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Miramar area DSL problems, Sep 2 8:58am, Kevin Barron — >>more likely to cause AT&T to make the necessary investment Frankly, you are asking AT&T to sink a ton of money in a subscriber base that is very small, and require a very expensive infrastructure investment w/ predictably inverse ...

Miramar area DSL problems, Sep 1 7:12pm, Benjamin Grant — Michael, I had AT&T copper in my previous place but it was close to the CO and we had really good DSL throughput via DSLExtreme.  I was also told the copper was fairly new-ish.  Apart from the condition of the wires and the CO distance itself I ...

Miramar area DSL problems, Sep 1 10:38am, Steve Portigal — Do you have a thread going on the relevant forum on broadbandreports.com? It may catch the attention of someone who does care and wants to fix this. Hope you can get some resolution! ...

A ballot measure to increase HMB sales tax?, Aug 31 6:49pm, Bob Poole — Thanks for the heads up about San Mateo ...

A ballot measure to increase HMB sales tax?, Aug 31 5:21pm, Barry Parr — Sales taxes in San Mateo County communities: 9.25%  Atherton 9.25%  Belmont 9.25%  Brisbane 9.25%  Burlingame 9.25%  Colma 9.25%  Daly City 9.25%  East Palo Alto 9.25%  El Granada 9.25%  Emerald Hills (Redwood City) 9.25%  ...

A ballot measure to increase HMB sales tax?, Aug 31 5:14pm, Bob Poole — At least to San Mateo, as we do so often now, and it wouldn’t be just $1.00 on groceries. ...

A ballot measure to increase HMB sales tax?, Aug 31 4:22pm, Barry Parr — How far would you drive to save $1.00 on a $100 grocery bill, or $.03 on a latte? ...

Huge Book Sale This Weekend in HMB, Aug 31 3:36pm, Barry Parr — This is always a great sale and I strongly recommend getting there early before the folks who know what’s what have had their way with the inventory. ...

Pacifica DUI checkpoint, Aug 31 1:28pm, Kevin Barron — >>I wanted to know if this was legal and from what I have gathered I suppose it is. It is VERY legal. In fact, the term for those checkpoints are becoming more commonly known as “driver’s license checkpoints”. For every 1 DUI cited at the ...

Pacifica DUI checkpoint, Aug 30 11:29am, Benjamin Grant — “Why is it okay that I am detained from lawful and private activities just because there MIGHT be a drunk driver on the road” Consider that driving on a public road is probably not regarded by law and enforcement as a private activity. The ...

Pacifica DUI checkpoint, Aug 28 1:59am, marty rademaker — I want to start by saying DUI checkpoints are one more example of the government overstepping their authority. How can you favor one form of harassment but against another?  Why is it okay that I am detained from lawful and private activities just ...

Why I'm running for Harbor Commissioner, Aug 27 11:15pm, Tim Payne — Good luck Sabrina. I think you would be great as our Harbor Commissioner. ...

Save The Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Aug 27 9:24pm, Carl May — Wow, is it difficult to listen to Mr. Holland talk about the California Coastal Trail when, by lack of reference, he seems to have no idea of the founding concept of the trail as a long-distance trail in the manner of the Pacific Crest Trail or ...

African Hybrid Cat (Savannah) Roaming in Montara, Aug 26 11:21am, Martha Cravens — One of our neighborhood cats here at 9th and Farallone is “Bubba” who looks like this and does sport a blue collar with bell. He is quite friendly and approachable, and has also gotten into at least one fight; he is a scrapper. But he seems to be ...

Why I'm running for Harbor Commissioner, Aug 26 8:30am, Raina Schally — Whew!  Thank goodness for democracy! If Sabrina (or any other newcomer) is elected, would 18 years be long enough to wait before she/they would be “allowed” to share a good idea with the Commission? ...

Why I'm running for Harbor Commissioner, Aug 26 5:30am, Kevin J. Lansing — Good luck Sabrina. It’s clear the Harbor Commission needs some new blood. From this week’s HMB Review: “Harbor Commissioner Sally Campbell, who has been on the board 18 years….said she would like to see commissioners who initially keep their ...

African Hybrid Cat (Savannah) Roaming in Montara, Aug 25 8:32pm, Kristine C. Alessio, Esq. — If anyone happens to catch this cat, please do not be afraid.  Savannah cats DO NOT attack people or other cats or animals like wild cats.  They are a recognized cat breed and are shown in cat shows.  My own Savannah cat is a certified Therapy Cat ...

Celebrity bartenders support education foundation, Thurs, Aug 24 7:51pm, Kevin J. Lansing — Just curious, but how does one earn the title “celebrity?” ...

African Hybrid Cat (Savannah) Roaming in Montara, Aug 24 10:59am, Brigitte Cowell — Savannahs are not recommended as indoor/outdoor pets at all! They have way too much energy and like to chase things too much to do well that way. I’d love to see more pictures of that cat as the very dramatic “night eyes” on the back of the ears ...

Save The Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Aug 21 8:56pm, Carl May — If the article gets it right, the disaster to the local area and the coastal trail concept remain undiminished. In fact, it looks like they might twist the opportunity into using another inappropriate artificial surface that will enlarge the waste ...

Animal entrapment in Montara, Aug 21 4:11pm, Benjamin Grant — My first guess would be it was set for a raccoon or skunk… ? What was it baited with? ...

Save The Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Aug 20 6:41pm, Kevin J. Lansing — From the HMB Review 8/20/2010 “County ditches asphalt trail for Fitzgerald” http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2010/08/20/news/doc4c6c12432f087636013886.txt ...

Save The Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Aug 20 5:16pm, Carl May — For those new to the minutiae of California Coastal Trail babble, this paragraph from the State Senate staff analysis of Chesbro, SB 908, may provide a lead-in. ” ANALYSIS :  According to background material provided by       the ...

Animal entrapment in Montara, Aug 20 5:09pm, June Legler — It is possible the trapper is trying to catch a feral cat in order to get it neutered.  I trapped 14 cats in a feral colony at lot near the El Granada post office about 15 years ago.  I had them all fixed at PHS, several were young enough to ...

Save The Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Aug 20 4:40pm, Carl May — Got a reference to that report that we can all see, Kevin? Unless they designate the existing blufftop trail as the California Coastal Trail, there will be plenty of cause for objection at the Coastal Conservancy—if funds for that specific state ...

Save The Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Aug 18 9:08pm, Kevin J. Lansing — This is another ill-conceived project in a long line of similar projects either conceived or endorsed by County officials (Mirada Surf road and oversized bridge, ugly view-blocking Harbor Village Mall, Big Pave, etc.) However, I just read a ...

Save The Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Aug 18 6:04pm, Carl May — As with the proposed road through the reserve, pavement on the slope down to the beach is entirely unnecessary. There are other stable, permeable, all-weather surfaces that would do just fine. Pavement is so 20th century developer. The massive ...

Save The Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Aug 16 12:42pm, Lisa Ketcham — I’m a bit confused between the lengthy discussion in the FMR Master Plan about the degradation of the reef from overuse, the need to restrict use, and this new beach access plan which is basically a short but wide asphalt boulevard to the reef ...

Save The Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Aug 16 9:18am, Barry Parr — Thanks for posting this. We’ve been giving a lot of (justified) attention to the plans to pave the trail at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, but it’s just as important to understand the modifications to the beach entry and overlook. ...

Special MCC meeting on Fitzgerald Marine Reserve letter, Monday, August 16, Aug 16 7:35am, David Vespremi — See also my fellow MCC member, Bill Kehoe’s, comments here: http://coastsider.com/index.php/site/news/save_the_fitzgerald_marine_reserve/100815/ —DavidV ...

GGNRA plans controlled burn for Milagra Ridge in Pacifica, Aug 13 1:32pm, Barry Parr — George Durgerian, Park Ranger, GGNRA: Ocean District. says, “The Marin burn was delayed at least a week pending better weather.  After that, we’ll move forward with plans for the Milagra burn.” ...

Half Moon Bay police chief leaving to become US Marshal, Aug 13 11:52am, Barry Parr — San Carlos projects 30% savings from outsourcing to the Sheriff. Here’s an interview with the SC mayor on KQED: http://www.kqed.org/a/kqednews/R201006291730 The arguments for outsourcing are pretty sound. I don’t see how the HMB city council ...

Half Moon Bay police chief leaving to become US Marshal, Aug 12 8:08pm, Kevin J. Lansing — If the HMB City Council had any fiscal sense whatsoever (which they don’t) then they would uae this opportunity to seriously consider contracting out for police services to the County Sheriff’s Department, just like the City of San Carlos recently ...

Fun family options for this Saturday!, Aug 12 11:28am, Blue Blanket Improv — for times and other specifics visit:  http://www.BlueBlanketImprov.com ...

Half Moon Bay police chief leaving to become US Marshal, Aug 10 9:05pm, Kevin Barron — Congrats to Mr O’Keefe. Serving his country well. Not to mention on PHAT pension on the taxpayers into perpetuity. ...

Coastal erosion, flooding, and sea level rise in Pacifica, Sun, Aug 16, Aug 10 9:42am, Sabrina Brennan — Bob Battalio is a very good speaker! ...

Coastal erosion, flooding, and sea level rise in Pacifica, Sun, Aug 16, Aug 9 4:34pm, Barry Parr — Julia Scott wrote a good story on this a couple of weeks ago for the County Times. It would appear that the status of the buildings is, um, up in the air. Owner misses deadline for plan to save Pacifica cliff ...

Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Dardenelle trail walk: This sunday, 10am, Aug 8 4:10pm, Sabrina Brennan — Thanks to everyone who joined the walk this morning.  For more info on water polution at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve please read the 2008 California Coastal Commission water quality assessment report.  ...

Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Dardenelle trail walk: This sunday, 10am, Aug 7 6:12pm, Carl May — Ridiculous. For many years the California Coastal Trail route in this stretch, one that lives up to the mandate of this particular state trail, has been established through preliminary scoping and then through two published editions of “Hiking the ...

16.5' wide asphalt trail planned for the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Aug 7 5:32pm, Carl May — A “wide paved trail” of this design is not a trail. It is a road. If you can drive a vehicle on it, it is not a trail. If it is built with heavy equipment, it is not a trail. If it wipes out what users want to get close to, it is not a ...

Coastal erosion, flooding, and sea level rise in Pacifica, Sun, Aug 16, Aug 7 4:05pm, Terry Baldwin — Does anybody know the present state of that Pacifica apartment house that was falling into the ocean a while back? ...

Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Dardenelle trail walk: This sunday, 10am, Aug 7 11:50am, Sabrina Brennan — Please give consideration to the harmful and toxic effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. The proposed Fitzgerald Marine Reserve asphalt surfaces on the bridge (12’ wide x 60’ long) and trail (14’ wide) would drain directly into San Vicente ...

16.5' wide asphalt trail planned for the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Aug 6 4:46pm, Barry Parr — Carl, thanks for pointing that out. Louie Castoria’s article can be found here: http://hmbreview.com/articles/2010/08/04/community/quip_tide/doc4c59a9b1e7c5c021612343.txt From the article: It’s thus a bit ironic that during that same week ...

16.5' wide asphalt trail planned for the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Aug 5 8:28pm, Carl May — Someone just made me aware of a (to be generous) specious article written by Castoria that appeared in the HMB Review on the subject of wheelchair access to the portion of Fitzgerald Marine Reserve where the county is trying to force a misplaced, ...

Gulf Benefit Saturday, August 7, 2-5 at Shelldance in Pacifica, Aug 3 10:56pm, Mary Keitelman — Of the several works of art donated for this benefit, one is a stunning oil of Rockaway Beach, titled ... [get ready!] “Rockaway” by peninsula artist June Levin. More about June on her website: http://www.junelevin.com/ ...

Ten most polluted beaches in San Mateo County, Aug 1 11:05pm, Dennis Paull — I am a State Parks volunteer at Francis Beach with the Snowy Plover program and regularly walk the plover habibitat area of Francis Beach. All spring, Pilarcitos Creek exited across the sand into the ocean. I have no idea how polluted it might ...

Help create an open source map of the Coastside, Sat, Aug 14, Aug 1 2:42pm, Jonathan Lundell — That’s pretty cute. I don’t see a way to refine their street numbering, though. ...

Car stolen at Montara SB: Sheriff's report for July 29, Jul 30 4:30pm, Kevin Barron — “electronic monitoring devices, and burglary tools” Sounds like a police scanner, and your garden variety ‘locksmithery’. Looks like they were semi-pros and might be the crew that was responsible for the string of car break ins. ...

Ten most polluted beaches in San Mateo County, Jul 30 8:57am, Tim Payne — Thanks for that article Sabrina. ...

Norm Coleman as Ty Cobb, Friday in HMB, Jul 29 8:39pm, Hal Bogner — Baseball fans: Don’t miss this - one day, Norm will probably perform this in Cooperstown.  He has already performed his one-man show as Ty Cobb in front of Ty Cobb’s descendants at the 10th anniversary of the Cobb Museum in Royston, GA, and at the ...