Comments (0) Saturday, September 12 is the 5th Annual Disaster Preparedness Day for San Mateo County. The event will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in South San Francisco, and is free of charge.
Please see the City of San Mateo’s web page for more information on this event.
One of the things that can help deter nighttime vandalism, car break-ins and thefts is a well-lit street, with plenty of overhead street lamps. Anyone who takes walks or jogs at night can appreciate the greater sense of security when you can actually see your way.
The pattern of street lamps in White Oaks is haphazard. Some streets, generally ones considered to be major thoroughfares such as Eaton, St. Francis Way and Cedar, seem to have consistent overhead lighting. Others, especially side streets, are as dark as a coal mine. Some, such as Kelton, are only half-lit with lamps, even though there are plenty of utility poles to support lighting on the remainder of the street.
Can something be done about this?
Well, maybe.
Continue reading 'How to Get Street Lamps Fixed or Installed'»
If you think the swine flu scare is over, think again. The next wave could hit as early as this fall, according to the head of San Mateo County’s public health services. And it could be worse than the first wave.
Speaking last night to a hushed group of elected officials from most of the county’s cities, Dr. Scott Morrow warned that a more severe strain of the worldwide pandemic could force authorities to issue mandatory quarantines that might confine people to their homes for a period ranging from “two weeks to two months.”
He urged every resident to stockpile enough food, water, essential prescription medicines, sanitary soaps and surgical masks to ride out the emergency. While no schools were closed in the county during the initial outbreak in April, health officials might do that and more in order to curtail the spread of the disease, he said.
Continue reading 'County’s Health Official Warning on Swine Flu'»
Panorama theme by Themocracy
