Prohibition on the Coastside! Presented by San Mateo County History Association's Carmen Blair

Presented by the Half Moon Bay History Association.

In the 1930s, mobster Sam Termini called San Mateo County the most corrupt county in the state. With rumrunners landing Canadian whiskey on isolated beaches, moonshiners operating in homes, and a multitude of speakeasies in every Peninsula community, the county earned a reputation as one of the “wettest” in the state during Prohibition.

Carmen Blair joined the staff of the San Mateo County Historical Association in 1998 and has been the Deputy Director since 2007. She received her B.A. in History from Gustavus Adolphus College and her M.A. in Museum Studies from San Francisco State University.