Voice of the Coast

The Voice of the Coast encourages all Coastside residents to register to vote (and, of course, to vote). How you vote is your own business, but we hope you’ll find our endorsements persuasive.

Voter registration forms are available at all post offices and at the local library. You must register at your principal place of residence, and if you move, you must re-register at your new address. The last day to register in time to vote in this election is October 24. If registering by mail, your registration must be postmarked on or before October 24, and received by the elections division before election day.

Check your mailing address

A voter registration form must specify physical address of the voter’s principal place of residence. Many of us on the Coastside, though, have mailing addresses that differ from our physical addresses. The county elections division does its best to ensure the delivery of election materials, but they depend on having a correct mailing address.

If you’re in doubt as to what your correct mailing address is, ask at your local post office. If you have questions about your voter registration, call the county elections division at 650-312-5222.

Sample ballots & absentee voting

Sample ballots and voter information pamphlets are now being mailed. A form is provided for requesting an absentee ballot. Any voter may request an absentee ballot; November 1 is the last day to request an absentee ballot by mail.

Early voting

You may vote in person starting at the elections office at 40 Tower Road in San Mateo, near the Ralston Ave exit from Hwy 92.

More information

For more information, visit the official election site of San Mateo County, shapethefuture.org, email registrar@smcare.org, or call 650-312-5222.

Posted by Voice of the Coast at 07:00 AM | Permalink

“The pressure here is to expand---to build and get into operation as soon as possible a plant that will satisfy all foreseeable needs. Board members argue, `We are not a planning agency. We cannot consider the question of how many people should live here. We must simply provide service to meet the demand.’

“…But there is a flaw in that reasoning: the District must decide how large to build facilities. And if the facilities are so large, so will be the population…

“The lesson is clear — it is the special districts and boards that determine the population, through control of the size of the sewer plants, the water service, the highways. Because of this, plans to meet demands become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Population expands to use the available services, and we must expand again.”

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In odd years, we have local elections. This year we’re filling three seats on the Half Moon Bay City Council, as well as seats on several water, sanitary and fire boards. (A few of our local elections, notably the Cabrillo and La Honda-Pescadero school boards, are held in even years.)

Register to vote

The Voice of the Coast encourages all Coastside residents to register to vote, and, of course, actually vote when the time comes. How you vote is your own business, but we hope you’ll find our endorsements persuasive.

Voter registration forms are available at all post offices and at the local library.

You must register at your principal place of residence, and if you move, you must re-register at your new address. The last day to register in time to vote in this election is October 24. If registering by mail, your registration must be postmarked on or before October 24, and be received by the elections division before election day.

Check your mailing address

A voter registration form must specify physical address of the voter’s principal place of residence. Many of us on the Coastside, though, have mailing addresses that differ from our physical addresses. The county elections division does its best to ensure the delivery of election materials, but they depend on having a correct mailing address. If you’re in doubt as to what your correct mailing address is, ask at your local post office. If you have questions about your voter registration, call the county elections division at 650-312-5222.

Sample ballots & absentee voting

Sample ballots and voter information pamphlets are mailed between September 29 and October 18. A form is provided for requesting an absentee ballot.

Any voter may request an absentee ballot. November 1 is the last day to request an absentee ballot by mail.

Early voting

You may vote in person starting Monday October 10 (29 days before Election Day) at the elections office at 40 Tower Road in San Mateo, near the Ralston Ave exit from Hwy 92.

More information

For more information, visit the official election site of San Mateo County, shapethefuture.org, email registrar @ smcare.org, or call 650-312-5222.

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Half Moon Bay

Coastside Lutheran Church 900 Cabrillo Hwy N 726-9293

Coastside Baptist Church 555 Seymour St 726-2013

Jehovah’s Witnesses 611 Magnolia St 726-6129

New Life Christian Center 40 Cabrillo Hwy N 726-4822

Mariner’s Community Church 225 Cabrillo Hwy S Ste 104B 726-5959

San Raphael Ministries 1502 Spinnaker Ln 726-2114

Community United Methodist Church 777 Miramontes St 726-4621

Theravada Buddhist Society of America / Dhamananda Vihara 17450 S Cabrillo Highway 726-7604 osadha@tbsa.org www.tbsa.org

Montara

Moss Beach

El Granada

Pacifica

Light House Christian Fellowship 830 Rosita Rd 355-7605

Good Shepherd Catholic Church 901 Oceana Blvd 355-2593

St Peter’s Catholic Church 700 Oddstad Blvd 359-6313 St Edmund’s Episcopal 1500 Perez Dr 359-3364

True Jesus Church 610 Edgemar Ave 359-7183

Church of Jesus Christ of LDS 730 Sharp Park Rd 355-3540

Vista Del Mar Baptist Church 1125 Terra Nova Blvd 355-6404

St Andrew Presbyterian Church 1125 Terra Nova Blvd 359-2462

Rissho Kosei-Kai Buddhist Church 1031 Valencia Way 359-6951

First Church of Christ, Scientist 2218 Francisco Blvd. Pacifica, CA 94044 355-2444

Sea View Baptist Church 1450 Perez Dr 355-3443

Seventh Day Adventist Church 1500 Perez Dr 355-9724

Grace Bible Fellowship 1165 Seville Dr 359-3314 Bethany Baptist Church 1443 Adobe Dr 359-3244

Oceanview Church of Christ 223 Clarendon Rd 359-2184

Coastside Community Church 1030 Linda Mar Blvd 359-5227

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Half Moon Bay

Community United Methodist Church
777 Miramontes St
726-4621

Our Lady of The Pillar Church
540 Kelly St
726-4674

Coastside Lutheran Church
900 Cabrillo Hwy N
726-9293

Coastside Baptist Church
555 Seymour St
726-2013

Jehovah’s Witnesses
611 Magnolia St
726-6129

New Life Christian Center
40 Cabrillo Hwy N
726-4822

Mariner’s Community Church
225 Cabrillo Hwy S Ste 104B726-5959

Montara

San Raphael Ministries
1502 Spinnaker Ln
726-2114
Montara
Greenhouse
1409 Main, Montara
728-7285

Moss Beach

Church of Jesus Christ of LDS
475 California Ave
728-9960

Pacifica

Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1165 Seville Dr
359-2710

Light House Christian Fellowship
830 Rosita Rd
355-7605

Good Shepherd Catholic Church
901 Oceana Blvd
355-2593

St Peter’s Catholic Church
700 Oddstad Blvd
359-6313

St Edmund’s Episcopal
1500 Perez Dr
359-3364

True Jesus Church
610 Edgemar Ave
359-7183

Church of Jesus Christ of LDS
730 Sharp Park Rd
355-3540

Vista Del Mar Baptist Church
1125 Terra Nova Blvd
355-6404
St Andrew Presbyterian Church
1125 Terra Nova Blvd
359-2462

Rissho Kosei-Kai Buddhist Church
1031 Valencia Way
359-6951

Sea View Baptist Church
1450 Perez Dr
355-3443

Seventh Day Adventist Church
1500 Perez Dr
355-9724

Grace Bible Fellowship
1165 Seville Dr
359-3314

Bethany Baptist Church
1443 Adobe Dr
359-3244

Oceanview Church of Christ
223 Clarendon Rd
359-2184

Coastside Community Church
1030 Linda Mar Blvd
359-5227

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What do all those letters mean?

It’s not an alphabet soup, really. Below are descriptions of some of the more-frequently used acronyms on the Coastside. Links for the agencies listed can be found at Coastsider.com.

LCP: Local Coastal Program. Every coastal community has one. On the Coastside, Half Moon Bay has one, and San Mateo County has one. Each contains laws for its area that flesh out the Coastal Act for the localities. An LCP guides land use, development, build-out, and other activities that impact the valuable resources of the coastal zone.

CCWD: Coastside County Water District. 5 elected board members. Serves water to Half Moon Bay, El Granada, and Princeton.

GSD: Granada Sanitary District. Handles sewer for El Granada, Princeton, and HMB from Frenchman’s Creek north. Member of SAM.

HMBCity of Half Moon Bay. 5 elected council members. Member of SAM.

MCC: Midcoast Community Council (aka Community Council). An advisory board of seven elected Midcoast community members. The board advises the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on matters of concern to the residents of the Midcoast.

Midcoast: The unincorporated area to the north of Half Moon Bay, up to and including Montara

MWSD: Montara Water & Sanitary District. 5 elected members of the board. Handles sewer, water, and trash for Montara and Moss Beach. Member of SAM.

SAM: Sewer Authority Mid-coastside. HMB, GSD, and MWSD teamed up to get wastewater to the plant in HMB and get it cleaned up. 6 members, 2 from each member agency. HMB gets 2 votes each, GSD and MWSD get 1 vote each.

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