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New Feature: Daily E-mail updates

Written by Darin Boville
Monday, 01 December 2008 14:31
A new feature of Montara Fog, Daily E-mail Updates will automatically notify you of new posts on Montara Fog and keep you abreast of the latest news. We won't sell, share, or give away your e-mail address, and every e-mail contains a link so you can unsubscribe at any time. Click here to sign up.

LCP Third Annual Beach Clean-up, November 15th

Written by Dana Kimsey
Tuesday, 11 November 2008 23:59
The San Mateo County League for Coastside Protection (LCP) announces its Third Annual Fall Beach Clean-up. This is a great time after the Pumpkin Festival and the first real rains of the season to enjoy the beach in the fall weather, help protect local birds from debris and make our beaches even more beautiful. The event is on November 15th from 10 AM until noon at Francis State Park, which is west on Kelly Avenue. Free parking and picnic tables are available for this event but you need to get there early. Outland Java Company is generously providing coffee to support our efforts and LCP will be giving away event hats to all the volunteers. Sweatshirts will be for sale. We recommend wearing closed-toed shoes and sun block. High school students who volunteer will receive Community Service credit. For more information about who we are, please go to http://www.lcp.sanmateo.org or call Dana Kimsey at (650) 726-1309 Looking forward to having you join us at the beach.

Ocean Blvd. meeting, Tuesday at 6:30

Written by Darin Boville
Monday, 20 October 2008 12:37

Citizen input needed on Midcoast "sphere of influence"

Written by Paul Perkovic
Tuesday, 23 September 2008 18:18
Dear Friend of the Midcoast, LAFCo is considering updates to Coastside "Spheres of Influence", which are important in defining the future governmental structure of our communities. The future of parks and recreation in the Midcoast, as well as our special districts, is in the balance. The Midcoast Community Council will host a presentation by Martha Poyatos, Executive Officer of San Mateo County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) on Wednesday, September 24beginning about 8:30 p.m. (following the Candidates Forum for Cabrillo Unified School District candidates) at Seton Medical Center Coastside. Martha will explain the draft Preliminary Sphere of Influence Update Report for Half Moon Bay and Unincorporated Midcoast. You can read the entire LAFCo Report at http://www.sanmateolafco.org/vgn/images/portal/cit_609/0/39/1321061880soicoastreportaug18.pdf so the discussion in the draft letter makes sense. Until this point, the Midcoast has had a "zero" sphere of influence -- in bureaucratic-speak, that means our local special districts should all go away -- and Half Moon Bay has had a sphere of influence that covers the entire coastside -- i.e., eventually the plan is to have one enormous coastside city to provide all services. Martha's Staff Report recommends reducing Half Moon Bay's sphere to its existing city limits and giving a sphere of influence to Coastside County Water District, Granada Sanitary District, and Montara Water and Sanitary District reflecting their respective service areas. This recommendation allows for existing special districts to reorganize to furnish park and recreation services, or for formation of a new district for park and recreation, if the citizens on the Midcoast want to go in that direction. The future of parks and recreation in the Midcoast, as well as our special districts, is in the balance. If you wish to review the draft letter that will be considered by the MCC on Wednesday, September 24, it is available on the MCC website. The one-page Executive Summary of the proposed MCC letter is available at http://mcc.sanmateo.org/agendadoc/MCC-2008-09-24-LAFCo-SoI_comments-executive_summary.pdf while a more detailed letter with historical background is at http://mcc.sanmateo.org/agendadoc/MCC-2008-09-24-LAFCo-SoI_comments.pdf If you can attend the meeting, it would be great to hear your comments (support, opposition, revisions) in person. If you cannot attend, perhaps you can forward your comments to me and I can pass them along to the current MCC members. You can also communicate your thoughts directly to LAFCo at the address given in the draft letter. Responses are due no later than October 1, 2008. Of course, you are welcome to attend the Candidate Forum for Cabrillo Unified School District candidates, too. Charlie Gardner and John Moseley are incumbents seeking re-election, while Ken Johnson is their challenger. MCTV will broadcast the Candidate Forum several times prior to Election Day, as it has in the past when the MCC has held these informative local community forums. Thank you for taking the time to help the Midcoast community on this matter. Paul Perkovic, former MCC member

Coastside Democrats: Party on Sept. 21, HMB Brewery, 3-6pm

Written by Darin Boville
Tuesday, 16 September 2008 22:56
Join the Coastside Democrats as We Kick into High Gear for the Election Season Party on September 21, Sunday, from 3PM to 6PM First and foremost, join us for some fun on Sunday, September 21, from 3PM to 6PM at Half Moon Bay Brewery. Get to know local Obama/Biden supporters, meet local Democratic officials and candidates, including Congresswoman Anna Eshoo and Congresswoman Jackie Speier. Live music by Pamela Rose and Glenn Waters! Get some Obama Beer, or other refreshment of your choice (no host bar.) Great food will be provided! Everyone is welcome! Invite friends and family! And Talk to Your Neighbors Print out 25 of the flyers for the party (found here: http://coastsidedemocrats.org/invitation2008.pdf) and walk them around your neighborhood to invite your neighbors to come. If you have questions, please call 650-867-0745. Want to help in a "Swing State"? Work here to help in Nevada, or go there! Come to Reno! Contact April Vargas at 650-728-5215 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to find out how you can join the many Californians who are working to help the Obama/Biden ticket in a critical Swing State- 1%-2% may make the difference for turning Nevada blue. Volunteers can access a database of Nevada voters and call from their homes, or the Democratic headquarters at The Tom Lantos Memorial San Mateo County Democratic Campaign Headquarters, 628 El Camino Real, San Carlos, 650-394-4171 http://www.sanmateodemocrats.org/. A Key to Victory—Voter Registration Volunteer here on the Coastside. To help at the Coastside Farmers' Market: September 27 contact Leigh Dreo at 650-560-9396 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , October 11 contact Marta Jacobsen, 650-712-0218, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . To help at the Eco-Solar Tour, Saturday, September 27, contact Marta Jacobsen, 650-712-0218, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it To help with critical Latino outreach, please contact Shirley Holley at 650-726-2683 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Pumpkin Festival volunteers also needed to staff a voter registration tables there on October 18 and 19. Please contact Christina Bechtold, 650-726-4909, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Another Key to Victory—Talk to Your Neighbors (Made Easy!) The most effective way to get people active and voting is to talk to them directly. To join the Neighborhood Leader Program check out Click here: San Mateo County Democratic Party Or contact Brigid O’Farrell, 650-728-3380, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or April Vargas, 650-728-5215 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it The Obama/Biden campaign also features a great tool that will help you identify Californians to contact about the campaign. http://my.barackobama.com/page/votercontact/landing All you are asked to do is call these people once. There is a prepared script. Couldn't be easier! To sum it up, if you want an Obama/Biden Victory in November then pitch in some time. Even a couple of hours will make a big difference. Local Democrats Make The News! April Vargas, an Obama Delegate at the Democratic National Convention in Denver and our elected representative on the San Mateo Democratic Central Committee, is coordinating Obama/Biden efforts for the Coastside. April was featured in the Half Moon Bay Review on August 27, 2008. http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2008/08/27/news/doc48b59c3c0c30f306603877.txt T. J. Glauthier, former Deputy Secretary of Energy in the Clinton Administration, was recently interviewed as part of the Montara Fog series on Green Building Trail Blazers. The Montara Fog features the video here: http://www.montarafog.com/Neil-Merrilees/green-building-trail-blazers-with-neil-merrilees.html Join Us! Our website is http://www.coastsidedemocrats.org. Please stop by regularly! We encourage you to join the Club as well. Dues are reasonable and we have discounts for students and senior citizens. We feature a low-volume email list to keep you in touch with fellow Democrats and similarly minded independent voters.

Apply for Midcoast Council Open Seats by Sept. 2nd

Written by Darin Boville
Saturday, 30 August 2008 14:50
Do you want to make our community a better place? Then apply for one of the two open slots on the Midcoast Community Council (MCC). Click here for an application. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, September 2nd. The MCC is an advisory body to the Board of Supervisors and as such it is our main conduit for having our views heard over-the-hill. It has the potential to play an important role in in all aspects of life here in the unincorporated part of the coast, from parks and trails, to community center development, to planning and zoning. Due to resignations there are two open slots on the Council which will be filled by appointment. This is your chance to make a difference. For more information you can contact Supervisor Rich Gordon’s assistant, Andrew Berthelsen, at 650-363-4528 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Graphic by Darin Boville

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