Wind speeds and patterns change throughout the year, resulting in pilots flying in and out of SFO to use alternate routes. This is of course due to safety reasons, where most planes need to reach an altitude of at least 400 ft. and be safely airborne and before making any turns. In times of low westerly winds, Runway 01, or a port departure, is used. This runway faces Oakland, so if a plane is headed to Southern California, Las Vegas, or a destination in Arizona, the plane would need to make a 270-degree turn in order to face south). In times of high westerly winds, Runway 28, or a Shoreline departure, is used. This runway faces northwest towards Pacifica so planes heading south would fly towards the ocean along the Gap (a natural dip in the ridgeline between SFO and Pacifica) before turning left to fly south. On west wind days, it's the planes that are headed to an eastern location that can cause noise problems in Brisbane. A properly-flown Shoreline departure would have planes remaining on the east side of Highway 101 before turning right towards Oakland. However, if this departure is poorly-flown, planes will fly too far northwest before turning right, and thus fly over Brisbane. (If hearing runway numbers is confusing, just remember that SFO is 10 degrees to the right from all cardinal compass directions. Therefore, Runway 01 is 10 degrees to the right of due North, Runway 10 is 10 degrees to the right of due East, or 100 degrees from due North, Runway 19 is 10 degrees to the right of due South, or 190 degrees from due North, and Runway 28 is 10 degrees to the right of due West, or 280 degrees from due North).
Residents can know that work is being done by both the City Council and City Management to make sure
Airport Noise Complaint
On Wednesday, October 20th, Councilmember Richardson and City Management met with SFO Airport Director John Martin and Dave Ong from the SFO Airport Aircraft Noise Abatement Office. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the increase in overhead noise in
This past Wednesday, 13 Lipman students volunteered an hour of their time to help with weeding at the Community Park. They were supervised by Growing Green Hand's Tamberly Mott, volunteers Paul Bouscal and Marge Buschman, and of course, Public Works staff Linda Baston Conway and Joe Friars who were on-hand helping to lay down tarps and hand out gloves and tools.
Thank you to Brisbane Hardware for donating gloves to the kids! And, last but not least, THANK YOU to the students who pulled, heaved, and carried tarp-fuls of weeds to the PW truck for disposal. You all get an A for effort!
To see more pictures from the afternoon, click here to be taken to the City's photo set on Flickr.
Theresa Maturo, having served on the Brisbane Planning Commission since April of 2005, was honored at the October 4th City Council meeting for her service and dedication to the community. Soon to be moving out of Brisbane, Theresa submitted her resignation, and said at her recognition ceremony how much she "absolutely and thoroughly enjoyed" being a part of the Brisbane community and serving on the Planning Commission.
Approximately one year remains on her term and the City Council is now accepting applications for this position. Once this one-year term expires, the City Council will begin the recruitment process for a full, 4-year term. Click here to learn more about the primary duties of the Planning Commission. If you are interested in applying for this one-year term, please contact Sheri Spediacci at 415-508-2113 or send her an e-mail at cityclerk@ci.brisbane.ca.us. The deadline to apply has been extended to November 15, 2010.
Also at that October 4th City Council meeting, former Interim Community Development Director John Swiecki was sworn in by the City Clerk as the City's new Community Development Director. John will continue working on the projects of former Community Development Director Bill Prince, which include the Baylands, Sierra Point Design Guidelines, Housing Element, and General Plan update.
To hear more about Brisbane's key issues, planning, and finances, be sure to attend the State of the City address next Tuesday, October 26th, at the Radisson Hotel (5000 Sierra Point Parkway). Sponsored by Seton Medical Center and the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce, the event will feature Mayor W. Clarke Conway giving a "year-in-review" and what 2011 may bring. In case you're not able to make it, the event will also be videotaped, played on Channel 27, and made available on the website. We'll notify you in a blog post when that will be ready for your viewing pleasure!
Find out what's happening in Brisbane by checking out the STAR and City News! The STAR is published quarterly in-house and the City News comes out usually on a monthly basis. Printed copies of each are also available at City Hall.
One of the topics of discussion at this past Wednesdays's Open Space and Ecology Committee meeting was how individuals who may be doing improvements or remodels at their homes can take advantage of the tax incentives and rebates that are readily available, but may be expiring by December 31, 2010. Here are some resources that can help you to reduce your home's energy usage, and how you can qualify for the available tax incentives and rebates.
Learn more about these programs, tools, and offers at http://www.pge.com/, or contact PG&E's Smarter Energy Line at 1-800-933-9555 or e-mail smarter-energy@pge.com.