Magda’s Notes and Quotes
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“If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with
them … the people who give you their food give you their heart.” Cesar Chavez
National Farmworker’s Awareness
Week is March 24 ~ 31
Green Energy Community Workshop
on Monday, April 10
Please join me as we celebrate National Farmworker
Awareness Week (NFAW), a
week of action for communities and its members to bring
attention to farmworker issues in our own communities, as well as to shed light on and bring honor to
the important contributions farmworkers makes to
our daily lives.
Come meet your new official electricity provider,
Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE)!
We celebrate this week because:
Monday, April 10th
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Half Moon Bay Emergency Operations Center
(next to the Sheriff’s Substation)
537 Kelly Avenue in Half Moon Bay
☼ Farmworkers feed the world
☼ Farmworker is the third most dangerous job in
the U.S.
This national effort is to bring awareness to the
work and lives of farmworkers in the United
States and to do our part to raise awareness
about farmworkers.
Farmworkers feed the world as 85% of our
fruits and vegetables are handpicked. There
are an estimated 2-3 million men, women, and
children work in the fields in the United States.
Let’s honor our farmworkers.
Leadership Award Applications
Deadline is this Friday, March 31
Just a reminder that the City of Half
Moon Bay’s application process for
its Annual Leadership Awards Program which recognizes outstanding achievements and leadership within our community has
begun. Students in grades 8 through 12 may apply and can receive one award per grade ranging
from $100 - $1,000.
For additional information, please contact your
teacher or counselor or pick one up in person at
Half Moon Bay City Hall ─ 501 Main Street, Half
Moon Bay, CA 94019.
PCE offers cleaner electricity at lower rates, with
at least 50% of the energy coming from renewable
sources like solar and wind energy.
Also, come and learn how the Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) Program is making it
easy for homeowners to finance energy efficiency home improvements like solar panels, window
replacements, artificial grass and more!
For more information, please click here.
Now is the Perfect Time to Get
Involved with Your Community
Want to give back and get involved with your community? There are currently two committees with
opportunities to serve:
Main Street Bridge Advisory Committee
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Members will be appointed by the City Council. Each
of these will perform an important function in advising the Council and others as part of its decision
making process around these issues.
For more information and to get the Willing to Serve
form, please visit this link. The deadline April 5,
2017.
STAFF SPOLIGHT
Get to know some of the people who
work on behalf of the community every day
… Mosquito Awareness Week 2017!! Come join
the San Mateo County Mosquito & Vector
Control District for their Open House on
Tuesday, April 18 from 4 to 7 pm at 1351
Rollins Road in Burlingame.
Meet the staff, participate in the fun activities
for the kids, check out the insect displays and
demonstrations and take a tour,
too!
… the USA Productions Half Moon Bay
Triathlon will be held on Sunday, April 23 from
7:00 am to approximately 10:00 am and we
welcome all to attend and join in on this exciting
event by cheering on the participants who will
be swimming, biking, and running in this annual
event.
The San Mateo County Sheriff and many volunteers will be placed at each intersection along
the route to create awareness and safety for
the event in full. USA Productions appreciates
your patience and understanding during this
event and reminds everyone to be courteous
and use caution.
If you have any questions or concerns, please
do not hesitate to contact USA Productions at:
[email protected] or
www.halfmoonbaytri.com
Earth Day is Coming!
Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970 with
events taking place in more than 193 countries!
It is now an annual event celebrated on April
22 where various events are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
russell brunson
Today’s issue features a spotlight on
Russell Brunson, the City’s Administrative Services Manager.
Russell has been with the City for just
over two years, with all that time as the
very-busy
Administrative
Services
Manager. I say very busy because he
and his team are responsible for a
significant range of functions that are crucial in keeping
the City running – Human Resources, Information
Technology, Emergency Preparedness, and many of
the City’s contracts.
He has over 23 years of experience, in both the nonprofit and municipal worlds. For nearly a year prior to
joining Half Moon Bay, Russell was the HR Manager
for the City of East Palo Alto, and just before that he
served as the Deputy Director and Schools Program
Director for the Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center.
As the Administrative Services Manager, a large part of
Russell’s job is to support our staff by providing them
with the tools and training they need, in order to best
serve our community. “It’s an honor every day to work
with and support our very dedicated staff members,”
says Russell. “We all share a great respect for the people who live and work here, and I’m so pleased to be
able to do my part to improve this community.”
Russell, along with his spouse and son, lives in the City
of Santa Clara, which he has called home since 2001.
He enjoys jazz, and loves to cook when he gets a
chance. Russell says he also likes to practice cartooning, just for fun.
Fun Fact: During President Obama’s first run for
office, Russell was working the polls on election day
and was shocked when a woman embraced him yelling
“You’re here!” apparently mistaking him for Obama.
Not long after that, he was at AT&T Park watching a
game when a man came over and started taking
pictures, and then others nearby started staring at him
and asking who he was. Russell calls this his “brief
flirtation with fame!”
City Council Meeting
4/4
Green Energy Community Workshop
4/10
Planning Commission Meeting
4/11
City Council Meeting
4/18
Earth Day
4/22
HMB Triathlon
4/23
Planning Commission Meeting
4/25
Parks and Recreation Meeting
4/26
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”
John Lennon