April STAR Now Available to Read Online
Grow with Us in the City of Stars
Are you looking for a career change? We’re hiring for an Asst. Fire Marshal (NCFA) and Office Specialist (Police Records). Both recruitments are live now and close on April 15th.
Volunteer at San Bruno Mountain Botanical Garden on Saturday, April 2
Help create, plant, and maintain the San Bruno Mountain Botanical Garden tomorrow, April 2nd, at 12pm! There are currently 12 spots remaining.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Saturday, April 2 in SSF
The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program is hosting a drop-off event in South San Francisco on Saturday, April 2, 2022. You must make an appointment. Residents unable to attend this event can still dispose of household hazardous waste for free at San Mateo County’s permanent HHW facility Thursdays-Saturdays (except holiday weekends). For a list of drop off sites, go to smchealth.org/hhw-drop-off. For more HHW information, visit smchealth.org/hhw.
Vote for the Brisbane Library in the People's Choice Awards!
SIEGEL & STRAIN Architects, the architects behind the New Brisbane Library, submitted the Library for the 2022 American Institute of Achitects, San Francisco (AIASF) Design Awards: People's Choice. Voting is now open and ends April 15th, so please vote now for the Brisbane Library! (Search "Brisbane Library" to go straight to the photo above). Thank you, and share this with your networks!
Support San Mateo County Libraries! Virtual Trivia Night April 6th
Speaking of the Library, celebrate National Library Week and Library Giving Day with a fun night of four rounds of trivia online. Note: teams don't have to be in the same city to compete and win together! And there will be prizes! The four rounds include: general knowledge, music, and more. Test your skills and have a great time supporting the Foundation for San Mateo County Libraries. Ways to join:
- Join by yourself. Register as an individual and write “Team SMCL” into the team name. This will place you with other library supporters to form a team.
- Create a team. Teams can be up to 6 people. Each participant is $25. Please include team name at time of registration.
- Host a small team at your home. Each participant is $25 and the team limit is 6 people.
Full Closure of Southbound U.S. 101 (S. Airport Blvd to San Bruno Ave) – Sunday, April 10th: 1am - 6am
This closure is needed to install a new overhead sign bridge structure (a structure that spans the width of one side of the freeway, from the shoulder to the median). In order to ensure the safety of the public and construction crews as the new bridge structure is installed, all freeway lanes on southbound U.S. 101 must be closed. Northbound lanes will be unaffected during this closure. Three additional overnight closures will occur in the coming months to install three additional sign bridges. Additional information about these closures will be provided as available.
Last Weekend's Emergency Alert
Some of us were awoken (or if we were still up, were extremely alarmed) around 11pm last Saturday, March 26th, indicating there was a fire on the railway tracks and to not leave our homes; a second Emergency Alert came through at 3am indicating the fire had been extinguished. These two alerts were different from text message/SMS alerts which the City would send in the event of an emergency incident in town. Frankly, it was probably a user mistake to create the alerts as they did, plus not specify the city in which the fire was burning, but in those moments, mistakes like that can and will happen. We encourage you to stay signed up for SMC Alert! If you didn't receive the alert and are wondering why, you may have only opted to receive alerts concerning Brisbane. In SMC Alert, you have the option of selecting a number of cities in which you'd like to receive alerts from. And with many now returning to work, it might make sense to get alerts from the cities in which you live, and work.
Sustainable San Mateo County’s 23rd Annual Awards Celebration
SSMC will honor four local sustainability champions: Each Green Corner, Kalimah Salahuddin, Seamless Bay Area, and Robert Whitehair, along with the 2022 Green Building Award winner, the Marshall Medical Offices on Kaiser Permanente’s Redwood City campus. The All-Electric Leadership Awards, sponsored by Peninsula Clean Energy, will also be announced during the Awards Celebration. SSMC’s Third Annual Virtual Auction will kick off on Wednesday, May 4, and conclude on May 15. Admission to the Awards Celebration is free, but pre-registration is required. Sponsorships are available; click for details.
'CA Microbusiness' & 'Microfood Business' Grants
- California Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant (first-round application deadline: Monday, April 11th)
- Microfood Business Grant for food carts/trucks, cottage food operators, commissary/incubator kitchens and caterers (deadline: Sunday, April 10th)
Please note: if businesses are eligible for the California Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant AND the Microfood Business Grant, they can apply and potentially receive both grants.
High Efficiency Toilet Grants (Includes Installation) Still Available
Please reach out to Jessica Lee if you have any questions at (415) 508-2128.
We Still Need to be Water-Wise, Brisbane!
Rain is on its way to the region late Sunday and into Monday, but let's not forget: we're still in a Stage 1 Drought. Whether you are a renter, homeowner, or business, the SFPUC, which is our water wholesaler, has tips and resources to help preserve this precious resource.
Brisbane Chamber of Commerce Scholarships: Applications Now Being Accepted
The Brisbane Chamber of Commerce offers college scholarships to graduating high school seniors. Applicants must be Brisbane residents, dependents of active Brisbane Chamber of Commerce members, or dependents of City of Brisbane employees with a 3.0 GPA or higher. Applications are due by April 15th by 5pm.
Brisbane Lions Club 2022/2023 Scholarship Program Now Open!
There is yet another scholarship opportunity, this time for Brisbane scholars only. The Brisbane Lions Club serves our community in many ways; one of the most important is in their support of the education. Through the efforts of the Club, scholarship awards are offered to Brisbane residents who are pursuing full-time higher education and vocational programs. Full-time status is either 12+ semester or 9+ quarter credits. You may receive a prorated partial scholarship if you are attending a full-time program for part of the 2022/2023 calendar year.
To receive a scholarship award, you must be considered a Brisbane resident and submit your application by April 25, 2022, by midnight, and sign up AND participate in a 30 minute Zoom interview with our Scholarship Committee members during May 2022. The sign-up interview schedule will be accessible on the website by April 1. Sign up for your interview by May 1, 2022.
Brisbane Farmers' Market: Thursdays in the Park, 3-7pm
Find fresh produce, hummus, tamales, handcrafted baos, fresh-popped kettlecorn, delicious Japanese food, artisan breads, giant cookies, and ice cream at Brisbane's weekly Farmers' Market. Yesterday, California's Crepes debuted at the market. If you missed them, they'll be back next Thursday!
Sunrise Room Weekly Schedule
Swing by the Senior Sunrise Room, located at 2 Visitacion Ave. for good conversation (and the best snacks)!
Expanded City Hall Hours Starting April
With case counts low and hospitalizations even lower, we will be expanding City Hall public walk-in hours to include Wednesday afternoons/evenings. Starting next week, City Hall's public walk-in hours will be: M: 9-4, W: 1-7, Th: 9-4. Staff remains accessible by phone and email; we highly encourage use of our Online Services to keep the community and staff healthy during this time. Masks are still required to be worn at City Hall until further notice. Disposable masks are available if you don't have one. Thank you for your cooperation, and stay healthy!
Curative re-launched their mobile testing clinic at the Park, and will be here on Thursdays, from 10am-4pm. Sign up for appt. Walk-ups are being accepted. You can find more testing sites at smcgov.org/testing. As a reminder, U.S. households are able to place additional orders for free, at-home COVID-19 rapid tests (4 tests per order) at: special.usps.com/testkits.
According to the County Health Department's data dashboards, Brisbane has had 616 confirmed historical cases. Brisbane resident Amrit Lall has been keeping track of the cases released per week, and let us know that Brisbane recorded 5 new COVID-19 cases this past week, 3 more than last week. Note: if you're looking at the Cases by City dashboard, and click on the tab Cases in the last 30 days by city, you won't see Brisbane listed as we have had fewer than 10 days in the last 30 days...a good thing! However, we must keep our guard, and our masks, up in order to truly get through this pandemic.
Earlier this week, the FDA authorized a second booster dose for older (50+) and immunocompromised individuals at least 4 months after receipt of a first booster dose of any authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine. Visit MyTurn.ca.gov or call 833-422-4255 to find a booster near you.
CA COVID-19 Rent Relief
The State’s Housing is Key program to assist renters and landlords with rent and utility payments came to a close March 31st, but the City’s Rental Assistance Program is still be available; the Brisbane City Council has made $100,000 in rental assistance available to those that need it. Contact the Community Resource Center of the YMCA at (650) 276-4101 or crc@ymcasf.org to get the application process started.
CA Mortgage Relief Program Portal Now Accepting Applications
Using federal Homeowner Assistance Funds to help homeowners get caught up on their housing payments, the California Mortgage Relief Program is FREE for eligible homeowners and funds received NEVER have to be repaid. Get started today at CaMortgageRelief.org.
Compost Giveaway: Friday, April 8th
Lions Easter Egg Hunt: April 17th
Habitat Restoration Day: April 23rd
Save the Date: MOB Shop! May 6th & 7th
Save the Date! Hydrant Painting & Restoration, May 14th & 15th
Save the Date! BDW's "OH the Places", May 15th
~ Note: the Public Art Advisory Committee's 3/29/22 meeting video will be uploaded early next week ~
Did You Know?
Have you noticed the new “Simme-seat” at the San Bruno & Mendocino shuttle stop? The Complete Streets Safety Committee chose this stop as one of the 24 stops in Brisbane to have seating, as it received the most usage per Commute.org data (which operates the shuttles). The other stop which will have seating, but in the form of a bench with a small shelter on-order that will be installed later, is located at 140 Valley Drive.
Commute.org provides several shuttles to and from BART and Caltrain for Brisbane residents and participating Brisbane employers. Brisbane Residents are eligible for a free shuttle pass by showing proof of residency to the Finance Dept. at City Hall.
Quote of the week
This concludes our update; we'll be sending out the next Blast on Friday, April 1st, in the afternoon. If this email was forwarded to you or you saw it on social media and would like to subscribe, sign up here. As always, please keep connected with us via our website and social media pages. Thanks for reading and staying engaged with us!