Greetings!
As I’m sure you’ve heard, the seven Bay Area Public Health Officers who ordered a shelter in place in mid-March have extended the orders through May 31, 2020. The new orders will take effect on May 4, 2020 and include the County of San Mateo, amongst other jurisdictions. The order loosens some restrictions, but physical-distancing requirements, recreating near your home, and wearing a face mask remain essential. For more details, read the
City’s Press Release or the entire
San Mateo County Order. Regarding beach visitation, please note that beginning Monday, May 4, the following items are prohibited for use or possession on a beach: umbrellas; shade structures; tents; BBQs and grills; coolers; chairs, hammocks, and other conveyances designed to sit and or lounge. Also note that the radius for essential exercise activity has been extended from 5 miles to 10 miles from your residence.
The City is undertaking detailed evaluation and planning for the gradual resumption of City services and opening of City facilities, but such complex evaluation and planning will take time to be safe. Therefore, for now, City service limitations and closures remain in effect until further notice. Thank you for your continued adherence to the Health Officer’s orders as we work together to get through this crisis.
Take care and stay safe. We are #PacificaStrong.
Sincerely,
KEVIN WOODHOUSE
City Manager
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Mayor Martin Answers Your Questions!
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Have COVID-19 questions for the City? Mayor Martin has answers! Click below to tune in.
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Updates with County Manager Mike Callagy
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San Mateo County Office of Sustainability
Active Transportation Program
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The Office of Sustainability was planning to host community workshops in March 2020 to share their work on the Active Transportation Program so far and hear input from residents. In order to respect the Bay Area’s Shelter in Place order and everyone’s safety, they have made the open house
virtual and invite you to share your input! The online open house will be available through May 15.
- Watch a brief overview of the project.
- Take a short survey to help shape and prioritize our recommendations.
- Look through the interactive map of bike projects in your area to “like,” “dislike,” and comment on them.
- View the draft pedestrian recommendations.
Explore the website to learn more about the project and timeline, or dive right into the online open house if you’re ready to share your input.
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We’ve got a challenge for you and your family.
Bay Area Bike Challenge and Bike Month are here!🙂
Track your rides, all year round! Whenever you ride, if you would like to track all your rides and compare your progress with others in our community, please sign up for the
Bay Area Bike Challenge here. While the competitive challenge officially runs from Sept 1 to Sept 30, you can sign up early and use the service year around to track your rides and prepare for when the challenge starts! Who's bicycling with us!?
Even though Bike to Work Day is postponed from May 14 to September 24th, you can still celebrate biking on May 14 by treating it as Bike To Wherever Day! Bike Commuter of the Year nominations are being accepted through July 31st and winners will be announced at the end of August. If you know of anyone worthy of this Bike Commuter of the Year
nominate them here 🚴🚴🌧☀️🏆🎖
This month for Bike Month,
Commute.org and Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition have collaborated to deliver a series of free online webinars open to everyone. These webinars will cover everything you need to know to get riding and ride safer.
Check out these free webinars here.
Hope to see you all peddling around town!
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Hello, homeowners! Are you ready to build a second unit?
Would FREE feasibility and project management from a trusted nonprofit partner make it easier?
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Bright in Your Own Backyard is San Mateo County’s NEW Second Unit One Stop Shop. The nonprofit Hello Housing will provide up to 100 hours of free feasibility and project management support to participating homeowners who want to add a second unit to their property and are NOW accepting applications from eligible homeowners in East Palo Alto, Redwood City, Pacifica, and unincorporated areas of San Mateo County.
Application deadlines apply, so learn more about the Second Unit One Stop Shop TODAY and submit your application at
www.HelloBright.org or call (415) 446-9235. Applying is free and simple!
Bright in Your Own Backyard is an innovative collaboration amongst nonprofit Hello Housing, local government, and homeowners to build more second units in our communities. Homeowners outside the four initial One Stop Shop communities are encouraged to sign up for updates at
www.HelloBright.org – we may be coming to your city next!
Not sure if you can build a second unit on your property in Pacifica? You can explore your property’s second unit potential at
build.symbium.com. Start by typing in your address and the website will guide you through the process.
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A limited number of small business grants of up to $10,000 for qualified San Mateo County small business owners impacted by California’s Shelter in Place order implemented to curtail the spread of COVID-19 are becoming available.
The small business grant application portal is tentatively scheduled to open on Monday, April 27, 2020 at 12:00pm.
Learn more to see if you are eligible and get prepared before the application portal opens. Funds are limited and there will be heavy demand.
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Pacificans Care
Provided
Emergency Fund Grants to Local Agencies
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The Pacifica community has rallied to support the Pacificans Care Emergency Fund, established to address the needs of Pacifica’s core social service agencies in the event of a major disaster that interrupts normal day to day activities of Pacificans for a prolonged period of time.
To address current emergency needs Pacificans Care recently provided a total of $18,000 in emergency grants to fund the following programs and services. Because of your donations:
- Pacifica Senior Services is serving up to 200 Grab and Go lunches a day to seniors who pick up, what may be their substantial meal of the day, from the center.
- The Pacifica Resource Center now has a container-size refrigerator unit to store produce and grocery items for food deliveries to over 200 Pacifica families and emergency rental or mortgage assistance to families in need as a result of job loss.
- Jefferson Union High School District Student Assistance Program is able to provide 130 Pacifica high school students their breakfast and lunch.
The coronavirus pandemic is not over, the need continues. . .
It’s not too late! Help Pacificans Care address the critical needs facing our community by making your contribution to the Pacificans Care Emergency Fund by clicking on:
The coronavirus pandemic is not over and the need continues.
It's not too late to help.
Help
Pacificans Care
address the critical needs facing our community by
making a contribution
to the
Pacificans Care Emergency Fund.
Your support will make a difference during these difficult times. Every gift counts!
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Sanchez Art Center
presents
2020 Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition
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The
2020 Left Coast Annual
(
LCA) Exhibition
was scheduled to open at Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, on Friday April 10, 2020. As the world turned upside down with the spread of COVID-19, it became clear that the exhibition would not be able to take place in-person as communities responded to shelter-in-place orders to protect public health. Artists and Sanchez Art Center Staff, (Janet Barker, Program Manager and Cindy Abbott, Executive Director) pivoted to create this first show in new virtual galleries.
Navigating the Galleries
: The three little bars at the top or center of the page provide access to the virtual galleries website menu.
The
2020 Left Coast Annual (LCA) Exhibition
was juried by Carin Adams, Curator of Art at the Oakland Museum of California. Enjoy a leisurely “stroll” through the gallery of 50 pieces by 49 artists (out of the over 800 pieces entered) selected by Ms. Adams by scrolling through the “
2020 Left Coast Annual Exhibition Art
”. Click on an image to learn more about the artist and their inspiration. The “
Artists in the Exhibition
” page allows you to dive deeper into an artists realm by clicking on their name to be taken to their website.
Enjoy browsing the galleries and return to visit again and again!
(Sanchez Art Center, a 501(c) nonprofit organization is currently closed due to the coronavirus global pandemic. All involved from the Board of Directors, staff and the 29 artists in residence look forward to welcoming you again when it is safe and the time is right to again gather, engage and be enriched by the arts.)
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As the COVID-19 virus continues to change our world, we are leveraging the strength of the Pacifica community to assist our local business owners to earn additional revenue through direct support of our healthcare workers. Learn more about what
Pacifica Community in Action is doing here
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Everyone Counts!
Be Sure to Complete the Census
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DID YOU KNOW?
Pacifica Senior Services operates a
Meals on Wheels program which provides a ready to eat meal delivered to seniors that are at nutrition risk and homebound in Pacifica.
THANK YOU to our wonderful volunteers for your commitment in helping Pacifica Senior Services Meals on Wheels during the COVID-19 crisis. Your response has been incredible! We truly value your support and your time. Thank you for being there for us and most importantly, for homebound seniors.
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Grab and Go! Meals for Seniors
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Pacifica Senior Services is offering a take-out option during the period of City enforcement of “social distancing” precautions. During this period, seniors who are 60+ years old are welcome to come by the Community Center and take a meal to go.
We are currently operating from 11:30am-12:30pm Monday through Friday. Drive through pick up is available during these hours on the East Side Parking Driveway of the Pacifica Community Center (follow Yellow Sandwich Board for pickup location).
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Does Shelter in Place have you losing your marbles?
Are you looking for a way to stay connected?
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Parks, Beaches, & Recreation launched a
Virtual Community Center
. The purpose of the page is to provide information, connect you to our community, and give ideas to have fun at home while we shelter in place.
Get virtually connected here
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Pursuant to Updated Shelter in Place Order, the City of Pacifica closed a number of public spaces.
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Public Service Announcements
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Please note
: This newsletter is sent weekly on Friday and content is current at that time. Those who have not opened the email by Monday receive a reminder email, and some content may no longer be current.
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FUTURE MEETINGS:
City Council & Planning Commission
- Meetings are scheduled for essential business items. Further updates will be provided.
Other Committees & Commissions
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Recent City of Pacifica and Pacifica Police Department press releases are available on the City of Pacifica website under City Government -
Press Releases & Media Bulletins.
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