The California Coastal Commission has unanimously rejected the county’s proposed update to its Local Coastal Program for the unincorporated Midcoast, as recommended by its staff.
We’ll post more details later, but this means that the ball is back in the court of Board of Supervisors.
On Thursday, December 3rd at 5:15pm, a 12-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle while riding his bike across Highway 1 near the Moss Beach Sheriff’s substation.
The sheriff’s office reported that the boy was conscious and breathing, both legs were severely injured. The boy was transported to Stanford Medical Center for treatment.
The sheriff’s substation has no further information at this time.
I hope the MCC will form a task force and work with Caltrans and the County to resolve this problem ASAP. I don’t want any more kids severely injured or killed while crossing Highway 1. What are we waiting for? The situation is totally unacceptable and has been extremely dangerous for years. Traffic is increasing on the Coastside and Caltrans and the County are doing nothing to deal with the risk to pedestrians and cyclists.
This week, the California Coastal Commission will be meeting in San Francisco. On Thursday morning, they will take up San Mateo County’s proposed revisions to its Local Coastal Program. If you can’t attend, you can follow the meeting online. It is easy, just go to:
http://www.coastal.ca.gov/
To view and listen to the Coastal Commission meeting live on the web. When in session, see the webcast itself or the webcast with the agenda alongside or just the audio.
Another link is at:
http://www.cal-span.org/State_Webcast/CCC/stream_index.htm
See video archives of previous meetings. Windows Media Player Version 9 (or higher) must be installed on your computer.
Supervisor Rich Gordon’s office will consolidate their November and December office hours to a single day, Wednesday, December 9th at 3pm at the Sheriff’s Moss Beach Substation at 500 California Street in Moss Beach.
There will be a Healing, Song, Meditation and Prayer service in the Methodist Chapel this Friday, Dec. 11th, 8:00 p.m. This service was started by Brother Roger in a small hillside village called Taize, France after WWII –The music has simple yet beautiful one line Christian chants and contemplative words like:
Come and fill out hearts with your peace, you alone O Lord are Holy, Come and Fill our Hearts with your peace, Alleluia
This service of healing and meditation will be held in the quiet of the old, 19century chapel of the Methodist Church, by candlelight. The intent of Taize was reconciliation between the different Christian denominations, peace and healing and bringing together people of different faiths, from different countries. The simple, repetitive words provide a deep contemplative experience of healing.
Brother Roger’s main mission in life was to serve the poorest of the poor, and bring peace, forgiveness, love and healing to people. Taize communities have spread to more than 20 countries and attract young people from everywhere. For more info about Bro Roger and Taize go to Taize.com
Come experience the healing .
Led by Cheryl Fuller, who’s lead Taize services for five years. Bring a penlight battery to the service if you can.
- Methodist Church, Half Moon Bay, corner of Johnston and Miramontes downtown (777 Miramontes)
- Friday, December 11, 8-9 pm.
- All are welcome!
For more information, call Cheryl Fuller, 726-2249, or Hugh Bowen of the Methodist Church, 712-1506
Nicole Salgado, author of THE BAJIO’S BOUNTY, a collection of Mexican recipes from the Queretaro region, will be appearing at the HMB Library on Friday night, December 11th at 7:00PM. Join Nicole for a live cooking demonstration of budget conscious, vegeterian-friendly, tasty and nutricious recipes that will entice your eyes and whet your appetite.
Coastside author Wendy Nelson Tokunaga will be signing her latest novel "Love in Translation" at Harbor Books & Gallery on today at 1pm at Harbor Books in Harbor Village.
The San Francisco Chronicle called Tokunaga’s debut novel, Midori by Moonlight, a “terrific first novel.” Now she’s back with her second book, Love in Translation, which again explores the themes of Japan and Japanese culture and being a stranger in a strange land, which have played a major role in her life and writing.
After receiving a puzzling phone call and a box full of mysteries, 33-year-old fledgling singer Celeste Duncan is off to Japan to search for a long, lost relative who could hold the key to the identity of the father she never knew. This overwhelming place where nothing is quite as it seems changes Celeste in ways she never expected, leading her to ask: What is the true meaning of family? And what does it mean to discover your own voice?
Harbor Books & Gallery
Shoppes at Harbor Village - Pillar Point Harbor
270 Capistrano Road
Half Moon Bay
Sunday, December 6 - 1pm - 3pm
San Mateo Co.Planning Dept.
Attn: Camille Leung, Planner
455 County Center, 2nd Floor
Redwood City, CA 94063
[email protected]
Re: Big Wave Project Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)
While I support the needs of the developmentally disabled, I have the following concerns about the adequacy of the DEIR for the Big Wave Project:
• Visual Impacts: Without story poles showing the potential visual impacts of the project, it is impossible to determine the project’s impacts on scenic views. Four 50-foot tall office buildings would be grossly out of scale with the surrounding natural setting and nearby buildings.
• Traffic: The DEIR defers any traffic mitigations caused by the project’s 2,123 daily trips to some time after full occupancy.
• Water and Sewer: There is no guaranteed source of water and no guaranteed disposal of sewage, even though the site is served by public water and sewer agencies.
• Geology: The DEIR defers analysis of potentially significant impacts of violent shaking during earthquakes, liquefaction, and differential settlement under the buildings until future studies.
• Hazards: The housing for developmentally disabled people would be located in a Marine Industrial zone, where all but the most hazardous chemicals are allowed. Additional hazards from flooding, tsunami inundation, and adjacent airport operations make this a problematic site for an at risk population.
• Affordability and Economic Viability: There are no enforceable income or affordability restrictions on purchase of housing co-op shares or condos. The project relies on shaky financial assumptions to support the “affordable” housing.
• Phased Development: The Office Park’s estimated construction period of 30-36 months in the DEIR is not realistic, given the developer’s intent to phase each building’s construction after rental or sale of each previously constructed building. Wetlands restoration would not be done until after all construction is complete, which would allow stormwater runoff to carry sediment and other pollutants into the Pillar Point Marsh.
• Isolation and Employment: Wellness Center residents would be isolated from community resources with reduced opportunities to mingle with the community at large. Many of the Big Wave programs such as raising organic crops do not depend upon this site being developed.
• Wetlands destruction: The owners of the property have destroyed wetlands under the guise of agriculture. Over 90% of the State’s wetlands have been lost. The wetlands at Big Wave should be restored.
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Print name: __________________________ Date: _______________
Address: ______________________________
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The National Weather Service San Francisco as issued a freeze watch from late Monday night through Tuesday morning.
A very cold air mass will move out of Canada and into the San Francisco and Monterey Bay areas by Monday night causing temperatures to plummet Tuesday morning. As the sky cover decreases through the night. Temperatures are expected to fall below freezing for several hours. Most areas will experience temperatures in the mid to upper 20s for a few hours.
A freeze watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible. These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. Be prepared to cover plants…If possible…With cloth sheets or blankets to protect them from freezing. For anyone or anything sensitive to cold, proper shelter should be provided.
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