Montara News

The Coastside's first and only community college campus very likely will be shut down this spring less than two years after opening its brand-new classrooms to local learners.

Word of a cozy happening music scene in Montara has been buzzing about for a while.

The Peninsula Open Space Trust plans to sell Rancho Corral de Tierra, a large tract of land surrounding Montara and Moss Beach, to the National Park Service.

Between the crisp, cool air and shortened days, autumn weekends seem to be made for sleeping late, followed by long, leisurely breakfasts that fill your home with the aromas of brewed coffee, fresh baked sweet breads and sizzling sausages.

Make a white sauce by melting 6 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Whisk in flour and continue whisking until mixture starts to bubble.

In the final tally for the see-saw Granada Sanitary District vote count, incumbent Leonard Woren won the third seat by a margin of ten votes, or 0.3% of the total.

Award winning SF composer, arranger, educator and bassist, listed in the 2009 Downbeat Critics Poll.

The draft Environmental Impact Report for the Big Wave wellness center and office park complex, which is currently being circulated in a formal comment period, lacks a crucial section.

Greens captured wins in five of five local elections Tuesday night - including one in a Bay Area city where members of the Green Party of California now hold a majority on the city council.

Australia launched an investigation Thursday into an oil rig leak that dumped thousands of barrels of fuel into the Timor Sea over more than two months before being plugged this week.

Join local artists Nancy Strachan West and Laura McHugh for a "trunk sale" of their art on Sunday November 8th from 10 am to 4 pm Nancy has many nice framed photos, cards and calendars from her travels to Europe.

Come discuss two access improvement projects within the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve at a public meeting held by the The San Mateo County Parks Department.

Can there be a more thankless task than running a small sewer district? Granada Sanitary District residents are lucky to have three engaged and knowledgeable incumbents willing to serve another term on its board.

Why wasn't the notification letter from San Mateo County re: BIG WAVE PROJECT sent to ALL COASTSIDE property owners who will be affected by this Development? I received one solely based on attendance at a prior meeting.

Ooo, Peru: Peruvian cuisine is suddenly hot. First came Bocanova, a new wave Pan-American restaurant that just opened in Oakland's Jack London Square.

Last week, I made a presentation about why MCTV needs to be reformed and what could be done at the Midcoast Community Council.

About 10 days ago, part of the coastal trail was resurfaced with a black tar like substance.

Click here to post your own letter to Coastsider. Singing Circle on the Coastside? In other places I have lived they had Singing Circles - groups of adults who get together once a month to sing together casually, sort of like an indoor campfire.

NOAA's seasonal precipitation forecast for California is "wetter than usual". The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting a wetter than usual winter for California, thanks to to El Nino.

As part of ongoing surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms Montara Water and Sanitary District, California's $14.95 million outstanding series 2003 general obligation bonds at 'A+'. The Rating Outlook is Stable.