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PODCAST. Every Friday Michelle Dragony, the Chief Buzz Officer of Coastside Buzz, sits down with KPDO (& KZSG’s) Catherine Peery to review the Weekly Buzz Mail.
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The City of Half Moon Bay has applied for a $10M Grant for the Design, Planning and Construction of Kelly Ave. from the beach to downtown including the Kelly/Hwy 1 intersection. It will aim to answer the question that everyone has about the “Porkchops” which are the little islands we stand with our bikes or strollers on so that we can push the lights-go-green-please button. Most would like the porkchops removed ASAP and have the magic light button on the sidewalk but the Caltrans multi-asset project is only for maintaining the existing, rather than new designs.This grant will work on a new design.
After denying all three appeals the City of Half Moon Bay has formed a subcommittee with councilmembers Ruddock and Penrose for lease negotiations with Mercy Housing’s 555 Kelly farmworker affordable housing project. The City owns the little house and the land that it is on and therefore the land that Mercy will build on.
Coastside CERT has been funded, for the very first time, with $510k in Measure K funds to hire 13 part-time staff members over a 3 year period. This means Leadership and Instructors will be paid and that CERT can now hire a Program Communications person to help with our Spanish and Chinese populations
The San Mateo County Resource Conservation District, also known as the RCD, has been awarded a 3-year $600k grant to improve Montara’s 2nd St. stormwater runoff, planning Hwy 1 Sea Level Rise and Hwy 1/92 Fire Fuel Reduction. In particular, many would like the eucalyptus tunnel between Montara and Pacifca to be dealt with.
The 880 Stone Pine farmworker housing project has received $3.25M in grants from State Funds, the Sobrato and Chan-Zuckerberg Foundations to go towards their Construction Budget.
- In June 2024 the City allotted $1.2M from their affordable housing fund to pay for infrastructure including Coastside County Water District hook-ups. Sewer will also have to be paid for.
- In May 2024 the County approved $11.5M for grading and other ground preparation work (like digging trenches for utilities).
- Also in May 2024, the BOS awarded $6M towards buying 47 manufactured homes. $5M of that was awarded to the County as a grant from the Joe Serna Farmworker Housing Grant Homeownership Program to purchase manufactured homes for low-income farmworker families.
- In July 2023 the BOS also negotiated a loan with the City of Half Moon Bay for a $3.2M loan at 3.13% for 10 years to discharge an iBank Loan which originally funded the purchase of the property from POST (Peninsula Open Space Trust) originally for the City Corp Yard, buy the loan had to be reconfigured so that affordable housing might be built on it.
Check out the KHMB Radio interview with Jerry B. Logan of “Three on the Tree”. He is warming up for some country swing dancin’ at the HMB Odd Fellows this Saturday. Check the Buzz Calendar for the starting time. Very entertaining interview by KHMB’s Mike Dale. And Jerry B. Logan is a country loving romantic as he sings song like:
- “Cowboy’s Mona Lisa”
- “Where’s a Grown Man Go to Cry” (a heartbreak song born in an almond orchard)
- And “Tears of a Fool” (more heartbreak from the same girl)
Go see Jerry for more swing!
The Coastside Children’s Programs (CCP) is looking for an Executive Director to oversee program development, fiscal and facilities management and to fundraise. Pay is $115k a year with lots of benefits. If you love kids and the Coastside this could be a job for you.
The Half Moon Bay History Association Presents Chris Hunter on Ocean Shore Railroad History. This is an hour-long presentation recorded at the Portuguese Cultural Center last month. Chris was the Editor of the Pacifica Tribune for a couple of decades and Chief of Staff to Supervisor Don Horsley for 3 terms. He knows a thing or two about the Coastside!
Kids and parents! The Half Moon Bay Recreation Department is Rolling Out Skateboard Camps, Build-a-Board Workshops and Private Lessons with Local Tristan Keller. Tristan grew up here and is looking to give back to the community. Show him some love.
Annnnd check out the The Coastside Buzz Calendar for lots of events and peruse the Coastviews Music and Entertainment Guide which has all the music from Pescadero, San Gregorio and even Loma Mar to Pacifica every week.
This week on the Buzz calendar there is:
- Three on a Tree for sure.
- The Monthly Downtown Market on Palmetto in Pacifica
- Stitch and Bitch is at the M.Stark Gallery on Main Street
- Beach Break Entertainment has the documentary “Daughters” showing at the Coastal Rep this weekend
- There is Latin Jazz with the Rodriguez Brothers at the Bach Dancing and Dynomite Society
- Local entrepreneur Chad Crittenden will share his Survivor, as in the TV show, survival experiences, but also his cancer survival at the Odd Fellows.
- And sign up for the Coastside CERT Neighborhood command post training. Get ready for any coastal disaster!
The Coast view music calendar drops every Wednesday and the Weekly Buzz Mail posts on Thursday.
Subscribe for free to stay tuned to the Buzz!!
And are you Curious About Running for Office? Then REGISTER for the San Mateo County Elections Division’s 2024 Candidate Filing Seminar on Wed. July 24th @ 10:00am – 12:00pm.
Please check it out as we need new people running for office. Many electeds have been doing great work, but new people have new points of view which is always good for the political process. After all Coastside Buzz’s number one mission is to get people to Click, Learn, Think, Act, Vote and Run for office!!
The Coastside Buzz Calendar curates lots of events from music and fun to public agency meetings. Peruse the CoastViews Music and Entertainment Guide (easy-to-scroll pdf) which has all the music from Pescadero, San Gregorio and even Loma Mar to Pacifica every week.
The Buzz Calendar is FREE and SELF-SUBMIT; check the green button to post your own event.
Stay tuned to the Coastside 2024 Elections on Coastside Buzz. The major mission of Coastside Buzz is to get people to Click, Learn, Think, Act, Vote and Run for Office.
The CVM drops every Wednesday and the
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Pescadero Public Radio plays an eclectic mix of North and Latin American music, from bluegrass to jazz to classical, and favorite dance tunes from every era. Plus, we feature local news, give live updates on road conditions and weather, air public meetings, and spin up local music and talk shows hosted by local residents.
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