diverse groups of Indigenous Peoples with complex cultures and relationships to the land. Join Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) and California State Parks for a three-part webinar series delivered by Mark Hylkema, California State Parks Archaeologist and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at Foothill College. Mark will draw from over 40 years of experience studying the history of California native people, focusing on Indigenous cultures of the Peninsula and the South Bay. This is an exciting opportunity to hear Mark share his knowledge and experience in an online webinar format for the very first time! The event is also supported by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.
 

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A public meeting will be held on July 6, 2020 at 10AM on the proposed sale of Seton and Seton Coastside, to AHMC by the current owner, Verity Health.

To attend the public meeting, use this Bluejeans meeting: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/uzddfwfa

The 97 page analysis of the proposed sale is available from the Office of the Attorney General at this link .

A purchase agreement was entered into on March 30, 2020, but will not be final until approved by the Attorney General.

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Yoga Streetwear and Bohemian goods!

Yoga Streetwear, Upcycled Vintage Design Bags, Kantha Quilts (twin=$50) and more!

Summer has begun! Come stock up on Sunari Lifestyle for chillin around town or maybe just a little bit of inspiration to get working out again! Outdoor markets happening throughout the summer! 

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• The Garden and Estate trail are open, the historic House is closed at this time
• The Clock Tower Shop is open with Filoli-made products, plants for your garden and other special items. All purchases are credit card only, no cash or checks
• Online advanced tickets are required for all visitors, including members 
• No seating or drinking fountains are available
• Visitor and Education Center restrooms are the only available restroom facilities onsite
• Daily capacity is capped to ensure necessary space for social distancing

• Follow the one way route outlined on the Garden map
• All visitors must follow San Mateo County and CDC requirements
• Practice social distancing (more than 6 ft)
• Wash or sanitize hands regularly
• Face covering must be worn in accordance with local requirements
• Visitors not following requirements may be asked to leave

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Barterra offers the finest California wines from top vineyards located from Santa Barbara to Mendocino…

• Pinot Noir, Merlot, Chardonnay and Sparkling from Carneros
• Sangiovese from Silverado
• Zinfandel, Syrah, Petite Sirah and Primitivo from Lodi
• Viognier from Paso Robles
• Sauvignon Blanc from Russian River
• Cabernet Sauvginon from Alexander Valley
• Reisling and French Colombard from Mendocino
•    ....   and Special dessert wines from Madera

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).