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PRESS RELEASE. From the City of Half Moon Bay eNews August 3rd, 2023. Subscribe!

The San Mateo County alert and warning system is undergoing a major upgrade. 

The URL for SMC Alert will remain SMCAlert.info but our software will be changing from Everbridge to RAVE mobile alerting.

If you are already enrolled in SMC Alert your information has been transferred to the new system, you will continue to receive alerts as you have in the past.

We encourage you to create a new account on the new SMC Alert so that you can access new innovative features and make any changes to your account.  Creating a new account will not cause you to receive doubled up messages.

Messages from the new SMC Alert text messages may come from any of the following short code mobile phone numbers: 226787, 67283, 78015, 81837, or 77295.  E-mail notifications will come from either [email protected] or [email protected].

AlertTheBay.org directs the public to local emergency alerting systems throughout the 12 Bay Area counties and major cities, including Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose. These systems are intended to quickly alert and inform Bay Area residents about local emergencies. Funded by the Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI), AlertTheBay.org is a convenient way to access registration pages for multiple emergency alert systems.

From localized events, such as road closures and power outages to widespread events, such as poor air quality due to wildfires, AlertTheBay.org can connect you to the specific alerts you care about. The alerts you sign up for will help you to stay informed, so you can act and prepare for safety quickly. AlertTheBay.org itself does not relay alerts.

For more information, visit the AlertTheBay.org FAQ page.

¡Regístrese en ALERTtheBay.org! ¡Manténgase alerta y manténgase informado!

AlertTheBay.org dirige al público a los sistemas locales de alerta de emergencia en los 12 condados del Área de la Bahía y las principales ciudades, incluidas Oakland, San Francisco y San José. Estos sistemas están destinados a alertar e informar rápidamente a los residentes del Área de la Bahía sobre emergencias locales. Financiado por la Iniciativa de Seguridad de Áreas Urbanas del Área de la Bahía (UASI), AlertTheBay.org es una forma conveniente de acceder a las páginas de registro para múltiples sistemas de alerta de emergencia.

Desde eventos localizados, como cierres de carreteras y cortes de energía, hasta eventos generalizados, como mala calidad del aire debido a incendios forestales, AlertTheBay.org puede conectarlo con las alertas específicas que le interesan. Las alertas a las que te registras te ayudarán a mantenerte informado, para que puedas actuar y prepararte para la seguridad rápidamente. AlertTheBay.org en sí mismo no transmite alertas.

Para obtener más información, visite la página de preguntas frecuentes de AlertTheBay.org .

City Council of Half Moon Bay meets ~ 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00pm

The City Council of Half Moon Bay is the City’s governing body, and consists of five elected members. The Council sets priorities and policies, makes final decisions on all major City matters, adopts ordinances and resolutions, appoints the City Manager and City Attorney, and approves the annual budget.

City Council members are elected at-large to four-year, overlapping terms. There are no term limits in Half Moon Bay. The City Council selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and one to serve as Vice Mayor, on an annual basis.

The Half Moon Bay City Council typically meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month starting at 7 pm at the Ted Adcock Community Center, 535 Kelly Avenue.

HMB City Council Agendas and Zoom Links

HMB City Calendar

Watch streaming, or the Pacifica Coast TV video, that we will post. Stay tuned!

The meeting will be held at the Adcock Community Center for any members of the public who wish to speak in person, though we do encourage all members to participate remotely.

The meeting will be:

• streamed live on Comcast Channel 27 and Pacific Coast TV website
• the City’s website online (via Granicus)
• and on Facebook Live
  • one in English (City of Half Moon Bay FB Page)
  • one in Spanish (City of Half Moon Bay Recreation FB Page)
• Recorded by Pacific Coast TV (PCTV)

Members or the public are welcome to submit comments (in accordance with the three-minute per speaker limit) via email

to [email protected] prior to or during the meeting, via Facebook live during the meeting, and via two phone lines during the meeting – (650) 477-4963 (English) and (650) 445-3090 (Spanish).

The City Clerk will read all comments into the record.

Half Moon Bay City Council member’s Contact

1. Deborah Penrose

   Mayor
   [email protected]
   Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)

2. Joaquin Jimenez

   Vice Mayor
   [email protected]
   Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)

3. Debbie Ruddock

   Councilmember
   [email protected]
   Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)

4. Robert Brownstone

   Councilmember
   [email protected]
   Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)

5. Harvey Rarback

   Councilmember
   [email protected]
   Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)

Author: Coastside Buzz

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