At its October meeting, the Cabrillo Unified School District governing board accepted plans to pave a dirt road that connects the Half Moon Bay High School campus to Highway 92.
A public hearing this week asking South Coast residents if the La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District should study building workforce housing on North Street brought up questions and concerns about
Matthew des Tombe cannot afford to lose power. He has lived on the Coastside for about a decade, and the entire time he has worked remotely.
âIf the power goes out for me â and it did â itâs kind of big a deal,â des Tombe said. âI have big meetings, important things I generally canât miss.â
Thatâs why des Tombe made sure to pair his roof-top solar panels with a backup battery, a choice he says proved well worth the investment during the PG&E power shut-offs last October. When the shut-offs happened, the Poplar Beach neighborhood where des Tombe lives went dark â all except his home, which remained illuminated. Except for a split-second flicker, all his appliances were running.