Thank You to Our Incredible Public Works Team!
This week marks the 60th annual National Public Works Week, which is sponsored by the American Public Works Association.
During these unprecedented times, our Public Works staff have been deemed essential workers and have been working hard each and every day to keep Burlingame's infrastructure safe and operational as we shelter-in-place.
The City of Burlingame’s Public Works Department is a diverse, hard-working group of dedicated individuals - including engineers, managers, supervisors, lead workers, maintenance workers, mechanics, technicians, operators, and administrative staff. This talented workforce is responsible for maintaining, designing, rebuilding, improving, and protecting Burlingame’s streets, street lights, sidewalks, drinking water, storm water, wastewater systems, pump stations, public buildings, vehicle fleet, and other structures and facilities. Each and every one of these items is vital to our sustainable and resilient city, as well as the public health and well-being of our community.
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Restoring a Building's Water Quality After a Shutdown
Prolonged closures or reduced operations may result in significant reductions in water use throughout a building. This, in turn, may result in degradation in water quality. The City of Burlingame Water Division recommends that building owners and managers take proactive steps to protect public health by minimizing water stagnation during closures and taking action to address building water quality prior to reopening.
Visit the CDC website to learn how you can minimize risk before your business or building reopens.
Additional Resources:
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Message from the Burlingame Police Department
This past weekend, a Burlingame resident called the Police Department to report a suspicious subject rifling through a neighbor’s car in the Easton Addition neighborhood. Officers responded and were able to locate the subject hiding inside a different vehicle. The subject was found in possession of stolen property from vehicles in the area as well as illegal drugs. He was arrested for both violations.
Last month, a resident provided the Police Department with video surveillance of a suspicious subject trying to open the door handle of the resident's vehicle while it was parked and locked in his driveway in the Lyon Hoag neighborhood. From that footage, detectives were able to identify the subject and connect him to package thefts and other thefts in the area.
These are great examples of how the community and the Police Department can work together to prevent crime in our neighborhoods. Remember to stay alert for suspicious subjects, vehicles, and activity taking place around you; and don’t be afraid to call the Police to report suspicious activity. As we know, alert citizens are responsible for the majority of arrests made in crimes such as burglaries, thefts, vandalism, etc. Thank you to the citizens mentioned above for getting involved and making a difference!!!
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Coming Soon: Curbside Pickup at the Burlingame Library!
Beginning Tuesday, May 26, the Burlingame Public Library will be piloting a new curbside pickup service! With this new service, staff will fulfill pickup requests for anyone with a Peninsula Library System card. Simply use the
online catalog to find items, fill out an
online form, and arrive at your scheduled pickup time. Items requested must be part of the Burlingame Main Library’s collection. For more information about Curbside Pickup,
click here.
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City's Parks Updates
Washington Park's outfield will temporarily close on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 26 and 27, for turf renovation. Healthy turf is important to create safe playing surfaces for our field users.
In order to help facilitate physical distancing, one way directional signs have been placed in
Mills Canyon. When hiking the
Ed Taylor Loop trail, please follow the trail in a clockwise direction.
Additionally, during the next several weeks, CalFire work crews will be reducing the fire fuel load in the canyon. Work will primarily encompass trimming and removal of dead, invasive, or overgrown vegetation. This work will occur along the
Ed Taylor Loop trail on the following dates:
May 27, June 1, 3, 8, 15, 22, 23, 27, and 29. During these work days, the Ed Taylor Loop trail will be closed from
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Please contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 650-558-7330 with any questions.
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Meals for Mills Reaches $83,000 Goal
On March 29, 2020, a team of Burlingame residents and businesses launched a GoFundMe.com page called
Meals for Mills / Restaurant Rescue with the goal of sending "love to the 100+ doctors, nurses, techs, secretaries, phlebotomists, scribes, and many, many others working each shift focused on treating those with COVID-19 at Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame". In the process, they gave a big boost to the local restaurant community as well.
Less than two months later, with the support of the team of individuals (listed below) who came together in true #BurlingameTogether spirit,
Meals for Mills has raised $83,675 from 671 donors to deliver 3,920 meals, while supporting dozens of local restaurants.
Thank you to the individuals below. Thank you for your vision, heart, and commitment to our community. You are ones who make Burlingame such a wonderful city.
Jeff DeMartini, Chief Fundraising Officer
Jenny Keleher, President, Downtown Burlingame BID and owner of A Runner's Mind
Anita Kennon, RN, Cardiac Cath Lab, Sutter Health
Chris Kennon
John Kevranian,
President, Broadway Burlingame BID and owner of Nuts for Candy
Perry Mizota, Social Media Guru
David Vaughn, Director of Operations, Cancer Center and Diabetes Program, Sutter Health
Jamie Chang, creator of MealsforMills.com
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Celebrate Your 2020 High School or College Graduate
The City would like to recognize Burlingame students who are graduating from high school or college this year. Send a brief bio and pictures of your graduate to City Clerk Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, who will showcase local students on the
City’s Twitter page on May 28 (Burlingame High School's Commencement Day). Email your submissions to mhasselshearer@burlingame.org.
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Burlingame Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) Urges Community to Support Our Local Businesses
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San Mateo County Small Business Reopening and Recovery Survey
The San Mateo County Economic Development Association (SAMCEDA), the County of San Mateo, and local chambers, and cities are working collaboratively to assist small businesses with reopening and recovery.
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How We Landscape is Important
Walking through your neighborhood, you most likely notice many types of landscaping - grass lawns, flowering plants, drought tolerant succulents, native grasses, herb gardens, and various hardscapes. Each of these landscaping choices influences how many resources will need to be used, such as water for irrigation, electricity for sprinkler systems, pesticides for bug control, fertilizers for lawn maintenance, gas for lawn equipment, and yard waste in landfills.
For a resource-efficient yard, we recommend choosing attractive and diverse plants that are drought tolerant or native and require minimal water and maintenance in comparison to conventional resource-intensive grass lawns. We also recommend using smart irrigation systems (
check out the City's rebate for a smart controller) and permeable hardscapes. Other exciting projects to consider include installing a rain barrel in order to use rainwater for irrigation and creating your own backyard compost.
BAWSCA offers many online classes from designing landscaping to collecting rainwater.
The City's Climate Action Plan (CAP) looks at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from landscaping in two ways: 1) to reduce emissions from garden equipment; and 2) to reduce water use in irrigation.
Measure 9, Electrification of Yard and Garden Equipment, directs the City to prohibit gas and diesel powered yard equipment by the year 2030 and explore incentives for residents and gardeners to switch to electric equipment. This measure aims to reduce pollution and about 500 tons of GHG emissions in 2030.
Measure 17, Water Conservation for New Residential Development, directs the City to ensure new development meets statewide water efficient requirements and promote the use of energy efficient appliances and grey water irrigation systems. The measure aims to reduce two tons of GHG emissions. While this is a tiny amount, the measure significantly benefits water conservation.
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Caltrans' El Camino Real Roadway Renewal Scoping Website
Caltrans will launch an El Camino Real Roadway Renewal Project scoping website at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26. The website will remain open to the public until July 6, 2020 to coincide with the public comment period for the
Project Approval and Environmental Document phase of the project.
The website will offer an open house style forum with a video Power Point presentation, a poster gallery, and multiple ways to ask questions or leave comments. For more information, visit the project webpage at www.elcaminorealproject.com. You may also contact the Caltrans Public Information Office by sending an email to ECRproject@dot.ca.gov, or calling 510-286-4948.
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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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Library Live Art and Journaling Workshop
Tuesday, May 26, at 6:30 p.m.
Attend this virtual art night featuring Anna Phan, May's featured artist, along with Alicia Cardell, Dana Chan, Kai Kwong, and Maylea Saito! Virtual exhibits and Q&As will be posted for participants to explore.
6:30 p.m. - Meet Dana Chan
7:00 p.m. - Live drawing + Q&A with Alicia Cardell
7:30 p.m. - Journaling workshop with Maylea Saito
Join on Zoom, FB Live, or call in
Web link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86310604773pwd=bVpYSWxDTit5M0Z6bm5zZVlrV2xFdz09
Webinar ID: 863 1060 4773
Password: 085689
Call-in number: 669-900-6833
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Virtual Author Event with Esmé Wang
Thursday, May 28, at 7:00 p.m.
Attend this virtual event with Esmé Weijun Wang, author of "The Collected Schizophrenias", with a reading and moderated Q&A!
Join on Zoom or call in
Web link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89927795010pwd=SFRoaFF0UHJLbkNMOHNtV3B6OXFrdz09
Meeting ID: 899 2779 5010
Password: 934658
Call-in number: 669-900-6833
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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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Community Events
(events not sponsored by the City of Burlingame)
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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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Virtual Scam Stopper "Zoominar" on COVID-19
Wednesday, May 27, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Sadly, just like in all emergencies, scammers have jumped in to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic. From bogus testing kits to fake charities, learn about all the scams that are circulating and how to protect yourself.
Join
Assemblymember Kevin Mullin, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe, Nicole Fernandez of San Mateo County Adult Protective Services, and Jane Kreidler of the Contractors State License Board to get your questions answered and hear about resources and strategies to keep you safe and healthy.
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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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