Message from the Chief
By Susan E. Manheimer, Chief of Police
I am so very pleased and excited to announce that on April 30, 2007, ground was broken at 200 Franklin Parkway for our new, state-of-the-art, environmentally-sensitive police building. The police building will be a grand benefit to our community and our city services, and I would like to once again thank the voters of this great city for their approval of Measure C in November of 1998, designating an increase in hotel tax to fund public facility safety upgrades. Admittedly, it has been a long process involving site selection and project revisions; however, we can all now look forward to a building that will allow us to share a wonderful community room and enhanced community services.
Additionally, we are very proud that our newest city facility is working toward achieving a silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification rating.
The project design team has worked diligently to integrate energy efficiency and green building goals as a part of the design process to meet the city council goals of sustainable design through conservation, and energy, water, and waste efficiencies.
The new police facility will offer state-of-the-art design and functionality including:
• 44,000 square foot building with an additional 9000 square foot parking garage;
• Open work spaces for all of our crime-fighting personnel, including detectives, narcotics officers, and neighborhood response team officers with an ability to work in a single environment that promotes communication and information sharing;
• A six-lane tactical firing range to enhance the shooting skills and decision-making of our officers;
• State-of-the-art fitness room to promote increased physical fitness and wellness;
• A Green Building with LEED silver certification;
• Modern communications headquarters with the potential for growth and regional dispatching capabilities;
• Adequate facilities for all male and female employees;
• The site of the City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC);
• Excellent response location with easy access onto Highways 101, 92, and other major arteries;
• An Emergency Operations Center that will prove to be a county-wide attribute equipped with modern technology and its own self-sufficient dispatch center;
• Community services, including ATM, interactive reporting and crime statistics kiosk, Police Activities League (PAL) registration lobby for our youth and families, and pharmaceutical drop box.
All of this will be within a community landmark that continues to set the tone, along with our wonderful library, of distinguished and outstanding public facilities designed to meet the public’s needs.
As we in the police department are celebrating our centennial celebration, we thank all of those involved in moving ahead with this important link to our exciting future. And as we recognize our proud tradition of 100 years in serving our community, we look forward to continuing and enhancing that tradition.
On behalf of the men and women of the San Mateo Police Department, we invite you to follow our City’s progress, and come back and join us in early 2009 for the grand opening of your new state-of-the-art green police building.
Welcome!
San Mateo/Glendale Village Neighborhood Association
First Annual 4th of July Parade a Success!
A flag-bedecked crowd of over 200 turned out for the neighbor-
hood's first ever 4th of July parade. Bikes and strollers decorated
with flags and streamers paraded down Pasadena to Casanova Park
at 10am. There were many who strolled the route and even more
came out of their houses and watched from the sidewalk. Everyone
took the opportunity to meet their neighbors, enjoy the beautiful weather and celebrate our national Independence Day. Look for more pictures of the event as you send them in to the webmaster ( markwrn@att.net ).
City Council Agenda items now available online:
Biking in San Mateo
Learn where to ride your bike in the City to get healty. To commute to school, work or a park. To exercise in the fresh air. To pick up something at a corner store. To shop or dine downtown. To explore the great outdoors of our beautiful City.
Check out the City of San Mateo's new Bike Map. Go to:
to find out where you can pick up a FREE copy of the map. (Soon you will also be able to download the map from the City's website). You can also read about where bike racks and lockers are located throughout the City, featured bike rides, bicycle safety information, public transit information, and other information sources related to bicycling.
Mary, Mary, How Does Your Garden Grow? by Mary Crowell
Has anyone noticed how very beautiful the gardens in our neighborhood are this year? I was wondering if the amount of rain we had followed by glorious weather had anything to do with it? June is the month that one notices how well and showy the roses are. It is so hard not to stare at the lush gardens while driving, remembering to keep one’s eyes on the road! Mine (Betty Boop, Irresistible, double Gourmet Popcorn and tiny, tiny Si) bloomed like crazy. Contrary to popular myth, roses are not as fussy as some would lead you to believe. Following are some easy steps for the care of roses: Make sure they have good air circulation and lots of sun by pruning out the inner branches and removing lower leaves at the bottom foot of the plant. If you deadhead (remove the spent blooms) regularly, water on a regular basis, and feed every 4 weeks with a balanced rose food, you will see marvelous blooms all summer long. To prevent powdery mildew and hit a few aphids, it might be necessary to spray every few weeks with a mix of 2 tsp baking soda, 2 tsp hort oil, 2 tsp of dishwashing soap in a gallon of water. A few spoonfuls of epsom salts at the base of the plant seems to help, along with a product called Pay Dirt that my rosarian friend Lore recommends.
Now is the time to feed camellias, feed and water summer flowering bulbs, and water citrus well, as it is essential for great tasting and juicy fruit. Pinch your mums back to have many more blooms in the fall. Cut grass longer than usual, water deeply but less often, and fertilize every 6 weeks. Or better yet, get rid of the grass and plant a veggie garden in the front lawn. Finish pruning late blooming shrubs such as weigelia, spirea, forsythia, philadelphus and cut back vines such as wisteria, honeysuckle and passion vine. Trim hedges. Lift and divide iris after blooming. Stake tall plants such as alstroemeria and order fall bulbs. This is also a good time to take cuttings of geraniums, plant herbs and summer perennials, such as coreopsis, scabiosa, feverfew, lantana, verbena and my personal favorite salvia. Last year I planted a new salvia for me, called “hot lips”, a red and white one, very cute and it is doing well. This is also the last month I usually repot and split cymbidiums, usually every 3 years, so that the new root growth is in place before the winter. Sometime I should try to take some of my own advice as I was late repotting my cyms this last year and they didn’t have time to grow roots well, before the winter rains, so I had loose plants with no roots this spring and no spikes. Had to repot them again! Correct watering year round is so very important but especially critical in the summer, especially if it is hot! Don’t over water natives and remember to check container plants for moisture. as they dry out much more quickly than plants in the ground. Use water saving devices such as soaker hoses, drip irrigation, and mulches to cut down on evaporation.It is not too late to plant June veggies such as beans, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, melons, parsley, peppers, squash and tomatoes. Get seedlings rather than seeds at this stage of the game. Plant some herbs in baskets and containers right outside your kitchen door to make for easy access. I have those five chimney flues I’ve mentioned before, planted with tomatoes, basil, lots of other herbs and a “pink lemonade” lemon tree in one of them. As most of you know, who know me personally, my real passion is epiphytic cacti, epiphyllum if you want to google the plant, the “Oh WOW” flower and I am just beginning to come into season. With about 400 different plants which are currently in bud, I should have a great showing this month and next. I am having open house June 20th, 10:30 am-ish, come on by and check out my flowering cactus plants. 317 San Miguel Way in the San Mateo Village, I live in the back in-law.
Questions? macro6096@yahoo.com or the San Mateo Garden Center.
You may contact me at:
macro6096@yahoo.com
or write me c/o the San Mateo Garden Center News
605 Parkside Way
San Mateo, CA 94403
650-341-6963
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Beware of Neighborhood Scam
This June, there have been reports of college students going door to door asking for donations of $48 for the Integrity Program. They say the money will help them get to Australia to take part in a Marine Biology program. They will also offer you magazine subscriptions and tell you their mother lives in the area. Do not believe them! They themselves are victims of this scam. They have been shipped in from all over the country with the promise of a good job. But once here, they are forced to work long hours and lie to trusting neighbors. They are very nice, but do not be fooled!
