San Mateo County Election Results

Don Horsley will be the next District 3 Supervisor

Former San Mateo County Sheriff Don Horsley was elected Tuesday, November 2, to the Board of Supervisors. He will represent San Mateo County’s third district, filling the seat that will be vacated by Board President Richard Gordon. President Gordon was elected on November 2, to serve the 21^st State Assembly district. Horsley is on the board of the Sequoia Healthcare District and was sheriff for 14 years. Horsley won 56.5 % of the vote.

Don Horsley’s priorities (as listed on his website ) are to:

• Support our schools in order to prepare our children for the economy of the future
• Preserve the environment of our County, on the Coastside, in the hills, and along the Bay Front
• Enhance public transportation systems throughout the county and facilitate transit oriented development along the rail corridor in order to reduce green house emissions and take cars off our roads and highways.
• Stretch our tax dollars to provide a needed safety net for those in need.
• Support law enforcement to insure the safety of our citizens.
• Fight to ensure that all citizens have access to quality healthcare options where they live.

 The following unincorporated communities are located in District 3.

Devonshire
El Granada
Emerald Lake Hills
Kensington Square
Harbor Industrial
La Honda
Ladera
Loma Mar
Los Trancos Woods
Miramar
Menlo Oaks
Montara
Moss Beach
Palomar Park
Princeton-by-the-Sea
Pescadero
San Gregorio
South Skyline
Skylonda
Stanford Lands
Vista Verde
West Menlo Park
Weekend Acres

New Treasurer Tax Collector will be Sandie Arnott

The current Deputy Treasurer-Tax Collector, Sandie Arnott was elected to position of Treasurer-Tax Collector, receiving 51% of the vote.

 San Mateo County Charter will be amended.

On Election Day, 65.7 % of voters voted in favor of Measure U. Measure U changes the process of how vacancies on the Board of Supervisors are filled.

The San Mateo County Charter will now be amended so that:

• A vacancy on the Board of Supervisors in the first 2 years, 9 ½ months of a term will be filled by an election
• A vacancy in the last  14  ½ months of a term will be filled by election, appointment, or be left vacant
• A Supervisor filling a vacancy during the first two years of a four year term will be considered to have served a full term for term limit purposes
• Supervisors will be required to submit their resignation in writing, so that process of filling the vacancy would begin upon receipt of resignation

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Census 2010 Participation Rates in Unincorporated Areas

San Mateo County would like to thank everyone who filled out and mailed back their Census questionnaires. The county achieved a mailback response rate of 74%. High participation rates help save millions of dollars spent by the US Census Bureau on nationwide door to door follow up efforts.

The unincorporated areas had some of the highest Census mail participation rates in the County. The following are the mail participation rates for the unincorporated communities in San Mateo County*.

Baywood Park: 83%
Broadmoor: 68%
Burlingame Hills: 79%
Devonshire Canyon: 77%
El Granada: 71%
Emerald Lake Hills: 82%
Highlands: 83%
Harbor Industrial Area: 74%
Kensington Square: 83%
La Honda: 71%
Ladera : 78%
Los Trancos Woods: 78%
Menlo Oaks: 66%
Miramar: 74%
Montara: 75%
Moss Beach: 75%
North Fair Oaks: 72%
Oak Knoll: 82%
Palomar Park: 83%
Pescadero: 71%
Princeton-by-the-Sea: 75%
San Gregorio: 71%
Sequoia Tract: 78%
Sky Londa: 76%
South Skyline: 76%
Unincorporated Colma: 67%
Vista Verde: 78%
Weekend Acres: 77%
West Menlo Park : 80%
* as of April 27, 2010

In the next month, Census enumerators will be visiting all households who have not yet mailed back their Census questionnaires. If a Census enumerator visits your residence, please help achieve a complete count in 2010 by taking time to answer their 10 questions.

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41st Annual Mel Mello Farm Day

Local farmers, business owners, and political leaders including members of the County Board of Supervisors, will gather on March 25, 2010 to celebrate San Mateo County’s agriculture at the 41st Annual Mel Mello Farm Day. The lunchtime event will be held in downtown Half Moon Bay.

 An award ceremony will recognize three community members for their superior contributions to the Coastside region and local farming. The awards given are the Glenn Ashcraft Chamber Community Service Award for commitment to local issues, the Dolores Mullin “Like a Rock” Award for dedication to volunteerism and, the Farmer of the Year Award given to the farmer most committed to nurturing and sustaining the Coastside farming industry this year. District Attorney Jim Fox will be the Luncheon’s guest speaker.

 Farm day lunch attendees will enjoy a menu comprised of delicious locally produced food and drink. The menu consists of salad, roasted potatoes, tri-tip, garlic bread, sautéed artichokes and desserts. Wine from La Nebbia Winery in Half Moon Bay and beer from Half Moon Bay Brewery will be served. The event is sponsored by Allied Waste San Mateo and presented by the Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce.

 For reservations and questions contact the Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce at (650)726-8380

When: Friday March 25, 2010 from 11:30am-2pm

 Where: Ides Society, 735 Main St Half Moon Bay, CA

 Cost: $30 at the door, $25 in advance

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25th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day Coming!

This year marks the 25^th Anniversary of California Coastal Cleanup Day- that’s 25 years of protecting and restoring our beautiful California waterways and communities.  People of all ages can help make San Mateo County cleaner and greener by scouring beaches and watersheds on September 19th during California Coastal Cleanup Day, the largest volunteer event of its kind in the state.

Families, students, service groups and neighbors will have the opportunity to help out at more than 30 cleanup locations across San Mateo County. All it takes is to show up at 9 a.m. with the desire to help keep the County beautiful and the marine environment healthy.

Coastal Cleanup Day is sponsored by the San Mateo Countywide Water Pollution Prevention Program and California Coastal Commission. This is the 25^th year thousands of Californians will work together along beaches, shorelines and inland waterways to clear cigarette butts, cans, bottles, plastic bags, grocery carts, old tires and other debris.

Last year, more than 3,800 volunteers in San Mateo County removed 35,000 pounds of trash and 6,000 pounds of recyclables. Statewide, more than 73,000 volunteers hauled off a record 1.6 million pounds of trash and recyclables that would otherwise soil the state and threaten the health of wildlife.

The vast majority of the debris wasn’t dropped on beaches or tossed into a watershed. Instead, most of the debris started out as garbage on urban streets and was carried by storm drains or blown by the wind.  As a result, this year new sites have been added to include neighborhood cleanups.

“We are all connected to the shoreline and creek banks by storm drains,” said Ana Clayton, San Mateo County Cleanup Day Coordinator. “The storm drains whisk litter you see on the sidewalk to our waterways. Most storm drains don’t flow to a sewage treatment plant. They flow to our vulnerable waterways. It’s important to remember that we need to do our part and keep trash and pollutants out of storm drains before they reach the ocean and Bay.”

Volunteers are encouraged to show up at any of the following cleanup locations in San Mateo County at 9 a.m. on September 19th. Most cleanups end by noon.

Below are a list of beaches in unincorporated San Mateo County and directions:

East Palo Alto

San Francisquito Creek: Meet on the corner of Manhatten Ave. & Woodland Rd.

Miramar

Mirada Surf West: Meet at Coronado/Highway 1 in Mirada Surf West County Park. Park on one of the residential streets east of Highway 1 – not on the shoulder of Highway 1. Please cross Highway 1 in the crosswalk at the Coronado stoplight.

Montara

Montara State Beach: We will meet in the Northern Parking lot of Montara State Beach (Not the Outrigger). If you are coming from the North, it’s the first turn off after the Devil’s Slide. If you are coming from the South, drive past Montara and past the Outrigger and it will be the last turn off before the slide. This year we will also be sending a group to Grey Whale Cove.

Pescadero

• Pescadero State Beach: Off Hwy 1. Meet at the beach’s northern parking lot.
• Pistacio State Beach: 10 am – 1 pm. Meet at the northwest end of Pigeon Point road at Hwy 1. Parking is available on Pigeon Point Rd. Please wear closed toed shoes, and if possible, bring small hand tools or leather gloves.

San Gregorio

San Gregorio State Beach: Hwy 1 at Hwy 84. Large parking lot – free parking for volunteers.

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