Things To Know: Library Book Sale and More in San Bruno

Friday, Feb. 8 – 5-6 p.m. – Chinese News Year Party – Tanforan Shopping Center

Saturday, Feb. 9 – Snow trip to Squaw - Teens must be 13-18 yrs. Cost includes: transportation, breakfast, lift ticket & supervision. Participants must bring their own equipment (or rent prior to trip) and should bring money for lunch & dinner. Info: 650-616-7183 or kranitz@sanbruno.ca.gov
Flier attached.

Saturday, Feb. 9 – 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Father/Daughter Dinner Dance – San Bruno Senior Center – Tickets and info at Recreation Center

Saturday, Feb. 9 2013, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Friends of the San Bruno Library Book Sale. Info: (650) 359-7917

Saturday, Feb. 9 - Starting today and running through Feb. 14 – Prom Dress Donation Drive at The Shops at Tanforan lower level by AT&T. Help high school girls in need. Donate new/gently worn formal dresses and/or formal accessories and receive a FREE $10 Gift Card for select stores, while supplies last. See attached info. Donated items benefit the Princess Project: www.PrincessProject.org

Tuesday, Feb. 12 – 7:00 p.m. – Council Meeting – Senior Center, 1555 Crystal Springs Road. Info: City Clerk Carol Bonner at 650-616-7058 or cbonner@sanbruno.ca.gov   

City Council Public Hearing to Consider Approval of the Transit Corridors Plan: The City Council will hold a public hearing to review the Transit Corridors Plan (TCP), Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and proposed General Plan amendments. The TCP documents are available online at www.planbruno.org. The staff report and related documents for the city council meeting will be available after 4:00 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8, on the same website and at the Community Development Department office located at 567 El Camino Real, San Bruno.

The Plan recommends allowing taller buildings which will require voter approval that could occur in a citywide election later this year. At the Feb. 12 meeting, staff will make a presentation, followed by an opportunity for public comments. The council will decide whether to approve the Plan, EIR, and General Plan amendments. 

Additional information provided by San Bruno City Clerk Carol Bonner:

“San Bruno Transit Corridors Plan” to be Presented to San Bruno City Council.  The San Bruno City Council will be considering approval of an important area revitalization plan, referred to as the San Bruno Transit Corridors Plan (TCP).

Work on the TCP began in 2008 when the City’s Redevelopment Agency approved preparation of a Specific Plan to guide the redevelopment of the City’s downtown core along San Mateo Avenue and the streets directly adjacent to it, including El Camino Real, San Bruno Avenue, and Huntington Avenue. This project area covers approximately 150 acres. Also, in 2008, the council appointed a 17-member Steering Committee, which represented a broad range of community interests, to assist with the preparation of the Plan. The council envisioned this planning effort would be the catalyst to revitalize this important area of the community."

See attachment for further details.

Thursday, Feb. 14 - 11:15 a.m. Valentine’s Day Story time at San Bruno Library – Children’s room. The regular toddler story time will be a celebration of all things Valentine’s. There will be fun stories, a snack, and simple face painting. 

Saturday, Feb. 16 - 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. – FREE E-Waste Recycling – The Shops at Tanforan in the rear parking lot near Sears.

Saturday, Feb. 16-18 – Library closed for Presidents’ Day

Saturday, Feb. 16 - Family Resources Fair, Hillsdale Shopping Center, San Mateo 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Flier attached Info: Kerry McArdle, Daily Journal Event Coordinator, Kerry@smdailyjournal.com

Monday, Feb. 18 – The City of San Bruno offices will be closed for Presidents’ Day.

Thursday, Feb. 21 thru Saturday 23, COMMUNITY ART PROJECT.  Join Bethany Church’s mural project to commemorate the 2010 gas line explosion. Volunteers will work with a mosaic artist. Sessions will be at the church on Rosewood Drive on Feb. 21-23 and March 14-16.  For information call 589-3711 or email bethanypres@bethanypcusa.org  Info and design attached.

Saturday, Feb. 23,  5:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. Parkside PTO 80’s Themed Crab Feed Dinner Dance Fundraiser at the Senior Center.

Wednesday, Feb. 27  The City of San Bruno & the San Bruno Fire Department presents - Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training. FREE Here is your opportunity to become a trained member of "CERT", the City of San Bruno Community Preparedness Program. Participants in this 20-hour series of classes will learn how to be a part of neighborhood response teams, cross-trained in basic emergency skills.  

All classes will be held Wednesday evenings at Skyline College, 3300 College Drive, San Bruno from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. except for Skills Development & Application, which will be held on Saturday April 13th from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  See attached flier for all the details and how to register.

Wednesday, Feb. 27 –  Caltrain Offices, 2nd floor Auditorium, 1250 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos, - Open House: 3 – 6 p.m., Scoping Meeting 6 – 8 p.m. Caltrain Launches Electrification Environmental Review.

Caltrain is kicking off environmental review of the electrification project with a series of public meetings to seek input on the scope of the review.

A vital step in meeting the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act is to seek public input from neighboring agencies, organizations and individuals on the scoping of corridor electrification impacts. This is the first in a series of feedback opportunities corridor stakeholders will have to comment on the project.

To kick off the environmental clearance process, Caltrain staff will be holding four public scoping meetings to receive feedback:

Caltrain will be accepting comments on the electrification scoping process until 5 p.m. on March 18. Comments may be made in person, by e-mailing electrification@caltrain.com, subject line “Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project” or by mailing to:  Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) Attn.: Stacy Cocke, Senior Planner, 1250 San Carlos Ave. San Carlos, CA 94070-1306

The Notice of Preparation can be found online at www.caltrain.com/electrification.

Saturday Mar. 2, SAVE THE DATE – Lion’s Crab Feast & Dance Fundraiser. San Bruno Senior Center 5:30 p.m. to midnight. Tickets sold out the last two years.  Contact Lion Giannaulis 650-952-4021 or Lion Ken Ibarra 650-589-4613 or lionkenibarra@yahoo.com. RSVP by February 25th. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Saturday Mar. 16, SAVE THE DATE – Ski trip to Heavenly – deadline to registrar two weeks before trip. Info: 650-616-7183  franitz@sanbruno.ca.gov  Flier attached

Wednesday, Mar. 27,  SAVE THE DATE – 11:30 – 1:30 - State of the County Address & Luncheon with State Senator Jerry Hill at South San Francisco Conference Center. $25.00 per person. Tickets: San Bruno Chamber of Commerce 588-0180

CONTINUING EVENT NEEDING YOUR SUPPORT: Relay For Life: San Bruno Councilman Ken Ibarra kenibarra@yahoo.com and American Cancer Society’s Julie Pierce Julie.Pierce@cancer.org are building the Relay For Life of San Bruno event for Saturday April 27t & Sunday April 2. Form your own team. Be a part of a committee. Volunteer for the event.

Go to www.relayforlife.org/sanbrunoca and there you can sign up to form your own team or join an existing team or just make a donation to an individual team member or to a team. Your friends and relatives from all over the world can go to the San Bruno Relay For Life team web page and at least make a small donation. Join and FIGHT FOR THE CURE!

San Bruno Education Foundation – The foundation is looking for volunteers to join the SBEF Board.  If you are interested or know someone who you think might like to join the board, send us an E=Mail at info@sanbrunoedfound.org

Founded in 2005, the San Bruno Education Foundation (SBEF) is committed to helping children receive a great education. Our mission is to promote and support education in preschool through grade eight schools in San Bruno. The Foundation is a conduit providing resources to meet the educational needs of children in San Bruno schools. Our goal is to receive, raise, and distribute money for the improvements of San Bruno Schools.  We are looking for volunteers to join us.

The City of San Bruno is seeking volunteers:  The City has numerous commissions and committees that through volunteers provide a vital service to the City.  Currently there are two (2) openings on the Citizens Crime Prevention Committee.

To obtain the necessary volunteer interest form for this committee and ALL City committees and commissions email City Clerk Carol Bonner at cbonner@sanbruno.ca.gov.

In Case You Missed This:

The San Mateo County Transit District is soliciting volunteers for its Citizens Advisory Committee. Media Contact: Christine Dunn, 650-508-6238 The 15-member CAC is responsible for providing input on the needs of transit users and informing county residents of transit programs and acts in an advisory capacity to the board of directors. Applicants should be able to represent the needs of transportation users and the community.   

The recruitment seeks to fill six positions: One community representative, three multimodal representatives & two bus rider representatives

The CAC meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m., Transit District’s administrative offices in San Carlos. 

Interested persons can download the application at www.samtrans.com or call 650-508-6279. Applications are due March 1.