On Tuesday, we shared our 2023 update to the Strategic Plan on the City Council agenda.

In 2020, Council and staff leadership engaged in a robust planning discussion to help guide and develop a Strategic Plan to lead us into the future.

In 2023, Council and staff leadership again collaborated in productive discussions to address Belmont’s critical issues and update our five Strategic Focus Areas so we could build on our continued momentum and success.

The update is now posted and available to view by clicking on the button below. 

The San Mateo County Transportation Authority is currently gathering feedback on how to reduce congestion and improve mobility along the Highway 101 corridor, the first step in its 101 Corridor Connect project.

The 101 Corridor Connect project will identify, prioritize, and deliver a package of congestion management solutions along US 101 in San Mateo County. It will focus beyond highway infrastructure and include studies and recommendations relating to travel by foot, car, transit, bike, scooter, and ferry.

The first initiative for this project is the North County Multimodal Strategy which will assess travel along the corridor’s northern portion and include the cities of Millbrae, San Bruno, South San Francisco, Brisbane, and adjacent unincorporated communities. Feedback for North County is being collected through Nov. 17 via this online survey linked in the button below. 

The TA anticipates the North County Multimodal Strategy to be completed early next year and will use it to serve as a foundation to elevate the transportation experience for all. Development of a Mid-County Multimodal Strategy will begin in mid-2024, and the South County Multimodal Strategy will follow.

Looking for an inside activity this fall and winter? Don't miss the chance to visit on of our city's incredible gems, Belmont Historical Society's History Room. 

The room is staffed by volunteers who are making time for introduce any interested visitor in our rich history. 

Belmont History Room Hours for October - December

Sunday, Nov. 12
Sunday, Dec. 10

1 - 4 p.m.

The Belmont History Room is located at located in the back of the Manor House in Twin Pines Park. Handicapped access is available in the front of the building.

Third Annual Mental Health Symposium Focuses on Military/Veteran Culture

Belmont Police Department is joining forces with Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care for this year's Mental Health Symposium.

For its third annual community support event, the focus of the evening will be on mental health, suicide prevention, and military/veteran culture.

Nov. 3, 2023
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Belmont Sports Complex
550 Island Parkway
Belmont, CA.

For complete information and to learn how you can attend, click on the button below. 

We have some of the best eateries, take-out hotspots, and local businesses on the Peninsula. We are proud members of Chamber San Mateo County and are delighted by the many visitors who come to our city just to visit our unique businesses. 

Get to know Belmont businesses by clicking the button below.

County Health invites residents to participate in an online meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 1, that will kick-off development of the first Community Health Improvement Plan.

The plan is intended to guide public and private initiatives and investments with the aim of improving the overall health of the community and the conditions that foster health.

County Health is seeking the public’s help in identifying top priorities to be included in the plan and begin a framework for ongoing efforts.

At the Nov. 1 meeting, County Health will share the results from a series of recent community forums on health needs and priorities.

The meeting is from 5 - 7 p.m., Nov. 1, 2023 via Zoom.

Peninsula Clean Energy staff is recommending award of incentive grants to Belmont customers applying for EV charger installations for seven multifamily properties.

In total this adds up to 182 charge ports, and $786,000 in total local awards.

In December 2018, the PCE Board approved a four-year $16 million EV charging infrastructure program intended to accelerate EV adoption in San Mateo County. The funds include $12 million in incentives, technical assistance, workforce development, and other program costs, and was named the EV Ready Program.

In October 2023, the Board of Directors authorized a contract amendment with CLEAResult, which is providing technical assistance services for an updated contract total of $2,524,500 and timeline extension through December 2026.

To learn more about the program and incentives, click the button below: 

COVID-19, housing and food insecurity, the economy and insufficient child care have all made life harder for local families, according to Sustainable San Mateo County’s Indicators Report on “The Well-Being of Children, Youth and Families in San Mateo County.”

Each year, Sustainable San Mateo County’s (SSMC’s) Indicators Report shares in-depth research on one critical issue in the county.

This year’s found that, in San Mateo County:

• Access to health care for children has worsened since 2004, with 23% of caregivers surveyed rating it “fair” or “poor.”
• 73% of parents surveyed in 2022 said they had turned down work due to the lack of child care.
• Only 11% of children ages 5 to 17 were getting 60 minutes of physical activity daily in 2016.
• Children’s asthma rates were higher in the county in 2019-2020 than in the state and nation.
• The county’s Air Quality Index Report Card from the American Lung Association steadily declined between 2010 and 2021.
• Federal guidelines make it difficult for families with children with incomes above 185% of the poverty level to qualify for federal nutrition assistance.
• More than one-third of Black, Latinx and Pacific Islander students in the 7th, 9th and 11th grades reported depression-related feelings in 2019-2021, far more than white students.

Among the positive trends noted in the report were:

• A decrease in the percentage of students contemplating suicide, from 17% in 2017-19 to 12.5% in 2019-21 (compared to the statewide average of 16% in 2019-2021)
• A lower rate of children chronically absent from school in the county (23%) than in the state (30%) in 2022
• A major decrease in teen pregnancies, from 15 births per year per 1,000 15- to-19-year-old female residents a decade ago to 6.2 births per year in 2021
• A decrease in incidents of child abuse and/or neglect from 2.8 substantiated claims per 1,000 children in 2013 to 1.2 in 2021
• A decline in the felony juvenile arrest rate from 400 arrests per 100,000 juveniles (ages 10-17) in 2018 to 201 per 100,000 in 2020.

Founded in 1992, Sustainable San Mateo County is a nonprofit dedicated to realizing a vision of a sustainable future for everyone in the county. For more information, visit sustainablesanmateo.org or email info@sustainablesanmateo.org.

The 158-page report was unveiled Oct. 26, 2023, at a breakfast in Redwood City and can be accessed at https://bit.ly/2023IndicatorsReport A guide to the key facts in the report is available at https://tinyurl.com/IndicatorsKeyFacts2023.

Stanford welcomes all to its second drop-in sessions this month. The event include a brief project presentation to learn more about Stanford’s vision for a future Belmont campus and what Stanford is proposing.

Saturday, Oct. 28
10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Presentations at 10:45 a.m. and Noon.
NDNU’s Taube Center,
1500 Ralston Avenue,
Belmont, CA

Come get in the holiday spirit at the annual Holiday Craft Faire. 

This year, we’ll feature 70 vendors selling a wide variety of handcrafted goods. 

Be sure to stop by all four buildings in Twin Pines Park:

• Senior and Community Center
• Lodge
• Manor
• Cottage 

Saturday, Nov 18
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Twin Pines Park Campus
Belmont, CA

Our VOCIES team is excited to host a holiday food drive in partnership with Samaritan House.

Donations will be accepted from Nov. 1 – Dec. 1 at the following locations:

Parks and Recreation Office
30 Twin Pines Lane
Belmont, CA
Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The Hideout - Barrett Community Center, Room E
1835 Belburn Drive
Belmont, CA
Monday – Friday
1 – 5 p.m.

A full list of accepted food items can be found by clicking the button below:

Minimum Wage Mailer Coming Soon

Affordable Housing Interest List

Development is happening in Belmont! Join the Affordable Housing Interest List to receive information on preleasing opportunities and other updates.

Seniors are welcome to Come enjoy a hot, nutritious meal at the Senior and Community Center.

Lunch is served every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 11:30 a.m. 

A reservation is required at least one week in advance and can be made by calling 650-595-7444 or by stopping by the Senior and Community Center. 

The suggested contribution is $6 per meal.  Check out the menu and more details by clicking the button below.  

Want to learn about free resources for seniors in our community?  The Twin Pines Senior and Community Center is hosting seminars on a variety of topics this fall. 

All seminars are free of charge, but please RSVP to 650-595-7444.

NEW Twin Pines Book Club 

Connect with others over lively conversation while we adventure together through our reading choices.

The Belmont Library and the Twin Pines Senior and Community Center are partnering to offer a new book club that will meet on the first Thursday of the month at 2:30 p.m. 

“West with Giraffes” by Lynda Rutledge will be discussed at the first meeting on Nov 2, along with what the group envisions for the book club moving forward.  Whether you have time to read the book or not, you’re welcome to join us.

Thursday, Nov. 2
2:30 p.m. 
Twin Pines Senior and Community Center
20 Twin Pines Lane
Belmont, CA

Free Blood Pressure Checks

Stay on top of monitoring your blood pressure. Receive personalized, individualized screening and counseling by an experienced Sequoia Hospital nurse who can answer your questions and help you understand your results. 

Free screenings are available at the Twin Pines Senior and Community Center on the third Tuesday of each month.

Tuesday, Nov. 21
11 a.m. – Noon
Twin Pines Senior and Community Center
20 Twin Pines Lane
Belmont, CA

Belmont is very fortunate to have a Public Works Maintenance and Operations team with an exemplary in-house skill set. Many cities of our size and larger, have to contract out for much of the services we provide with full time staff. This approach both saves money, and improves response times.

The Street and Traffic Operations division was busy responding to numerous service calls including traffic signal delays (Ralston/Hallmark), HAWK crosswalk signal issues (Ralston/Elmer), signs down (Elmer/O'Neil, Old County/ Masonic), street light outages (Bayview, Tahoe) and potholes (Lyndhurst). Staff have resolved or are working on all issues reported. Staff also worked on scheduled projects while handling these service calls. 

We replaced 6.5 tons of asphalt over a sewer repair trench on Casa Bona Avenue near Newlands Avenue (pictured above). 

We finished cleaning all traffic signal vehicle detection camera lenses at the intersections of Ralston Avenue at Davis Drive, Alameda De Las Pulgas and at Sixth Avenue.

This preventive maintenance will prevent future missed vehicle detection and traffic signal delays.

On the sustainability front, we installed an additional solar panel to the new Ralston Avenue at Chula Vista Drive crosswalk RRFB (Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon).

This system was experiencing outages due to dead batteries that were not getting sufficient charging from solar power.

Public Works also teamed up with the Parks and Recreation Department to improve safety and trim several high tree branches that were growing into adjacent properties.