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Committee forging
ahead on vision for
San Mateo’s future
City officials and residents shaping
premise of city’s General Plan 2040
By Anna Schuessler in 2017, the effort to set a vision
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF for city’s future has so far included
three meetings of the General Plan
How to recognize San Mateo’s subcommittee prior to its fourth
commitment to history, the cultur- meeting on Wednesday as well as a
al arts, open space preservation series of workshops and neighbor-
and recreation, among other prior- hood meetings to gather input last
ities, in a draft vision statement fall.
for San Mateo’s General Plan was In December, the subcommittee
top of mind for city officials and reviewed a draft vision statement
residents as they took another outlining goals such as the provi-
look Wednesday at a document sion of a range of housing types,
expected to help chart a vision for safe and efficient transportation
the city’s future. options and support of parks, pub-
It was the second time the seven- lic art and sustainability initia-
ZACHARY CLARK/DAILY JOURNAL person General Plan subcommittee tives. But after residents and offi-
Partners ‘Farmer John’ Muller, left, and Eric Hollister assess dilapidated greenhouse space that they intend to tear reviewed a draft vision statement cials voiced concerns about how
down and replace with state-of-the-art greenhouses for a cannabis nursery business. for San Mateo’s 2040 General well the previous draft captured res-
Plan, which is aimed at setting idents’ thoughts about the city’s
Pot nursery setting up shop land use policies that will shape
the city’s future housing, traffic
congestion, open space, noise,
future growth and how its desirable
qualities would be maintained, city
Half Moon Bay business working through permit process safety and conservation. Initiated See PLAN, Page 19
By Zachary Clark Hollister said, and he estimates it ture, non-flowering cannabis
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF will cost between $2 million and
$3 million to set up shop.
plants to be cultivated on proper-
ties currently home to a green- Enthusiasm is rising for
“And the nursery path is the house and those plants will then
Cannabis nurseries are now
allowed in Half Moon Bay after
voters narrowly approved Measure
least expensive of any commercial
cannabis business, ” Hollister
have to be sold outside city limits.
The immature plants will be about
TIDE Academy opening
GG in the November election, but said. 4 inches long once they’re By Austin Walsh cials held a community meeting
that was just the first challenge The three partners are the only shipped out of the city. DAILY JOURNAL STAFF with families interested in sending
facing prospective business own- ones currently trying to open a Muller partnered with Hollister their students to the inaugural year
ers. cannabis nursery in Half Moon and Cline in part because he’s Amidst the final stretch of plan- at the forthcoming TIDE Academy.
Eric Hollister and his partners, Bay. They were behind the effort struggling to make ends meet ning to open a new tech-centric Principal Shamar Edwards said
“Farmer John” Muller and Dustin to pass Measure GG and it did pass growing pumpkins, produce and Menlo Park high school, the prin- administrators shared an update on
Cline are now winding their way by a margin of 53 percent to 47 chicken eggs. The two are leasing cipal said enrollment estimations the school’s progress with the
through the permit process, refin- percent — a difference of 333 land at Muller’s Daylight Farm, are rounding into shape and families of the nearly 180 students
ing business plans and searching votes — after a contentious cam- located on the outskirts of town excitement is on the rise. who applied to enroll at the cam-
for investors and partnerships. paign. On Tuesday, Feb. 26, Sequoia pus under construction near the
They’re retaining four lawyers, The new rules allow only imma- Union High School District offi-
See POT, Page 17 See TIDE, Page 27
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Beat the Movie Expert Jay Jones told WRBL-TV. “And again the
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that are reported missing.”
Authorities warned that the death toll
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No deaths had been reported Sunday
evening from storm-damaged Alabama
counties outside Lee County, said Gregory
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California Water Service held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the
Bayshore District’s Customer and Operations Center on Delaware Street in San Mateo.The new
center enhances the customer experience, improves workplace efficiency and safety for
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Priscilla Chan, co-founder of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, speaks at an event honoring CZI community activist Bertha Sanchez. Cutting the ribbon are, from left to right, Bill Benavides,
Community Fund grant recipients Feb. 26 in Redwood City. Leaders representing 37 local board member of South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; Liza Normandy, CEO of South
organizations that were selected as 2019 CZI Community Fund Grantees were recognized for San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; Kathy Hoffman, Bayshore District customer service
the work they are doing in East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Belle Haven and Redwood City. manager and director of South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; Mike Utz, Bayshore
Each yearlong grant ranges from $25,000 to $100,000. assistant district manager; Cheryl Angeles, president and CEO of San Mateo Area Chamber
of Commerce; Ross Moilan, Bayshore district manager and director of San Mateo Area Chamber
of Commerce; San Mateo Mayor Diane Papan; San Mateo County Supervisor Dave Pine; San
Bruno Councilwoman Laura Davis; Sali Gosula, chair of San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce;
and Dennis Thomas, director with San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce.
E h s a n Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City Feb. 6,
De h g h an an d 2019.
Mary am To ufani ***
of Palo Alto, gave Garrett and Rebeca Gi o v anno ni of San
birth to a baby girl Ramon, gave birth to a baby boy at Sequoia
at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City Feb. 3, Hospital in Redwood City Feb. 7, 2019.
2019. ***
Belmont Park Boosters Treasurer Mike Davis, Park Boosters Board member Craig Michaels, ***
Councilman Charles Stone, Councilwoman Julia Mates, Park Boosters Board member Rich Jeremy and Jane Mi l o o f Lo s Al to s ,
Has s an Jav ed and No ra Lunat o f gave birth to a baby girl at Sequoia Hospital
Bortoli, Belmont Mayor Davina Hurt, Park Boosters Board member Karl Mittelstadt, Park Fremo nt, gave birth to a baby boy at
Boosters President Judy King, Park Boosters Secretary Terri Cook, Councilman Doug Kim, in Redwood City Feb. 7, 2019.
Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City Feb. 6, ***
Parks and Recreation Director Brigitte Shearer and Belmont Councilman Warren Lieberman 2019.
at a check ceremony at Belmont City Hall Feb. 26.The check from the Belmont Park Boosters Warren and Meg an Schechter of
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of $13,000 will pay for a shade structure and some landscaping behind The Cottage in Twin Redwood City, gave birth to a baby girl at
Jo nathan and Chri s ten O’Co nnel l of
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Autoworker upheaval: Families split, children left behind She had to keep her job because she is a
By John Seewer
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS breast cancer survivor and runs the risk of
the disease coming back. “I couldn’t afford
TOLEDO, Ohio — Hundreds of workers at to let my health benefits run out,” she said.
four General Motors plants slated to close So the 42-year-old team leader at the plant
this year are facing a painful choice: Take volunteered to leave the Youngstown area
the company’s offer to work at another fac- for a new job in Indiana, allowing her to
tory — possibly hundreds of miles away — stay closer to home instead of being
even if that means leaving behind their fam- shipped to a plant in Tennessee or Texas.
ilies, their homes and everything they’ve “That was my goal, to be a car ride away if
built. Or stay and risk losing their high- something, God forbid, happened to my
paying jobs. family,” she said.
The automaker says nearly all of its blue- Repasky has been working for just over a
collar U.S. workers with jobs in jeopardy month at GM’s truck plant in Fort Wayne,
have work waiting for them. Many from the Indiana, where she shares an apartment with
targeted factories in Michigan, Ohio and a friend who also transferred there.
Maryland already have voluntarily trans- While she desperately misses her family
ferred to plants in the Midwest and South, and everything about her hometown, she
not wanting to take a chance. said her decision was easier because she
Others are still agonizing over the deci- isn’t married and has no children. Some
sion, unsure whether to sell their homes or coworkers moved without their children so
hang onto hopes that their plants might REUTERS that the youngsters could stay behind and
reopen. General motors workers gather for a meeting. finish the school year.
The automaker says the changes Sarigianopoulos, who checks and fixes his union contract. “I cry when I think about it,” Repasky
announced in November are needed to cut cars at the end of the line, knows he is for- “That’s part of the chess match,” he said. said. “How do they explain to their kids that
costs and put money into new vehicles. The tunate to have a shot at a job even if it’s So Sarigianopoulos, 48, filled a note- Mommy or Daddy is leaving and they’ll see
plant closings still must be negotiated with somewhere else — unlike most of the 8,000 book with charts and graphs outlining the you on the weekends?”
the union, giving workers a sliver of hope. white-collar employees GM is laying off pros and cons of transferring. What he has
and those who are losing jobs at the decided for now — unless he’s forced to Somber students
A chess match automaker’s nearby parts suppliers. transfer — is to stay and hope the plant will Tiffany Davis feels the stress of it all both
Anthony Sarigianopoulos has put in 25 But he also doesn’t want to move and miss get a new vehicle to build. at home and at the lone elementary school
years at GM’s plant in Lordstown, Ohio, out on ballgames and school concerts, in Lordstown where she teaches fifth grade.
where the last Chevrolet Cruze will roll off knowing that his boys will be almost out of Car ride away The students know they will be saying
the assembly line sometime later this high school by the time he retires. Andrea Repasky didn’t have much of a goodbye to some of their classmates in a
month. Volunteering to leave now for another choice. Even if it meant saying goodbye to few months. That includes three out of the
He has two sons in elementary school and plant would also mean he couldn’t come her elderly parents, a niece she loves dearly, 18 in her class.
an ex-wife he gets along with, and his par- back if Lordstown reopened. But if he is her favorite pizza place and her mom’s wed- “They aren’t the spunky, lighthearted
ents are just down the street in the forced to transfer once the plant closes, the ding soup. crew they were at the beginning of the
Youngstown suburb where he grew up. option to return would still be open under year,” said Davis, 35.
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Padres go large
Serra downs Rocklin 70-44 to surge
into Nor Cal Division II regional finals
By Terry Bernal off top-seed St. Mary’s-Stockton last
DAILY JOURNAL STAFF Thursday — proved inhospitable to a
Rocklin team that accrued over 250 miles
With a mighty start, and an even mightier round trip to play in San Mateo, jumping
finish, Serra surged into the state final four. out to a 20-point first-quarter lead to take
After winning two road games to open down the Thunder 70-44.
Division II play in the CIF State Boys’ “I like coming out with our shock-and-
Basketball Championships, the No. 9-seed awe offense,” Serra head coach Chuck Rapp
Padres (20-9) got to play host in Saturday’s said. “These guys have been on a three-hour
Northern California regional semifinals. road trip. … I give these guys credit because
The home game came courtesy of No. 13 that’s tough, and we had to do that in the
TERRY BERNAL/DAILY JOURNAL Rocklin’s Cinderella run, as the Thunder first two games. So, we wanted to come out
Serra forward Parker McDonald squares up for two of his game-high 19 points in the Padres’ knocked off No. 4 Clovis North and No. 5 and just lay the hammer right from the start
70-44 win over Rocklin Saturday night in the CIF Northern California Division II regional Pleasant Valley in the first two rounds.
semifinals at Morton Family Gymnasium. Serra — which advanced after knocking See SERRA, Page 14
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DAILY JOURNAL STAFF
assist en route to scoring a game-high 19 to start the second half. The junior drilled two short miss. Bartlewski answered by scoring
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runoff doesn’t spill into the nearby and
heavily regulated Pilarcitos Creek.
But before construction begins, the part-
bodily function. They
are also communicating.
This behavior typically
leg to get his message across. The higher up
the urine climbs the tree, the more likely it
literally stands above messages from com-
petitors. Leg lifting and careful aim gets that
ners will have to pass background checks starts when the dog is
and pay a city permit fee of about $5,000, between 6 months and a year old but it is not “post” up high (P.S.: Back to last week’s col-
and only accessible via a winding dirt road Hollister said, and also obtain a state consistent: some male dogs squat to pee umn, urine can be either good or bad for a tree.
marked with “private property” signs. license that costs about as much. (more common in neutered than intact males), However, in the worst case, blaming dog pee
The plan is to demolish the mostly dilap- “It’s been super transparent with the city, some females lift their legs, and some males for the loss of trees is like worrying about the
idated greenhouses currently sitting on the we’re helping each other out, which is and females sort of do both by squatting and impact of bad breath on air pollution).
property, shift the footprint of the struc- great,” Hollister said. “We both want to see slightly lifting a back leg in what looks like
tures away from the nearby neighbors, and this work.” a most uncomfortable yoga position (let’s
build 65,000 square feet of new “high tech” Ken White is the president of the Peninsula
Hollister is of course happy that Measure call it “confused dog”). My first dog Jasper
greenhouse space — enough to produce went through a fortunately brief period of lift- Humane Society & SPCA.
GG passed, but the campaign was heated at
between 100,000 and 120,000 cuttings a times and the fight does not appear to be
month. over. Hollister said his opponents are rais- officials are hopeful to construct a perma-
They’re still working on the design plans
for the greenhouses, which will see a
Planning Commission hearing before con-
struction, Hollister said.
ing concerns about the amount of money
the partners spent on the campaign.
“There was a lot of misinformation [dur-
ing the campaign] and that was the most
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nent facility capable of accommodating an
evolving and growing community.
With the new direction picked for the pre-
Anticipating possible neighbor con- ferred design, architects said they would
frustrating part,” Hollister said. “But the return at an upcoming meeting with more
cerns, Hollister said the new greenhouses biggest stress was I didn’t like the fight In the wake of the tax failure, officials
will not be taller than the existing ones, information about operational costs and
with the community — people I see when I reconsidered the design and examined a new ways to save money on construction.
automated blackout curtains will be get coffee and go to the market. look for the center. The amenities included
installed to shield neighbors from lights, a For his part, Mayor Wayne Lee lauded the
“I expect pitchforks and torches at the in the new preferred design are similar to design decision as a pivotal move in the
tree line may be planted for an additional next council meeting,” he added. those in the facility previously sought.
buffer and the greenhouses will also be effort to rebuild the center sorely missed by
After the greenhouses are built, the plan Officials have examined ways to rebuild so many residents.
painted to aesthetically match ones on adja- is to hire about 25 local workers who will be the center since it was destroyed by arson-
cent properties. “This is a huge step toward rebuilding our
paid well plus health insurance, Hollister ists in 2016. A temporary center exists, but community center,” he said.
Once the greenhouses are built, they’ll be said. He’d also like to build workforce hous-
equipped with as many high-resolution ing on the property in part to further reduce
cameras and security infrastructure as a bank traffic impacts, but that project is not cur-
or pharmacy, Hollister said, adding that the rently a priority.
starter plants don’t have odors like mature If everything goes according to plan, the
flowering ones, so he does not anticipate nursery could be up and running in a year,
further controversy on that particular point. Hollister said.
One major concern is ensuring demolition “Once this is done it will be one of the
and construction does not impact the garter most advanced and nicest greenhouses up
snake or red-legged frog and the greenhous- and down the coast,” Hollister said.
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Community College, Facebook and other nearby technolo-
gy companies to offer students unique exposure to opportu-
nities less readily available at comprehensive high
has been expressed to join the school.
Edwards added much of the enrollment interest has been
focused in Menlo Park, which aligns with the desire of offi-
schools. cials to open the school near the district’s southern border
Teachers are seeking to strike an appropriate balance to offset capacity concerns at Menlo-Atherton High
Bayfront Expressway. between cutting-edge lessons which leave room for soft School.
Edwards said with the school set to open in August to a skill development without reinventing the foundation of a Edwards said it is too early to tell whether the original
class of 115 students, she is proud of the progress made to traditional high school education said Edwards. enrollment interest expressed by applicants will sustain
establish a welcoming environment for the first class of “We aren’t going rogue,” she said. “We are still account- through the final student identification process, as it is rea-
students and teachers. able to the state standards.” sonable to expect some attrition will occur.
“It’s been by far my most amazing year in education. This Edwards lauded the commitment of an evolving team of But Edwards said the initial applications exceeded the
is technically 15 years as an administrator, and one reason roughly eight teachers to help establish the school’s direc- school’s first class capacity by about 65 students, as a lot-
you get into administration is to have a larger impact. And tion. Those teachers will work alongside the inaugural tery was needed to select who may be eligible to enroll and
we have, I think, made many informed decisions about class of students to round out the culture of the school a waitlist was crafted to fill available spots. Once operat-
preparing kids for the future they are going to live in,” she which Edwards said is one of the more exciting compo- ing at full capacity, Edwards said she expects TIDE
said. nents of the school planning process. Academy to serve approximately 400 students and about 30
The school’s TIDE acronym, which stands for technolo- The first freshman class will select the school mascot, teachers.
gy, innovation, design and engineering, will aim to weave pick the sports in which the school will participate, found Administrators have received monthly opportunities to
core curriculum into a lesson plan emphasizing career tech- the original clubs and craft the student government struc- view the school’s construction progress and, as the facili-
nical education and project-based learning. ture, among other pivotal school choices. ty continues taking shape, Edwards said so does enthusi-
Edwards said teachers are encouraged to creatively inte- “There is a lot of voice and say in how the school morphs asm for its grand opening this summer.
grate standards such as English and history into their class- and evolves based on their input,” said Edwards. “I feel honored and privileged to be a part of something
es which will also feature projects promoting social action With a process ahead to whittle down the enrollment this big,” she said. “Because what I think we are building is
to help students understand the relevance of their lessons. applications, Edwards said interest from across the commu- going to be an exemplary, model school.”
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according to a June 5 staff report.
Though Pine acknowledged the last few years have marked
an exciting time for transportation, he noted not all of the
options created are going to work given the expense of
moving people around the Bay Area. An abrupt decision by
Having provided 37,000 rides for some 255 San Mateo Lime in February to end its bike-sharing program and
said he was proud employees’ use of the service prevented County riders since Chariot took over the services in 2017, replace its bike fleet with motorized scooters sent officials
more than 250 metric tons of carbon emissions last year by the service was commended by employees for reducing in several San Mateo County cities scrambling for solu-
reducing single-occupancy vehicle trips. stress on long commutes and boosting productivity during tions.
“We also look forward to exploring other cost-effective the work day, according to the report. Last fall, county offi- As Pine and other officials look to other transportation
programs to get employees to and from work while taking cials negotiated a contract agreement to provide services options for employees, he expressed interest in exploring
more cars off our roads,” he said in the report. from Dec. 1 through Dec. 15, 2020, at a cost of $3.9 mil- ways the county could partner with public transit services
Pine said the experience of offering the service has deep- lion, according to the report. like SamTrans or Bay Area Rapid Transit.
ened his appreciation for the investment private companies With routes connecting commuters from the northern por- “I think it really was a worthy initiative on the county’s
make in providing shuttle services to employees. Though tion of the county to County Center in Redwood City as part to see if it could do something creative to help employ-
Transmetro, Inc. was initially selected as the pilot program well as from the East Bay to County Center and the County ees and reduce our carbon footprint,” he said. “The county
vendor when the service was first launched in February of Health offices, an average of 134 monthly unlimited passes has a real focus on commute alternatives for our employees,
2016, the county entered into an agreement with Chariot in for the service were purchased by county employees during so we’ll continue to try to be a leader in that regard.”
October of 2017, according to a Nov. 6 staff report.
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