Friday, June 26, 2009

How Green is “Green?” Public meeting, Thursday, July 2

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The Liars And The Sages: Telling The Truth From Nonsense In The Era Of Post-Sustainability
Presented by Surfrider Foundation, Sierra Club & League for Coastside Protection

Thursday, July 2, 2009
At 7:30 P.M.
Half Moon Bay – Ocean Shore Train Depot
(Near Johnston House, Higgins-Purisima Road

Join us for an informative and stimulating presentation by one of the world’s leading experts in the field of sustainability. Ed Quevedo, Senior Counsel. Ed will discuss the meaning of sustainability in today’s world. In this era where just about every product or company now claims to be “Green”, Ed will give us some guidance on how to distinguish Nonsense from the Truth.

Ed Quevedo is Senior Counsel in the Paladin Law Group LLP, and Chair of the firm’s Sustainability Practice Group. He has over 25 years of experience advising clients on domestic and international environmental and health & safety (EHS) law compliance and litigation matters, sustainability planning and program development, and strategic EHS program development and performance counseling, both as an attorney and consulting advisor.

During his legal career, Mr. Quevedo has argued cases before the California Supreme Court, the International Board of Arbitrators in The Hague, and the European Court of Justice. He has led high-impact pro bono litigation teams in important Civil Rights, Clean Water Act, and environmental damages recovery litigation in public interest cases brought in state and federal courts.

He is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Silicon Valley Environmental Partnership (http://www.svep.org), serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Performance (http://www.mswg.org), and is Past President of the Pacific Industrial & Business Association (http://www.piba.org).

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THE COAST NEEDS YOUR HELP (part 2)

Letter by Sabrina Brennan on Sat, Mar 13 at 07:01 pm • 0 comments; click to add your own

Assembly Member Juan Arambula
31st District
Subcommittee 4
Fax: 916-319-2131

Regarding: DOJ Fund Shift Budget Committee

Dear Assembly Member Juan Arambula:

Today I am writing to express my extreme opposition to the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposal to “bill” departments that protect our coast and environment for litigation that defends our natural resources. The Coastal Commission, State Lands Commission, Water Board and other public agencies that protect the public’s rights to

The coast needs your help

Letter by Sabrina Brennan on Sat, Mar 13 at 06:59 pm • 0 comments; click to add your own

Please FAX this letter to: 916-319-2114

Assembly Member Nancy Skinner
14th District
Subcommittee 3
Fax: 916-319-2114

Regarding: DOJ Fund Shift Budget Committee

Dear Nancy Skinner:

PRINCETON SEAFOOD CO. ON BOARD WITH “HATS OFF TO TEACHERS”

Letter by Princeton Seafood Company on Fri, Mar 12 at 04:14 pm • 0 comments; click to add your own

PRINCETON SEAFOOD CO. ON BOARD WITH “HATS OFF TO TEACHERS”
Campaign Offers Educators Hearty Discount

Where would we be without our teachers? They’ve given us the fundamentals – the foundation we need to succeed in today’s society. And now, Princeton Seafood is giving something back. With JointVenture’s “Hats off to Teachers” campaign, the restaurant is offering all teachers 10 percent off any meal daily and a full 20 percent off on our special “Teacher Tuesday.”
To

Sam’s Chowder House Hosts Fundraiser Supporting the Big Wave Project

Letter by David Vespremi on Fri, Mar 12 at 11:25 am • 1 comments; click to add your own

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Twitter @samschowder

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4210 North Cabrillo Highway
Half Moon Bay
CA
94019

Telephone: 650.712.0245
Fax: 650.712.0371

Free educational events at New Leaf Community Markets

Letter by Patti_Bond on Thu, Mar 11 at 10:13 am • 0 comments; click to add your own

On Tuesday, March 16 from 6 - 7 pm, New Leaf Produce Director, Mark Mulcahy, will present ” For the Love of Produce: Citrus.” Mark will talk about the difference between various types of citrus, where they come from, how to select them and prepare them, as well as provide suggested pairings and recipes.

On Tuesday, March 23 from 6 - 7:30 pm., Larry Jacobs of Jacobs Farm/Del Cabo and his team will give a talk on Organic Farming in Mexico. They will tell their story about the cooperative they

Earlier letters

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

For the Next Seven Generations, Saturday Mon, Mar 1

Last chance to advertise in program for HMB High School’s spring musical Mon, Mar 1

Event: Basics of Herbal Garden Medicine, March 21 Sun, Feb 28

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

Recent Comments

Sam's Chowder House Hosts Fundraiser Supporting the Big Wave Project, Mar 13 8:55am, Amy Tezza — You don’t want BIg Wave to be built and so you disapprove of this fundraiser. Is this the sort of comment you are fishing for? Or we should just send the comments directly to Sam’s? I saw that you gave Sam’s a one star “rating” in Yelp because ...

Pacifica examines widening part of Hwy 1 to six lanes, Mar 12 8:23pm, Carl May — Given the well-known effect of school traffic on traffic congestion from the midcoast through HMB, possible busing in Pacifica would seem worth studying. Vallemar School is a K-8 campus with a good record of achievement, and at least some parents ...

Pacifica examines widening part of Hwy 1 to six lanes, Mar 12 4:59pm, Amy Tezza — I think Barbara Kossy’s observation is spot on; this is my daily commute and on non school mornings it’s not a problem but it can take over fifteen minutes to get through Pacifica during rush hour on school days. Sometimes people ask me if the ...

Photo: HMB HS students ask CUSD board to keep counselors, Mar 12 6:21am, Katharine Weber — The pleas were poignant, but a day too late. We all received our lay off notices the next day. The decision had been made during the four previous board meetings. By the time the Board met at Cunha, it was already decided…..but the support was ...

Consultants' plan for Hwy 1 lacks awareness of our environment and community, Mar 11 4:43pm, Carl May — People interested in the California state trail known as the California Coastal Trail, especially what kind of a trail (or trails) it might be, can get into it by Googling “California Coastal Trail SB 908 Chesbro.” Chesbro, out of Arcata, is an ...

Consultants' plan for Hwy 1 lacks awareness of our environment and community, Mar 11 4:06pm, Carl May — “Many of your neighbors don’t care. They want a bike and foot path, as it provides access to some coastal and community features in our area.” For those who don’t get out except to go from their car to their front door, and to those so ...

Consultants' plan for Hwy 1 lacks awareness of our environment and community, Mar 11 2:24pm, Kevin Barron — An overpass will NEVER happen here. It reeks of growth, development, and an iota of suburbanization. Many here want to hold tight to no-growth-weed-ridden-squalor. Allow no infrastructure improvements, so any attempts at “progress” is denied for ...

For earlier comments, see our archives...

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Weather Forecast

Half Moon Bay Airport Weather: Sat 13 Mar 9:30pm

Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. NNW wind between 13 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 61. NW wind between 7 and 14 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. WNW wind between 8 and 11 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Light NNW wind.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. WNW wind between 3 and 10 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

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

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.