State of CA
IN SUMMARY State boards are backing a bill to continue carve-outs from California’s open meetings law. An unusual coalition of good government, press, taxpayer and industry groups is fighting back. Lea este artículo en español. For a July meeting, the Little...
Input / Take Part Opportunity
This Coastal Commission meeting will be conducted with public participation possible both virtually through video and teleconference, and in person. Read our Virtual Hearing Procedures Here and if you wish to speak via Zoom, phone or in person, please...
Input / Take Part Opportunity
The California Invasive Species Advisory Committee (CISAC) Outreach & Education Subcommittee meeting agenda for 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 is available for viewing or download at the CISAC website, located here: Agenda...
Marketing Opportunities
October is a big month for the Coastside as tourists flock to Half Moon Bay to visit the fields of orange during pumpkin season.The agricultural community reaps their fall harvest, the summer fog finally lifts, and everyone gears up for the annual Half Moon Bay Art...
News & Updates
Check out last week’s informative articles from Coastside Buzz! Visit the website to read more and subscribe for free to receive the weekly Buzz emails! SMCo Planning Commissioner, Lisa Ketcham, Points MCC to Success of Ocean Colony and Pillar Ridge Storm Water...
News & Updates
It was a case that some said threatened to erode California’s voting rights law. But after a ruling by the state’s Supreme Court on Thursday, some of its protections are reaffirmed, for now. The case, filed by the Pico Neighborhood...
State of CA
California Department of Food and Agriculture Animal Care Program – CA Prop 12 (2018) Implementation Guidance Documents posted to Animal Care Program’s website NEW: Chicken Egg Producer Enclosure Guidance NEW: Duck Egg Producer Enclosure...
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“Join us in celebrating San Mateo County black owned businesses.””We are here to celebrate your accomplishments and solve problems together.The San Mateo Small Business Development Center And Renaissance Entrepreneurship...
Funding Opportunity
CAGBN AND INTUIT ARE PARTNERING TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS SAVE ENERGY AND MONEYFor a limited time – get a $1,000 Efficiency Mini-Grant to help withsustainability upgrades at your businessAre you a Certified-Level Green Business or interested in getting certified? Do...
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Register for this Webinar Webinar Description Thursday, September 14, 2023, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PT Addressing employee performance or behavioral issues can be difficult and uncomfortable, but taking disciplinary measures provides several benefits for the employer...
News & Updates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Southern California’s summer of discontent — marked by a series of work stoppages from hotels to Hollywood — has inspired labor-supporting Democrats in the state Legislature to try and change the law so striking workers...
News & Updates
Starting August 28, 2023, you’ll see a lot more construction activity at Carter Park, which was temporarily paused due to the major storm events that occurred this past year. The project restarted earlier this spring and now construction will start to make major...
Input / Take Part Opportunity
The City of Half Moon Bay announces that applications will soon be available for its Future Leaders Civics Academy! The application period is from Monday, August 28 through Friday, September 22. This program, now in its second year, is designed to offer students in...
News & Updates
IN SUMMARY Two different state courts have ruled recently that the human noise created by future tenants in housing projects are a form of pollution that cities must address. Lawmakers and the governor are working to reverse that novel interpretation of environmental...
News & Updates
Redwood City —Spend five minutes in this video interview with Dr. Kismet Baldwin-Santana, San Mateo County’s newly appointed health officer, as she shares her thoughts about the role of health officers, the current challenges facing local health departments, building...
News & Updates
Check out last week’s informative articles from Coastside Buzz! Visit the website to read more and subscribe for free to receive the weekly Buzz emails! Califormia Takes Away Midcoast Hopes for Fiber Network!?!? Coastside will Need Help from CCAG to Coordinate a...
Regulation Updates, State of CA
Dear Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board and Interested Parties, The Department has proposed changes to Title 3, Division 4, Chapter 1 of the California Code of Regulations to implement, interpret, or make specific Food and Agricultural Code Sections 14501, 14502,...
Regulation Updates, State of CA
The Division of the State Architect (DSA) has revised Interpretation of Regulations (IR) N-4: Modular Battery Energy Storage Systems: 2022 CBC and CFC. This IR clarifies structural and fire and life safety (FLS) design requirements as well as identifying what...
News & Updates
State, federal programs in the works Elected officials from all levels of government sent a letter to Gov. Newsom last week urging him to direct state agencies to reevaluate whether the Coastside should receive prioritized funding from the California Middle-Mile...
News & Updates
Conceptual plan included 47 units Around 130 people crammed into the Ted Adcock Community Center on Thursday evening to give their thoughts on the proposed affordable housing complex on Stone Pine Road, which would be tucked in between the city’s corporation yard and...
News & Updates
Deadline is now Labor Day The construction at the top of Highway 92 was supposed to be done by Memorial Day. Then the deadline was the Fourth of July. Now it’s Labor Day, according to Half Moon Bay Public Works Director Maz Bozorginia. Here’s why it’s taking longer...
City of HMB
August 22, 2023 Did you know…Accumulation of Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) in the City’s sewer collection system can cause Sanitary SewerOverflows which damage the environment and public and private property? FOG in the sewer collection system also interferes with pump,...
State of CA
By CalChamber August 17, 2023 On August 29, the State Board of Equalization (BOE) will hold its annual public hearing on property taxes and the Alcoholic Beverage Tax to listen to public suggestions, comments and concerns. The hearing will also provide an...
State of CA
The proposal to update California Code of Regulations Title 4 sections 105-105.2 was originally noticed to the public on October 28, 2022. The proposed regulation had a 45-day comment period that ended at 5:00 pm on December 13, 2022. A public hearing was also held on...
United States
On August 1, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, which may be used now but must be used for all new hires and rehires starting November 1, 2023. The new form is a...
Input / Take Part Opportunity
Tuesday, August 29 | 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.Join webinar » Call 888-769-8753 » Conference ID: 4097269 We encourage you to join and:•Learn about wildfire safety effort•Hear about resources and partnerships to support you, including PG&E’s...
News & Updates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration has agreed to investigate how California manages its water after some Native American tribes and environmental groups complained the state’s policies are “rooted in white supremacy.” The U.S. Environmental...
United States
On July 21, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule in the Federal Register amending its regulation on Improved Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses. The final rule becomes effective on January 1, 2024. Under...
United States
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in Beasley v. O’Reilly Auto Parts, recently held that a claim for failure-to-accommodate under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) must include an adverse employment action. That is, “discrimination in the form...
State of CA
On June 28, 2023, the California Second District Court of Appeal issued a decision interpreting the scope of California Code of Civil Procedure section 1281.98(a)(1), a recently amended California statute that requires employers to pay all arbitration costs and fees...
State of CA
Greetings Licensees/Interested Parties/Schools, The California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology would like to share the updated WebEx link for our Questions and Answers Townhall on Monday, August 28, 2023 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. To...
United States
On August 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor published its final rule, calling for the most sweeping revisions to the rules governing Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) enforcement since the Reagan administration’s 1982 reforms. As previously reported in connection with the...
News & Updates
08/15/2023 Media Contact: Randol White, 650-647-3489 Editors’ Note: Photo available upon request. A new battery-powered electric bus (BEB) is now part of the SamTrans fleet serving passengers in San Mateo County. It’s the first of several that will be...
Funding Opportunity
Funding available for individual artists and arts administrators through CAC’s partner administering organizations Three new funding opportunities are currently available to California’s individual artists and arts administrators, with grants supported by the...
County of San Mateo, Regulation Updates
“Burnout is everywhere. Regardless of the role or the industry, any employee can be at serious risk of burnout as a result of chronic, unmanaged stress.Burnout is experienced by individual employees, but it will only improve through organizational changes....
Funding Opportunity
SACRAMENTO, August 21, 2023 – The grant application window for the Healthy Soils Program (HSP) Demonstrations will close in one week, on Monday, August 28, 2023, at 5:00 p.m., PT. NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.The HSP Demonstrations funds projects that showcase...
Funding Opportunity
San Mateo – Residents are invited to share their needs in four key areas at a newly scheduled listening session this Thursday, Aug. 24, in San Mateo. The session will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at College Park Elementary School, Multi-Purpose Room, 715 Indian Ave.,...
Regulation Updates, United States
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently announced that Title VII plaintiffs are no longer required to plead an “ultimate employment decision” to properly allege a disparate treatment claim. Applying a strict interpretation of the statutory...
News & Updates
Dear Sonrisas community: I am happy to introduce you to Sonrisas’ new Community Resources Director, Spandan Chakrabarti. In this role, Spandan will be leading our fundraising efforts as Sonrisas explores ways to grow the number of our neighbors we are...
Input / Take Part Opportunity
Have questions about local government? Want to learn from department heads and other county leaders? Then Civics 101 is for you! The Civics 101 Academy is a free course that provides an in-depth look at County programs, services, finances and...
Funding Opportunity
“Sequoia Hospital invites local non-profit organizations to apply for grants that support the delivery of services vital to improving wellbeing & health equity!””This opportunity is part of the CommonSpirit Health ‘Community...
Input / Take Part Opportunity
The MCC Regular Meeting agenda for Wednesday, August 23, 2023, 7:00pm is available on the MCC website. The individual topics are confirmed but start times may be adjusted and the agenda re-posted, so please check there if your interest is only in...
Input / Take Part Opportunity
Are you aged 55 or older and living in California? Your voice matters, and CDA is listening! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the first-ever statewide needs assessment, tailor-made for Californians like you. Click Here to Take Survey If you received a...
Funding Opportunity
The Pedal for a Purpose EBike Program is now accepting referrals for eligible participants. If you are a low-income farmworker, hospitality worker, or teacher and live in or within 12 miles of the city of Half Moon Bay, you are eligible to receive a brand new ebike!...
Input / Take Part Opportunity
The City of Half Moon Bay recognizes and shares in the complex mix of emotions that the tragic January 23 shootings brought to the Coastside community. The City feels it’s appropriate to develop a thoughtful and inclusive memorial and plan a one-year remembrance...
Input / Take Part Opportunity
The City of Half Moon Bay has launched the Downtown Streetscape Master Plan project, and we want your input! This multi-phase effort involves re-imagining our Downtown through an extensive community outreach and engagement process, a thorough review of existing...
Marketing Opportunities
Featuring Coastside images from local photographers, our calendar is inserted into subscriber copies of the Half Moon Bay Review and Pacifica Tribune. It will also be available at local vendors and our office in HMB. Don’t miss this chance for year-round...
El Granada, Input / Take Part Opportunity, Miramar, Montara, Moss Beach, Pillar Point Harbor, Princeton
The MCC Regular Meeting agenda for Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 7:00pm is available on the MCC website. The individual topics are confirmed but start times may be adjusted and the agenda re-posted, so please check there if your interest is only in a specific item.The...
Half Moon Bay, Input / Take Part Opportunity
Please join us at 6:30 for a pre-meeting reception with Sheriff Christina Corpus. CITY COUNCIL AGENDAREGULAR MEETINGCITY OF HALF MOON BAYTUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2023HYBRID MEETING (SEE NEXT PAGE)ADCOCK COMMUNITY CENTER535 KELLY AVENUEHALF MOON BAY, CA 94019Deborah...
El Granada, Input / Take Part Opportunity, Miramar, Montara, Moss Beach, Pillar Point Harbor, Princeton
AGENDA BOARD OF DIRECTORSREGULAR MEETING at 7:30 p.m.Thursday, August 17, 2023 NOTICE PERTAINING TO PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE MEETINGThe Board of Directors’ meeting room is open to the public during open session. Tomaximize public access to public meetings, the Granada...
Marketing Opportunities
Promote your business in our annual Faces of Success special section. Whether you are the face of a jewelry or clothing boutique, a medical practice, a beauty or skin care line, a bakery, a grocery store, a restaurant, a design firm, a real estate agent, a law...
Marketing Opportunities
The Farm to Table Dinner and Silent Auction, hosted by Abundant Grace Coastside Worker, is an evening that highlights the accomplishments of our farm and other workforce development programming, from beach and encampment cleanups to food distribution, new employment,...
Coastside, Input / Take Part Opportunity, Moss Beach
Via Midcoast Community Council Received from SMC Planning today the following information: Cypress Point Housing Project will be discussed at the San Mateo County Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, which begins at 9 a.m. and will be...
News & Updates
We are pleased to announce The San Francisco Peninsula is a Platinum Winner for the 2023 dotCOMM Awards in the “Digital Marketing & Communication Campaigns — Brand Awareness Campaign” category. The dotCOMM Awards is an international competition honoring...
Marketing Opportunities
We’re here to help your fall happenings dazzle and delight. Share your plans with us and let’s make this season truly extraordinary! Submit content by clicking here and logging in.
Regulation Updates
Aug. 1, 2023 – 10 a.m.Aug. 2 & 3, 2023 – 9 a.m.CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCYAUDITORIUM FIRST FLOOR715 P STREET, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814Notice is hereby given that the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) will hear, discuss, deliberate...
Regulation Updates
With unanimity and generally high praise on Wednesday, the State Board of Education passed the new California Mathematics Framework that took nearly four years and three versions to adopt. The new framework, which will guide teachers and spell out what publishers must...
Regulation Updates
July 31, 2023 · June tax return (accounts that report monthly) · Second quarter 2023 return (accounts that report quarterly)...
Regulation Updates
On June 16, 2023, in United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a circuit split in favor of a broad interpretation of the federal government’s ability to dismiss False Claims Act (FCA) actions over a relator’s...
Funding Opportunity
Starting next Monday, July 24, California businesses of any size or industry can apply to receive an income tax credit through the California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC) program. This year, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) has up...
Funding Opportunity
Work with us! Accepting applications now: California Arts CouncilJob Opportunities Arts Program Specialist – Telework Option (Associate Governmental Program Analyst) The California Arts Council is seeking an Arts Program Specialist (Associate Governmental...
Input / Take Part Opportunity
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) would like to hear from you. You are invited to participate in Public Participation Hearings about the potential extension of operations at Diablo Canyon pursuant to...
Funding Opportunity
“The ‘Small Business Growth Fund’ is back!We were thrilled to announce the diverse, innovative winners of round 1, and we can’t wait to see what unique entrepreneurs we’ll get to know in round 2.In partnership with the Global...
Input / Take Part Opportunity
“The ‘Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Corps’ program of Alameda County is partnering with San Mateo County Health to provide a 5-month full-time training program with supportive youth development services to encourage diverse members...
Input / Take Part Opportunity, Marketing Opportunities
“Magic of the Coastside” Lobsterfest fundraiser this year on August 19th at the IDES Hall in Half Moon Bay. Would you consider being a sponsor this year? Your support this year provides funds for local youth scholarships, literacy programs though our...
Funding Opportunity
Prepare for outages, including Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS), with a $300* rebate on the purchase of a qualified generator or battery. *Rebate amount cannot exceed the purchase price of the product. Your business must:•be located in a Tier 2 or 3 High Fire...
Half Moon Bay, Input / Take Part Opportunity
Participating neighborhoods can get a $150 grant to help with block party costs Half Moon Bay, CA – National Night Out is the annual nationwide community-building campaign encouraging police/community partnerships and neighbor-to-neighbor connections, helping to make...
Coastside, News & Updates
MEDIA CONTACT: Julie Shenkman press@bigwaveproject.org (650) 726-1005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 11, 2023 BIG WAVE GROUP ANNOUNCES $12.5M CONSTRUCTION FINANCING AND GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR BAY AREA HOUSING PROJECT FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES With autism and other...
Regulation Updates
Last week the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revealed that the 2022 EEO-1 reporting deadline is again being postponed. Reporting, which was expected to begin in July, is now “tentatively” scheduled to open in the fall of 2023. The change was...
News & Updates
A California bill that would make Google and Facebook pay for news content that they use on their platforms to sell ads won’t be moving forward this year. Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, and Sen. Tom Umberg, D-Santa Ana, announced Friday that Assembly Bill 886...
Input / Take Part Opportunity, Regulation Updates
This is to inform you that the July 17, 2023 Board Meeting agenda has been posted to the Board’s website. Please follow the link below to view the agenda: https://www.barbercosmo.ca.gov/about_us/meetings/index.shtml RECONVENE OPEN SESSION: Board President’s Welcome...
Input / Take Part Opportunity, Regulation Updates
Thursday, July 20, 2023 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (or until close of business) Department of Consumer Affairs, HQ 1Hearing Room1625 North Market Blvd.Sacramento, CA 95834 Important Notice to the Public: The Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) will hold this public meeting...
Regulation Updates
California’s top state court has ruled that employers cannot be held liable when workers contract COVID-19 on the job and spread it to their household members, siding with business groups who warned of a potential flood of litigation. The seven-member California...
News & Updates
California is investing more than $1.5 billion to modernize and upgrade the state’s key ports. California Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday announced that $1.2 billion will fund 15 projects, creating an estimated 20,000 jobs and increasing the capacity to move goods...
Coastside, News & Updates
Half Moon Bay City Council Special Meeting Approves 2023-2024 SAM Budget Committing to Keep Sewer Plant Operations Going Montara Water and Sanitary District Special Meeting Reapproves SAM 2023-24 Budget but Prepares for Future by Starting a Fund to Pay for the Sewer...
Coastside, Funding Opportunity, Input / Take Part Opportunity
Apply to design our first San Mateo County Park posters! Request for Qualifications: We are seeking three artists to create the first three San Mateo County Park posters Issued: June 5, 2023 Entry Deadline: July 14, 2023 Contact: Leslie Holzman,...
Funding Opportunity
EspañolSACRAMENTO, July 6, 2023 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting pre-proposals for the new 2023 Livestock Enteric Methane Emission Reduction Research Program (LEMER-RP) until 5 p.m. PT August 7.Enteric methane emissions...
Coastside, Regulation Updates
San Jose — The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s (ABC’s) San Jose District Office is moving beginning Thursday, July 6, 2023. The San Jose District Office will re-open in its new location on Monday, July 10, 2023. For all inquiries regarding ABC...
Regulation Updates
Depending on your industry, summertime may be a good time to revamp some of your hiring processes. Back in the day, many of us called the process of bringing on new employees a “New Hire Orientation”. Now, the term “Onboarding” is more commonly used when describing...
Coastside, El Granada, Miramar, Montara, Moss Beach, News & Updates, Pescadero, Pillar Point Harbor, Princeton, San Gregorio
July 5, 2023For Immediate Release Board of Supervisors to Study Tenant Protections in the Unincorporated AreasRedwood City — The Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting July 10 to learn about tenant issues in the unincorporated areas of San Mateo County and...
Coastside, Half Moon Bay, News & Updates
The Half Moon Bay History Association will celebrate a historic milestone on Saturday when the Coastside History Museum hosts the grand opening of its new building at 505 Johnston St. in downtown Half Moon Bay. Five years in the making, the highly anticipated addition...
Coastside, News & Updates
At its final meeting of the school year the Cabrillo Unified School District Board of Trustees approved new boundaries for three of the four elementary schools in the district. The change will take effect beginning with the 2024-25 school year. By shifting the areas...
Regulation Updates
On Friday, the Sacramento Superior Court ruled that the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) must delay enforcement of any individual regulation for a one-year period following the date it goes into effect. In the ruling, the court agreed with the assertion by...
Regulation Updates
California Department of Food and Agriculture Animal Care Program New Guidance Document posted to Animal Care Program’s website Click to view: July 1, 2023 Frequently Asked Questions Animal Care Program website for more information and links to additional...
Regulation Updates
The timber harvest values for the period of July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 were adopted by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration on June 30, 2023, and there were no changes as proposed by the Timber Advisory Committee from the May 16, 2023...
Coastside, News & Updates
SAM Board Continue to Disagree on 2023/2024 Budget as Staff Warns of Violations, Criminal Charges and Plant Closure San Mateo County Harbor District Begins $400k Grant Process for the Design, Engineering and Permitting of the Boat Launch Facilities Project CUSD’s La...
Input / Take Part Opportunity
“Love public transit? Want to help promote it through your art? Caltrain and SamTrans need you!We are doing a call for artists to help commission art, anime mascots, and more for future projects. These would be...
Funding Opportunity
EspañolSACRAMENTO, June 29, 2023 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI) is now accepting applications for its Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Assistance grants. Assembly Bill 2377...
Funding Opportunity
EspañolSACRAMENTO, June 29, 2023 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is pleased to announce availability of approximately $4 million dollars of grant funding for its Healthy Soils Demonstration Program.The program funds projects that...
Regulation Updates
While most employers in the Golden State provide some form of paid time off to their employees, beyond mandatory sick time, there is no legal requirement to provide vacation time. If your company chooses to offer paid vacation (and we highly recommend this) it’s...
News & Updates, Regulation Updates
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. The court’s conservative majority overturned...
Coastside, News & Updates
Redwood City — San Mateo County supervisors today voted 5-0 to approve a budget for the next two fiscal years that invests in ending homelessness and other key priorities while sounding the need for fiscal caution. “This budget fulfills a promise to tackle some...
Funding Opportunity, Input / Take Part Opportunity
“Since shipping our first order in 1995, we’ve committed to provide fast, reliable deliveries for Amazon customers. Decades later, we’ve built a robust transportation network to help serve all 50 states of the U.S. This includes more than 2,500...
Funding Opportunity
EspañolSACRAMENTO, June 28, 2023 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting grant applications from commercial dairies and livestock operations for the installation of equipment and implementation of practices that result in...
Coastside, News & Updates
SACRAMENTO — State Controller Malia M. Cohen published 2022 self-reported payroll data for cities and counties on the Government Compensation in California website. The data cover 688,912 positions and a total of more than...
Input / Take Part Opportunity, Moss Beach
Owner: California School Employees AssociationApplicant: MP Moss Beach Associates, L.P.File No.: PLN2022-00220Location: Carlos Street, Moss BeachAssessor’s Parcel No.: 037-022-070 Consideration of a Design Review (DR) permit recommendation for the construction of 71...
News & Updates
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democrats who control the state Legislature agreed late Monday on how to spend $310.8 billion over the next year, endorsing a plan that covers a nearly $32 billion budget deficit without raiding the state’s savings account. The...
Coastside, Input / Take Part Opportunity, News & Updates
Helping Coastside merchants report issues to the Chamber that are negatively affecting their business. As appropriate, the Chamber will push information outward to the other merchants on the text system, and let the appropriate agencies know of the issues. Examples...
Coastside, News & Updates
Supervisor opens Coastside office A local official’s new office space drew a standing-room-only crowd in Princeton on Friday evening. Read more
