Seton Coastside Medical Makes Progress with Permits; Hope State Will Allow Opening of Completed Emergency Room While Assisted Living Unit is Completed

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VIDEO. From the Midcoast Community Council (MCC) meeting on Wednesday, August 12th, 2026 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting with remote comment.  Agenda

NOTE: Seton Medical Center Coastside was closed April 2024 for 6-9 months for repairs of the emergency room due to storm damage. See long history below.

Supervisor Mueller’s Senior Legislative Aide, David Cosgrave, reports.


MCC Councilmember Connie Santilli, who is on the Age-Friendly Committee, reports.

Slope denuded of trees, expose old light poles.
Old Parking Lot ~ Post Storm
Newly Paved Parking Lot


More on Seton Coastside on Coastside Buzz

Toutant and Penrose Speak with Attorney General Bonta Asking if Seton Coastside Can also Provide Urgent Care in Addition to the Required Skilled Nursing Facility, Emergency Room and Acute Care Beds;

Half Moon Bay Main Street Dignity Health Urgent Care 6-Month Pilot Program Ended on May 31st, 2025 Leaving Coastsiders Medically Adrift as Seton Coastside Remains Closed;

Midcoast Community Council Chair Does Extensive Seton Coastside Research to Find Out Why They Cut Down Trees, Exposed 12 Light Poles, Paved Over MWSD Water Lines; State Lawsuit Looms; June 5, 2025

Seton Coastside Medical Applies for After-the-Fact Permit for Illegally Installed Lights; New Lights Will Comply with the New Design Review Standards Requiring a 2,200k Color Rating Limit;

After Facilities Totaled by Storms, Seton Coastside Medical Center Reconstruction Project Brings Facility up to Acute Care Building Code Standards while Restoring ER and Skilled Nursing Beds; March 19, 2025

Seton Coastside to Open within 100 Days with Skilled Nursing, Emergency Room and Possibly an Urgent Care ~ Waiting for County Permit Approvals; January 23, 2025

Dignity Health Urgent Care Half Moon Bay Clinic is Now Open; This is a Generational Opportunity: Use it or Lose it; November 15, 2024

Dignity Health Medical Group Expands Half Moon Bay Clinic to Offer Urgent Care Services on Main Street ~ Please Fill Out SURVEY to Show Interest; October 31, 2024

SURVEY. Do You Want Urgent Care on the Coastside? This Survey is Imperative and Please Attend Community Conversation at Oceano to Show Interest (Also Zoom); October 24th, 2024

Rep. Eshoo and Supervisor Mueller Applaud California Attorney General for Holding Seton Coastside Owner Accountable; October 2, 2024

San Mateo County Health Sends Letter Demanding AG Comply with Laws and Provide Standby Emergency Room to Serve Seton’s Skilled Nursing Facility, and Urgent Care; September 19th, 2024

SETON Comes to Half Moon Bay City Council Offering Urgent Care; Some Demand Full Emergency Room Regardless of Cost; To Be Agendized with More Data; September 11th, 2024

MCC’s Toutant and HMB’s Penrose Get the Scoop on Seton Coastside with a 2.5 Hour Tour ~ Plans to Reopen as Skilled Nursing Facility and Possibly Urgent Care with Xray and Labs; August 15th, 2024

San Mateo County to Expand Urgent Care Services on Main Street Half Moon Bay in Partnership with Dignity Health Medical Foundation with $480k for a 9 Month Pilot; June 24th, 2024

Age-Friendly HMBC Explores Better Coastside Healthcare Access by Considering Pooling Resources between Dignity, Stanford, Kaiser, Seton with a Pilot Program Lab Testing and Treatment Center; April 25, 2024

Supervisor Mueller Grills AHMC, Owners of Seton Coastside, on 9 Month Closure When No San Mateo County Permit has Been Pulled and When No Damage Occurred to Emergency Room; March 28, 2024

SMCo Supervisor Mueller Looks for Full Transparency from AHMC for the Closure of the Emergency Room at the Coastside Seton Medical Center; March 26, 2024

Supervisor Mueller Looks to San Mateo County Health Chief, Louise Rogers, for a Feasibility Study to Bring Urgent and Emergency Care to the Coastside; July 27th, 2023

HMB Council Member Rarbach Suggests Extending Sequoia Health Care District Boundaries to Coast so We’d Have Urgent Care; April 21st, 2022

Will AG Becerra Approve the $40 Million Seton Hospital Deal With AHMC?; July 6, 2020

We Need Your Voice ~ Seton Coastside Update by Judy Macias; March 18, 2020

Seton Coastside Medical in Moss Beach is on the Edge of Extinction; February 10, 2020

Will Strategic Global Management Buy Seton Coastside Medical Center?; September 3, 2019



More on Dignity Health Urgent Care on Coastside Buzz

EXPANDED HOURS. Dignity Health Urgent Care Half Moon Bay Clinic is Now Open; This is a Generational Opportunity: Use it or Lose it; May 12, 2025

Brews and Views ~ A Discussion with Ray Mueller about HMB’s New Dignity Health Urgent Care Clinic; January 29, 2025

Dignity Health Urgent Care Half Moon Bay; November 14, 2024

Dignity Health Medical Group Expands Half Moon Bay Clinic to Offer Urgent Care Services on Main Street ~ Please Fill Out SURVEY to Show Interest; October 31, 2024

San Mateo County to Expand Urgent Care Services on Main Street Half Moon Bay in Partnership with Dignity Health Medical Foundation with $480k for a 9 Month Pilot; June 24, 2024


More on the MCC on Coastside Buzz



Midcoast Community Council (MCC) Meetings ~ 2nd & 4th Wednesdays @ 7:00pm

The MCC is an elected Municipal Advisory Council to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, representing unincorporated Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, Princeton, and Miramar.

The MCC has at-large elections.

Regular MCC meetings are on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM at Granada Community Services District (GCSD) meeting room, 504 Ave Alhambra, third floor, El Granada. 
Meetings are in hybrid format and the public is encouraged to attend remotely. All MCC meetings are open to the public, and are agendized and posted according to the requirements of the Brown Act.

MCC Agendas and Zoom Links
Regular meeting agendas are posted 72 hours in advance.
Special meeting agendas are posted 24 hours in advance.
Comments by email, remotely or in person.

Archived MCC meeting videos on PCTv

Lots and Lots of Documents!   Check out the menu bar.   Thanks to exMCC’s Lisa Ketcham for an incredibly well curated website archive on local planning issues.

Subscribe to MCC agendas via email, send email to MCC-Agendas+subscribe@googlegroups.com

2026 Midcoast Community Councilmembers

Reach Every MCC Councilmember a with one email:
midcoastcommunitycouncil@gmail.com
P.O. Box 248, Moss Beach, CA 94038

Kimberly Williams, Chair – 1st Term Ends: Dec 2026
Email: midcoast.kimberlyw@gmail.com

Scott Bollinger, Vice Chair – 1st Term Ends: Dec 2026
Phone: 650-773-4425
Email: scottbollingerMCC@gmail.com

Claire Toutant, Secretary – 3rd Term Ends: Dec. 2026
Phone: 650-676-5847‬
Email: midcoast.claire@gmail.com

Gus Mattammal, Treasurer – 1st Term Ends: Dec 2026
Phone: 650-451-5335
Email: midcoastgus@gmail.com

Connie Santilli – 1st Term Ends: Dec 2028
Email: mccconnies@gmail.com

Antonio Conte – 1st Term Ends: Dec 2028
Email: aconte.mcc@gmail.com

David Santoro – 1st Term Ends: Dec 2028
Email: Davidmidcoastcc@gmail.com

MCC March 25, 2026 with two new council members. From the left: Antonio Conte, David Santoro, Connie Santilli, Kimberly Williams (Chair), Claire Toutant and Scott Bollinger (Gus Mattamal absent).



San Mateo County Board of Supervisors (BoS) Agendas

The Supervisors meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month at 9:00am, as a hybrid meeting.

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