Burlingame Considering Reduction of Single-Use Plastics
Community Feedback Requested
The City of Burlingame is considering participating in an effort led by the County of San Mateo’s Environmental Health Division and the County’s Office of Sustainability to reduce the amount of single-use disposable food ware in our city.
Please provide your input on whether the City should adopt the County's model
Disposable Food Service Ware Ordinance, or something similar
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Note that this ordinance has not yet been finalized
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and the City's final version may differ from the County's model ordinance.
The objectives of the proposed ordinance are to
- Eliminate the distribution and use of disposable food service ware that is not reusable or compostable;
- Improve the health and safety of community members by eliminating disposable food service ware that is harmful; and,
- Help meet our regional stormwater permit requirement by reducing litter on our streets that ends up in our stormwater discharges.
Click this link to send the City your feedback
by
Monday, September 30, 2019
. Staff will respond to feedback after the comment period. Some questions may be sent to the County for further clarification. Thank you for participating!
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Caltrain Business Plan Community Meetings
During a live
YouTube Town Hall event
, Caltrain highlighted its long range vision for service, capacity, and connectivity. As Caltrain continues to receive feedback on the proposal, it will be conducting multiple public meetings.
Here is a link
to the public meetings, including station pop-ups and an onboard Q&A session.
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Mosquitoes and Yellowjackets and Rodents, Oh My!
The San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District's mission is "to safeguard the health and comfort of the citizens of San Mateo County through a planned program to monitor and reduce mosquitoes and other vectors.” "Other vectors" may include rodents, bed bugs, ticks, household pests, lice, and more!
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Temporary Closure of Shoreway Public Recycling Center Begins Friday
On Friday, August 16 at 4:00 p.m., the buyback portion of the Shoreway Public Recycling Center (PRC), will temporarily close. The earliest expected date to resume buyback operations at the PRC is early October, after a discussion at the September Board meeting.
Due to significant changes in markets, rePlant, the largest independent recycling company in the state, abruptly closed all 284 of its buyback centers throughout California - including three in the RethinkWaste service area. The unexpected and unforeseen closures created an overwhelming response at the Shoreway PRC, resulting in an unprecedented number of customers and volume of collected California Redemption Value containers.
RethinkWaste will immediately begin assessing market conditions and necessary program costs during this temporary closure period. Learn more at
https://rethinkwaste.org/.
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Roundabout Traffic Patterns
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Fresh Market
Thursdays (through October), 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sundays (year-round), 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location Change! One Day Only!
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n Sunday, August 18, 2019, the Fresh Market moves to Chapin Avenue due to the Burlingame On the Avenue Festival
Stop by for a fresh selection of seasonal produce and flowers, including many organic items. There are also retail stalls presenting local products and foods.
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Astronomy for Everyone: A Journey Through the Cosmos!
Wednesday, August 21, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Lane Room, Burlingame Main Library, 480 Primrose Rd.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, visit the Library for this exciting program about the universe from the very small to the very large!
Astronomer Kevin Manning will take participants on a virtual journey through the cosmos, followed by a trip outside to view celestial objects through a powerful hand-crafted telescope. This presentation is geared toward adults, but younger astronomy lovers are welcome.
There will be a raffle for a copy of the "National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky", plus the ticket enters you into a raffle for the Summer Reading Program's grand prize - an Orion telescope!
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Dr. Lucy Kalanithi Discusses "When Breath Becomes Air"
Sunday, September 15 at 6:00 p.m.
Reading Room, Burlingame Main Library, 480 Primrose Rd.
Dr. Lucy Kalanithi is the widow of Dr. Paul Kalanithi, author of the #1 New York Times-bestselling memoir "When Breath Becomes Air", which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and translated into over 40 languages, and for which she wrote the epilogue. She will be in conversation with novelist and book critic Susanne Pari.
Tickets will only be available online at
BurlingameLibraryFoundation.org
. A limited number of VIP tickets at $95 will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 19, and general admission tickets at $35 will be offered at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 26. VIP tickets include admission to a private reception with Lucy Kalanithi and Susanne Pari at 5:00 p.m. and early access to seating.
This is the second event in this year’s Speaker Series offered by the Burlingame Library Foundation, which supports free programs for all ages, new technology, and other enhancements to Burlingame’s two libraries.
For more information, visit BurlingameLibraryFoundation.org, or email info@burlingamelibraryfoundation.org.
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Community Events
(events not sponsored by the City of Burlingame)
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One Local Museum; Three Great New Shows!
Wednesdays - Sundays
, August 18 - October 27, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Peninsula Museum of Art,
1777 California Drive, Burlingame
Swing by this wonderful, free, and local museum to view three new exhibits including:
- Robin Apple - "Nature Hiding in Plain Sight" - photographs
- Katie Revilla - textile art
- Sudnya Schroff - "When The Caged Birds Sing" - activist sculpture
The Peninsula Museum of Art (PMS) is
a free, nonprofit visual arts complex housing five museum exhibit galleries, a children's art program, a library resource center, and a gift shop. Its focus is art created by living artists with a Greater Bay Area connection. PMA is that rare museum where, free of charge, the public can meet and engage with the artists whose work is on display.
PMA is also home to the Museum Studios, 30 working artist studios where visual artists work and exhibit their creations in painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, jewelry, fiber art, and millinery.
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Laugh-In Will Keep You Laughin’ At Leland Tea!
Saturday, August 24 at 7:00 p.m.
Leland Tea, 1223 Donnelly Avenue, Burlingame
Burlingame Community Theatre’s Acting Out & About will be performing an adaptation of "Laugh-In", an American sketch comedy television program popular in the late 1960s through early 1970s.
Comedy duo Dan Rowan (Jeff Cleary) and Dick Martin (Angelo Ricci) host this fast-moving comedy series complete with the “Joke Wall” and all your favorites. Get ready to Salsa with the cast at “The Cocktail Party”. The performance will be dedicated to the memory of Arte Johnson, who recently passed away.
In lieu of traditional high tea, super-duper appetizers, sangria, and red wines will be served. The cost of this fun evening is $30/person. Make your reservations soon as space is limited to only 35 people! For reservations, please call 650-558-8515. For more information, please call 650-697-6936, or email iambasque@gmail.com
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Burlingame Renters Picnic
Sunday, September 8, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Washington Park, 850 Burlingame Ave., near the baseball field
Hosted by Housing for All Burlingame, this event will offer free food, games, and music.
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Shop Burlingame - your tax dollars support City services!
A message from the Burlingame/SFO Chamber of Commerce
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