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Greetings Half Moon Bay! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $1M grant could transform Poplar Beach's old landfill
  • Why Coastside leaders are talking subpoenas over local medical care
  • How Half Moon Bay's Luke Pimentel dominated to win athlete of the week

Also on today's calendar: Walk for Mental Health with NAMIWalks 2026 San Mateo County and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 65, low: 55.
  • Monday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 68 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• State Coastal Conservancy Awards $1M to San Mateo County to Undertake Half Moon Bay Landfill Climate Resilience Planning Project (coastsidebuzz.com) — Half Moon Bay is getting up to $1 million in state funding for a major climate resilience planning project at the old landfill by Poplar Beach, including technical studies and community engagement. Local officials say the work should improve public safety and could eventually open the area to more recreation. The piece also reminds residents how to contact City Council and when to attend meetings.
   

• Public Pressure and Frustration for Continued Closure of Seton Coastside Medical and Refusal to Respond to County Counsel Lead Supervisors to Suggest the Subpoena Process to Get an Update (coastsidebuzz.com) — San Mateo County supervisors are openly frustrated over the prolonged closure of Seton Coastside in Moss Beach and are now considering subpoenas to force an update, a move that directly affects Half Moon Bay residents' access to nearby emergency and skilled‑nursing care. The article links this standoff to the stop‑and‑start history of urgent care on Main Street in Half Moon Bay, underscoring how fragile Coastside medical options remain. It also points readers to videos and past coverage if they want to follow the issue more closely.
   

• Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week: Luke Pimentel, Half Moon Bay football (fresnobee.com) — A standout performance by Half Moon Bay High's Luke Pimentel just earned him Bay Area News Group's boys athlete of the week after he rushed for 131 yards and six touchdowns in a big win over Sacred Heart Prep. Local readers can also nominate Cougars athletes for next week's poll by emailing stats and results before Monday's deadline.
   

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  • Last month I photographed Elegant Terns at Half Moon Bay State Beach and Tunitas Creek Beach.
    They're easy to recognize by their slender, orange bills and shaggy black crests, which they raise like a punk hairdo. By late summer many adults… (Nextdoor Alsace Lorraine)
  • Cabrillo Unified School District posted a job opening for 1.0 FTE Education Specialist (SDC) - (Early Childhood) - (Los Listos Preschool) in Half Moon Bay. Apply here.
  • Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District posted a job opening for Substitute Special Education Para Educator - District Wide in Belmont. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Half Moon Bay here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Festival Napa Valley Presents Andrea Bocelli with Angels of the Arts Award (operawire.com)
  • Silicon Valley 'sex assault list' with 'over 100 ' names circulated, warning female tech workers of predators to avoid (nypost.com)

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San Mateo

  • 'You Dirty Rat': San Mateo Police Gets A Sticky Surprise While Responding To Burglary Call (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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