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January 2016 - Vol. 2, No. 1
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Republic Services (formerly Allied Waste) invites you to a community meeting to learn about the exciting changes to your recycle, compost, and garbage collection services.

Thursday, January 21, 7:00-8:00 pm
Council Chambers, City Hall, 333 90th St., Daly City
 
Tuesday, January 26, 7:00-8:00 pm
Albert Teglia Community Center, 285 Abbot Ave., Daly City
Coffee and snacks will be provided. For more information, email Republic Services at infodalycity@republicservices.com or call (650) 756-1130.
Mussel Rock Transfer Station Permanent Closure February 1, 2016

Mussel Rock Transfer Station will permanently close on February 1, 2016. For questions about the closure, please contact the City’s solid waste hauler, Republic Services, at (650) 756-1130.

For waste and recycling disposal in the future, please utilize these alternate facilities in San Mateo County:
 
Blue Line Transfer Station
500 E Jamie Ct, South San Francisco, CA 94080
(650) 589-4020
Monday to Friday 6:00 am to 4:30 pm
Saturday 7:00 am to 4:30 pm
Closed Sundays
 
Ox Mountain Landfill
12310 San Mateo Rd.
Half Moon Bay, CA, 94109
(650) 726-1819
Monday to Saturday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Closed Sundays

For issues related to your garbage collection services, please contact Stephen Stolte, Sustainability Coordinator for Daly City, at (650) 991-8126 or sstolte@dalycity.org. 
Exciting clean energy option for San Mateo County residents!

Please join us for a workshop on a potential new electricity option in San Mateo County.

Thursday, January 21st from 8:00–9:00 pm
City Hall, Council Chamber, 333 90th Street, Daly City
 
Come learn and share your opinion on a potential program that would offer residential and commercial electricity customers new energy options, including higher renewable energy content at competitive rates.

The proposed program, called Peninsula Clean Energy, would allow the County and cities to join together to form a joint powers authority (JPA) in order to collectively purchase clean, renewable energy. The County's technical and feasibility study states that Peninsula Clean Energy would be able to provide pricing competitive with PG&E. If the program moves forward, electricity customers in the County would be able to choose between Peninsula Clean Energy and PG&E as their electricity purchaser. 

At this workshop, County staff will provide an overview of the program and explain how the formation of Peninsula Clean Energy may affect households or businesses. Residents and business owners are encouraged to provide input on this potential program.

To learn more visit the Peninsula Clean Energy website, and for questions or comments, please contact Kirsten Pringle at 650-363-4088 or kpringle@smcgov.org. 

The City Council will consider participating in the program at their January 25 Council Meeting. For questions regarding the City's involvement in the program, please contact Stephen Stolte, Sustainability Coordinator for Daly City, at (650) 991-8126 or sstolte@dalycity.org. 
City seeks input on potential route change to the Bayshore Shuttle at a community meeting on Thurs., January 28, 2016, at 6:30 pm, at Bayshore Elementary School

The City is seeking input on a potential route change to the Bayshore Shuttle, on Thurs., January 28, 6:30-7:30 pm at the Bayshore Elementary School located at 155 Oriente Street.
 
Currently, the Bayshore Shuttle connects residents within the Bayshore neighborhood with shopping, grocery and medical destinations in Daly City and San Francisco, including the various Muni and SamTrans bus stops and BART stations. The City is applying for additional funds to continue the operation of the Bayshore Shuttle, which is fully funded through grants.
 
As part of the requirements of the grant, City staff met with SamTrans staff to discuss how we can increase ridership. We currently do not meet the ridership benchmark set by the Transportation Authority. One of the suggestions they brought up to increase ridership was to end the shuttle route at the Daly City BART station for two reasons: (1) the current shuttle takes one hour 40 minutes (from Bayshore to Serramonte) and shortening the route allows for the shuttle to run more frequently; and (2) SamTrans has service between the Daly City BART Station and Serramonte Shopping Center. The shuttle is taking away ridership from those paying routes.
 
The purpose of the public meeting is for residents to express their concerns regarding the potential to shorten the shuttle route at the Daly City BART station. All residents are encouraged to attend.
 
For questions or concerns, please call the Engineering Division of the City's Public Works Department at (650) 991-8064.
Daly City's First Free Library

In the 1980s, a three-inch plastic badge was pinned to the lapel of a young reader in a Daly City library.  Carefully styled were the letters “R.A.G.B.L.” and a question mark. To inquirers the wearer explained that the cryptic stood for “Read any good books lately?” The girl had come to one of Daly City’s four libraries to satisfy her quest for a good book. It wasn’t always that easy.
                 
In February of 1916, one might have heard mutterings among pioneers helping to shape the new City of Daly City.  It had been incorporated as San Mateo County’s most northern outpost only five years earlier. 

A local resident had been appointed by the elected Council to control feral and domestic animals.  Sidewalks were being cemented. Streets were being surfaced. Streetlights were being installed. Schools were functioning well.  Literacy was the norm, but availability of reading material was severely limited. There was a weekly newspaper and some mail-delivered periodicals. Personal home libraries were being shared and enjoyed, neighbor to neighbor.

But, where was the public library? There was none. The obvious need for some kind of action did not escape the awareness of a local gentleman named James T. Casey, later to be known as “Good Roads Casey.”

On Feb. 17, 1916, a century ago, Casey took steps to alleviate the need for public space in which lending of literature could be transacted. To that end, Casey generously allowed use of a portion of his meat market in the Vista Grande area near the Top of the Hill. Among cuts of beef and lamb, stacks of books from the SMC collection were made available to Daly City readers during regular business hours. The precious volumes had been transported north in wagons. A county custodian was hired to oversee Daly City’s first free library.

Born on a farm near the San Francisco-San Mateo county line in 1861, Casey was a second-generation local. His family was among the first that had settled in the area in the early 1850s, when pioneering of undeveloped land was a way of life. It was then known as San Mateo County Township One. Neighbors were few, amenities scarce, and cracker-barrel gossip included the need for many items to improve their quality of life, among them replacement of wooden bridges and dirt roads. As he matured, James Casey became more and more aware of how he might be of assistance to his beloved township.  

Jim Casey was elected to the SMC supervisorial board in 1908. He was intelligent, persevering, and dedicated to improvement and progress of the area. His primary platform won him the enduring nickname of James “Good Roads” Casey.

As the population of Daly City increased over the years, the number of public libraries grew also. Library services have been supplied to local residents for decades, thanks in great part to the consideration of city planners, fans of the printed word, and a butcher named Casey.

City observes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Mon., January 18, 2016

City offices, including libraries and recreation facilities, will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2016, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. City Hall will re-open at 8:00am on Tuesday, January 19. Street sweeping and parking enforcement is suspended on Monday, but will resume on Tuesday, January 19. Garbage and recycling collection will follow the regular schedule.

The Daly City Police and Fire Departments will remain open on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. To report an emergency call 9-1-1. Call (650) 991-8119 to report non-emergencies to the Daly City Police Department.
Free Tax Preparation Services Federal and State Taxes eFiled for FREE!

Lincoln Park Community Center, 901 Brunswick St. Call (650) 991-8018 to schedule an appointment.

Thursdays, 9:00 am to 1:30 pm
February 4 through April 4, 2016

Offered in the following languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Japanese.

War Memorial Community Center, 6655 Mission St. Call (650) 746-8331 to schedule an appointment.

Wednesdays, 10:00 am to 2:30 pm
February 3 through April 13, 2016

Offered in the following languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Japanese.
Applicants being sought for the San Mateo County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee 

The County of San Mateo invites applicants for the newly-established County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC). Members of the Committee will advise the Board of Supervisors on policies, programs, funding, and other issues that relate to improving and increasing walking and bicycling transportation. People who live in San Mateo County (either in incorporated cities or in unincorporated areas) are eligible to apply and serve. Members will be selected to represent the interests of older adults, safe routes to schools, bicycling, and other walking/bicycling interests. The application deadline is 5:00 pm, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. 
 
A stakeholder workshop will be held on Thursday, January 28, 6:00-8:00 pm, at the Burlingame Public Library, located at 480 Primrose Rd., Burlingame (upper level meeting room). The workshop will be an opportunity for members of the public to help identify the priority skills and expertise that members of the Committee should have, and to discuss priority topic areas for the Committee to consider. An online survey will be posted at the Active Transportation website for those who wish to provide input or are unable to attend the stakeholder meeting.

For further information, contact Ellen Barton, Active Transportation Coordinator, at ebarton@smcgov.org or (650) 599-1420.

Need Affordable Health Coverage?
Deadline to enroll is January 31, 2016! 
 
If you earn up to $47,080 annually or if your family of four earns up to $97,000 annually, enrollment counselors are available to help you. Call (650) 616-2002 for free, confidential, in-person application help; make an appointment to talk to a local specialist; and find more information on enrollment times and locations in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Tagalog.
 

You can apply online or on the phone:

Daly City's In-Person Enrollment Location:

Daly City Clinic 
380 90th St., Daly City
Monday through Friday, 8:30 am–5:00 pm
(650) 616-2002
Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, English

Visit www.smcgov.org/HealthCoverage for more information about enrolling in health coverage in San Mateo County.
 
Citizen Science Tick Collection Event at San Bruno Mountains
Sat., February 6, 2016, 8:00 am-12:00 pm 
 
Want to be a scientist? Join San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District, San Mateo County Department of Parks, and San Bruno Mountain Watch to collect ticks for tick-borne disease testing. 

They'll provide the training and equipment – no scientific experience or knowledge necessary. However, for planning purposes, please RSVP at the District's website. 

Scam Targeted at Food Service Businesses

A company that calls itself Network Sewer Monitoring System (NPS), which uses a post office box in Tustin, CA, is sending out notices to food service businesses throughout California, requiring them to complete an enclosed "activation form” while billing them $81 for "1 year lateral sewer monitoring and leak detection."

The company claims that they monitor sewer laterals of food service facilities to ensure compliance with the clean water act. It sends businesses invoices for “required” inspection and maintenance of their sewer laterals.

The false mandate has been titled “July 1, 2009 Grease/Solvent Waste Management Initiative,” with NPS claiming its $680 device has to be installed at any business selling food products.
 
If your business is contacted by NPS, or other companies making similar claims, never give out any personal or business-related information, send money or grant permission to install any equipment on adjacent sewer lines.
 
If you believe a scam artist may have contacted you, retain the billing information or any additional paperwork you receive, and then call the Daly City Police Department at (650) 991-8119. If you have questions about regulations associated with sewage removal, please call the Department of Water and Wastewater Resources at (650) 991-8200.
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