Locunity/San Mateo County, CA·Municipal Advisory Council
Midcoast Community Council is an elected Municipal Advisory Council to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, representing unincorporated Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada, Princeton, and Miramar. The Council has seven members elected by Midcoast voters to four-year terms. Councilmembers serve without compensation and without staff. The MCC was established in May 1991 by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors' Resolution 55042 and approved by Midcoast voters in November 1991 as specified by Resolution 55256 with the simultaneous election of the first seven councilmembers.
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The Seton Coastside ER renovation is complete but awaits state approval; a new mobile clinic at Ted Adcock park is already serving 40-50 patients in its first weeks.
Why it matters: The midcoast has been without an emergency room for years; reopening would significantly reduce travel times for emergency care.
Claire will draft a letter to NOAA opposing Trump administration proposals to cut Coastal Commission funding and authority, due by August 22.
Why it matters: Federal proposals to weaken the Coastal Commission could remove environmental protections for the fragile midcoast shoreline and open the door to offshore drilling.
Chair Kimberly Williams resigned for personal reasons; Scott Bollinger was elected chair and Connie Santilli vice chair, both unanimously, through year's end.
Why it matters: The MCC now has two vacant seats heading into the November election cycle, with a January special meeting planned to fill them.
Council approved a letter supporting Option E to use all unused housing permits since 2013 as the least-bad choice to avoid a permanent cap increase or builder's remedy exposure.
Why it matters: Rejecting Option E could trigger a permanent increase from 40 to 60 units per year in the LCP or expose the midcoast to unchecked builder's remedy development.
A unanimously approved letter supports the county general plan safety element while urging dedicated budget funding for coast evacuation, communication, and CERT resources.
Why it matters: The coast's limited evacuation routes were exposed during a December 2024 tsunami scare that nearly killed a police officer; the letter pushes for budgeted solutions rather than grant-dependent fixes.
Coastal Commission forced GCSD to keep the dirt parking lot, and council fears Caltrans bike lanes will push hundreds of displaced cars into residential El Granada.
Why it matters: Caltrans plans to remove roughly 700 parking spaces along Highway 1 for bike lanes, with no plan for where displaced vehicles will go.
GCSD approved a contract to replace the court-ordered IPS pipeline and identified seven potential funding sources for its long-planned park.
Why it matters: The IPS pipeline from Montara to Granada must be replaced under court order; a one-year extension was granted, but the clock is ticking.
San Mateo County's vehicle license fee shortfall has ballooned from $100M to $226M, prompting a major workshop and press conference.
Why it matters: The county is one of three statewide not receiving full VLF funding, directly threatening first responder and infrastructure budgets that serve the coast.
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MCC Backs 166 Banked Housing Permits as Chair Williams Resigns The Midcoast Community Council navigated a leadership shakeup and a pivotal housing policy concession Tuesday night, unanimously endorsing the use of more t...
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MCC Votes 5-2 to Bank Unused Housing Permits Back to 2013 The Midcoast Community Council wrestled with the consequences of state housing mandates Tuesday night, ultimately endorsing a backward-looking formula to absorb...
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Midcoast Council Mobilizes Against County Plan to Nearly Double Housing Permit Cap The Midcoast Community Council united against a San Mateo County proposal to raise the annual housing permit cap from 40 to 75 units, ca...
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DPW Unveils 14-Mile Paving Blitz as Residents Sound Alarm on Drainage, Governance The Midcoast Community Council got its first comprehensive look at San Mateo County's 2026 public works pipeline — and immediately pushed...
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Council Rallies Against County Bid to Weaken Mid Coast Housing Cap The Midcoast Community Council turned a routine Tuesday night into a defense of the 40-unit annual housing cap, pushing back hard against a county propo...
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Caltrans Launches Study to Save Highway 1 at Surfers Beach The Midcoast Community Council's May 13 meeting was dominated by the coast's most consequential infrastructure challenge — protecting Highway 1 from the sea — a...
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Emergency Officials Tell Midcoast: Leave Early or Face Deadly Gridlock The Midcoast Community Council's April 22 meeting became an extended lesson in survival math. With only three exit routes, seven deputies patrolling...
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Sewer Overhaul, Montara Grant and Harbor District Friction Dominate Midcoast Meeting The Midcoast Community Council (MCC) packed its April 8 session with presentations on a $13–14 million sewer pipeline replacement unde...
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Council Backs Strongest Dark-Sky Lighting Standard as Moss Beach Highway 1 Overhaul Takes Shape The Midcoast Community Council swore in two new members, then dove into the policy debates that define life on San Mateo Co...
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Free Vegetation Chipping and Funded Fuel Breaks Top Midcoast Wildfire Safety Push The Midcoast Community Council received its most substantive wildfire preparedness briefing of the year on March 11, learning that two cr...
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Council Appoints Two New Members After Marathon Interviews The Midcoast Community Council filled two of its seven seats after interviewing three candidates in a session that consumed more than 80 minutes of its Feb. 25...
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Crisis Team, Library Growth and Housing Concerns Fill Midcoast Agenda The Midcoast Community Council's Jan. 28 meeting put two of the coast side's most persistent challenges into sharp relief: how a small, geographicall...
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