Weekly Digest for September 6, 2021    

This week's features

• Prepare to Protect during National Preparedness Month
• Emergency Rental Assistance program extended until September 30
• Only one week left until Sept. 14 California Gubernatorial Recall Election
• Peninsula cities transitioning to residential electric time-of-use rate
• Proper disposal keeps Menlo Park and the Bay clean

Upcoming public meetings and events

• Tuesday, September 7, 10 a.m.
  Preschool/Toddler Tuesday: Bingo Schmingo Music
• Wednesday, September 8, 10 a.m.
  Storytime
• Wednesday, September 8
  Folklorico Dance
• Wednesday, September 8, 7 p.m.
  Complete Streets Commission meeting agenda
• Thursday, September 9, 4 p.m.
  California Museum Virtual Tour
• Friday, September 10, 4:30 p.m.
  Teen Creative Writing Club
• Monday, September 13, 6:30 p.m.
  Melanated Reads: Kindred, by Octavia Butler
• Monday, September 13, 7 p.m.
  Planning Commission meeting
• Tuesday, September 14, 5 p.m.
  City Council meeting
• View all events
  City calendar

Prepare to Protect during National Preparedness Month

National Preparedness Month is an observance each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. The 2021 theme is “Prepare to Protect. Preparing for disasters is protecting everyone you love.” Each week in September will focus on a weekly theme that you can do with your family. 1) Make a plan: Your family may not be together if a disaster strikes, so it is important to know which types of disasters could affect your area. Know how you will contact one…Click to continue

Emergency rental assistance program extended to September 30 

San Mateo County, along with the State of California, still offers emergency rental assistance to San Mateo County residents who have experienced a financial hardship due to COVID-19 and have been unable to pay their rent and/or utilities. The program is for both eligible tenants and landlords, and proof of citizenship is not required. Eligible tenants and landlords may apply for assistance with utilities in addition to rent. Landlords who participate in the CA COVID-19 Rent Relief program can get reimbursed for an eligible renter’s unpaid…Click to continue

Only one week left until Sept. 14 California Gubernatorial Recall Election

Eight vote centers are open as of September 4 and additional voter centers open this Saturday, September 11, for the September 14, 2021 California Gubernatorial Recall Election. In Menlo Park, a vote center will be open at the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., between September 11–13. It will also be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, September 14. Voters have also been dropping off their ballots outside City Hall in the ballot drop box, available 24/7. The County’s Registration and Elections Division has…Click to continue

Peninsula cities transitioning to residential electric time-of-use rate

On Sept. 1, 2021, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE) began transitioning residential electric customers in San Mateo County to the Time-of-Use (Peak Pricing 4–9 p.m. Daily) rate plan. This rate features lower prices for electricity for 19 hours a day and higher prices from 4–9 p.m., every day, seven days a week. The prices are lower when demand is lower and renewable energy is more readily available. Customers on this Time-of-Use rate plan are encouraged to shift and reduce usage during the peak…Click to continue

Proper disposal keeps Menlo Park and the Bay clean

This summer, don’t let an earthquake catch you off guard! The California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) launched the first ever statewide public earthquake warning system, Earthquake Warning California. Californians can receive earthquake warnings with the state’s free MyShake app, which can be downloaded on the Apple App Store or Google Play on smartphones or tablets. The MyShake app is currently available in English and Spanish, with other languages in the works. The technology links mobile devices…Click to continue