On Tuesday, August 2, neighborhoods throughout Burlingame are invited to join forces with thousands of other communities nationwide for the National Night Out crime prevention event.  National Night Out is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch and is co-sponsored locally by the Burlingame Police Department.  Over 15,000 communities from all 50 states are expected to participate in this year's "America's Night Out Against Crime."

 

From 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., people in neighborhoods throughout Burlingame are asked to turn on their outside lights and spend the evening outdoors with neighbors.  Many neighborhoods will be hosting a variety of special events such as block parties and cookouts.

 

If you plan on hosting a neighborhood event and would like members of the Burlingame Police Department to visit, please RSVP to Captain Mike Matteucci by phone at (650) 777-4143 or by email at matteu@burlingamepolice.org.

Did you know that you can submit service requests for issues ranging from flooding, street lights, and sidewalks to parks and playgrounds, parking, and litter via accessBurlingame?  Users can also quickly access the City's calendar, City Council agendas and minutes, or request City records with the touch of a button.

accessBurlingame is a web-based tool that is accessible in three ways: (1) from the City's Facebook page (2) from the City's website or (3) by downloading the free app using your Android or iPhone mobile device.   

HIP Housing, a non-profit organization with over 40 years of housing experience, is reaching out to the community to promote its Home Sharing program. The Home Sharing program matches persons who have a room to rent in their home in San Mateo County with persons who live, work, attend school or have a housing voucher for the County. HIP Housing helps to connect people in living arrangements whereby a home seeker pays rent or exchanges help with cooking, cleaning and other household duties for reduced rent. There is no fee to participate. Home Sharing benefits the community by reducing housing costs for all and providing an affordable housing arrangement in one of the most expensive areas of the Country.

With funding from San Mateo County, a one-time $250 incentive is provided to persons who rent a room to someone in our program 90 days after they move in. Now is the time to put that extra room in your home to good use! Earn extra monthly income as well as a $250 incentive!

  

If you or someone you know would like to find a housemate to help reduce housing or utility costs or to provide some assistance in the home, please contact Laura Fanucchi at (650) 348-6660 x 303 or lfanucchi@hiphousing.org to schedule a convenient time to complete an application at one of our four San Mateo County offices.

The Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with Calfire work crews to perform fuel reduction in Mills Canyon. The work crews will be mowing grass, removing invasive or dead trees and vegetation. Work dates are scheduled for Friday, July 22 and Wednesdays July 27 and August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. The upper trail will be closed from 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on these dates to accommodate their work activity. Please contact us at (650) 558-7330 if you have any questions.

Peninsula Clean Energy will soon be the county's official electricity provider offering cleaner electricity at lower rates. The program  will be rolled out in three phases. Notifications for the first phase were sent this week. If you did not receive a notice about your enrollment but want to participate as soon as possible, you can become an Early Adopter and start receiving cleaner and cheaper electricity starting this October. Visit here to learn more.

The Music in the Park concert series is brought to you by Burlingame Parks and Recreation Department and Veolia Water.  All concerts are free!   Bring your chair or blanket. Food, beer and wine will be available for purchase. There will be face painting, cotton candy and other sweet treats for the kids. Also, the Burlingame Art Society will be on-site hosting open houses at each concert to display some of their amazing artwork. Check out our Facebook event and the City's Special Events page for further details!

Active Adults (age 55+) are invited to our Hot Dog and Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, July 27 at 11:30 am at the Recreation Center.  We will have a free hot dog lunch, followed by ice cream sundaes.  Come meet old and new friends while enjoying some classic American treats. This is a free event, but please RSVP to (650) 558-7300. 

Enjoy a fun night out with family or friends watching a great movie under the stars on our 30' inflatable movie screen! The Movies in the Park series is brought to you by the Burlingame Parks and Recreation Department and Putnam Subaru.  All movies are free and everyone is welcome to attend!  Popcorn and cotton candy will be available for purchase. Check out the City's Special Events page for further details!  Save the dates for Inside Out on August 26 and The Good Dinosaur on September 16.

Both households and business can recycle their leftover house paint . It's free. The event will be held at the San Mateo County Event Center, in the South Parking Lot. Most types of paint, stain and varnish are accepted, regardless of how old it is. This is a good opportunity to recycle leftover paint and get back some storage space.

  

Households may bring any amount of latex or oil-based paint. Businesses can bring latex paint, but there are restrictions on oil-based. A list of accepted products and event details can be found here: http://www.paintcare.org/sanmateo.

  

This event is hosted by PaintCare, the nonprofit organization that operates California's paint stewardship program.

  

The Peninsula Museum of Art will honor the life and art of founding PMA Board member Arabella Decker with the dedication of "Arabella's Gallery" on Sunday July 31.  The gallery will open with the exhibition "Arabella Decker: In Memoriam," featuring paintings and sculpture by Decker alongside family memorabilia.

  

Arabella Decker expressed her personal definition of art this way: "Art is a power trip that controls the viewer... Therefore, art has to accomplish three things: It has to amuse the eye, move the soul and make the heart feel."