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San Mateo County Collaborating During Disaster - Informational Meeting
Mon, November 8, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
As San Mateo County moves towards creating its own VOAD/COAD, (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster, Community Organizations Active in Disaster), SFCARD, Thrive Alliance, Red Cross Northern California Coastal Region, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, and San Mateo County Department of Emergency Management invite you to discuss how San Mateo County Community Based Organizations, Faith Based Organizations and Government can better coordinate during disasters. We will discuss what a VOAD/COAD is, how it can work in our County, and how it will benefit San Mateo County’s disaster response.
We will be joined by special guest Marsha Hovey, Interim Executive Director of CADRE (Collaborating Agencies’ Disaster Relief Effort), Santa Clara County's VOAD/COAD, to talk about our neighboring county's experience.
California suffers from a deficit of 3.5 million homes.This scarcity feeds poverty, homelessness, sprawl, and erodes the stability of the middle class, and has a disproportionate impact on Black and Latino households. The California Legislature recently passed SB9 and SB10, as well as other housing legislation. How will these new housing laws affect San Mateo County and our housing issues?
Join Thrive Alliance and The League of Women Voters of North and Central San Mateo County for this important discussion. Michael Lane the State Policy Director at SPUR, a nonprofit working across the political spectrum to develop solutions to the big problems cities face, will lead a panel discussion which will provide clarity on the intent of these measures, the likely timeline for change, and explore what they say about the neighborhoods of the future.
Featuring: Michael Lane, State Policy Director, SPUR;Leora Tanjuatco Ross, Associate Director, Housing Leadership Council; Irving Torres, Director of Community Engagement, All Home.
Peninsula Clean Energy is the community electricity provider for San Mateo County. They provide clean electricity at lower rates –and you don’t have to do anything. It is an automatic benefit of living in San Mateo County. It works in collaboration with PG&E. Peninsula Clean Energy buys electricity from clean sources, and PG&E delivers it to you though their wires. Thanks to Peninsula Clean Energy, you are helping the environment and saving on your energy bills. To learn more, visit: https://www.peninsulacleanenergy.com/
Redwood City Center for Creativity Survey
Survey Deadline: Fri, November 12
ARTS RWC, an arts roundtable of artists, arts advocates, arts organizations and civic leaders from Redwood City, together with its growing list of supporters, is working on a powerful vision for a new arts center, which they are calling the Center for Creativity. The hope is to provide access to the arts for all in our community and the Peninsula at large. Take this brief survey and let them know if a local arts center would benefit you, your family and our community.
Featuring: Ann Girard, Co-Founder & Board Member to start-up Raiizz, Inc & President of San Mateo Library Foundation Board; Susan Kokores, Founder & Retired Executive Director for Wanda Silicon Valley and former Major Gifts Director for United Way; Maya Tussing, Partner & Co-Founder with Fairlight Advisors & Vice-President for the Commission; Candra J. Williams, Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs, Advertising and Promotion at Gilead Sciences; Carolina Nugent, Sr. Engineering Program Manager at Apple; Bharathi Chinnakotla, Masters of Public Health Candidate, University of California, Berkeley.
Fixin' San Mateo County: The Fight for Civilian Oversight for the Sheriff in Sacramento County
Thurs, November 18, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Clashes between the Sheriff and the Inspector General in Sacramento County helped pave the way for the passage of AB-1185, a new state law empowering the creation of civilian oversight of Sheriffs across California. Join Fixin' San Mateo County (FxSMC) to learn why this matters in San Mateo County.
Featuring: Allen Asch, co-chair of the Sacramento area ACLU.
The Community Foundation of San Carlos is joining the United Against Hate Movement and invites you to join them in proactively discussing and promoting acceptance, inclusion and equity in our town. To mark this, the foundation is hosting a Poetry Slam and they invite you to come out and tell your story, and experiences related to hate, healing, recovery, agency, empowerment, and activism.
Note: Poetry must be submitted in advance to be shared at the event. Deadline for poetry submission is Tues, November 9.
For COVID-19 health and vaccine information for San Mateo County, visit San Mateo County Health.
COVID-19 Communications
The County of San Mateo Office of Community Affairs provides these COVID-19 prevention, testing, and vaccination communications for you to share with your community. For additional communications click here.
The #CARentRelief program is accepting applications to help those impacted by #COVID19 pay 100% of their #rent and #utility bills. Protect yourself from eviction, know your rights, and apply now.
All available COVID-19 vaccines, which includes Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, have been authorized for a booster dose in the United States. Booster doses are available through all current vaccination channels. For appointments visit,https://myturn.ca.gov/.
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