Big Wave is a proposed development on land adjacent to Airport Road and Princeton harbor. Developer Jeff Peck envisions building a set of residences there for developmentally disabled individuals and to support these individuals financially by building an office park next door. 

As you might imagine, the proposal has generated its share of controversy on the coast. 

In a new video, Neil Merrilees has a look at the Big Wave project and takes us on a visit to the site and helping us to visualize the structures. 

Video about the Big Wave Development Project: https://coastsider.com/index.php/site/news/video_understanding_the_big_wave_development_in_princeton/

San Mateo County’s Planning Department is looking to hear feedback on the Big Wave project by February 20.

The Midcoast Community Council, under new Chair Deborah Lardie, will be holding a discussion on Big Wave on Wednesday, February 11 at the regular meeting of the MCC.

The meeting will take place at 7:30 at Seton Hospital in Moss Beach (please park in the upper lot). 

Please share your thoughts on the Big Wave project with Camille Leung, the Planning Manager at the San Mateo County Planning Department by clicking here. 

Sabrina Brennan
Seal Cove-Moss Beach
Click here for the e-mails of the MCC members. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: Coastsider was proud to sponsor the Coastside Farmer’s Market in 2008. Please take a minute to read this letter and think about what you could do to keep this important institution on the Coastside.

If having a locally focused Market in your community  that keeps your Coastside farmers thriving and attending markets here where they live,  keeps at least a million dollars circulating in the local economy, creates meaningful  jobs for local youth, serves as an incubator for small artisanal businesses, and provides all of our local, community based and community serving nonprofits a forum for engagement,  I hope you’ll consider joining the Friends of the Coastside Farmer’s Market.   

Why, You Ask? 

Because small, locally focused and Independent Certified Farmers’ Markets are rare in this county. The economics suggest that without the full funding support of a major partner such as a municipality  or benevolent organization, small, locally focused Farmer’s Markets like ours will fail. Ours is the exception that proves the rule. 

So Far. 

The requirements for compliance with federal, state , regional and local authorities that ensure for the public’s health, safety and trust are no different for our Markets than they are for a market the size of Ferry Plaza. Operational costs are considerable, increase every season, and there is only so much we can pass on to our local farmers, fishermen and food producers. 

Then consider this sticky wicket:  the vast majority of the big-ticket expenses come due in the off season, when the bills for permitting, certifiyng and re-licenses fees along with annual insurance premiums, etc ad nauseum come, along with the ongoing expenses for phones, website hosting and the like. 

For the past 2 seasons a small group of business owners have stepped up and offered their financial support in the form of modest sponsorships to help me defray the expense of presenting these Markets. 

This year it’s not going to be so easy for some of them to continue to shoulder the whole burden.  And that’s where you come in.

The first Coastalwealth Roundtable, features keynote speaker is Paul Saffo, a well-respected and renowned futurist who will address issues we must be aware of as our businesses move forward in the world.

Can the Coastside business community apply what we learn to our businesses and educational institutions? How can we work together and make our educational and business processes more effective? As partners we can move our community forward.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 – 11:30am to 2:00pm
Half Moon Bay Brewing Company - Mavericks Garden Room
$40 per ticket - Only 24 tickets available. Reservations required, by March 2
Limited seating available, purchase your tickets now!
Tickets Available at the HMB Chamber, 235 Main St. or 650-726-8380

Special Guest Speaker: Futurist Paul Saffo

Paul is a forecaster and essayist with over two decades experience exploring long-term technological change and its practical impact on business and society. He teaches at Stanford University and is a Visiting Scholar in the Stanford Media X research network. He was the founding chairman of the Samsung Science Board and serves on a variety of other boards including the Long Now Foundation, the Singapore National Research Foundation Science Advisory Board, and the Pax Group. He has served as an advisor and Forum Fellow to the World Economic Forum since 1997. Paul is a columnist for ABCNews.com, and his essays have appeared in numerous publications including The Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Wired, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, The New York Times, and the Washington Post. Paul is a Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, and holds degrees from Harvard College, Cambridge University and Stanford University.