The Blast City Manager Dennis' Weekly Update | July 30, 2025

• Join Brisbane PD for National Night Out, August 5
• Solano St. Fuel Reduction Project
• PG&E's Power Pole Replacements in Town
• Mayor Lentz' Office Hour Meeting at the Sunrise Room, August 13
• Guadalupe Quarry Redevelopment Project Launching Virtual Office Hours August 13
• August STAR Now Available to Read Online
• VIDEO: Four Ways to Pay your Utility Bill
• New Art Space, Crafty Me, in the Brisbane Village Shopping Center
• Apply for 2025-26 San Mateo County Youth Arts Fellowship!
• Don't Miss the County's Disaster Prep Day 2025, August 2

Join Brisbane PD for National Night Out, August 5

This year's event is set to take place slightly earlier than in year's past, so come right after work or picking up the kids; there will be BBQ by the Brisbane Lions, plus plenty of complimentary refreshments thanks the always-generous owners of Midtown Market. Please plan to join us in the Park from 5-7 PM next Tuesday, August 5th!

Solano St. Fuel Reduction Project

The City of Brisbane and North County Fire Authority continue their efforts to reduce fire risks through ongoing vegetation management. Earlier this week, a private contractor began performing weed cutting, tree limbing, and brush removal on City-owned hillside located between Solano and Humboldt. The vegetation is being cut with hand tools, line trimmers, and chain saws, which may result in some noise. The working hours for this project are from 8 AM - 5 PM. Adjacent neighbors on Solano and Humboldt received a letter detailing this work taking place, which has been scheduled to occur in phases during the months of July and August.

We appreciate your patience and understanding during this beneficial vegetation reduction project. Should you have any questions or need additional information, please contact NCFA Safety Inspector Clyde Preston at 650-407-6776 or at cpreston@northcountyfire.gov.

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PG&E's Power Pole Replacements in Town

The unit block of Humboldt needed to be closed Tuesday, July 29th, and power shutoff in order for PG&E to replace one of their older power poles. This is the season PG&E subcontractors are working throughout various Peninsula cities, as PG&E much prefers this work to happen now vs. after a storm and a pole potentially getting knocked down from high winds. A similar job will be taking place this Thursday the 31st on the 200 block of Kings, with PG&E’s equipment staged at various spots on Humboldt where 72-hour signage has been placed. Please have your cars off the roadway by the time crews start mobilizing at 8 AM. They will be done and power brought back by 5 PM. Thank you.

And in case you were wondering about the two-pole look once PG&E leaves, with the new pole bolted next to a shorter, older pole...this is because AT&T needs to return to transfer their equipment from the old pole to the new pole. When pole replacements like this are done, PG&E will provide an official notice to AT&T that their portion of the work has been completed, putting the ball in AT&T's court to finish the job, whereupon the traffic encroachment permitting process begins once again!

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Mayor Lentz' Office Hour Meeting at the Sunrise Room, August 13

Since starting office hours in January, Mayor Lentz has held them at various locations throughout town - the City Hall Annex, Brisbane Library, Altamar, Sierra Point Mobile Home Park, Viewpoint, Farmers' Market, and now, at the Senior Sunrise Room! Join Mayor Lentz for an office hour meeting at Brisbane's Sunrise Room, located at 2 Visitacion Ave. on Wednesday, August 13th from 4-5 PM. Come with your questions!

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Guadalupe Quarry Redevelopment Project Launching Virtual Office Hours August 13

The developers of the Guadalupe Quarry, Orchard Partners, appreciate all who have joined them at their Community Open Houses and want to make sure they can continue in conversation with the community as the project develops. To do this, they're launching Virtual Office Hours – an easy way to connect (on Zoom) and get your questions about the project answered.

When to Join: Sessions will be held twice each month between August 13 and the end of 2025 on the -

• 2nd Wednesday of each month, 4- 5 PM | REGISTER
• 4th Wednesday of each month, 4-5 PM | REGISTER

They plan to collect questions and ultimately develop a comprehensive public FAQ document. Note: You can join either session or both, as often as you’d like – whatever works best for your schedule. There are two Zoom links, so please make sure to register for both if you’d like to have both on your calendar.

Can't make the live sessions? Email your questions to Kit Cole at kit@kitcoleconsulting.com and they'll be included as part of the FAQs.

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August STAR Now Available to Read Online

With this latest issue, we hope you enjoy some slight design updates surrounding font, photos, gradients, and column spacing!

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VIDEO: Four Ways to Pay your Utility Bill

Did you know there are four ways to pay your utility bill? Learn what they are in this video. For more information, please visit brisbaneca.org/utilitybilling or contact Ligia Ferreria at 415-508-2154 or lferreira@brisbaneca.org.

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New Art Space, Crafty Me, in the Brisbane Village Shopping Center

Have you heard about the new art space in town, located at 108 Old County Road? At Crafty Me, their mission is to provide a calming, welcoming space where friends can unwind and connect through the joy of making art together.

They believe that creativity brings people closer, and that meaningful connections happen when we step away from screens and engage in something hands-on. For kids especially, they’re passionate about offering a space to unplug from social media and reconnect with real people - while having fun and making something special.