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Email from City of South San Francisco     View the complete newsletter on the web   Hello, South San Francisco Community! We've got some fantastic news for our beloved Downtown/Historic Old Town area! This Saturday, we're hosting a Preferred Concept Open House for the exciting new community park coming to Linden and Pine! Swing by tomorrow, March 1, anytime between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to meet me, your neighbors, the project design team, and our awesome City staff. Plus, there will be free refreshments to enjoy! Can't wait to see you there! 🎉🌳 Next, we've got some electrifying news to share! During my time on council, I have been advocating and championing the importance of better lighting in our Downtown District 5 area. Now, thanks to the hard work of our Public Works Department, South San Francisco has been awarded a generous $1.26 Million grant from Peninsula Clean Energy, to upgrade our city's Downtown/Old Town historic streetlights for better energy efficiency! This exciting project will replace about 100 streetlights in District 5 on Grand Avenue (from Spruce Avenue to Airport Boulevard) and Linden Avenue (from Railroad Avenue to Airport Boulevard) with LED fixtures. These new lights will keep their charming historic Southy City look we all love, while saving us a whopping 62% in energy! But that's not all—the grant will also fund lighting upgrades at Cypress and Pine Park to boost safety in that neighborhood and continue to support that park. Design work is almost done, and construction is set to kick off this spring. A huge shout-out to the entire South San Francisco City Council and our City staff for partnering with me to make this possible. And of course, a big thank you to Peninsula Clean Energy for the award! I am delighted to bring this to District 5.  Stay tuned for more updates, and let's keep shining bright together!   Kintsukuroi Film Recap This past Saturday, we had the pleasure of welcoming the incredible docudrama, Kintsukuroi, to our city. As your mayor, I had the honor of giving the welcome address for this special event. Kintsukuroi follows the Ito family from their pre-war life in San Francisco’s Japantown, through the concentration camps of the American West, and onto the battlefields of Europe, as they strive to rebuild their shattered lives. The film captivated a full house in our Council Chambers, and the engaging Q&A session with the film's director, one of the actors (a proud South San Francisco resident), and the music producer was a highlight of the screening. Exciting news: Copies of Kintsukuroi will soon be available for checkout from our library! Don't miss the chance to experience this powerful story. Thanks to former Mayor Karyl Matsumoto, and our Library staff for bringing the wonderful film to our city! Stay Updated by Tuning in to our City Council Meetings! Hear more updates like this by attending our City Council meetings that take place the second and fourth Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Council Chambers in the Library | Parks & Recreation Center, or watch them live online at ssf.net or YouTube. We are proud to be a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive City! South San Francisco values diversity, equity and inclusion and we value the quality of life and safety of all of our community members regardless of immigration status. We are one South City a city created and supported by many amazing immigrants. If you missed the first, ”Know Your Rights” ”Conozca Sus Derechos” immigration workshop on February 12, please visit the County’s Office of Community Affairs for additional workshops and resources. We are monitoring all resources and will continue to communicate and share immigrant rights resources and other local dates and workshops that we have planned in the next weeks, as they come. Rapid Response Hotline: Find out how to prepare for or report immigration or ICE raids and verify the correct information. Call and use this easy access phone line, save the number: San Mateo County Rapid Response Hotline at 203-666-4472 (203-NO-MIGRA). City Council Recap At this week’s council meeting, we recognized March 2 – 8, 2025 as Women in Construction Week. ·We also honored a couple of our community members: Héctor Camacho for his 11 years of service as a Trustee on the San Mateo County Board of Education Christine Ramirez for representing the City of South San Francisco as a runner in the Senshu International City Marathon in Japan We also received a presentation from our Police Chief on the 2024 Crime Statistics. More news coming out soon, and you’ll be very proud and impressed on the update from our amazing South San Francico Police Department! View the full agenda here, and watch the replay on our website or YouTube channel. Cast Your Ballots at the Library | Parks & Recreation Center We have a special county-wide election, turn your ballots by this Tuesday, March 4th! From February 22, 2025, through March 4, 2025, the Main Library at the Library | Parks and Recreation Center's second floor Community Room is operating as an 11-Day Early Vote Center for the March 4, 2025 Special Election. Hours and availability: Vote Center is every day from Saturday, February 22 through Monday, March 3 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and from 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM on Election Day, Tuesday, March 4. Also don’t forget that you can drop off your ballot at any of the following locations: An exterior Ballot Box is located in the parking lot, in the passenger loading zone at our Library Parks and Recreation Center. An additional exterior Ballot Box is also located in front of City Hall and in the City Hall back parking lot. For more information, visit smcvote.gov   🌳 Want a Free Tree? 🌳 South City! Ready to make our city greener and more beautiful? The Parks and Recreation Department, along with Rise South City, is giving away free trees to residents! 🌿 Join us in growing our urban forest and fighting climate change, one tree at a time. We'll provide the tree and all the know-how you need. All you have to do is plant it in your front yard, give it some love, and watch it thrive! 🌱 Let's make our community even more vibrant together. Claim your free tree today and be a part of something amazing! Happy planting! 🌼 Learn More     UPCOMING EVENTS   Tuesday, March 11, 7:00 PM: What’s Happening East of 101 – A Biotech Speaker Series with Kaiser Permantente Join us for a new season of "What's Happening East of 101? A Biotech Speaker Series!" This series kicks off with Kaiser South San Francisco's Chief of Radiation Oncology, Dr. Yuri Minn on "Advancements in Cancer Therapy." Get a glimpse into the dynamic world of biotechnology and life sciences and their impact on the South San Francisco community. Gain an understanding of advancements in healthcare, potential job opportunities, and develop new connections. Registration is required! Register Here Support our New Local Businesses South San Francisco is continuing to grow and attract new business on both sides of the 101! Come join me and the South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce for two special ribbon cutting ceremonies this Saturday, March 1: 🧺Baden Coin Laundry’s grand reopening: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at 405 Baden Ave. (Ribbon cutting at 11:45 a.m.) 🧋Brew Cha’s grand opening: 12:00 p.m. at 988 El Camino Real, Suite #4 (Next to Starbird) First 200 guests in the store will receive a FREE drink, with additional specials all weekend long. Come try Ube Taro Latte, Black Sugar Latte, Tiramisu Milk Tea, Creme Brulee Milk Tea and enjoy a good time with your friends and/or family!   Did You Know About the South City Shuttle? Ready to make your daily commute a breeze? Hop on the South City Shuttle—our free shuttle service running Monday through Friday!  This convenient shuttle stops at all your favorite spots: local stores, senior centers, Kaiser Hospital, the Library/Parks & Recreation building, downtown, BART, and SamTrans. Plus, we've got an app that you can download for your phone, that gives you real-time locations, routes, and arrival times, so you'll never miss a ride! Join us and make your travels around town easy and fun. See you on the shuttle!     COMMUNITY RESOURCES $100 Bike, Carpool & Vanpool Reward Earn money for commuting sustainably. Earn up to $100 for biking, carpooling, or vanpooling to work or college. Record 10 days of trips on CommuteStar and claim a $25 e-gift card—up to four times a year. Learn More     Stay informed with other City communications! Sign up to receive newsletters from the Library and Parks & Recreation, or get notifications about the Shuttle, construction, and Police bulletins by signing up on the City website. Remember, you can read this entire newsletter fully in Spanish or Tagalog, or any other language via our website, by tapping on the top right corner of the website (for most, the default language will appear as English (United States)). Choose your preferred language in the menu.   Read the newsletter on the web   Please take care of yourself, and each other! Mayor Eddie City of South San Francisco       City of South San Francisco | 400 Grand Avenue | South San Francisco, CA 94080 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice