As a subscriber, you are getting the latest info on Town news and events. Are your friends and neighbors subscribed?

Signing up is easy and takes less than a minute - be sure to spread the word!

• Save the Date - Attend the September 26th City Council Meeting on the Housing Element at 6:00 pm at Town Hall or via Zoom.

• September is Hillsborough Helping Month! Starting Thursday, September 1st - The big green bins are back! Collections are ongoing for the month of September.

Attend the September 26th City Council Meeting

Zoning Changes Being Considered in Town

Attend the September 26th City Council Meeting on the Housing Element at 6:00 pm at Town Hall or via Zoom.

Did You Miss the September 12th City Council Meeting?

View Highlights Below

• Watch the Video HERE

• Review the Presentation on the Town Hall Campus

• Review the Presentation on Public Comments Received on Housing Element

Please share this information with friends and neighbors!

Would You Be Willing to Build an ADU on Your Property?

Take the Town's ADU Survey

The Town historically relied on the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), sometimes referred to as "granny flats" or "in-law units," to meet State housing requirements. Because of a five-fold increase in State mandated housing targets, the Town seeks to promote the construction of ADUs to an even greater degree over the coming eight years. The purpose of this survey is to measure your interest in constructing an ADU or ADUs on your property as well as understanding what you believe potential barriers are to their construction so that the Town can work towards removing them.

All responses are extremely valuable as the Town completes its draft housing element. 

THE BIG GREEN BINS ARE BACK!

September is Hillsborough Helping Month!! 

The Town of Hillsborough and our neighbors made an incredible difference with the Hillsborough Helping 2020-2021 food drive. The food drive ran continuously for 13 months and we donated more than 3,500 bags of groceries to Samaritan House.  

As many of you probably heard in the news, demand for food bank services is surging once again because of the increase in inflation and the continued high cost of living in the Bay Area. The recent end to the moratorium on evictions is also putting significant pressure on individuals and families in our community. Samaritan House is the largest provider of meals and groceries to those in need in San Mateo County and serves as a clearinghouse for several food pantries and non-profit organizations.

The Town of Hillsborough and Hillsborough Helping is making September Hillsborough Helping Month - A Food Drive to Support Samaritan House.

The big green bins are back!!! We will begin ongoing collections for the month of September. Samaritan House is in urgent need of the following items.

WHAT to donate:

• Canned foods including fruit and vegetables
• Packaged foods like cereal and family-sized rice, pasta and beans
• Toiletries like shampoo, toothpaste, soap and hand sanitizer
• Baby Formula
• Baby Food
• Diapers

Please no fresh or opened food. Please no expired food.

HOW to donate:

• Drop-off at one of our two collections sites in town (see below for the address where we will have a Food Donation Bin outside/near each location).

HOW to volunteer:

• Click here: Please click here to volunteer. We need two volunteers each Saturday in September to help sort the food and deliver bags to Samaritan house. 
• WHERE to donate:
• Hillsborough Town Hall 1600 Floribunda Ave (look for our Hillsborough Helping big green bin)
• HCSD District Office, 300 El Cerrito Ave. (look for Hillsborough Helping big green bin)
• Online - If you wish to donate directly to Samaritan House, click here or visit https://samaritanhousesanmateo.org/donate/ 

Thank you so much for any food items you can give. If you don’t have items to spare at home, please consider adding an item or two to your grocery cart or Instacart order. Please take a photo of you dropping off at one of our locations and post it to our Facebook Page!

BAWSCA Landscape Classes -

Fall & Winter Edibles

Wed Sep 28, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Open to the Public

Registration Closes Wed Sep 28, 4:30 pm

Sign Up For the Zoom Webinar

Fall & Winter Edibles

Instructor: Suzanne Bontempo

Host: City of Santa Clara

Planting successful cool season crops Incorporating edibles into low water ornamental gardens for maximum water efficiency.

Green Home Tour on Saturday September 24

Want to see how a house runs without fossil fuels? Visit several homes to taste food made on an induction cooktop, learn about heat pump water heaters, and ride in a new electric vehicle!

Register for the FREE Green Home Tour on Saturday September 24, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, and find homes near you.

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/green-home-tour-tickets-379422852967

Updated COVID-19 Boosters Widely Available

• County Health strongly recommends staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccination. The updated boosters provide important protection in advance of the fall and winter months, when activities move indoors and holiday-related travel increases.

• County Health offers the updated, bivalent boosters to eligible individuals at its community clinics, with or without an appointment (available on MyTurn). Updated boosters are also available from primary health care providers, such as Kaiser and Sutter, as well as from pharmacies such as Walgreens, CVS, and others.

• While County Health’s clinics offer updated boosters from Pfizer (for 12+) and Moderna (for 18+), supplies of Moderna have been slower to arrive. Individuals who have booked appointments for Moderna may be offered Pfizer if supplies are low. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health advise eligible individuals to get either booster, regardless of which vaccine brand they have already received.