Be sure to bring your own bucket and shovel, and load up on ultra-rich compost delivered last week from SSF Scavenger! NO commercial enterprises, residents only. Happy Earth Month, Brisbane!
- Mothers of Brisbane & Lions Club Egg Hunts - April 19 & 20
- 70 Old County Rd. Open House Summary Now Available
- Visitacion Ave. Issues Survey - Leave your Feedback by 4/28!
- Reflective Pavement Markers Placed to Indicate 20' No Parking Areas
- Brisbane Parks and Recreation Summer 2025 Activity Guide - Registration Now Open!
- New Young Adult Series, Life Unlocked, to Benefit Those Ages 16-24 Years Old
- Reminder: Guadalupe Quarry Project Open House, 4/23
- Emergency Preparedness Meeting 4/29, NCFA Fire Safety Tip & Wildfire Ready Event, 4/26
- Household Hazardous Event Drop-Off Event, 5/3
- Frog Habitat Restoration Day, 5/3
Mothers of Brisbane & Lions Club Egg Hunts - April 19 & 20
With all the wildflowers in bloom, it's apparent spring is here. And what screams spring more than an egg hunt? Brisbane's two annual hunts take place Saturday, April 19th with the Mothers of Brisbane and Sunday, April 20th with the Lions! And please, if you could spare an hour, sign up for a volunteer shift with the MoB! (Note: teens are welcome to volunteer to get volunteer hours for school.)
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70 Old County Rd. Open House Summary Now Available
Speaking of open houses, on March 8, the City hosted an open house as the kick-off community engagement event for the 70 Old County Road (former Bank of America site) community visioning project. Approximately 50 community members attended and shared their ideas with each other, City staff, and the consultant team (Good City Company). A summary of the community feedback shared at the open house is available here or by visiting the project webpage, brisbaneca.org/70OldCounty. Thank you to all who participated and made the event so successful!
UPCOMING ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
- Pop-Up Workshop #1: Thursday, May 15, 2025 at the Brisbane Farmer's Market. Come by for the first pop-up workshop and provide feedback on different types of possible uses for the property, building on the feedback we heard at the March 8 open house.
- Survey: An online survey will be released in May.
If you haven't yet, don't forget to sign up for project notifications to learn of future events and project updates, including when the online survey is published! If you have questions or comments on this project, please contact Principal Planner Julia Ayres at (415) 508-2129.
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Visitacion Ave. Issues Survey - Leave your Feedback by 4/28!
At their meeting of March 6, 2025, the City Council Directed staff to authorize the Complete Streets Committee to engage around projects supporting traffic calming and parking challenges on Visitacion Avenue during peak hours. The Committee is anticipated taking the next 3 months to develop proposals for Council’s review. On April 2, 2025, the Complete Streets Safety Committee began developing an outreach plan and schedule for Visitacion Ave. issues. They're currently in the information-gathering stage, wanting to hear from residents, businesses, and anyone who frequents the downtown to provide their feedback now through April 28, 2025; there will be a later opportunity to consider and weigh in on improvements, which we'll share here in the Blast.
>> Take the Visitacion Ave. Issues Survey at brisbaneca.org/vis by April 28th! <<
If you prefer to speak with a staff member over the phone or in person, please fill out the webform found on this page, and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.
Reflective Pavement Markers Placed to Indicate 20' No Parking Areas
On Monday, Public Works Buildings & Grounds Crew + Engineering were out marking where red Reflective Pavement Markers (RPM) would go to mark the 20’ No Parking area due to the Daylighting/AB413 statewide bill to improve road safety in California at intersections and crosswalks. Each RPM has a reflective side, which will be positioned on the curb to face the street so they’ll be noticeable at night as a driver pulls up along the curb. At this time, crews will place the RPMs on Visitacion and the cross-streets where they connect to Visitacion before expanding out to other streets.
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Brisbane Parks and Recreation Summer 2025 Activity Guide - Registration Now Open!
The two-week window where Brisbane residents get to register for summer programming and classes before non-residents started when registration opened on April 15th!
Check out all the offerings here and be sure to register early here!
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New Young Adult Series, Life Unlocked, to Benefit Those Ages 16-24 Years Old
Enroll now for a brand new series to equip young adults ages 16-24 with life skills called “Life Unlocked”. The City’s Parks and Recreation Dept. is partnering with Fortitude Careers to offer this 3-part series for FREE to Brisbane residents. Please register now at: brisbaneca.org/lifeunlocked. Space is limited!
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Reminder: Guadalupe Quarry Project Open House, 4/23
The project team for the proposed Guadalupe Quarry invites everyone to a Community Open House on Wednesday, April 23, from 5 – 7 PM at 240 Valley Drive (former Trove site) in Crocker Industrial Park. (There will be signage to help guide those who would like to attend.)
Please come learn more and share your thoughts about proposals for the Guadalupe Quarry Redevelopment Project. There will be information stations set up plus representatives on-hand to take any of your questions.
Dinner will be provided, and there will be an activity area for the kids. For more information on the event, please email Kit Cole at kit@kitcoleconsulting.com or call her at 818-822-6378.
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Emergency Preparedness Meeting 4/29, NCFA Fire Safety Tip & Wildfire Ready Event, 4/26
Join Battalion Chief Nick Gracia for this month's Emergency Prep Meeting, taking place from 6-6:30 PM on Tuesday, April 29th on Zoom. See recordings from prior meetings here.
In the March meeting, Battalion Chief Craig Wittner was a guest speaker and spoke about the importance of home hardening, the new Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps, and things we can do to lower our fire risk and increase our safety on our own property, regardless of what's happening on your neighbors' property.
Knowing wildfire threats are always looming, the County of San Mateo urges residents to be prepared. Attend “Be Wildfire Safe & Ready,” a free preparedness event with tips from emergency response experts and vital resources from local agencies. Learn to pack a go bag, sign up for alerts, and more. Held Saturday, April 26 from 10 AM to 1 PM, San Mateo County Event Center, 1346 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo.
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Household Hazardous Event Drop-Off Event, 5/3
A Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Drop-Off Event is coming to S. San Francisco on Saturday, May 3rd from 9 AM - noon. Make an appointment here!
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Frog Habitat Restoration Day, 5/3
Due to the sensitive nature of the habitat where this restoration work is being performed, this event is limited to the first 25 people to sign up!
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