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Waymo in Brisbane?
You may have seen Waymo cars on city streets recently. The company, which as you may know is Google or its parent organization Alphabet's autonomous driving technology company, has permits to conduct fully autonomous testing from SF to Mountain View, with and without a human driver behind the wheel. In San Francisco, they operate a fully autonomous ride hail service available to the public (without a human driver). In Brisbane, however, they're currently only conducting testing operations with human drivers behind the wheel and employees as passengers. We are in contact with Waymo and they will update us if there is any intention to test without a human driver in Brisbane in the future. If you have any questions, they've told us that their community support team can assist residents directly via the support@waymo.com email.
What's in Those Two Bioretention Basins?
The San Mateo County Countywide Water Pollution Prevention Program or Flows To Bay, which protects water quality in local creeks, the Bay, and Pacific Ocean worked with engineering firms and Public Works last Friday to install sampling stations at two green infrastructure filtration basins in town (one on Santa Clara & one on Alvarado). Over the next few years, they will be seeing how effective these filtration basins are at capturing pollutants and treating rainwater before they make their way into the City’s storm drain system and out to the Bay.
Don't Miss Tomorrow's Garden Show!
The Garden Show, which was revived in 2021 thanks to Parks and Recreation Commissioner Leesa Greenlee, will be taking place tomorrow at the Brisbane Library. Swing by at 12pm to catch all the plants, floral arrangements, and blooms that will be on display! Watch back the Secret Garden Tour video shot by Parks & Recreation Commissioner Tom Seawell in June to get a taste of what will be in store at the Library tomorrow!
DC Fast Charger Coming to City Hall
A crane was needed to lower the 800 lb. DC Fast Charger into place this morning. Construction work started on Wednesday, so this is one quick turnaround. And that is good, because parking has been limited at City Hall due to construction vehicles. Please mind the signage in the lot at City Hall - there are designated spots for Dog Park users and only EVs can legally park in one of the 8 parking spaces when actively charging. Thank you for your understanding.
Construction Update at Bayshore Station
Speaking of parking, in case you weren't aware, there are currently two available ADA parking stalls located at the Bayshore Caltrain Station. The rest of the parking area is scheduled for restriping and repaving prior to its reopening. Caltrain anticipates that the entire lot will be accessible again before the end of this year. Note: there will be no train service between San Francisco (4th/King) and Millbrae Stations this weekend, August, 26-27. Read more about the Bayshore Station Rehabilitation Project.
JUHSD Superintendent Community Update
This week's update includes: Back to School Night, Free Online Tutorings, Network Engineering Training Program, and more. You can also get signed up to receive these weekly updates during the school year here.
Open Space and Ecology Committee Meeting - Wednesday, August 23, 6:30pm
Planning Commission Meeting - Thursday, August 24, 2023 - 7:30pm
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