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The City of Burlingame invites the community to nominate a Burlingame veteran or current member of the U.S. Armed Forces for special recognition at the November 15 City Council meeting, where Mayor O'Brien will present certificates of appreciation virtually to new nominees. If the service member is unable to participate in the virtual meeting, a family member or friend may accept the certificate on their behalf.

Please note that certificates of appreciation will only be awarded to new honorees who have not been recognized in previous years.

Please send an email with the following information to info@burlingame.org, and include "Veterans Day" in the subject line, no later than Friday, November 12.

Remember to toss your unwanted pumpkins in the green compost bin. They will be much happier on their way to making compost than going to the landfill to generate methane, a potent greenhouse gas emission.

Composting is about to get a lot more popular in Burlingame. SB 1383, a new California mandate, is requiring ALL residents and businesses to enroll in a composting program as part of a statewide effort to divert organic waste from landfills. Find out why this is important and who will be impacted on the City’s new SB 1383 web page.

To sign up to compost, contact Recology.

Businesses and multifamily buildings are invited to share their composting story for inclusion in a future edition of the eNews. Email smichael@burlingame.org with your information.

Pumpkin photo credit: journaltimes.com.

In November 2018, Burlingame voters approved Measure I, a retail transactions and use tax of ¼ percent, which effectively increased the sales tax rate in Burlingame from 9.25 percent to 9.50 percent. (The current rate is 9.625% as a result of the passage last year of a regional Caltrain measure.)

In addition to requiring a separate external audit of the collections and expenditures of the new transactions tax, the measure also provided for the establishment of a Citizens’ Oversight Committee, appointed by the City Council to review and report on the receipt of revenue and expenditure of funds from the Measure I tax. Members of the Committee must be residents of the City or representatives of Burlingame businesses.

The City is seeking to fill one vacant seat on the Measure I Citizens’ Oversight Committee due to the resignation of one Committee member who moved out of Burlingame. The application deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2021. Click here for the application and supplemental questionnaire. Please contact the City Manager’s Office at 650-558-7204 if you have any questions.

For anyone on the fence about solar, don’t miss this opportunity for a free solar audit with Sunshares. Sunshares offers residents multiple, no-obligation solar proposals from pre-vetted solar installers for free. Schedule your solar audit and, if interested, secure your discount at www.bayareasunshares.org before the program expires on November 30, 2021.

Sunshares also offers options for home battery storage and guidance on solar tax credits.

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

For more information, visit burlingamechamber.org.

via Zoom or call 669-900-6833

Join the Library for a virtual presentation by Ehb Teng of Digido Labs about the basics of cryptocurrency, what it is, and how it works. Registration is not required.

The City of Burlingame stands united against hate.

Stand up against hate and join us for a week of events at the Burlingame Library including:

Register online at the Burlingame Library events page.

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors recently approved a second round of grants for San Mateo County Strong’s Small Business Grant Program. This program provides funding for small businesses that have not received any assistance from the County, State, or federal COVID-19 relief programs in the past 12 months. 

The application portal is now open until Friday, November 12 at 5:00 p.m. FAQs in multiple languages can be found here. If you have additional questions not already addressed on the FAQs page, please email sbgrant@smcgov.org.

LegalZoom is committing $6 million in grants and services to help small business owners who need better access to funding and legal services. Its "goal is to change the game for small business owners and remove the barriers often faced by minorities, women, immigrants, and members of the LGBTQ+ community."

Legal Zoom is currently accepting applications from small business owners across the country for $10,000 grants and $500 in LegalZoom services.

The deadline to apply is Tuesday, November 23 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Click here to learn more.

 

Towne is a Burlingame-based start-up that makes it faster and easier to shop from local stores both big and small. Shop Towne for the holidays to support local commerce and help the Burlingame community thrive. 

 

Shop Towne now!

For seven years a certain boy wizard went to Wizard School. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs… who just happened to be there too. Follow the story of a young wizard named Wayne and the Puffs—a group of well-meaning loyal rejects with a thing for badgers in this laugh-out-loud comedy that’s “packed with knowing winks to its source material and a heart all its own!” (Entertainment Weekly) A play for anyone who has never been destined to save the world.

Click here to purchase tickets.

Please note Covid protocols: All audience members will be required to wear a face mask throughout the performance. Each block of reserved seats will have empty seats around them to allow for social distancing.

Do you have an aging parent who plans to continue living independently in their own home? If so, check out Mid-Peninsula Village, a non-profit membership organization that helps older adults who live in their homes to connect with their community and age with dignity and grace.

Mid-Peninsula Village is NOT a housing complex! It does not own or operate any buildings.  

Mid-Peninsula Village has a frequent schedule of interesting social events and excursions for its members. It also has many volunteers performing services for members, such as home safety evaluations, technology assistance, minor home repairs, garden chores, errands, driving, etc. Visit https://www.villagesofsmc.org/, or phone 650-260-4569 to join as a member or to become a volunteer. Scholarships are available for lower income members.   

Winners will be notified by email. Ticket prices are $10 for 1 ticket, $50 for 6. To purchase additional raffle tickets or volunteer to sell tickets, please contact Sara Furrer at 650-892-1021, or email sarafurrer@comcast.net.

Click here to view prizes with a total value of $4,445 donated by local Burlingame businesses!

Since 1976, SolMateo's all-volunteer organization has donated over $2.7 million to two local mental health focused agencies that improve the quality of life of people living with mental illness or thoughts of suicide in San Mateo County. 

This year, Star Vista upgraded its Crisis Center phone system with funds donated by SolMateo. The new system provided 12,500 community members, who were feeling depressed, suicidal, or just needed someone to talk to about their problems, faster access to the 24/7 Crisis Hotline. 

Please consider making a donation to SolMateo's Gifts of the Season fundraising campaign. Your generous gift will empower people to create their best life and provide life-changing support and services to community members living with mental illness and thoughts of suicide. SolMateo is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.