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HMB City Manager Debra Auker has resigned
Debra Auker, city manager of Half Moon Bay, has resigned. Her last day will be September 15. She has been city manager for just over two years, beginning June 2004. Auker has been a city employee for five years. In her letter of resignation [pdf], — From Coastsider, Apr 11, 2007

MROSD board will appoint member to term ending in November 2008
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District's Board of Directors unanimously voted last night to appoint a new Director to the Board seat left vacant by Deane Little's resignation on August 11, 2006. The appointment to Ward 4, which includes Moun — From Coastsider, Apr 11, 2007

Montara artist makes photos with just photo paper, plants, and electricity
Montara artist Robert Buelteman is one of two artists featured in an exhibit at the Presidio Officers' Club from August 25 to November 19. Since 1999, Mr. Buelteman has made extraordinary photographic images without the use of cameras, lenses, or c — From Coastsider, Apr 11, 2007

Hatch Elementary's ?A Day to Make A Difference? takes a first at county fair
by Sonja Myhre, Co-Chair "Day to Make a Difference" Committee Hatch School was the proud recipient of a blue ribbon at the 2006 San Mateo County Fair in the Community Beautification Display category awarded to the ?Day to Make a Difference? entry. — From Coastsider, Apr 11, 2007

Opinion: Now is the time to write CDF about YMCA's La Honda logging plan
If you oppose the YMCA's logging of Camp Jones Gulch [pdf of plan], you must send a letter to the California Dept of Forestry (CDF) by September 7. Details: YMCA San Francisco, owners of Camp Jones Gulch (aka Science Camp), have submitted a loggin — From Coastsider, Apr 11, 2007

Coastsider's RSS feed has moved
Here are the addresses of our new RSS and Atom feeds: http://coastsider.com/index.php/site/rss_2.0/ http://coastsider.com/index.php/site/atom/ — From Coastsider, Apr 11, 2007

Construction traffic will increase on Devil's Slide Monday
Caltrans press release Motorists using Highway 1 between Montara and Pacifica will notice an increase in construction traffic on Monday August 28 starting at 9:00am. This is when a continuous pour of concrete is due to start for the first of four — From Coastsider, Apr 11, 2007

Cunha and HMB High School schedules are only temporary
Students and their parents going back to school on Monday may not know it, but the current schedule for Cunha Intermediate and Half Moon Bay High Schools are only temporary. The current start times for the schools are still the emergency schedule pu — From Coastsider, Apr 11, 2007

Coastside Adult Community Center will hold open house Sept 16
To celebrate the midpoint of a community campaign to build the Coastside Adult Community Center, the public is invited to a free "Open" House event at the site of the planned center on Saturday, September 16, 2006 from 4:00 to 6:00pm at... — From Coastsider, Apr 11, 2007

Photos: Seagulls and Pelicans feast on smelt at Pilarcitos Creek
From Coastsider, Apr 11, 2007