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Newsletter Highlights - What You Need to Know |
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- Coffee with the City Manager & Mayor Al Royse - In-Person Tomorrow Morning March 18th at 9am at Town Hall (Patio) or via Zoom
- Tips to Prevent Burglaries from HPD - Link Here
- Come to the Housing Element Advisory Committee Meeting on Monday Night - More Info Here
- Read the Latest Town Monthly Update - Link Here
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Coffee with the City Manager Next Friday, March 18th with Mayor Al Royse!
Join us next Friday in-person for the monthly Coffee with the City Manager with featured guest, Mayor Al Royse at 9am on Friday, March 18th
Location: Town Hall Patio or via Zoom |
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Hillsborough Police Department Tips to Prevent Burglaries
The Town of Hillsborough has experienced an increase in residential burglaries over the past three months. This experience is consistent with historical crime statistics in Hillsborough over past holiday seasons. Generally, more burglaries occur during the fall and winter months due to the increased hours of darkness. Additionally, more Hillsborough residents are away from their homes during this time. It appears burglars use this to their advantage as they typically target homes they believe are vacant to avoid potential conflict in contacting residents.
Residential burglaries are not unique to Hillsborough, and frequency is up in the county, state, and nationwide. Criminal tourism has become very prevalent in the United States, with many sophisticated burglary crews coming from South America.
- Have an alarm installed and properly maintained.
- If you are leaving, make it appear you are home.
- Invest in a large, heavy safe.
- If you have security cameras, make sure they are recording.
- Consider installing security film on large windows and glass doors.
- Lock all doors and windows.
- Be aware of your surroundings. If you see suspicious activity in your neighborhood, call the Hillsborough Police Department at (650) 375-7470
Read more information on residential burglaries here. |
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Read the Latest Town Monthly Update to get news on current Town operations, featuring information from Hillsborough Police Department on how to prevent residential burglaries in Town. |
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View Videos of BAWSCA's Past Landscape Classes Water Efficient Landscaping, Irrigation, and More! |
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- Water Efficient Edible Gardening
- Rainwater Harvesting: Barrels and Gardens
- Succulents
- Native and Drought-Tolerant Plants
- Irrigation
- Bugs and Wildlife
- Landscape Design and Lawn Conversion
- Pervious Pavements
- Pruning
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State Launches 'Water Watch' Website to Track Water Conditions |
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The new website tracks local, regional, and statewide water conditions -- bringing together data to provide dynamic real-time information on precipitation, temperature, snowpack, groundwater, streamflow, soil moisture, and vegetation conditions.
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Housing Element Advisory Committee (HEAC) Meeting Schedule Mark Your Calendars!
- HEAC Meeting #3: March 21, 5:00pm-6:30pm, Zoom Link
- HEAC Meeting #4: May 23, 5:00pm-6:30pm, Zoom Link
- HEAC Meeting #5: August 2, 5:00pm-6:30pm, Zoom Link
- HEAC Meeting #6: December 8, 5:00pm-6:30pm, Zoom Link
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Town of Hillsborough Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Survey |
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The Town of Hillsborough is in the process of updating its Housing Element, a chapter of the General Plan that outlines the plans and policies the community has in place to ensure we comply with state statutes.
A key tool in meeting Hillsborough’s RHNA will likely be Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units. Also referred to as mother-in-law suites, granny flats, second units, and accessory apartments, these small units on single-family lots can help to increase housing options in the community with minimal impact on Hillsborough’s character. |
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| Call for Volunteers
The Memorial Day Committee is looking for volunteers to help make this year's Memorial Day Event a success!
Join your friends and neighbors for the Town's annual celebration and observance event. More information will be posted in upcoming e-Announcements and on the Town's Memorial Day homepage.
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Hillsborough Community Music Festival Auditions 2022 We are thrilled to announce that the Hillsborough Memorial Day Event is back on! We will be mindful of necessary precautions for large gatherings the current environment dictates but since it is an outdoor event, we feel we will be able to provide the same format for the festival as years past. Please mark your calendar for Monday, May 30th. The music festival takes place on the North School field mid-day featuring wonderful musicians from the community. If you or someone you know is interested in performing in the music festival, please send a note to all or one of the festival organizers below: We accept informal audition videos (iPhone videos are fine), welcome all styles of music and encourage performers of all ages to participate! |
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Check Your Plastic Before Dropping Off at Town Hall! |
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| Thank you for all your support throughout the TREX recycling challenge with the Bay Area Leos! We have surpassed our goal of 500 lbs and are now at almost 1500 lbs! With the increase in plastic drop offs, we would like to remind you of the plastics that can and cannot be accepted:
- Any plastic that cannot be stretched is not acceptable. Such examples include: milk cartons, yogurt tubs, hard plastic, candy wrappers, etc. To check, you can stick your finger to make a hole and if the plastic stretches, then you can drop it off!
- Lastly, please make sure that your plastic is clean and dry prior to drop off!
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RethinkWaste Trash to Art Contest Now Open! |
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As of March 15, 2022, testing will no longer be offered at the San Mateo Event Center. Testing is still widely available at County-sponsored locations, private testing companies, pharmacies and through at-home test kits.
All of County Health’s community clinics now offer one day dedicated to children’s vaccines (ages 5 to 11), in addition to their regular schedule of vaccines and boosters for individuals 12 and older.
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COVID-19 Vaccination
Information about the County's vaccination program |
| COVID-19 Testing
Testing options in the County
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| County Health Update
COVID-19 info, health officer updates and related resources |
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