After 29 years of service, Linda Spady retired as Administrative Services director with the city of San Mateo.
Spady began her career with the city as a Human Resources analyst. She was promoted to management positions and, in 1999, was hired as the Human Resources manager. Since 2009, she performed the role of Administrative Services director overseeing Human Resources and the Information Technology (IT).
Her last day was Friday, May 8.
City Manager Larry Patterson appointed Casey Echarte, assistant Human Resources director to Human Resources director and Pete Owen, deputy director of IT to the position of IT director.
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The Shops at Tanforan will celebrate National Police Week with a special event this Saturday to highlight the services from 14 different police-related agencies including the San Bruno Police Department, the FBI, California Highway Patrol and the BART Police, with many coming as far away as Marin County. Spectators can watch two K-9 demonstrations and enjoy a meet and greet with the dogs after each show. The K-9 shows will feature a wide variety of dogs including agricultural dogs trained to discover illegal food at the airport, explosive detecting dogs, drug uncovering dogs and search and rescue dogs. In addition, unique and exciting police vehicles will be on display throughout the center.
The event is 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, May 16 with K-9 demonstrations at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
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Save the date! San Mateo County is holding its 11th annual Disaster Preparedness Day at the San Mateo County Event Center 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 6. You get free admission to the San Mateo County Fair if you arrive before 11 a.m. There will be first-aid, police, fire, emergency services and equipment demonstrations. For more information call (650) 363-4790.
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The Sequoia Healthcare District is working with Samaritan House and Second Harvest Food Bank to create the first local food pharmacy for people with diabetes, the first of its kind in the San Mateo County area.
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Half Moon Bay is collecting items to be placed in a time capsule in the revamped Mac Dutra Plaza. The capsule is slated to be opened on the city’s 100th anniversary in 2059.
Bring a note or a photo to City Hall by 5 p.m. Friday, May 22, for inclusion — then it’s underground for the next 44 years!
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Several weeks ago, a San Mateo County Sheriff’s correctional officer came across a veteran-owned coffee company called Lock N Load Java. He learned Lock N Load Java has donation packages to send coffee to the deployed troops and began to think it would be a great opportunity for a team building activity and a way to help support the troops.
The idea then became a team challenge to raise as much as possible. To make it a little more fun and to motivate people to donate, it was suggested that a correctional officer and sergeant would shave their mustaches for the cause if the team could reach $750. In less than 24 hours, the team raised a total of $1,388 and both men shaved. The correctional officer had not shaved since 2009 and the sergeant had not been without a mustache in 20 years.
To learn more about donating coffee to the troops, additional information can be found at www.locknloadjava.com.
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