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On Saturday, September 18, the City of Burlingame welcomed volunteers for Bayfront Cleanup Day. We had 210 volunteers who collectively removed 472 pounds of trash and recyclables along two miles of the San Francisco Bay Trail in three hours!

The City of Burlingame would like to thank the Girl Scouts for staffing the registration booth, as well as our sponsors Veolia, Embassy Suites, Peninsula Clean Energy, Flying Food Group, Guittard Chocolate Company, and Starbucks for donating supplies for this event. Click here to check out photos from the day.

Did you miss the event? You can still help our community by fighting water pollution every day! Visit the Burlingame pollution prevention page for a list of 10 impactful ways to reduce water pollution in your home and community.

Good news Burlingame! All 368 parking spaces are now open and available for public use at 161 Highland Avenue.

Click here to view a map of all Downtown Burlingame parking lots and rates.

Calling all artists! What does the library and reading mean to you? There is still time to enter the Burlingame Library Card design contest and help the Library create new designs for our library cards. Your artwork could be featured on a special, limited edition library card.

Three new library card designs will be selected from several age groups:

Find more information and view a template here.

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

For more information, visit burlingamechamber.org.

Registration is required. Click here to register.

During this lunchtime session, artist Alicia Cardell will guide participants through a reflective and creative process to help identify more intentional and mindful ways of being. Combined with journaling and drawing, Alicia will demonstrate how to create a zine to help capture your constructive reflection.

Talk with author, activist, and documentary filmmaker Dana TherActivist Johnson on community healing and therapeutic activism.

The TherActivist embodies a therapeutic activism approach, while servicing and empowering people of color, LGBTQ+ communities, and marginalized populations. For further details on empowering your "therapeutic activism," check out the documentary "TherActivist: They/Them/Theirs". For more information about the documentary, please visit the following websites: www.theractivist.com and www.blkmpwr.com.

Burlingame Parks and Rec is excited to announce it will host its third Burlingame Muddy Mile, a 1.5 mile mud-obstacle race for kids that tests balance, strength, and courage! 

You can register three ways: click here, call 650-558-7300, or visit the Rec Center. 

If you have questions about the event, please contact Kevin Sanchez at ksanchez@burlingame.org. 

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. 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. Signups will be taken as long as possible. There is no charge, and all supplies will be provided.

No experience is necessary to participate. Neighborhood leads and anyone interested are invited to two free training sessions on Zoom. A Drill Walk-Through Training will take place tonight from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Register by clicking here. A Communications Workshop will be held on Wednesday, September 29, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Click here to register.

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. Participants will practice how to organize in teams to help one another after a simulated earthquake and how to report major incidents to a simulated Emergency Operations Center.

Thanks to support from the City of Burlingame, neighborhood groups in the city that participate in at least two drills and have other occasional activities may qualify for a free emergency cache valued at $700. 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.

The Burlingame Neighborhood Network (BNN) is seeking Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) and other volunteers to assist experienced Hams stationed at Neighborhood Command Posts in communicating with participating neighborhoods during the Burlingame Disaster Survival Drill on Saturday, October 9, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

These “shadows” will help collect information about simulated incidents such as injuries, fires, and water line breaks. It’s a great opportunity to learn how to communicate during an emergency. If interested, please email Rik Kasuga at arikio@aol.com.

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. (NOTE: LINK CORRECTED FROM LAST WEEK)

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.

 

SamTrans is recruiting members for the Measure W Congestion Relief Plan Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee (COC). The COC is tasked with reviewing the administration of tax revenue to ensure that funds are invested in a manner consistent with the Plan.

Appointed members of the COC will receive findings of an independent audit, hold a public hearing, and issue a report annually to provide county residents with information regarding how Measure W revenues are being spent. SamTrans is accepting applications to fill the following five seats:

 

 

The new COC members will be appointed by the SamTrans Board of Directors based upon a written application, although interviews may also be requested.

Interested persons can either fill out an online application, or download a fillable/printable application here. Applications are due no later than Thursday, October 21, 2021.