Town Meetings & News

The City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 6 PM. To view the agenda visit: City Council Agenda

Among other topics the Town will be honoring former Council Member Michael Lempres for his service on the City Council. Council Member Lempres submitted a letter of resignation effective October 15, 2021, he will be relocating out of Town with his family.

If you want to watch other Town Committee and Commission videos visit the Town of Atherton's YouTube Channel - Click Here.

Town Services Closures

Town Hall / Administration / Post Office - Closed Friday, 10/22/21

In preparation for Town staff to move to the new Town Center the Town Hall, Administration, and Post Office located at Holbrook-Palmer Park will be closed on Friday, October 22, 2021.

Public Works / Building / Planning Departments - Closed Wed, 10/27/21 - Friday, 10/29/2021

The Public Works, Building, and Planning Departments will be closed on Wednesday, 10/27/21 - Friday. 10/29/2021 in preparation to move to the new Town Center.

These closures will have no impact on the Police Department, which will remain open 24/7.

Environmental Information

Peninsula Clean Energy is happy to share the 2020 community benefits summary for Atherton. Click the link below to learn about benefits in Atherton:

• 2020 Community Benefits Fact Sheet PDF

This fact sheet and graphic below celebrate the greenhouse gas reductions and energy bill savings from Atherton using Peninsula Clean Energy’s electricity mix in 2020. Last year PCE saved customers an estimated $17 million on energy bills and maintained the 97% participation rate countywide.

Most importantly, PCE reduced greenhouse gas emissions from electricity use by 96% countywide compared to when it launched five years ago in 2016. #MakeaDifferenceTogether.

COVID-19 Vaccinations Encouraged

The Town of Atherton strongly encourages every resident in Town, as well as all of our Town staff, to GET VACCINATED for the COVID-19 virus, if health and personal religious beliefs permit it. The Town presently requires all visitors and staff wear a face covering when inside public facilities.

How to Lift Indoor Masking Rules?

The indoor mask mandate remains a key tool in controlling the spread of COVID-19.
The County of San Mateo, along with eight other Bay Area local governments, has agreed to lift indoor masking requirements when all of the following are achieved:

The rate of COVID-19 transmission reaches the “moderate” or yellow tier and remains there for at least three weeks;
The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 is low and stable in the judgement of local health officials;
The percent of the total population that is fully vaccinated – two doses of Pfizer or Moderna or one dose of Johnson & Johnson – reaches 80 percent.

Regardless of the above, indoor masking requirements can also be lifted once eight weeks have passed since a COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized for emergency use by federal and state authorities for 5- to 11-year-olds.

After the order is lifted, businesses, nonprofits, churches and others with public indoor spaces can continue to impose their own requirements.
The County is currently in the “substantial” or orange tier in the Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 tracker.

Atherton Police Department
News & Information

The Atherton Police Department is pleased to announce the addition of Officer Rivera who recently graduated from the Academy. Officer Rivera joins the Town after serving in the Armed Forces. We are pleased to add to the #AthertonPD family.

The Town continues to add to our committed team of law enforcement professionals.

A.D.A.P.T Emergency Tips

If you are considering buying a Ham Radio for emergency communications, a list of recommended equipment can be found on the A.D.A.P.T website at https://www.getreadyatherton.org/radios

Lost Your Pet?

If you have lost your pet, please visit Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA immediately at the Coyote Point Shelter at 12 Airport Blvd in San Mateo. Open hours are Monday – Friday 11am – 7pm and Saturday – Sunday 11am – 6pm. Once a lost report is completed, staff will take you through the kennels to see if your pet is in the shelter. Each year, we reunite thousands of stray pets with their human companions.

Please visit our website here https://phs-spca.org/lost-domestic/ for tips/advice and other resources along with images of animals currently in our shelter found as stray.

GWR Excess Material

Caltrain

Caltrain Construction Updates - October 16 to October 22, 2021

Atherton
No work anticipated this week in Atherton.

Menlo Park

On October 16 to October 22, Caltrain will be working during the day to prune and remove trees along the project route. Day work hours will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and the field team will work as quietly as possible.

During work hours at the Menlo Park station all passengers will board and de-board from the same platforms. Please look for the signs to indicate which platform to use. If you have any questions, feel free to call Caltrain Customer Service at 1.800.660.4287.

Weekly Atherton "Did You Know?"

Did you know..... You can visit the Atherton Municipal Code via our website and learn about rules, requirements, and laws related to the Town. We are in the processing of updating our site and encourage you to visit Atherton Municipal Code to gat familiar.

City Clerk Anthony Suber
asuber@ci.atherton.ca.us

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