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Hello!
Hopefully
Memorial Day weekend has given you time and space to enjoy the weather
and spend time with your loved ones. For City staff, we have been
developing next year’s budget which we plan to review with the
community and City Council this June.
You have probably noticed
the amount of construction going on in the City – whether it’s new
housing or businesses – or fixing potholes, improving sidewalks,
repaving streets, or adding bike lanes – there is something going on. |
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Measure
Q, which the voters approved last year, promises to add significant
funds to our capital improvement program and will support various
projects over the next several years. With that in mind, there’s a lot
to be excited for.
As always, thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm, and we hope to see you in the community. |
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| COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES |
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Juneteenth
Join
the San Bruno Public Library and the City of Millbrae for the
4th annual celebration of Juneteenth in San
Bruno City Park on Saturday, June 7th from 11:00 AM. –
3:00 PM. Enjoy music, crafts, and community! The event will
feature award-winning storyteller Kirk Waller sharing traditional
African-American stories and songs through spoken word, rhythm, music
and movement, music by DJ Olga T, Hope Briggs, and Domingo and Friends,
and a performance by dancers from Spark of Creation Studio. Lunch
catered by the Hip Hop BBQ Shack and available while supplies
last. Sponsored by the San Bruno Culture and Arts Commission and the
City of Millbrae.
Several local community partners will also be
in attendance, including San Bruno Police Department, San Bruno Public
Library, Millbrae Public Library, Millbrae Recreation Department, the
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Central County Fire
Department, San Mateo County Sheriff's Activities League, and Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority San Francisco Peninsula Alumnae Chapter. |
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Summer Learning
Come
by the San Bruno Public Library this summer to participate in our
Summer Learning Challenge! Youth ages 18 and younger can read or listen
to get free books and enter for a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship.
Bring in your completed logs for an additional chance to win gift cards
to CuriOdyssey, Sky Zone, and Great America! Adults can
participate too! Complete a reading log and enter for a chance to win a
$100 gift card. The more logs you complete, the better your chances to
win! The Summer Learning Challenge runs June 1 - August 31.
The Summer Learning Challenge is being supported by a generous grant from the San Bruno Community Foundation. |
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Flick & Float
Moana 2 Under the Stars! Swap the sofa for a splashy seat and join us for an unforgettable Flick & Float family
movie night! Join us on Friday, June 13 starting at 7 PM to drift in
our outdoor pool and watch Disney’s Moana 2 on the big screen—all under
the night sky. Inner tubes (singles & doubles) provided by the RAC.
No outside inflatables, please.
Registration required. Thanks to the San Bruno Community Foundation Strategic Grant, enjoy a discounted entrance fee!
Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
For more info, visit: www.sanbruno.ca.gov/flickandfloat |
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Circus Bella
San Bruno welcomes the region's premiere circus company, Circus Bella, for a brand-new outdoor show in City Park on Saturday, June 28, 2025!
Celebrating their 16th season, this family-favorite event showcases the
brightest circus talents from the Bay Area and beyond. Prepare to be
delighted and amazed by exuberant displays of acrobatics, aerial feats,
juggling, and clowning, all set to the lively original music of
accordionist Rob Reich and the Circus Bella All-Star Band. Directed by
founder Abigail Munn, Circus Bella offers a contemporary and
heartwarming twist on the classic one-ring circus, exploring human
curiosity and sparking imagination. This fantastic FREE event is
open to all ages, with added fun including face painting and balloon
art. Snacks and food will also be available for purchase.
This event runs from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM with two sixty-minute showtimes. The first show will begin at 11:00 AM and the second show will begin at 1:00 PM.
No registration is required to attend the event.
Feel free to bring picnic blankets and small folding chairs. Audience seating will not be provided.
This event is made possible with support from the San Bruno Community Foundation! For more information visit: www.sanbruno.ca.gov/circusbella |
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Community Day at the RAC
Come
one, come all to the San Bruno Recreation and Aquatic Center for our
biggest community celebration of the year! Join us on Saturday, July
19, 2025 from 12 PM – 5 PM, for Community Day—a no-admission-charge,
family-friendly festival packed with fun. Stroll through a lively
vendor marketplace, grab delicious bites from local food trucks, enjoy
live entertainment, and take part in games and activities for all ages.
This is your chance to connect with neighbors, support local businesses, and celebrate everything that makes San Bruno shine.
No registration required—just bring your friends, family, and festive spirit!
More information coming soon! |
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| FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 BUDGET UPDATE |
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The draft of the City Manager’s recommended budget is now available for viewing on the City’s website.
The
budget was a challenge this year because anticipated revenues were
lower than expected, and this called upon all departments to think
creatively and carefully about how to ensure we continue to deliver
services, maintain staff morale, and keep working on critical projects.
The
budget book provides an overview of the City’s financial situation, its
departments, and capital improvement projects. The appendix includes
the City’s various financial policies, which outline our practices when
it comes to public debt, investment, and spending. |
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The City Council's Priority Initiatives
Another
key part of the budget is to ensure each of the City Council’s priority
initiatives are funded and worked on each year. This includes
initiatives which are still in progress and have been carried over into
the coming fiscal year. The City Council’s five priority initiatives
for this year include: - Mitigating illegal dumping through the “Cleanup San Bruno” initiative
- Establishing a communication and engagement program
- Completing Phase 2A of the Regulated Output (RO) Streetlight Retrofit project
- Reassessing the Residential Parking Permit Program
- Performing a strategic analysis of major City-owned properties
Upcoming Dates
We
hope you will join the City Manager’s Office and staff from all
departments on Tuesday, June 3, at the Recreation and Aquatic Center
from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM for a budget workshop.
The budget is then
formally received by the City Council at its meeting on June 10. Please
join us on Tuesday June 24 for a Public Hearing on the City Manager’s
Recommended Budget and the Capital Improvement Program Budget for
Fiscal Year 2025-2026. |
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| SAN BRUNO-NARITA SISTER CITIES UPDATE |
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this year, we hosted 14 delegates from the City of Narita for a week.
In addition to an event at Centennial Plaza, students and adult
delegates spent time with staff and the San Bruno Parkside Intermediate
School in the city and around the Bay Area. |
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very busy first day included a community event at Centennial Plaza held
on Wednesday, March 26, and we were excited to see folks turn out and
even get on stage to play the taiko. |
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The San Bruno Visit To Japan
In
early July, students from San Bruno Parkside that hosted Narita
students will go to Japan to spend a week participating in a variety of
activities, including pulling a mikoshi during the Gion festival.
San
Bruno students have been practicing Japanese with a volunteer
instructor who also helped translate and interpret for staff during the
delegation’s visit in March. Hopefully they are excited to visit Japan
as we are for them! |
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Next Steps
Staff
from the City will be meeting with the school district to plan for the
future of the program to ensure we can continue fostering the sister
city relationship between San Bruno and Narita. |
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| WAY TO GET INVOLVED - CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATE |
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Last year, the City of San Bruno began developing a Climate Action Plan and
continued updating the Safety Element as part of the General Plan
Update. Staff have held several community workshops to solicit feedback
and share information about potential strategies to improve
environmental resiliency and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. |
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| This work is led by our Community Development department, and they have partnered with local cities through the Peninsula Resilience Planning Project (PREP) to update San Bruno’s Safety Element. |
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The
Safety Element is the blueprint for how San Bruno identifies potential
hazards and plans for resilience, risk reduction, and disaster
response. The Safety Element is incorporated into frameworks such as
guidelines for the Emergency Operations Center, building inspections,
and mandated brush clearance.
Recent legislation now requires
cities to incorporate climate resiliency into their Safety Elements.
Projects like PREP demonstrate how emergency and climate change
planning often overlaps between cities and neighboring communities. |
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| FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE UPDATE |
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| The State Fire Marshal released a new map of Fire Hazard Severity Zones earlier this year. |
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Why Does This Matter?
Since
the 1980s, California has seen fires that have devastated communities
throughout the state, and legislators have enacted new rules and
requirements for homeowners and local agencies to mitigate potential
fire hazards.
Importantly, the maps highlight severity or hazard
not risk. Basically, if there were a fire, just how bad would it be?
With that in mind, many of the related requirements are about reducing
the potential severity of a fire, were one to occur. |
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| Consider exploring some of these topics from San Mateo County and the community. |
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Sign up for emergency alert notifications through SMC Alert, smcalert.info.
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