As seen in the June STAR, the Senior Art Show is now on display at the Brisbane Library. On Tuesday, June 24th, from 6 to 7:15 PM, there will be an Artists Reception in the Library's Community Room. Teacher Shirley invites the public to join them; she's planning a fun game again, with prizes for the winners.
- Brisbane Resident Leanne Borghesi Singing National Anthem at Giants Game!
- A Look Back at May's Walk for Awareness
- June is Pride Month!
- Finance Dept. Closed for Walk-In Business Friday & Potentially Monday
- Improvements Completed Outside the Skatepark
- Weed Abatement Happening on Private & Public Property
- Age-Friendly Corner: Help at Home Guides Now Available
- Brisbane Village Helping Hands Celebrates Volunteerism
- Frog Habitat Restoration Recap from May 3rd
- June Office Hours with Mayor Lentz, 6/18
Brisbane Resident Leanne Borghesi Singing National Anthem at Giants Game!
Saturday's game is going to be a proud moment for Brisbane, with award-winning singer, actress, film, and cabaret performer Leane Borghesi lighting up Oracle Park with her brassy vocals.
Later that evening, Leanne will be back in Brisbane to perform at the Chamber and Lions' biggest fundraiser of the year, "A Night in Little Reno". If you're still on the fence about going, you should know that your $40 ticket goes to the scholarships awarded to exceptional Brisbane high school seniors, who last night received their scholarship awards at the Chamber's 2025 Excellence in Education Ceremony!
Outstanding students from Brisbane Elementary, Panorama, and Lipman were also recognized as part of the special evening, as well as Outstanding Educator, Brisbane School District Music Teacher Renato Sahagun. Congratulations to all!
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A Look Back at May's Walk for Awareness
Also seen in the June STAR were photos from last month's Walk to Awareness Event, which the Parks and Rec Dept. hosted for a second year in a row (attendance doubled this year). Maybe it had to do with Mister Softee waiting for everyone at the end of the 2.5 mile loop (and end up being quite the warm day), or seeing the Mayor do the #SpeakYourMind ice bucket challenge, or simply coming together as a community to show anyone who's silently struggling with their mental health that they are not alone! Enjoy this recap video from this year's Walk:
Couldn't make it this year but wanted to? Well, save the date - next year's Walk is being planned as of now for Saturday, May 9th, 2026!
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June is Pride Month!
Happy Pride, Brisbane! Did you know that Brisbane is the only city in San Mateo County to fly the Progress flag year-round? A Proclamation celebrating June 2025 as Pride Month in the City of Brisbane will be presented at the June 5th City Council Meeting. This meeting is also when the FY 2025-26 and 2026-27 budgets will be presented to Council. If you can't make it in person, you can always join via Zoom at brisbaneca.org/cc-zoom.
Finance Dept. Closed for Walk-In Business Friday & Potentially Monday
For a department that processes cash from various places in town, such as the Pool and the Marina, it was time to increase the security of their space. Come Friday, the wall where this new window was installed last Friday will be extended to the opposite wall, and a door added. In order for this construction project to be completed as quickly as possible, the Finance Counter will be closed on Friday, June 6th, and potentially Monday, June 9th, should the contractor need more time. You can still call the Finance Dept. at (415) 508-2150 and they'll be happy to assist you over the phone. See our online services as well during this time.
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Improvements Completed Outside the Skatepark
It's been known that the bollards that used to be outside the skatepark took some hard hits from passing tractor-trailers. They'd been reset on several occasions, but doing so was proving unsustainable. Enter Buildings & Grounds Team Leader Keegan Black. He'd been speaking with Public Works Director Randy Breault and decided to approach quarry operator EBI Aggregates. Keegan met their Superintendent, who offered up the boulders you see now that have been set in concrete.
Last Friday, which happened to be the hottest day of the year, Buildings & Grounds crew members Brian and Zach sub-graded the area to prepare for laying the mulch. I think everyone who drives by that intersection would agree, it came out beautifully. Great job, Public Works!
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Weed Abatement Happening on Private & Public Property
Each year the hot summer weather and our high winds pose a fire hazard throughout the Brisbane hills and neighborhoods. To minimize such fire hazards, the City of Brisbane conducts an annual vegetation management and weed abatement program. Multiple properties are identified that meet the criteria due to the accumulation of combustibles or flammable grass, weeds, or other dangerous growth and/or debris on the property. It is our goal to educate our property owners on the existence of the program while requiring them to clear their dry combustible weeds by June 8th in order to avoid abatement notices and penalties from North County Fire Authority.
Brisbane Municipal Code Section 8.50.040, specifically prohibits the accumulation of flammable grass, weeds or other growth and/or debris. The program is proactive. NCFA Safety Inspector Clyde Preston in the commercial areas and Engine 81 in most of the residential areas of town will be notifying the property owner should violations be seen starting the week of June 9th, and re-inspect each property to ensure that complete compliance has been achieved.
Lastly, as you're cutting back your vegetation, it's a good time to make sure your house numbers are clear for emergency personnel to view from the street. This flyer is included in New Resident Packets, and we wanted to make sure you were reminded of it too.
Age-Friendly Corner: Help at Home Guides Now Available
The Help at Home Guide is a mini-reference guide to assist San Mateo County adults of all incomes to access resources and to remain safely in their own homes. If you'd like a hard copy, you can pick one up at the Sunrise Room. There are also a number of these guides available to pick up in Spanish and Chinese.
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Brisbane Village Helping Hands Celebrates Volunteerism
A couple more nods to the June STAR, which included an article submitted by Brisbane Village Helping Hands Board Member (BVHH), Sherry Goodwin, highlighting their social event at the Sunrise Room on May 4th. Gatherings like this allow members and volunteers to come together and meet...furthering the mission of Brisbane Village Helping Hands, which is to help seniors age in place and stay in their homes. Since its inception in 2016, BVHH has grown to more than 50 volunteers and 52 members and has provided more than 1,254 services to members! For more information about BVHH, please visit brisbanevillage.org, email brisbanevillagehelpinghands@gmail.com, or leave them a message at (415) 508-2185.
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Frog Habitat Restoration Recap from May 3rd
The June STAR included another contributed article, this one by Paul Bouscal, who for several years has been working on restoring the frog habitat near Cypress Ln. Open Space and Ecology Committee Member Juli Armstrong was one of the volunteers at the May 3rd Frog Habitat Restoration event and had the following article to share.
It was an overcast, cool, and breezy morning when volunteers gathered Saturday morning to participate in the first Frog Habitat Restoration Day sponsored by Brisbane’s Open Space and Ecology committee. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains a list of Threatened species. They recently found that amphibians are the most threatened vertebrate class with 40.7% of all amphibian species globally threatened due to climate change effects and habitat loss (1). In a perfect demonstration of think globally and act locally, Brisbane residents showed their support for protecting the habitat of a rare breeding population of Pacific Chorus Frogs found right in our city.
During our initial tour of the habitat, two adult frogs were seen, along with many tadpoles, the shed exoskeleton of a Green Darner nymph, and two fence lizards.
Thirty people registered for the event. Paul Bouscal had prepared in advance and had the plants, tools, and water ready for planting. OSEC was represented by Michele Salmon, Erin Becker, Mary Rogers, and Juli Armstrong. Volunteers were separated into groups tasked with digging holes and planting, picking up trash along the Crocker Trail and removing invasive annual grasses along the trail. The timing of this weeding means there will be thousands fewer invasive grass seeds in the frog habitat when the rains come to initiate the next growing season, and less competition for space with the native plant species.
Lunch was provided by the City (thank you to Paul’s wife for picking up and delivering the lunch). The blue cornmeal cookies from Roslind Bakery in Pacifica were a big hit. Volunteers also received a commemorative T-shirt and were encouraged to continue their involvement with this project by becoming Frog Habitat Stewards."
1. Luedtke, J.A., Chanson, J., Neam, K. et al. Ongoing declines for the world’s amphibians in the face of emerging threats. Nature 622, 308–314 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06578-4
As the STAR article mentioned, quarterly meet-ups are planned; please contact Paul at bouscalp@yahoo.com if you'd like to be part of the group. And keep an eye out for an updated OSEC Library Display, which will include books all about frogs for young and older readers alike.
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June Office Hours with Mayor Lentz, 6/18
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