Burlingame Summer Camps Now Available
Join Burlingame Parks and Recreation's camp staff for a much-needed summer break! Young Explorers and Discovery Days summer camps are now being offered! Campers will spend their days smiling, laughing, meeting new friends, enjoying fun activities, and having a great time playing new games! Summer Adventure camps are perfect for campers entering K-5th grades. In an effort to provide a safe and enjoyable summer camp season, Summer Adventure camps will be offered in
4-week sessions.
For families interested in one-week Virtual Enrichment camps, or select 4-week sports and preschool camp options,
please look for these camps on the registration website.
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Thank You for All the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Donations
The County of San Mateo closed its public donation drop-off station for personal protective equipment (PPE) and thanks the community for generously stepping up to ensure front line and health care workers had sufficient safety gear.
The County opened the location near the Maple Street Correctional Center in Redwood City in March in response to the COVID-19 health crisis. The smaller, individual contributions augmented the large-scale donations made by private entities, deliveries from federal and state partners, and purchases by the County.
In the time the site was operational, the community gave:
- Over 200,000 individual gloves in sizes small, medium, large, and extra-large;
- Over 5,000 individual N95 masks and KN95 masks;
- 1,650 face coverings; and
- Nearly 13,000 individual surgical masks.
Thank you for your generosity in helping keep each other safe!
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Burlingame Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) Urges Community to Support Our Local Businesses
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Washington Park Tennis Courts to Reopen on a Limited Basis on June 1
The Burlingame Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to announce the limited reopening of the tennis courts at Washington Park beginning June 1. The tennis courts will be available Monday through Friday, between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Reservations are now being accepted.
The City is moving forward in accordance with the safety precautions established by the San Mateo County Health Department. City staff appreciates your patience as the City adjusts its internal processes and procedures in accordance with health orders and guidelines as they are released.
The current requirements for tennis court use are:
- Reservations are required. Walk-ons are prohibited.
- Reservations may be made up to 10 days in advance, and at least 24 hours ahead of your desired time.
- Only singles format is permissible; no doubles are allowed.
- No more than 8 people may be on the courts at any one time.
- Each player (or household) must bring their own clearly-marked tennis balls and avoid touching anyone else's tennis balls with their hands.
- Participants should bring their own hand sanitizer.
For questions, email ksanchez@burlingame.org, or call 650-558-7312.
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Gun Violence Awareness Day is June 5
On June 5, National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Americans will #WearOrange to honor gun violence survivors and bring attention to the gun violence crisis that devastates countless families and
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Caltrain Seeks Volunteers for Citizens Advisory Committee
Caltrain is seeking applicants to fill three seats on its Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC). Anyone living in San Francisco, San Mateo, or Santa Clara counties is welcome to apply. Committee members are asked to serve a three-year term. Applications are due Thursday, June 18 and are available online at
www.caltrain.com/cac, or by calling 650-508-6347.
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It's Getting Hot
Hot temperatures this week resulted in the first
Spare the Air days of the season. Spare the Air days help alert the public to "high pollution days". High pollution days are days when the concentration of ground level ozone pollution is forecasted to be at unhealthy levels, which can make breathing difficult for seniors and those with respiratory and heart conditions. During Spare the Air days, people are asked to avoid using landscape equipment or drive unnecessarily. Sign up for
Spare the Air alerts from the Air District or download their app.
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Recycle Your Batteries
What do musical greeting cards, light-up shoes, and flashlights all have in common? Batteries! Remove used batteries from such items, collect them in a bag, and find the best recycling drop-off option
here.
Click here to view what types of batteries may be recycled. Batteries should never go into the black trash bin or blue recycling bin as this poses major fire hazards.
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Burlingame Grads Celebrated on City's Twitter Page
Be sure to check the
City's Twitter page @BurlingameCity showcasing our inspiring and accomplished local graduates today!
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Burlingame Intermediate School's Virtual Graduation
See the instructions on the flyer below. Email lmondfrans@burlingameschools.org for the password.
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Make Some Noise for the Class of 2020
Friday, June 12, 7:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Outside Your Front Door
The Cities of Burlingame, Foster City, Hillsborough, Millbrae, San Bruno, and San Mateo, as well as the Burlingame, Hillsborough City, Millbrae, San Bruno Park, San Mateo-Foster City, and San Mateo Union High School Districts invite all residents to celebrate and recognize graduates from all local public and private high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools as a community - safely and while sheltering at home.
Please join neighbors across the mid-Peninsula in MAKING SOME NOISE for our grads. Step outside your front door on Friday, June 12, between 7:00 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. to whoop, holler, applaud, yell, stomp your feet, bang a pot and spoon, whistle, sing, or play an instrument...all in the name of our graduates!
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Fresh Market - Open For 2020 Season
Thursdays, 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sundays, 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Park Road at Burlingame Avenue
Please continue to follow these important tips for shopping the Fresh Market during the County's Shelter-in-Place Order:
- Come to the market in good health; please stay home if unwell.
- Wear face coverings. Vendors will not be selling to anyone without a mask, and you will be asked to leave the market if you are not wearing one.
- Wash hands/ refrain from touching your face.
- Do not self-serve and retrieve sample direct from a farmer .
- Regulate your own social spacing of 6 feet.
- Wash all produce before consumption.
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Attracting Good Bugs to Your Garden
Saturday, June 6, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Did you know that 90 percent of the bugs in your garden are actually good bugs that eat bad bugs? Parents and children are invited to this free online workshop aimed at helping participants identify the good ones. Suzanne Bontempo, a horticulture specialist for over 20 years, will discuss how to identify the bugs in your garden, how to keep the good ones around, and which plants are good bug magnets. She will share kid-friendly worksheets to help children learn too.
This
free workshop is presented by the Citizens Environmental Council of Burlingame and is cosponsored by the City of Burlingame and the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency.
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Community Events
(events not sponsored by the City of Burlingame)
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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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