ARTICLE / VIDEO. The 2018 Farm Bill, which includes language that legalizes hemp across the U.S., was signed into law this week by President Trump. The stroke of that pen […]
Learning from the 1989 SF EARTHQUAKE ~ by Stewart Brand (Spring 1990)
PHOTO-ESSAY. This article—which first appeared in much briefer form in the Chronicle—is an attempt to reconstruct the confused events of that first two hours at Divisadero and Beach, and to distill […]
Bedtime Stories – When Dinosaurs Came With Everything
PODCAST. Read and produced by Michelle Dragony reading from the children’s book “When Dinosaurs Came With Everything”, written by Elise Broach and illustrated by David Small. When Dinosaurs Came with […]
Is this Paw Print from a Mountain Lion or a Big Dog?
VIDEO/ PHOTO. Print found by Jose Tamez, in his backyard, on the south perimeter of the Pillar Ridge Manufactured Home Park. Whatever created this print, nearly ate his dog going […]
Elephant Seals Fighting for Their Valentine ;-)
VIDEO / PHOTO. Call me Mirounga! Northern elephant seal bull daddios fighting for a harem. A one minute edit of the mighty northern elephant seal. During their annual winter haul […]
Where do You Think San Mateo County is Most Vulnerable to Climate Change Hazards?
NEW LINK. Climate change MAPPER geo-locating webpage. Drop a pin and upload a picture where you think there is a risk of: Wildfire Extreme Heat Precipitation Flooding and Sea Level Rise […]
Spectacular Goes17 Weather Satellite for West Coast ~ Great Detail
ARTICLE/ LINK. Super cool, fun weather satellite web page that will help you plan when to walk, bike, paddle, sail, ride your horse, or surf. GOES17 From the menus at […]
Dunes Beach Hotel/RV Park Development ~ Public Turns Out to HMB City Council Meeting
VIDEO (PODCAST). If you have not emailed the City with your opinion, please do so: Jill Ekas: jekas@hmbcity.com, Community Development Director. The Dunes at Half Moon Bay website debuted Apr 2018 with plans for: […]
CoasTalk #1 with Mark Weisbarth and Raj Bechar, Principal of Pilarcitos High
PODCAST (VIDEO). Rajan Bechar is the principal at Pilarcitos High School and one of my best friends. He is an inspiration to many kids and adults on the coast side […]
Fiber Optics on the Coast? Should City of HMB Treat Broadband Connectivity as a Utility?
PODCAST. When It Comes To High-Speed Internet, U.S. ‘Falling Way Behind‘ Susan Crawford says that in cities like Seoul and Stockholm, high-speed, high-capacity networks are taken for granted. “It really […]