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In today's newsletter:

• How a Half Moon Bay-based sewer agency serves 24,000 Coastside residents
• What Seal Cove's landslide troubles mean for Coastside water and sewer agencies

Also on today's calendar: 2nd Annual Waves & Watts EcoFest and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.
• Saturday: A steady afternoon breeze, temps: high: 66, low: 56.
• Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 63 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Army Corp Finds Positive Federal Interest in OneShoreline's Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside Resiliency Study; $1M in Liccardo/Padilla Appropriations to be Negotiated this Fall (coastsidebuzz.com) — Federal interest in a major resiliency study for the Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside could bring new funding attention to the wastewater plant based in Half Moon Bay. The piece explains how SAM serves Half Moon Bay and nearby communities, who sits on its board, and how decisions are made about local sewer infrastructure that 24,000 Coastside residents rely on every day.
   

• Amid Geologic Concerns, San Mateo County Planning Approves Zone 3 Seal Cove Residential Project After Geotechnical Consultant Signs Off (coastsidebuzz.com) — County planners have approved a new home in Seal Cove despite long-running landslide concerns, after a geotechnical consultant signed off on the site. For Half Moon Bay residents, the story also tracks accelerating reviews of Montara, Half Moon Bay, Granada and regional sewer and water agencies as they grapple with unstable ground, cracked roads, and costly infrastructure fixes along the Coastside.
   

📸 Around Half Moon Bay

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Half Moon Bay

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 2nd Annual Waves & Watts EcoFest →
  Half Moon Bay
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• Whiskies of the World Half Moon Bay: 2026 Tour Stop →
  Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, 390 Capistrano Rd, Half Moon Bay
  9:00 am
Saturday August 29
• COUNTRY DANCE DAY 2026 in HALF MOON BAY, CA. →
  Long Branch Saloon & Farms, 321 Verde Rd, Half Moon Bay
  12:30 pm
• Slack Tide Currents →
  Half Moon Bay Brewing Company, 390 Capistrano Rd, Half Moon Bay
  1:00 pm
• Dan Arwady Live @ Half Moon Bay Wine and Cheese →
  Half Moon Bay Wine & Cheese, 421 Main St, Half Moon Bay
  5:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• WITCH :: Old Princeton Landing, Half Moon Bay:: 8/30 →
  Old Princeton Landing Public House and Grill, 460 Capistrano Rd, Half Moon Bay
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Cunha Back to School Night
  Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Plaza Suite →
  Coastal Repertory Theatre, 1167 Main St, Half Moon Bay
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• M Stark Gallery presents Margaret Niven: Protected Landscapes →
  M Stark Gallery, 727 Main St, Half Moon Bay
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28
• Ukulele Jam Group
  Half Moon Bay Library 620 Correas Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
  10:00 am
• Family Musical Storytime
  Half Moon Bay Library 620 Correas Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
  10:30 am
• JV Football vs Overfelt
  Half Moon Bay High Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
  4:00 pm
• Varsity Football vs Overfelt
  Half Moon Bay High Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• HUGE GARAGE SALE !!!
  Saturday September 5 9:30-1:30 738 Kelly (@Johnston) HMB Proceeds to HMB Garden Club (Nextdoor Half Moon Bay)

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Taco Bell Shift Manager in Half Moon Bay. Apply here.
• Cabrillo Unified School District posted a job opening for Maintenance Custodian - (Los Listos Preschool) in Half Moon Bay. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Half Moon Bay here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hillsborough

• RingCentral (NYSE:RNG) CAO Sells $45,528.75 in Stock (insidertrades.com)
• Rosamond – A Mythic Stand-in? (rosamondpress.com)

Belmont

• Is reading dead? Not at the Bay Area's thriving Silent Book Clubs (mercurynews.com)
• Beyond the Bench: Launch Your Elite Educational Consulting Career (morehouse.edu)
• Women's Equality Day Event Connects the Power of Voice to Affordability (smcgov.org)

Pacifica

• Famed Hot-Rod Builder Behind Cars For Rock Legends Earns SMC Honor (patch.com)

Ok Half Moon Bay! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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