Nearly 100 guests gathered at the Fair Oaks Library Feb. 25 with one purpose — to raise funds for new books, English language audiocassettes, magazines and DVDs. Hosted by the Redwood City Library Foundation, the event brought special attention to the needs of the library that serves predominately Latino immigrants in the North Fair Oaks neighborhood. More than $11,000 was raised.
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Redwood City Vice Mayor Alicia Aguirre will replace Mayor Jeff Ira as Grand Marshal in Saturday’s annual Opening Day of Sailing Season Parade at the Port of Redwood City. This year’s theme is "Ride the Tide to the South Bay” and begins with a blessing of the fleet at 10:30 a.m. followed by a decorated boat parade at 11 a.m. The day will also include music, food and — weather permitting — an outdoor display of historic photos of the port.
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The San Carlos General Plan 2030 and its integrated Climate Action Plan have won the Grand Boulevard Visionary Award. The award is given for a plan by a member agency of the Grand Boulevard Initiative, an effort to spruce up El Camino Real through several Peninsula cities.
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Craving some froyo in San Carlos? Make a note that Harmony Yogurt is moving from its first location on Arroyo Street to Laurel Street, taking over the former Red Mango Yogurt spot. Although a sign at that location says the shop is closed for remodeling, word on the street is that Harmony is actually moving in.
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Christine Pelosi, author of Campaign Boot Camp, Basic Training for Future Leaders, and daughter of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will be the guest speaker at an event Sunday at the Broadway Grill in Burlingame. The event is in support of Emerge California, a training program for Democratic women who want to run for office. It is co-hosted by state Sen. Leland Yee and Millbrae Councilwoman Gina Papan and her sister Diane Papan.
For more information contact Kimberly Ellis at kimberly@emergeca.org or 510-593-0731.
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The College of San Mateo new Health and Wellness Building and adjacent Aquatics Center is complete, having finished work on the 88,0000-square-foot facility two months ahead of schedule. The building is seeking LEED-Silver Certification and will house the San Mateo Athletic Club and Aquatic Center as well as the cosmetology, nursing and dental assisting programs.
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To date, 68 percent of Foster City residents have mailed back their Census questionnaires, according to the city. The city is encouraging its residents to fill out the form so it may get its fair share of federal and state representation and funding. The mail response rate is important as Census employees plan for the important door-to-door workload that begins in May during which all households that have not returned a census form by April 22 will receive a visit from the Census Enumerators. If 100 percent of households in the United States mailed back their forms, taxpayers would save $1.5 billion.
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The Half Moon Bay City Council is considering a sales tax increase, a hike to the hotel tax and a utility users tax to help bridge a $2.1 million ongoing structural deficit. The council is considering spending nearly $50,000 to poll the city’s residents to see which of the tax hikes is most acceptable and most likely to pass a November vote. The city may form a citizens task force, however, to help it determine the best way to raise money in these trying economic times. Either way, Half Moon Bay residents will likely have to decide if they want to tax themselves more to live in the coastal community.
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A Caltrain passenger captured an incident on cell-phone video last week where an unruly passenger was Tased by a transit police officer at the Hillsdale station and posted it on YouTube. The deputy deployed his Taser after unsuccessfully trying to calm the 29-year-old man down. Trouble is, only one of the prongs struck the unruly passenger, the other glanced off an innocent passenger, according to Caltrain. The incident happened on a southbound train just before midnight after the San Francisco Giants played an exhibition game against the Oakland A’s last Thursday. No one was injured during the scuffle. The unruly passenger was taken into custody by San Mateo police officers. A female passenger on the train can be overheard on the video saying "if you’re going to Tase someone — actually hit him.”
The reporters’ notebook is a weekly collection of facts culled from the notebooks of the Daily Journal staff. It appears in the Thursday edition.
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