Government watch

Senate Bill 722 provides a clear statutory directive for private and public utilities to reach 33 percent renewable energy use, and provides the flexibility necessary to acquire that energy in the coming decade, according to Simitian’s office.

• Assemblyman Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, will honor Josephina Enriquez, MD as the 19th Assembly District’s Woman of the Year in a  on March 8 ceremony at the state Capitol. All 80 assemblymembers and their honorees participate in this annual program which recognizes exemplary California women from across the state.

Dr. Enriquez, or "Dr. Joy” as she is known, is the longest-serving private physician on the San Mateo coast. She serves a staggering annual case load of 5,000 patients — 85 percent of them uninsured or dependent on low-income state or county care — while still finding time to run a free RotaCare clinic on the side. Her next ambitious projects include fundraising and recruiting doctors to keep the RotaClinic open every day, as opposed to one day a week, and building a shelter for local homeless veterans and people who have been evicted from their homes.

City government

• The city of Burlingame is inviting local residents and workers to a community meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 8 to help draft the city’s application for Google Fiber for Communities. The meeting will take place in the Lane Room at the main Burlingame Public Library, 480 Primrose Road, Burlingame.

Google Fiber for Communities will make Internet access 100 times faster than most Americans have access to today. Google plans to offer a 1 gigabit-per-second network to 50,000 to 200,000 people in communities to be selected through a competitive process. Applications are due March 26.

At Monday’s meeting, attendees will be asked to envision a future when high-speed bandwidth will enable innovations that aren't possible today and begin to craft the city’s application. Vice Mayor Terry Nagel and Councilman Michael Brownrigg say the community conversation also will help inform future planning in Burlingame.

Those who wish to attend the meeting are asked to RSVP to Ana Silva at Burlingame City Hall at asilva@burlingame.org no later than 8 a.m. Monday. The Google for Communities application can be viewed at http://www.burlingame.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documented=5822.

• The Burlingame City Council and Planning Commission will hold a joint meeting 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 6 at the Burlingame Public Library, 480 Primrose Road in the Lane Room. Discussion topics will include historic preservation citywide and in the Burlingame park neighborhood, as well as restaurants in sub area A in the downtown.

• The Belmont City Council will hear an informational report regarding follow-up of sewer smoke testing results; consider a resolution approving professional services agreement with traffic engineering firms for current and future traffic and transportation projects and; consider a resolution implementing the fiscal year 2010 mid-year budget adjustments. The council meets 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, City Hall, 1 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont.