Village, Cuernavaca, and Pershing Parks will open tomorrow. Last week, the Parks and Recreation Department opened Paloma, Victoria, Trenton, and Alpine Parks. All other City playgrounds and parks will open next Friday.

For everyone's safety, all playground visitors must follow these mandatory safety rules from the California Department of Public Health (posted at each playground location): 

As with all other activities we are engaging in during COVID-19, individuals will have to make their own decisions about what risks they feel comfortable taking. We all need to take personal responsibility by following the rules, being a good neighbor, and taking steps to protect ourselves and our families. Remember, your actions affect the health and well-being of our community. Learn more on the California Department of Public Health website at https://www.cdph.ca.gov.

Please pick up after your dog. Always and everywhere. Also, leaving messes on off-leash areas in our parks and fields makes it difficult for other users to enjoy the area, harder for the Parks staff to maintain the grass, and, if it continues, puts these areas at risk of closure as an off-leash option. Let’s all do our best to keep the parks and fields usable by everyone. Thank you!

There are now more ways and more days to vote. On Wednesday, the California Secretary of State announced that local County Elections offices had already received 1,511,522 vote-by-mail ballots. This is 10 times the amount that local County Elections offices received at the same time during the 2016 November Election! Thank you for getting your vote in early and making a plan to vote. 

Today marks the first day of the two-week application period for the Small Property Owner Assistance Program. Visit SMCStrong.org for applications in English, Spanish, and Chinese. All applications received during this two-week application window will be reviewed and considered.

For more information and a list of FAQs about the Program, visit the City's website.

A total of 324 Burlingame residents in 31 neighborhood groups participated in the 8th annual Burlingame Disaster Survival Drill hosted by the Burlingame Neighborhood Network (BNN) on Saturday, October 10, and practiced responding to an “emergency within an emergency” – an earthquake that supposedly occurred while everyone was sheltering in place due to COVID-19.

Instead of meeting at an “Incident Command Post” to patrol their block for simulated problems (as participants have done during past drills), this year, participants practiced responding electronically to “incidents” within the safety of their own homes.

Suzanne Tateosian of BNN’s board said she anticipates 10 of the groups that participated will qualify for free caches of emergency supplies if they participate in next year’s drill. The caches, which are valued at $550, are awarded to neighborhood groups that participate in at least two annual drills and host other neighborhood activities. They are funded by the City of Burlingame.

Click here to learn more about this year’s drill. Click here to learn more about the free cache program. Email info@burlingamenetwork.org to sign up for BNN’s free newsletter.

Residents like the Cortez Avenue neighbors shown in the photo below (led by Joe Becerra, second from left in top row) met on Zoom to discuss how to solve simulated problems such as a fire or downed power lines.

Thursdays, 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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

For more information, visit burlingamechamber.org.

Residents need to bring their own shovel and are eligible for two large garbage cans full of compost. Please contact the Parks Division office at 650-558-7330, or email gborba@burlingame.org to schedule a pick-up time.

Join via Zoom or FB Live

Come listen to this panel of three creators share their own journeys and experiences with starting a business including logistics and lessons learned.

Join via Zoom: Passcode 322635 and Phone 669-900-6833 or 253-215-8782 

Listen to Brian Fies, author of "A Fire Story", discuss his memoir about losing his home to the 2017 Tubbs Fire.

As part of Burlingame’s General Plan Update that the City Council adopted in 2019, a vision emerged for the transformation of the North Rollins Road area into a dynamic, multigenerational, vibrant, and eclectic mixed-use neighborhood.

Over the next 12 months, the City, with input from the community, will be developing a specific plan to guide the incremental implementation of this vision. Please virtually attend this workshop to RE-CREATE the vision with us. Follow along on our project website for updates and share widely with your community.

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 650-537-0066. You can also visit http://www.foodaddicts.org

via Zoom. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required

Governor Newsom’s announcement that California will phase out gas-powered vehicles by 2035 means this is a good time to learn more buying an electric vehicle (EV). And now, thanks to local, state, and federal rebates, San Mateo County residents can get up to $11,300 off a new electric vehicle or up to $11,500 off a used EV. They can also get $200 back to rent an electric car for two to three days.

Attend this workshop to learn about the benefits of EVs, charging basics, government rebates, the pros and cons of buying versus leasing, and news about upcoming models. Local EV experts will provide real-time answers to questions via chat during the presentation. During the last 45 minutes, EV owners will invite attendees to breakout sessions to learn more about specific EV models.

This workshop is presented by the Citizens Environmental Council in partnership with Acterra. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required at bit.ly/goevoct18. For more information, visit http://www.burlingamecec.org.