The new nonprofit organization Veteran Lawyers of San Mateo County honored Judge Jack Grandsaert with its Watch-Over award for his selfless service to military veterans by presiding over the Veterans Treatment Court. The award was presented by the group’s president and CEO Christopher Lavorato of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy. At the event, Grandsaert swore in the new board of directors: U.S. Air Force veteran Jim Hartnett, U.S. Army veteran Geoff Car, California State Military Reservist Ilya Frangos and Lovorato, an U.S. Army veteran.
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Congrats to South San Francisco! The city won the 2014 Innovation Award by the Municipal Information Systems Association of California for developing a new software application called the “Police Department Canvass Mapper.” The new technology enables police officers in the field to report and track information using any smartphone device, updating the database in real time and enhancing internal communications within the department.
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Some prominent Redwood City residents are China-bound this week. Mayor Jeff Gee was invited to visit by the mayor of sister city Zhuhai and taking him up on the offer along with Vice Mayor Rosanne Foust, City Manager Bob Bell, Assistant City Manager Bill Ekern, Police Chief JR Gamez, and president/CEO Amy Buckmaster and Board Chair Gino Gasparini of the Redwood City-San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce. Some left Thursday and others on Saturday. The trip runs up to Nov. 14 and is entirely funded by the individuals, not the city. Zhuhia and Redwood City have been sister cities since 1993.
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This weekend is the Coastside Land Trusts’ popular Raptorama. Bird and nature enthusiasts can learn about coastside raptors and how to identify them. Raptorama participants can take a guided walk on the coast’s wilder side to explore local habitats with Bay Area Bird experts at Wavecrest, Pillar Point Marsh, Pescadero and Half Moon Bay state beaches. Indoor workshops will focus on photography, raptor identification and children’s birding. The event will culminate with a dinner and presentation by keynote speaker Glenn Stewart, the director of the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group at University of California at Santa Cruz. The event is Nov. 7-9 in Half Moon Bay. For more information and to purchase tickets visit raptorama.org.
The Coastside Land Trust Gallery is also having an opening ceremony for its newest exhibit “California Raptors” from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7. The gallery is located at 788 Main St., Half Moon Bay.
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