We visited Miss Balciunas’s kindergarten class at Farallone View Elementary on their very first day of School. Click on any image to visit our album.

Proclamations, mayor’s announcements [15 min]  | Quicktime | Flash  |

Oral communications [9 min]  | Quicktime | Flash  |

Council reports, staff reports, consent calendar [17 min]  | Quicktime | Flash  |

Ordinance covering sales during Pumpkin Festival
[18 min]  | Quicktime | Flash  | Docs |

Carnoustie development CDP [76 min]  | Quicktime | Flash  | Staff Report, Attachment 1, Attachment 2, Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Attachment 3, Attachment 7, Attachment 9 |

Appointment of John Muller and Marina Fraser to City Council, there being no challengers in election [2 min]  | Quicktime | Flash  | Docs |

Removal of Filbert St. crosswalk [6 min]  | Quicktime | Flash  | Docs |

City of HMB relationship to SAM budget and intertie pipeline [17 min]  | Quicktime | Flash  | Doc |

Appointments to Parks and Recreation, and Planning Commission [15 min]  | Quicktime | Flash  | Docs |

Appointment of a Code Enforcement Appeals hearing body [no video]

Divers recovered the body at Montara State Beach, at about 12:30pm Sunday.  Two divers from State Parks and one from the Sheriff’s Department were taken to the body in a narrow inlet in the cliffs between Gray Whale Cove and Montara. The divers were delivered to the location by a personal watercraft from a Harbor Patrol boat stationed just off shore, according to Lt. Lisa Williams, who was on the scene.

The body was discovered Thursday afternoon but authorities have been unable to recover it because of dangerous surf conditions.  As I stood on the cliffs above the recover effort, I could see the surf surging into the inlet, concentrating its force as the opening narrowed.

The San Mateo County Coroner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to determine the victim’s identity and notify the next of kin. 

By Erin Tormey, organizer of the Coastside Farmer’s Market. In Half Moon Bay, the market is at Shoreline Station (at Kelly and Highway 1), Saturdays, 9am to 1pm

Last week we said ta-ta to blueberries, but say hello to this season’s sweet, sweet corn.  It’s running a little late this year, as we all are it seems.  A cooler summer than usual in most of California has a few things coming on a bit more slowly than we’d like.  But don’t get your knuckles in a knot over it.  Other things are happening right on time, like the sun coming out on the Coast just in time for Back-to-School.

Since this weekend is the last true wing- ding weekend I have an idea for you - two, actually. One is an ode to Wretched Excess, the other a counterpoint to the same.  A balanced and truly satisfying summer supper is the result.

Harmony Road in Moss Beach is offering an full week of free music classes September 4 through 10. Kindermusik for infants and toddlers: beginning piano classes for pre-K to adult; private piano for intermediate to advanced.

After a day and a night of unsuccessful attempts to recover a body from rocks at the north end of Montara State Beach, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s department is waiting for conditions when divers can get to site safely.

About 1pm on Thursday afternoon, a hiker climbing on the rocks at Montara Beach spotted a body on the rocks in the water at the base of the cliff.  Sheriff’s deputies who responded to the call couldn’t see the body from either the cliffs above or the rocks down below. A Harbormaster’s rescue crew approached the site on personal water craft they use for rescues. They were unable to get close enough to see the body in the rising tide and dangerous surf conditions at the base of the cliff. A California Highway Patrol helicopter confirmed the presence of the body later in the afternoon.

The Sheriff’s Department waited until the tide began to ebb in the late evening and early morning. A cliff rescue team in wet suits was to be lowered into the water, where they could recover the body. Despite a lower than average tide last night, the wind was whipping up a surf that made it dangerous for the recovery team. The department decided it was unsafe to recover the body last night.

A plane will fly by today to monitor the situation and the Sheriff’s Department is assessing the tides.  Sheriff’s Lt. Lisa Williams, who was on the scene Thursday, told me that the department would be monitoring the tides and surf conditions over the next few days until they are sure they can recover the body without endangering the recovery team.  The most favorable tides will be in the late evening and early morning.

For many of us, fall includes the spirit of back to School. There’s shopping for school clothes, backpacks and books. After all the lunches have been packed and the traffic clears a bit, perhaps there’s some time to spare. There are an abundance of volunteer opportunities at Senior Coastsiders this fall, ranging from Special Events (including help with the Pumpkin Run and Festival booth), shopping for homebound seniors, helping out in the thrift store, delivering Meals on Wheels, as well as packaging and serving hot meals. We are also looking for volunteers to teach classes, provide minor home repair and do some gardening for seniors and individuals with disabilities. For more information, call (650) 726-9056.