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- Lunar New Year Celebration Tomorrow
- *Reminder* Redistricting Public Hearing on February 14
- Solid Waste Rate Outreach Meeting on February 16
- Celebrate Mardi Gras Carnival 2022
- The People's Budget Idea Submission Deadline Has Been Extended!
- 2022 One Day Homeless Count; Volunteers Needed on February 24
- Providing Paths into Permanent Housing: Celebrating the Successful Implementation of the City’s Temporary RV Safe Parking Program
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COVID-19 Quick Facts from San Mateo County Health
- Free COVID-19 At-home Tests Now Available
- County Announces New COVID-19 Testing Partner at San Mateo County Event Center
- FREE COVID-19 Testing
- How to Obtain your Electronic Vaccine Record
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Lunar New Year Celebration Tomorrow |
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Saturday, February 12, 2022
11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
(Free Museum Admission this day)
Enjoy lion dancers, martial artists, taiko drummers, and other live performances, for this celebration of the Year of the Tiger.
This event is free and open to the public.
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*Reminder* Redistricting Public Hearing on
February 14
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On Monday, February 14, 2022, the City Council will hold Public Hearing #5. At that time, the Council will receive public testimony and consider maps recommended by the Advisory Redistricting Committee and maps received from the public as of February 2, 2022. These include:
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Draft Plan B Recommended by the Advisory Redistricting Committee
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Draft Plan C2 Recommended by the Advisory Redistricting Committee
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Draft Plan C3 Based upon Draft Plan C2 recommended by the Advisory Redistricting Committee, as amended by the City Council on January 24, 2022 with specific modifications to include all mobile home parks along East Bayshore Road in a single district
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Draft Plan 93875 publicly submitted following Advisory Redistricting Committee recommendations
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Draft Plan 95144 publicly submitted following Advisory Redistricting Committee recommendations
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Map ID 107465 publicly submitted following Advisory Redistricting Committee recommendations
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Map ID 109246 Publicly submitted following Advisory Redistricting Committee recommendations
To view an interactive map that compares the boundary lines of the above-referenced draft maps, including how they compare to current City Council Districts and Neighborhood Associations, click here. Through this tool, you can also zoom in to the street level and search by street address. (TIP: From the map, click on the info box in the top right corner for more information on how the app works).
Join the conversation! The meeting agenda can be viewed here.
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Solid Waste Rate Outreach Meeting on February 16 |
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The City Council will consider the following proposed solid waste rate increases at the City Council meeting on March 7, 2022:
- $2.00 increase for regular, scheduled, basic collection of residential solid waste and recyclable materials for 20-gallon bins,
- $1.00 increase for regular, scheduled, basic collection of residential solid waste and recyclable materials for 32-gallon bins, and
- 1.947% increase for unscheduled solid waste services.
The proposed solid waste rates are calculated to recover the cost of providing solid waste services to each commercial and residential customer class. These services are provided by Recology San Mateo County under contract with the City. The proposed rate increases are designed to ensure that the revenue collected from the solid waste rates is sufficient to cover Recology’s full costs of providing solid waste services.
Join us to discuss the proposed solid waste rate increase on February 16 at 12:00 p.m. We are also holding an additional meeting on Thursday, March 3 at 2:30 p.m.
There will be a Spanish translator available at this meeting.
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Celebrate Mardi Gras Carnival 2022 |
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Presented by the Downtown Business Group
Saturday, February 19, 4:00 - 10 p.m.
After a one-year hiatus, "Mardi Gras Carnival" is back with an impressive entertainment line-up featuring exceptional musicians with deep Louisiana roots, and our own Bay Area Blues Society Hall of Fame Comedian and Emcee, Donald Lacy, who is sure to bring the house down! Don't miss the exciting Grand Marshall, a Second Line procession, which starts at Courthouse Square at 4:30 PM and ends at the Main Street and Broadway Stage at 5 PM. Bring a chair and relax in the "French Quarter" while listening to four notable bands perform funk, blues, swamp rock, jazz, bluegrass and R&B music. Shop for decorative beads and masks, and partake in NOLA-inspired Hurricanes, gumbo, jambalaya, sausage or vegetarian red beans, beignets and king cake.
To encourage COVID safety standards, masks and social distancing are recommended, and hand sanitation stations will be available to attendees.
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The People's Budget Idea Submission Deadline Has Been Extended! |
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We are still accepting your ideas for The People’s Budget, a $1 million participatory budgeting process! The deadline has now been extended until February 27, so there's still time to share your ideas on how to spend $1 million in public funds in service of the Redwood City/North Fair Oaks community.
Examples of successful projects from other cities include: community garden, playground, neighborhood beautifications, laptops for students, road improvements, and so much more!
Click here to watch an overview video about The People's Budget.
Click here for a video tutorial on how to submit your idea online.
Join us at our upcoming Community Workshops:
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Virtual: Wednesday, February 16 at 5 p.m. (English and Spanish)
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In-Person outside of the Downtown Library: Saturday, February 19 from noon - 4 p.m.
Have questions about submitting your idea? Email [email protected] or call (650) 780-7334. We're glad to help!
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2022 One Day Homeless Count; Volunteers Needed on February 24 |
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The 2022 One Day Homeless Count is coming up soon to Redwood City and volunteers are needed.
How: Volunteers will meet at 5:00 am and will be given specific instructions and cover their assigned area by car and foot to observe and count individuals who are unsheltered.
Where: The Redwood City Deployment Center will be at Red Morton Community Center. To join us at the Redwood City Deployment Center, please indicate preference when you register to volunteer. As a volunteer for the one day count you are committing to the following:
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Attend a 1.5/hour volunteer training. This training is mandatory for all volunteers. There will be many dates/times to choose from throughout the month of February and you will be able to choose your preferred training date/time. All trainings will be held via Zoom and an email confirmation with training information will be sent to you after you have registered.
- Participate in the One Day Homeless Count on February 24th, 2022 from approximately 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.
In addition to your time, we're also relying on volunteers to use their own vehicles to travel throughout their specified area during the Count and use their own phones to download the mobile application to conduct the count. The details will be covered during the training.
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Providing Paths into Permanent Housing: Celebrating the Successful Implementation of the City’s Temporary RV Safe Parking Program |
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Housing and homelessness have been the #1 priority of the City Council since 2019. The City's Temporary RV Safe Parking program was created as one solution for a complex issue with a variety of contributing factors. Since its launch in October 2020, this two year program has been working as hoped and continues to provide safety net services to the City’s RV residents while helping people move into permanent housing.
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San Mateo County Health Quick Facts |
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Number of Cases
According to San Mateo County Health, as of February 10, 2022 there have been a total of 107,483 COVID-19 cases with 685 deaths in San Mateo County. In Redwood City, there have been a total of 13,789 cases and 3,729 cases in North Fair Oaks. The County is sharing data daily on the cases, including cases by City, hospital data, and long term care facility data, which can be found here. Visit San Mateo County's All Together Better site here to explore local data on a broad range of topics, such as demographic information, health outcomes and important resources in our Country.
2-1-1
A reminder that residents needing social service assistance may call 2-1-1 for information about a wide variety of resources in the community.
Stay Informed
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Free COVID-19 At-home Tests Now Available |
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Free at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government are here!
Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests are completely free and orders will usually ship in 7-12 days.
These tests are rapid antigen at-home tests, not PCR. They can be taken anywhere and give results within 30 minutes (no lab drop-off required). Order your tests now so you have them when you need them.
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County Announces New COVID-19 Testing Partner at San Mateo County Event Center |
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The County of San Mateo announced a new provider at the San Mateo County Event Center that will be able to accommodate up to 2,000 tests per day, beginning Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022
“We have an established relationship with Carbon Health. They helped us open a mass vaccination site at San Francisco International Airport and at other clinics across the county and we are looking forward to continuing this partnership,” said County Manager Mike Callagy. “We know testing is critical to stem the spread of COVID-19 and taking care of one’s own health.”
Read the County's full press release here.
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Testing remains an important strategy in continuing to reduce the spread of the disease and to protect individuals who have not been vaccinated. Testing is available for all ages, including young children and infants, and all testing sites now use more comfortable testing methods by swabbing the front part of the nose or mouth.
People who are vaccinated or unvaccinated should get tested if they have symptoms of COVID-19. Unvaccinated persons should get tested if they have had close contact with someone with COVID-19 or have concerns about being infected or exposed.
See smcgov.org/testing for more information about locations and schedules. In addition to these sites, testing is also available from health care providers and other community organizations.
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How to Obtain Your Electronic Vaccine Record |
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Did you know the state of California has provided an online portal to display your electronic vaccination record? The vaccine records website is a trusted source to verify a resident's vaccination status and it is more secure than a paper document that can be lost or forged. Speaking of which, if you lost your original paper vaccine card and need a new one, you can print the digital record from the website!
Still need to get vaccinated? Head over to https://myturn.ca.gov/ to check for walk-in sites near you and to book your FREE vaccine.
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Want to learn about different ways you can join the conversation with the City of Redwood City, from City Council meetings to committee and board meetings? Click here to get the latest City Council schedules and agendas. You can also receive City information and upcoming meeting agendas on a regular basis by going here.
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Partner Agencies Resources and Information
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