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HEAL Garden Fair and Compost Clinic: Saturday, March 20

Letter by Raina Schally on Thu, Mar 18 at 02:56 pm • 0 comments; click to add your own

The HEAL Project is sponsoring this FREE event on Saturday, March 20 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Highlights include a “how-to” Compost Clinic with Master Composter Joe Lees at 10:00. The first 20 people who sign up for this clinic via email (to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Local non-profit looks to give $500 scholarship to local youth.

Letter by Blue Blanket Improv on Thu, Mar 18 at 06:30 am • 0 comments; click to add your own

Blue Blanket Improv’s 2010 internship & scholarship program:

Process: Interested individuals should visit Blue Blanket Improv’s website (http://www.BlueBlanketImprov.com) and download the application. After filling out the application they must e-mail the completed application, along with a photo to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Looking for a cheap room in San Mateo County / near environment

Letter by Katharina Deutzmann on Wed, Mar 17 at 07:01 pm • 0 comments; click to add your own

Hi! My name is Katharina. I’ve been living in HMB for about six weeks. My intention is to stay here until August 2010. Although I intend to explore the Bay Area and the South of California, I’d like to spend the next few weeks here in San Mateo County.
Therefore, I’m looking for someone (or a family) who can offer me a room to overnight for some time. It doesn’t have to be a big room; all I need is some space for me and my baggage.

My travel budget isn’t unlimited, but I’m sure that we could

Family Service Welcomes Volunteers to Senior Peer Counselor Training Sessions

Letter by Kathy Chouteau on Wed, Mar 17 at 12:31 pm • 0 comments; click to add your own

Family Service Agency of San Mateo County’s Senior Peer Counseling Program welcomes anyone in the community interested in becoming a volunteer senior peer counselor to register in advance for two training sessions. Held at the nonprofit’s headquarters at 24 Second Avenue in San Mateo, the training will prepare new volunteers to provide free one-on-one and group peer counseling to older adults and will cover the basics of counseling, social and family relationships, self-awareness,

Two Angry Moms, Thursday at Pacifica Sharp Park Library

Letter by Guest on Tue, Mar 16 at 12:04 pm • 0 comments; click to add your own

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Earlier letters

Princeton Seafood Co. on board with “Hats Off to Teachers” Fri, Mar 12

Sam’s Chowder House Hosts Fundraiser Supporting the Big Wave Project Fri, Mar 12

Free educational events at New Leaf Community Markets Thu, Mar 11

Information Session on Roundabouts Wed, Mar 10

Introduction to Ayurveda, Sat, March 20 Sun, Mar 7

Along the Waterfront extended through Mar 31 Thu, Mar 4

Moon Valley Pony Club event, Saturday Wed, Mar 3

...Looking for something even earlier? Try our letter archives.

Recent Comments

Pacifica examines widening part of Hwy 1 to six lanes, Mar 18 7:51pm, Sabrina Brennan — How will the 6 lane plan effect Rockaway Beach businesses and the Pacifica Farmers Market? What is the reaction from Rockaway Beach businesses? Has the City of Pacifica and SMCTA studied/considered a 2 lane modern roundabout at this intersection ...

Accident between car and cyclist has closed Hwy 1 southbound at Devil's Slide, Mar 18 8:03am, Barry Parr — Biasism? ...

Accident between car and cyclist has closed Hwy 1 southbound at Devil's Slide, Mar 18 6:52am, Suzanne Black — You might want to compare the headline on coastsiders.com with this one: http://hmbreview.com/articles/2010/03/17/news/breaking_news/doc4ba1776137fd0972127870.txt Seems to me they are pretty much the same “who what when where” with nobody ...

Accident between car and cyclist has closed Hwy 1 southbound at Devil's Slide, Mar 17 7:30pm, Kevin Barron — “Any word on how the bicyclist is doing?” Here you go… your updates can be found here: http://cad.chp.ca.gov/ but, perhaps you don’t care if the car, after hitting a reckless cyclist (for the sake of assume, which I assume you are doing, as is ...

Accident between car and cyclist has closed Hwy 1 southbound at Devil's Slide, Mar 17 5:40pm, Jim Sullivan — Any word on how the bicyclist is doing? ...

Congresswoman Jackie Speier in Pacifica, Saturday, Mar 16 2:11pm, Barry Parr — I’m not interested in debating the issue here, but Kevin’s use of the quotes around the word “need” reminded me of these awesome charts from http://fivethirtyeight.com Gallup provided the verbatim responses of the rationales given by people who ...

Congresswoman Jackie Speier in Pacifica, Saturday, Mar 16 1:46pm, Kevin Barron — This should be interesting. I’m guessing she’ll pull her best Ginger Rogers, dancing in synch with the “need” for health care reform, and sashaying skirting around the “way” Obamacare is being pushed by Congress. I’m curious where she REALLY ...

For earlier comments, see our archives...

FireDispatch.com for Coastside

Lock out - vehicle, 1 VENICE BLVD, Half Moon Bay (03/18/10 15:10:44)

Lock out - vehicle, 199 POPLAR ST, Half Moon Bay (03/18/10 14:22:58)

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Coastside Digest (Beta)

After pondering on it, I think Ronald Reagan was right

Remember when Ronald Reagan said that Medicare would result in the ruination of America? Look at what we have today. A nation that spends the wealth of the unborn on wars that are off budget... TalkAbout on hmbreview.com Mar 18, 6:27pm

Highway 1 Public-Comment Period Extended

Based on input from the public, the comment period for the proposed State Route 1/Calera Parkway Project is extended indefinitely while the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA), the City of Pacifica, and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) schedule... Pacifica Riptide Mar 18, 4:07pm

The Final Frontier

Today is a day that history will long remember. No, this is not another thread about health care or school funding or Big Wave. Today Fess (Davy Crockett) Parker went to the great wilderness in the sky... TalkAbout on hmbreview.com Mar 18, 4:06pm

Why not a hotel tax?

Admittedly, I know very little about what's currently taxed on tourist-like activities but... I wonder if people would have an objection on a tourist tax (1% on hotels on the coast side), something like that... TalkAbout on hmbreview.com Mar 18, 2:28pm

Open Space Trusts spend MILLIONS on education...

Another open space trust spending MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS on land... For what? Scenic corridors? No-growth? Where are the priorities? What about lobbing a single MILLION to Cabrillo Unified or non-profit healthcare? People with millions of dollars expecting nothing in return, spend it on keeping land open... TalkAbout on hmbreview.com Mar 18, 2:05pm

Heavenly Creatures & Chilling Crimes, March 19

Short: Remedios (8 minutes) A film by Jesse Cobb and his friends at Pacifica's Terra Nova High School. The script for Remedios was adapted from a portion of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's classic novel 100 Years of Solitude... Pacifica Riptide Mar 18, 11:39am

Climate-change deniers versus the scientific societies of the world:

Who should we listen to?Dr. Peter Gleick President, Pacific InstituteMonday, March 15, 2010My last post said that climate-change deniers have never produced an alternative scientific theory that adequately explains the compelling evidence of climate change from around the world... the pelican eye Mar 18, 8:40am

Local Non-Profit is working to give a collage scholarship to local youth this year!

Blue Blanket Improv's 2010 internship & scholarship program: Process: Interested individuals should visit Blue Blanket Improv's website (www.BlueBlanketImprov... TalkAbout on hmbreview.com Mar 18, 7:43am

Government running schools is not the problem.

Ms Haynes argues in her Letter to the Editor that the problem with schools in America today is not that we are spending too little on education, she thinks everything would be better if all schools were privately operated... TalkAbout on hmbreview.com Mar 17, 11:12pm

California Coastal Communities Waste Water

http://www.thedailysound.com/News/031610wastewaterstudy Reclaimed water should be top priority, report finds By ERIC LINDBERG - March 16, 2010 Coastal communities throughout California flush away more than a billion gallons of fresh water every day by discharging wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, according... Pacifica Riptide Mar 17, 10:56pm

Stop the Obamanation of America!

Our way of life is in jeopardy. Stand up people. America is becoming Amerika. Tea Party Rally in Searchlight. Americans welcome. Amerikans best stay home... TalkAbout on hmbreview.com Mar 17, 9:00pm

COASTSIDER.COM PUBLISHES E-MAIL ADDRESSES WITHOUT PERMISSION

Okay, call me naive....last November when I sent an e-mail to the county requesting additional time to review and respond to the DEIR on Big Wave, I never expected my letter to be published on Coastsider... TalkAbout on hmbreview.com Mar 17, 8:51pm

Specifica Pacifica: What's in a Name

Gary Hanauer scores a hat trick with this master list of all things named Pacifica (except he forgot Pacifica Riptide—penalty box!): Pacifica Radio/Pacifica Foundation (KPFA et al... Pacifica Riptide Mar 17, 8:40pm

Asian King to Open

WTF??? TalkAbout on hmbreview.com Mar 17, 7:23pm

Federal Land Grab---GGNRA

The Golden Gate National Recreational Agency, the largest urban land agency in the world, is coming to San Mateo County. The US Government already owns 650 Million acres within the USA, and now this administration wishes to add another 13 Million acres... TalkAbout on hmbreview.com Mar 17, 6:51pm

Weather Forecast

Half Moon Bay Airport Weather: Thu 18 Mar 4:35pm

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 45. South wind 10 to 18 mph becoming NNE. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. ENE wind 17 to 20 mph decreasing to between 6 and 9 mph. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. South wind around 6 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 64. SW wind between 5 and 9 mph.

Saturday Night: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 47. WSW wind between 6 and 9 mph becoming calm.

Sunday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 62.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.