County seeks election workers
The San Mateo County’s Registration and Elections Division is looking for capable citizens to fill some important Election Day jobs. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of democracy in action while making a difference in your community.
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014
Position: Election Officers
Hours: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Pay: Earn up to $148
Training: 3-hour Procedures Class
Sign up at www.shapethefuture.org or call (650) 286-2810.
News from Pacifica/Daly City Democrats
At the Pacifica/Daly City Democrats meeting on August 16, Joshua Cosgrove delivered excellent advice and a thorough summation of the North Coast County Water District’s (NCCWD) plan to help us survive the current drought. All of us need to be water conservation ambassadors. Climate change and population growth affect our water usage. It is predicted that temperatures will increase 3-5 degrees in the next 10 years. This means less snowfall. Snow packs will melt earlier. It is expected that 12 million more people will be living in California in the next 30 years. With more people in the state of California, there will be an increase in demand for water. Thus, we must have sustainable policies.
The Governor declared a drought emergency in January 2014. The NCCWD has requested a voluntary 20 percent reduction in water usage, 45 gallons of water per day is the goal for inside usage, and 60-70 gallons of water per day for outside usage. This outside usage is where we can save water. Thus, brown is beautiful both for cars and lawns. Drought tolerant plants and rocks make for a water conservation garden. People can contact NCCWD for a dollar per square foot rebate which is explained in their flyer: Lawn Be Gone.
The next meeting of the Pacifica/Daly City Democrats is September 20 at the Sharp Park Golf Course Restaurant. The featured speaker is David Buruto, chair of the San Mateo County Democrats Central Committee (SMCDCC). Doors open at 9 a.m. The meeting starts at 9:45 a.m. Breakfast is available for $12, continental breakfast is $6. This meeting is open to the public. You do not need to be a member of the club to attend. RSVP Joan Putz at jdabbles@gmail.com.
Docent Training Announced
On October 11 and 18, the San Mateo County Historical Association will conduct its annual docent training for its three sites — the San Mateo County History Museum, the Sanchez Adobe historic house in Pacifica and the Woodside Store in Woodside.
The program is free. Once the volunteers are trained to be docents, they have a choice of conducting scheduled tours for children and/or adults or interpreting local history for general visitors to the sites.
Speakers will include association staff, experienced docents and Dr. Mark Still, Ph.D. of the College of San Mateo. Topics of the training will include the lifeways of the Ohlone Indians, Spanish out-posts on the Peninsula, Mexican ranchos, early American pioneers, San Mateo County immigration history, local entrepreneurs, suburbanization and instruction on how to communicate with the public.
Tours of all three sites will be part of the orientation.
Last school year, 20,000 students and their adult chaperons visited the association’s sites. Thus, there is a heavy need for docent volunteers. Those interested can call 650-299-0104, Ex 233, or go to education@historysmc.org.
Supervisor Horsley to speak at Grand Jurors’ luncheon
San Mateo County Supervisor Don Horsley will be the keynote speaker at the San Mateo County Association of Grand Jurors’ Annual Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 3. His topic will be “The Impact of Civil Grand Jury Reports on San Mateo County.”
Open to the public, a social starts at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch at noon, at the Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave., in South San Francisco.
Founded in 1982, the San Mateo County Association of Grand Jurors, a certified chapter of the statewide California Grand Jurors’ Association, provides training guidelines and information regarding the functions, components, and structure of the Civil Grand Jury system and assists in the annual recruitment and training of each year’s Civil Grand Juries, in addition to rewarding a college scholarship to a local San Mateo County high school student annually.
Cost of lunch is $30 per person. RSVPs are required, along with advance payment, to be received by Friday, Sept. 26. Makes checks payable to San Mateo County Association of Grand Jurors and remit them to Barbara Arietta, SMCAGJ President, P. O. Box 1243, Pacifica, CA 94044. To RSVP, please call Arietta at 415-246-0775 or send email to barietta@hotmail.com.
City Council meets Monday
City Council meets Monday, September 22, at 7 p.m. in City Council chambers, 2212 Beach Blvd. Tentative items on the agenda include two proclamations — one for Fire Prevention Month and the other for Sandra McClellan. Two presentations are scheduled — one from Scott Hart of PG&E and the other from Larry Passmore of the Fog Fest Organizing Committee.
The Stephen Johnson lease at the Sanchez Art Center is one of the items on the consent calendar, along with an authorization to advertise for bids for lighted crosswalks and child care contracts. The council is up to consider a home improvement process brought forward by the planning department.
