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This will be a great topic in advance of the next HANCSM meeting and discussion of the Poplar/Humboldt traffic. Hope to see you there! Join the City of San Mateo for the second “Taste and Talk” Series on Thursday, February 6th from 6:00 to 7:30 PM taking place in the Oak Room at the MainContinue reading “Forum on “Complete Streets” Thursday, Feb. 6 at 6pm Oak Room Main Library”

A fund raiser to support Kimochi, a provider of senior services to the Bay Area Japanese community, is screening a documentary about the first wave of Japanese immigrants, the Issei, around 1900. As many North Central residents know, our neighborhood was redlined into the 1970s and the only neighborhood in the area where non-whites couldContinue reading “Support local charity, learn some local history, Feb. 9th, 2 to 4 at 25 S. Humboldt, Sturge Presbyterian”

North Central Here’s your chance. Come and talk about street sweeping and street lighting at the Public Works Commission on Wed. Jan 8 at 7:30. Is your street dark? Want to make that walk downtown or to the train station safer after dark? Please come and be heard. Does it make you crazy that theContinue reading “Public Works Meeting to Discuss Street Sweeping and Street Lighting! Jan. 8 at 7:30 at City Hall”

Our neighbors in San Mateo Heights are organizing this One Warm Coat drive on Sunday, November 24th from 12 noon to 3:00 pm at the Chiappe home at 445 West Ellsworth Court (between Poplar and Bellevue) If you have a coat that you no longer use, please consider donating it to this worthy cause. WesContinue reading “Keep Our Neighbors Warm this Winter”

Only 1 Week Left to Register! Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center Invites you to: A Community Briefing & Panel Discussion on Engaging Communities Initiative Build, Revitalize, and Heal November 14, 2013 4:00 PM Registration, Refreshments & Art Gallery 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Program $25 Ticket Franklin Templeton Investments 1 Franklin Parkway, Building 920, San MateoContinue reading “Support Your Community and PCRC all in One Great Event”

San Mateo Town Hall Nov 07, 2013 @ 3:59 PM Report graffiti from your phone using the NEW mobile app! The power to fight graffiti is in your hands. By simply using your smartphone, the San Mateo community can easily report graffiti through the use of the new mobile app,mySanMateo, or by calling the 24-hourContinue reading “More on: San Mateo Makes It EASY to Report Graffiti”

Thanks to a tip from a NextDoor.com user, I downloaded an app for reporting graffiti to the City of San Mateo. It’s called MySanMateo (all one word) in the google play store and it let’s you take a photo and report the location of the graffiti. I reported my first graffiti today — I’m anxiousContinue reading “Want to get rid of graffiti on public property? There’s an app for that…”

Need to know where your polling place is? What is there to vote on? City Council, a big and controversial school bond issue and more… This San Mateo County website will help you find out where to vote and what the issues are: https://www.shapethefuture.org/MyElectionMaterials/default.asp

HANCSM received this notice of a Caltrain meeting that will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 6:30 pm. Information will be given on the project to replace the bridges located at Tilton, Monte Diablo, Santa Inez and Poplar avenues. Wes Taoka HANCSM secretary NOTICE Oct. 30, 2013 Dear Caltrain Neighbor: You are receivingContinue reading “HANCSM Fw: Nov. 14 Upcoming San Mateo Bridges Community Meeting”