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The Burlingame Community Center Capital Campaign is thrilled to announce that the Comarato and Kobayashi families have generously sponsored the new Burlingame Community Center Music Room and its furnishings.

Peter Comarato noted, "the Comaroto and Kobayashi families are great friends and have shared many beautiful memories together. We share a love of music and its many joys. Music is Harmony and Harmony is Life. The Comaroto family life on the Peninsula spans four generations; Burlingame is our home. We believe that music is a gift from God that is shared with all of us, no matter what our differences may be. Music brings us together and keeps us together."

The Parks and Recreation Foundation greatly appreciates this generous donation from the Comarato and Kobayashi families, which will bring the gift of music to the entire Burlingame community when the new Community Center opens next spring.

To learn more about the Burlingame Community Center Capital Campaign, visit https://burlingamecommunitycenter.org/.

In order to better inform and alert our community about fires, floods, earthquakes, and other emergencies, the County has purchased an online tool called Zonehaven. Zonehaven is an online map that divides the County into 300 zones. 

To log into Zonehaven, enter your address, and find out what zone you live in.  Then subscribe to SMC Alerts so that you can receive alerts on your phone and via email about emergencies in your zone.

For more information regarding the Board of Trustees, go to: https://www.smcmvcd.org/governance.

The City’s application deadline is October 15, 2021. Applications are available on the City website at www.burlingame.org (under the Government/Commissions page). If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Ana Silva in the City Manager’s Office at 650-558-7204.

Please continue to follow these important tips for shopping the Fresh Market:

For more information, visit burlingamechamber.org.

It's time to turn the tide on trash! This Saturday is the City of Burlingame’s annual Bayfront Cleanup Day. Here are a couple of ways you and your family can participate:

Option 1:

Join the City this Saturday morning at 150 Anza Blvd. (behind Embassy Suites) to clean up the Burlingame shoreline along the SF Bay Trail. Volunteers are strongly encouraged to bring their own gloves, buckets, sunscreen, and water bottle! We will provide snacks and water for our volunteers. To RSVP for this event click here; for other details about the event, please visit our website here.

Option 2:

Choose your own location! Lead your own self-guided cleanup in your neighborhood or location of choice. Cigarette butts, face masks, and plastic straws are some of the most commonly littered items on our streets. When these items make their way into a storm drain, they flow directly to our creeks and the San Francisco Bay (storm drains do not connect to the wastewater treatment plant)!

Email your cleanup photos to jlee@burlingame.org, or tag us on Facebook or Instagram for a chance to win eco-friendly prizes!

Click here to sign up for this Zoom event.

Who was Pura Belpré? Pura was the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. Anika Denise has written a gorgeous picture book about this inspiring children's librarian, storyteller, and author. Meet Anika Denise at next week's Author Talk sponsored by the Burlingame Public Library. This program supports Hispanic Heritage Month and is geared toward children and their families.

Burlingame residents are invited to sign up for the 9th annual Disaster Survival Drill, which will take place from 9:00 a.m to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 9. So far, 35 neighborhoods are planning to participate. To sign up, send an email to info@burlingamenetwork.org with your name and street address and indicate whether you want to lead a block or join another group. You will be contacted by a BNN representative. There is no charge, and all supplies will be provided.

Hosted by the Burlingame Neighborhood Network (BNN), the drill is supported by the Central County Fire Department, the Burlingame Police Department, Burlingame Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members, and local HAM radio operators. It will be an in-person, outdoor drill that observes county health protocols.

No experience is necessary to participate. Neighborhood leads and anyone interested are invited to a Drill Walk-Through Training from 7:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 23. Neighbors assigned to help with communications are invited to a Communications Workshop from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 29. Both sessions are free and will be held via Zoom.

BNN is also seeking amateur radio operators (Hams), CERTs and other volunteers to assist with communications during the drill. If interested, please email Rik Kasuga at arikio@aol.com.

Blocks with caches that participate in this year’s drill will receive a DeWalt two-way, two-watt FRS radio to enable better communication. All blocks will receive drill kits (or refresher materials). For more information, visit BurlingameNetwork.org, or email info@burlingamenetwork.org.

Are you having trouble controlling the way you eat? Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is a 12-step recovery program for people who suffer from food obsession, overeating, bulimia, and under-eating. Everyone is welcome at meetings, including those who think they may have a food problem or those who are concerned about someone who may.

Meetings, which were formerly held in Burlingame on Thursdays at First Presbyterian Church at 1500 Easton Drive, are now available by phone. For information and to ask questions, call Nora at 650-537-0066. You can also visit http://www.foodaddicts.org.

Click here to register.

If you’ve ever considered solar and don’t know how or where to start, this is the introductory webinar for you! This event is hosted by Bay Area SunShares, Burlingame's premier provider of discounts and education on solar panels and home battery storage. Register to attend by clicking here, or visit www.bayareasunshares.org to learn more about options for renters and homeowners.

Via Zoom. Click here to register.

What will it take to make sure electric vehicles (EVs) are available and accessible for all? Join Sustainable San Mateo and event sponsor Peninsula Clean Energy for this Zoom event to learn about EV incentives and infrastructure and new ideas for increasing EVs in our county. And since it's a happy hour, don't forget your green drink! This event is free.

Via Zoom. Click here to register.

Learn about the benefits of driving an EV, charging basics, rebates, the latest makes and models, what’s in store for the future, and then chat with owners of EVs who will display their cars in the parking lot. This event is presented by Acterra, in partnership with the Citizens Environmental Council. Admission is free, but you must pre-register at tinyurl.com/goevoct3. This program is part of National Drive Electric Week, which is presented by Plug In America, Sierra Club, and the Electric Auto Association. Nissan LEAF is the exclusive automotive sponsor.