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Category: Own Voice

Adventure, Leadership and Laughing in the Dirt: Why Venture Free Summer Camps Stand Out ~ A Few Spots Remain
Coastside, Home Top List, Own Voice, Podcasts

Adventure, Leadership and Laughing in the Dirt: Why Venture Free Summer Camps Stand Out ~ A Few Spots Remain

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

ARTICLE. From Venture Free‘s Emily Phelps, May 2025. At Venture Free Foundation, summer isn’t just about sunshine and snacks—it’s about…

Visit John Vonderlin’s “Sinksam’s” Beach Trash Art at Pacifica’s Earth Day Pelican Fest ~ Debris and Treasures Gleaned from “Neptune’s Vomitorium
Coastside, Home Top List, Own Voice, Podcasts

Visit John Vonderlin’s “Sinksam’s” Beach Trash Art at Pacifica’s Earth Day Pelican Fest ~ Debris and Treasures Gleaned from “Neptune’s Vomitorium

April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

ARTICLE. From Pacifica artist John Vonderlin. Sinksam, more commonly known as “benthic marine debris” or “non-buoyant marine debris” is flotsam…

Out of 55 Teams, Half Moon Bay High School Pumpkin Bots Place 2nd at the 2025 First Robotics East Bay Regional Tournament
Cabrillo Unified School District (CUSD), Home Top List, Own Voice, Podcasts

Out of 55 Teams, Half Moon Bay High School Pumpkin Bots Place 2nd at the 2025 First Robotics East Bay Regional Tournament

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025

VIDEO. From Half Moon Bay Robotics high school team (First Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 8793 – the “Pumpkin Bots”). Thanks…

Big Wave Housing  Celebrates Completion of Structural Phase of their Project ~ Residents Meet Their New Apartments
Coastside, Home Top List, Own Voice, Podcasts

Big Wave Housing Celebrates Completion of Structural Phase of their Project ~ Residents Meet Their New Apartments

April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

FIELD TRIP, VIDEO and PHOTO-ESSAY. Tour of the Big Wave Center to celebrate completion of the structural phase of the project.  This…

Between Shifts Podcast with Half Moon Bay Bike Works’ Kris Nishkin ~ The Beginning, The Business, The Passion
Coastside, Home Top List, Own Voice, Podcasts

Between Shifts Podcast with Half Moon Bay Bike Works’ Kris Nishkin ~ The Beginning, The Business, The Passion

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

PODCAST. From the Between Shifts Podcast: Three dudes—Ian (Impink), Gavin (Tomberlin), and David (Blick)—pretending to have life figured out while…

Public Infrastructure Replenishment is Funded Through Borrowing by Bonds or Loans which is an Inter-Generational Injustice; Should it be Funded Through Savings?
Home Top List, InPerspective, Podcasts, Public Agencies

Public Infrastructure Replenishment is Funded Through Borrowing by Bonds or Loans which is an Inter-Generational Injustice; Should it be Funded Through Savings?

March 19, 2025March 19, 2025

VIDEO and ARTICLE. “InPerspective” from Gregg A. Diéguez, Director of Sustainability – SHIFT Bay Area and Founder: MIT Club of Northern…

The Lifeguard Project Interviews Zoe Chait ~ “Big Waves, Small Waves and Rescues”
Coastside, Home Top List, Own Voice, Podcasts, Surf Sessions

The Lifeguard Project Interviews Zoe Chait ~ “Big Waves, Small Waves and Rescues”

March 13, 2025March 13, 2025

PODCAST. From The Lifeguard Project Episode 10, on March 5th, 2025. Zoe Chait is a California State Parks Lifeguard working…

Half Moon Bay Kicks Up Its Heels: New Line Dancing Class Brings Community Together ~ Join in!
Coastside, Home Top List, Own Voice, Podcasts

Half Moon Bay Kicks Up Its Heels: New Line Dancing Class Brings Community Together ~ Join in!

February 13, 2025February 13, 2025

PRESS RELEASE. From Carol Hunter and Hilary Stamper February 2025. Half Moon Bay, CA – Half Moon Bay has a…

High School Senior Works with Half Moon Bay’s ALAS to Empower Coastside Farmworker Youth to Dream Big through “Bright Start” STEM Lessons
Home Top List, Own Voice, Podcasts

High School Senior Works with Half Moon Bay’s ALAS to Empower Coastside Farmworker Youth to Dream Big through “Bright Start” STEM Lessons

November 19, 2024November 20, 2024

ARTICLE. From Lacey Armistead November 2024 as CEO/Founder of Bright Start and Senior at Pinewood School. “Growing up, I often…

Essay: Yes in My Front Yard ~ the Montara Dark Park
Home Top List, Own Voice, Podcasts

Essay: Yes in My Front Yard ~ the Montara Dark Park

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024

ESSAY. From Montaran Bill Softky. In which the author, as a principled answer to the attitude called NIMBY (“Not In…

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