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Earth Day Giveaway
Hello Burlingame! In celebration of Earth Day, the City is giving away Earth Day-friendly goody bags! To be eligible, take a photo of yourself doing one (or all five!) of the actions below:
- Use a bicycle to get around in your neighborhood.
- Fill your reusable bottle at a hydration station at a public park.
- Pick up trash in your neighborhood.
- Show how you say "no" to disposable cutlery.
- Take a picture in front of our pop-up display on Burlingame Avenue or Broadway.
Email your picture to jlee@burlingame.org, or tag @burlingame_sustainability on Instagram. This giveaway ends on April 30, 2021, and winners will be selected in early May. There is a limit of one winner per household in Burlingame. Goody bag contents may include a reusable bag, a dog waste dispenser, a low flow showerhead, and a reusable metal straw. A limited number of grand prize jigsaw puzzles will be awarded to residents who submit photos of all five of the actions mentioned above.
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Now That You're Fully Vaccinated...
Fully vaccinated people may:
- Spend time with other fully vaccinated people, including indoors, without wearing masks or physical distancing.
- Spend time with unvaccinated people from a single household who are at low risk for severe COVID-19 disease indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing.
- Refrain from quarantine and testing following a known exposure if asymptomatic (outside the workplace setting).
Who qualifies as a fully vaccinated person?
For the purposes of the CDC guidance, people are considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19 two weeks or more after they have received the second dose in a two-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna), or two weeks or more after they have received a single-dose vaccine (Johnson and Johnson/Janssen).
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Calling All Burlingame Pickleball Players!
The Burlingame Parks and Recreation Department would appreciate your feedback so it may identify additional options for Pickleballers to play! Please take a short survey to provide your input! The survey will remain open until this Sunday, April 25.
If you have any questions regarding pickleball or would like to be added to the Pickleball Community Contact List, please email Kevin Sanchez at ksanchez@burlingame.org.
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Burlingame Students Win Half of RethinkWaste's Trash to Art Contest Awards
Way to Go Cooper, Taisei, and Ella!!!
This week, RethinkWaste announced the winners of its ninth annual “Trash to
Art” Contest, which was open to all 3rd through 5th grade students in the RethinkWaste service area. Over 80 entries were received!
The contest challenged students to build a piece of art from normally discarded materials collected at home, school, and around the community.
See the winning art of local Burlingame students below. From left to right: (1) First Place, “King and Queen of Trash”, by Cooper D., 5th grade, Hoover Elementary, Burlingame; (2)
Honorable Mention, “Re-think Bottles”, by Taisei M., 5th grade, Roosevelt Elementary, Burlingame; and, (3) Honorable Mention, "Eco House", by Ella C., 5th grade, Roosevelt Elementary, Burlingame. For close up views and to see the other winners, click here.. |
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Library Board of Trustees Opening
Are you interested in finding a way to participate in your community? Then consider applying for an appointment to the City of Burlingame Library Board of Trustees! The City invites applicants to offer their interests, experience, and enthusiasm in service of their community. The Library Board, which is set by state law requirements, does not have a residency or registration provision.
Board members offer their ideas and recommendations to the City Council and City staff in order to help them to make the most informed decisions in the best interests of everyone living, working, and visiting our community.
At this time, the City is seeking to fill one seat on the Library Board of Trustees for a three-year term. All applicants are welcome. Note that the incumbent has elected not to re-apply. The application deadline is Friday, May 21, 2021 by 5:00 p.m. Applications and a supplemental questionnaire are available on the City’s website at www.burlingame.org.
If you have any questions, please contact Ana Silva in the City Manager’s Office at
650-558-7204.
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Economic Development & Recovery
(not all events included here are sponsored by the City of Burlingame)
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Official Restaurant Revitalization Fund Application and Guidelines Announced
To help bring jobs back and revive the restaurant industry, the American Rescue Plan, signed into law by President Joe Biden, established the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBA will administer the funds.
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Small Business and Government: The Economic Outlook with Rep. Jackie Speier and Asm. Phil Ting
Friday, April 23, 12:30 p.m.
The influx of relief funding through the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan provides a unique opportunity for growth for small business owners in California.
Join Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14), Assemblymember Phil Ting (AD-19), Golden Gate University, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and Small Business Majority as they walk you through how best to position your business in 2021. Other topics of discussion will include:
- The economic stimulus and the economic forecast for small business owners
- Nonprofits and burgeoning entrepreneurs
- Leveraging government partnerships, resources, and information
- Finding advisory and consulting resources for small businesses
- Finding underutilized grants, loans, and general assistance for small businesses
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Step by Step Guide to Applying for the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program
Wednesday, April 28, at 1:00 p.m.
Attend this webinar to learn about the final round of the State's expanded $2.1 billion Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program and other capital resources available to entrepreneurs in California.
Topics of discussion include:
- An overview of the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program
- Eligibility requirements
- An overview of the application and required documents
- Q&A session
The final round of the grant opens Wednesday, April 28.
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The Sunday Fresh Market!
Sundays, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Park Road at Burlingame Avenue
Please continue to follow these important tips for shopping the Fresh Market:
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Leave your pets at home, please. By order of the San Mateo County Health Department, no dogs are allowed in Burlingame’s Fresh Market.
- Come to the market in good health; please stay home if unwell.
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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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We’ve Been Designing a Town Square for Downtown Burlingame…Come See the Designs!
Saturday, April 24, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Zoom Webinar; Meeting ID 993 5796 5341; Passcode 635155
Over the past year, we’ve been working on designs for a new town square in the heart of downtown Burlingame. We’re now ready to share a couple of design concepts! They will be unveiled for the first time at the annual Joint City Council/Planning Commission Meeting this coming Saturday morning.
The two design alternatives that will be presented have been developed using input from our community. We encourage you to take a moment out of your Saturday morning to see the possibilities for this very special addition to Burlingame.
For more information on the Town Square project, click here.
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Comic Strip Cartooning for Tweens (Grades 4th-6th)
Saturday, April 24 at 10:30 a.m.
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Second Public Hearing for the City’s Transition to District Elections
Monday, May 3 at 5:30 p.m.
Join by Zoom. Meeting ID: 863 7831 0407; Passcode: 950443
Join by phone. 1-669-900-6833; Meeting ID: 863 7831 0407; Passcode: 950443
Did you miss the first meeting? Plan to attend this second public hearing concerning the City’s transition from at-large elections to by-district elections. The hearing will review why the City is transitioning, the process of transitioning, and how to help the City determine what the district lines should be.
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Mexican Food
This week, Burlingame's High School Correspondents Ella & Ava decided to help us all get through this week with a bit more joy by sharing their favorite spots to get some tasty Mexican food! If you ask us the best time of the day to eat Mexican food, the answer is breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Where do you like to go for Mexican food, and what’s your favorite dish?
#SmallBusinessWednesday #BurlingameSupportsSmallBusinesses #BurlingameShopsLocal
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Community Updates (events not sponsored by the City of Burlingame)
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CEC Offers Three "Green Programs on Hot Topics"
The Citizens Environmental Council (CEC) is inviting the public to three free online events in its 2021 series of “Green Programs on Hot Topics.”
Mitigating Sea Level Rise
Today, on Earth Day, “What Will Sea Level Rise Adaptation Look Like?” will feature Len Materman, CEO of the San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District, which is working to make communities more resilient to sea level rise, flooding, and coastal erosion with projects that will protect and enhance our environment.
The specific objective is to raise shoreline and creek bank elevations along 1.6 miles of Bay shoreline and 1.5 miles of creeks to remove properties from the current FEMA 100-year floodplain, plus approximately six feet to allow for sea level rise – a Bay water level approximately 10 feet above today’s daily high tide.
Critters in Your Backyard
Coyotes, mountain lions, deer, and other animals are showing up more frequently in backyards. At a CEC program on Thursday, May 13, Nicole Weger, manager of the Peninsula Humane Society’s Wildlife Department, will discuss the types of wildlife that live in our neighborhoods, what we can do to cohabitate peacefully with them, and how to help wildlife thrive
Free Screening of ‘Seeding Change’
Beginning June 24, the CEC will offer a documentary, "Seeding Change: The Power of Conscious Commerce", during a 72-hour viewing window. This award-winning film showcases different companies that follow the "triple bottom line" philosophy, which measures success socially, environmentally and economically. Learn how your choices matter, and how you can help save the world, one purchase at a time. Register here to receive a link to this free screening.
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Community Earth Day Celebration
Thursday, April 22, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Grupology’s HQ at 1419 Chapin Ave.
All are welcome to attend this free community event in honor of Earth Day! Grupology is excited to feature two amazing guest speakers, Dr. Mandira Roy and Khristine Holterman, who both have a lot of incredible insights to share. They’ll discuss the state of our current climate crisis and how food choices—including "Garden to Table''—can help reduce carbon emissions.
A special planting demonstration is also planned, and Grupology will send you off with an activity that students can do at home. Registration is required for this COVID-compliant event, so RSVP today by emailing info@grupology.com. This activity is recommended for kids ages 8 through 12. Looking forward to seeing you!
About the speakers: Mandira is a Research Scientist at MIT and an enthusiastic proponent of sustainable living, while Khristine is the Manager of the Hillsborough Harvest Garden, a non-profit, all-organic community garden, and a nutrition consultant focused on plant-based diets and wellness.
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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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