Coastsider’s sections have been expanded

We’ve increased the number of sections on Coastsider from five (Community, Business, Fun, About Coastsider and Government) to twelve.

Over time, it became clear that most stories were getting dumped into the Community category. This new organization should make it easier to find what you’re looking for, follow issues over time, and to understand what Coastsider is about.

About Coastsider: Information about the site.

Business: Coastside businesses, including fishing and farming.

Community: People and organizations on the Coastside.

Environment: Open space, animals, plants, natural resources and natural history. Includes water and sewer districts, which have a big impact on the local environment. Also includes Peninsula
Open Space Trust and Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.

Events: Organized events on the Coastside.

Government: News about the County Board of Supervisors, Half Moon Bay City Council, Midcoast
Community Council, and other agencies. Doesn’t include water and sewer, which are in Environment, and the school district, which is in schools. Planning has its own category.

Humor: It’s funny. Laugh.

Opinion: Editorials, letters to the editor, and guest columns.

Planning & Development: Local Coastal Plans, park planning, California Coastal Commission, roads,
Devil’s Slide tunnel. Wavecrest is included in this section, although most of the stories are environmental in nature right now.

Police & Fire: Crime and fires, mostly.

Recreation: Outdoor recreation, and some indoor as well.  This is an area I’d really like to expand if you’re interested in writing for Coastsider

Schools: Schools, the school board and its elections. Includes the middle school site, whether it’s at Wavecrest or somewhere else.

I’ve gone back and reclassified most of the stories from 2005 in order to populate the new sections.