Things To Know: Relay For Life San Bruno Update and other San Bruno Happenings

Things To Know: Relay For Life San Bruno Re-Cap and More From San Bruno

Attached are a few photos of the just completed 4th Annual Relay For Life San Bruno.  Our 2013 goals were:  Have 40 Survivors & we did; Have 40 teams participating, we did not but we had more teams than in 2012, and Raise $40,000.00 - we raised $53,453.12 which is a 50% increase over our $35,000.00 last year.  Recology San Bruno's team raised the most money - over $10,000.00, followed by Crusaders For A Cure, followed by DoJo.

Saturday, May 4 - Operation Clean Sweep in San Bruno.  Signup on line at http://www.sanbruno.ca.gov/committee_OCSreg.asp  Children under the age of 18 need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.  Check-in begins at 9:00 a.m. at San Bruno City Park near the Rotary Pavilion (Gazebo).  Questions:  650-616-7145   Flier attached.

Saturday, May 4 - 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Stop by the library and pick up a FREE comic book.  Free Comic Book Day and May the 4th be with you!!!  info:  sbpl@plsinfo.org

Saturday & Sunday May 4th & 5th – Streets Alive! Parks Alive!  Info and questions: http://www.streetsalivesmc.org

Wednesday, May 8 (second Wednesdays thru August) -  LAWYERS IN THE LIBRARY.  On the second Wednesday of May-August, from 6-8 PM, an attorney will come to the Library for free, 20-minute, one-on-one sessions, with people who have a legal situation to discuss. The attorney’s area of expertise will differ each month. Sign up is required.  See flyer for more details at (http://www.sanbruno.ca.gov/Library/lawyers.pdf).

Saturday, May 11 – San Bruno AYSO Region 249 – First day for registration for New & Returning Players 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at San Bruno Recreation Center (Teen Room).  To pre-register GOTO www.eayso.org San Bruno AYSO:  www.sanbrunoayso.org  Flier attached.  Pancake Breakfast 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Monday, May 13 thru Friday May 17 – 13th Annual Clean Your Files Day.  Celebrate Earth Day by setting out extra recycling on your regular service day.  For LARGE quantities that do not fit, place in paper bags or boxes and set next to your blue recycling cart.  Questions:  650-583-8536

Saturday May 18 & Sunday May 19 -  Celeste will preform "Once Upon This Island" at Skyline College - May 18 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. and May 19 at 2:30 p.m.  Tickets $15.00 - Info 650-588-3330 or www.socstudio.com

Saturday May 18th & Sunday May 19th – Relay For Life South San Francisco at South San Francisco High School.  www.relayforlife.org/southsanfranciscoca  Support our neighboring City's event.

Tuesday, May 21st – San Bruno AYSO registration – 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. San Bruno Park & Rec. Teen Room  info:  www.sanbrunoayso.org or E=Mail registrar@sanbrunoayso.org

Wednesday, May 22 – Job Search Review – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Library Downstairs Community Room.  In this job search workshop, attendees will get career advice and tips, learn to avoid job search pitfalls, evaluate the effectiveness of a variety of job search strategies, learn about helpful employment-related resources, and overcome job search road blocks.

Thursday May 23rd & 30th - Rethink Your Retirement - 9:30 AM – Noon San Bruno Senior Center.  This course covers how to make the most of your savings and investments and accomplish objectives such as tax-efficient income planning, inflation protection and providing a legacy. It will also help you plan for health care, long term care, end of life decisions, as well as explore fun & fulfilling activities & hobbies. $20 for Residents; $25 Non-Residents.    Pre-register at the Front Desk.  Includes a 60-page illustrated workbook. 

Friday, May 31 – DEADLINE -  Streets Alive! Parks Alive! San Bruno Parks Scavenger Hunt.  Your goal is to find the parks from the clues listed on the attached flier and taker a photo with your family.  Once you have found all of the parks, turn in the photos at the Recreation Center in exchange for free swim passes for each member of your family who participated in the scavenger hunt.  Submission Deadline:  May 31st.  To submit your photos via E=Mail contact Danielle Brewer at dbrewer@sanbruno.ca.gov.  To submit your photos in person, drop them off at SanBruno Recreation Center, 251 City Park Way.  To submit your photos by mail, send them to 567 El Camino Real, San Bruno, CA 94066.

Friday, May 31 - World Health Organization’s “World No Tobacco Day 2013”

Saturday, June 1 - San Bruno AYSO registration – 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. San Bruno Park & Rec. Teen Room  info:  www.sanbrunoayso.org or E=Mail registrar@sanbrunoayso.org

Sunday, June 2 - San Bruno AYSO registration – 12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. San Bruno Park & Rec. Teen Room  info:  www.sanbrunoayso.org or E=Mail
registrar@sanbrunoayso.org

Sunday, June 2 – Posy Parade – Princess forms and info c/o San Bruno Lions Club, 575 San Mateo Ave or Harry Costa 871-9425.  Start building your floats NOW.  Flier attached.

Friday, June 7 – DEADLINE -  The San Bruno Community Services Department is currently looking for sponsors for their annual "Concerts in the Park." The goal of the concerts is to bring families and community together to enjoy local talent in our beautiful park.  The past concerts have been a huge success, and they are looking forward to another great year with a great lineup of bands. This year, they are accepting monetary donations to offset the costs of the performers. By sponsoring the event, your business will receive many opportunities for exposure. For more information on the levels of sponsorship please contact The Recreation Division at (650) 616-7184.  All sponsors must be secured by June 7, for promotional purposes!

Saturday, June 8 – Disaster Preparedness Day at the San Mateo County Fair.

Sunday, June 9 - 10 a.m.  MARK YOUR CALENDAR - The San Bruno Chamber of Commerce with the City of San Bruno and the West Coast Farmers' Market Association are finalizing their permit application for their Farmers Market Grand Opening Sunday and continuing through the last Sunday in November back on San Mateo Avenue between Jenevein and Sylvan.

Friday, June 14 – SAVE THE DATE – World Blood Donor Day.  Every year, on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day. The event serves to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood.   Flier attached.

Saturday July 20th & Sunday July 21st – Relay For Life Millbrae – Mills High School.  www.relayforlife.org/millbraeca  Support our neighboring City's Event

Thursday, August 1 – SAVE THE DATE – 1st Annual North County Business Expo sponsored by the San Bruno Chamber of Commerce.  Info:  650-588-0180 office@sanbrunochamber.com

Fridays in August – 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th – SAVE THE DATES – Concerts in the Parks.

Tuesday, August 6 – SAVE THE DATE – National Night Out

CONTINUING EVENT NEEDING YOUR SUPPORT:  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 and one (1) opening on the Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee, additional vacancies on other committees and committees MAY be open.  To obtain the necessary volunteer interest form for ALL City committees and commissions email City Clerk Carol Bonner at cbonner@sanbruno.ca.gov.

CONTINUING EVENT NEEDING YOUR SUPPORT:  The San Bruno Education 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 email at info@sanbrunoedfound.org

CONTINUING EVENT NEEDING YOUR SUPPORT:  Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties continues to be in need of donations.  https://www.shfb.org/home $1.00 will provide 2 meals.  Check out their web page or call 408-266-8866

CONTINUING EVENT NEEDING YOUR SUPPORT:  The San Bruno Citizens' Crime Prevention Committee (that meets the 2nd Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall).  The City of San Bruno, through its Citizen’s Crime Prevention Committee, is the place to turn for “How to Start a Neighborhood Watch Block”.  Call the SBPD at 616-7100 and ask that their Neighborhood Watch info be sent. 

IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS:  The following was written by our new San Bruno Education Foundation (SBEF) board member, Scott Curtner.   

TITLE: Reading Counts in San Bruno City's Summer Camp

San Bruno children from 3 1/2 to 13 years old have been enjoying Summer Camp in San Bruno City Park, Recreation Center, and Swimming Pool for many years. Some of the camp's current leaders were once campers themselves. This camp's history of childhood enrichment and fun gets better every year, and this year they have an exciting new addition to their program.

The San Bruno Education Foundation (SBEF) in partnership with the City of San Bruno's Recreation Division and the San Bruno Park School District, is funding the optional Scholastic Reading Counts K-12 program, an independent reading program that encourages the success of your child's reading progress. Patrick Flynn, President of San Bruno Education Foundation, says, “SBEF is very excited about teaming up with San Bruno Recreation Services to encourage more children to read during the summer.”

Scholastic Reading Counts motivates students with suggested reading choices that match their interests and reading levels, then reinforces through testing comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency skills. The
parent has the option of sharing their child's Reading Counts data with their
child's elementary school teacher, which can help the teacher better craft a
lesson plan.

If the parent and student decide to participate in Reading Counts at the San Bruno Summer Camp, known as Camp Kaleidoscope (for children up
to 10 years old), or Adventure Camp (for children between 10 and 13 years old), on testing days camp leaders will walk children to nearby El Crystal Elementary School. El Crystal is San Bruno's newly-designated magnet school with a focus on collaborative studies of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) for K-5 students.

Dee Kranitz, Recreation Services Supervisor, tells us, “San Bruno City Park is an ideal place for such a program.”

IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS:  - The State Board of Equalization propos­es to amend Property Tax Rule 462.040, Change in Ownership – Joint Tenancies. A public hearing regarding the proposed amendments will be held in Room 121, 450 N Street, Sacramento, California, at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard on June 11, 2013. 

The proposed amendments to Property Tax Rule 462.040 make the rule consistent with current law, which provides that the transfer of a joint tenancy interest to a trust severs the joint tenancy, Revenue and Taxation Code (RTC) section 62, subdivision (p), and Family Code section 297.5 regarding registered domestic partners, and RTC section 62.3 regarding transfers between cotenants.  The proposed amendments clarify that all transferor(s) must be among the joint tenants for a transfer to be excluded from change in ownership and that the elimination of a joint tenant does not create “original transferor” status (within the meaning of RTC § 65) in any of the remaining joint tenants, consistent with RTC section 65, subdivision (b).  The proposed amendments also provide more detailed examples, and make minor grammatical changes.

To view the notice of hearing, initial statement of reasons, proposed text, and history click on the following link: http://www.boe.ca.gov/regs/rule_462_040.htm

Questions regarding the substance of the proposed amendments should be directed to Mr. Bradley Heller, Tax Counsel IV, at 450 N Street, MIC:82, Sacramento, CA 94279-0082, email Bradley.Heller@boe.ca.gov, telephone (916) 323-3091, or FAX (916) 323-3387.

Written comments for the Board's consideration, notices of intent to present testimony or witnesses at the public hearing, and inquiries concerning the proposed regulatory action should be directed to Mr. Rick Bennion, Regulations Coordinator, telephone (916) 445-2130, fax (916) 324-3984, e-mail Richard.Bennion@boe.ca.gov or by mail to: State Board of Equalization, Attn: Rick Bennion, MIC: 80, P.O. Box 942879-0080, Sacramento, CA  94279-0080.

IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS:  Rare Butterflies, Open Space Protected Through 2043.  Four endangered butterfly species living in San Bruno Mountain State and County Park have been granted another 30 years of protection, thanks to a conservation plan allowing limited development near the park in exchange for habitat restoration funding.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in collaboration with San Mateo County and the cities of Brisbane, Daly City and South San Francisco, has approved a 30-year extension of San Bruno Mountain Park’s original Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), which in 1983 was the first HCP to be created under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973.

In addition to protecting grasslands that support the endangered Mission Blue, San Bruno Elfin, Bay Checkerspot and Callippe Silverspot butterflies, the Habitat Conservation Plan also ensures survival of 14 rare and endangered plant species found in the 2,864-acre park.

The park’s summit of 1,314 feet is a landmark to the north Peninsula and offers unobstructed, 360-degree views of San Francisco, the East Bay, Mount Diablo and Pacific Ocean. San Bruno Mountain’s 12 miles of hiking, riding, and jogging trails link various vista points, and a disabilities access trail, the Bog Trail, is located near the park entrance.San Bruno Mountain Park’s original Habitat Conservation Plan allowed development on 330 acres at the base of the mountain, but also added 800 protected acres to the park. Land developers and property owners near the park contribute annually to a perpetual fund for restoration of butterfly habitat on San Bruno Mountain.

The newly-approved extension of the HCP will allow approved land development to be completed, as well as grassland restoration, maintenance of service roads and hiking trails, utility maintenance and fire suppression activities.

New revenues from development will help fight the encroachment of non-native invasive plant species, which choke out the native food-source plants that butterflies rely upon. In 1983, park managers identified ten invasive species of concern on San Bruno Mountain. But today, more than 60 troublesome plant species have taken root in the park.

Currently , grassland restoration is  focused on approximately 650 acres of the park, with additional work being done by San Mateo County Parks, volunteers and adjacent private property owners.

Annual Work Plans to manage vegetation and monitor butterfly populations are developed by a Technical Advisory Committee, which also makes funding recommendations to San Bruno Mountain Habitat Conservation Plan Trustees, a group consisting of the San Mateo County Manager and the City Managers of Brisbane, Daly City and South San Francisco.

San Bruno Mountain State and County Park is located at 555 Guadalupe Canyon Parkway, Brisbane, 94005.

For more information, contact Sam Herzberg, Senior Planner, San Mateo County Parks (650) 363-1823 or at sherzberg@smcgov.org

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