Community Bulletin

The street will close at 8 p.m. Friday, June 11 through approximately 6 p.m. Saturday, June 12. Caltrain will still run despite the construction; it will operate free of charge on June 12 and 13.

Pedestrian decoy enforcement a success

On June 10, the San Carlos, Belmont and Redwood City Police Departments executed the Pedestrian Decoy Enforcement program.

During the three hours of the enforcement, 87 stops were made, 74 citations issued and 13 warnings given, as well as one warrant arrest. The purpose of the enforcement is to heighten driver awareness of pedestrians and encourage safe driving, police said. Another operation will occur in July.

Grand Jury: Health Dept. needs to educate residents

A San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury report found that while San Mateo County Health Services Agency is doing a good job of inspecting restaurants and food facilities, it fails in making information available to residents.

The grand jury found that other counties are more successful at informing the public of the results of various inspections, through the use of a letter grading system.

The grand jury also reported that the Purchasing Division of San Mateo County is doing a good job. The division is responsible for requests to purchase approximately $39,000,000 of goods and services.

The Grand Jury was disappointed with the outdated accounting system. Recommendations included audits by the Internal Audit Department of the Controllers Office. The full report is posted at: http://www.sanmateocourt.org/grandjury.