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ike many men of a certain age, I’m just not that flexible. Tape a million-dollar bill to my toes and ask me to grab it without bending my knees, and I’d end up $1 million short. I feel like I’m at least moderately active in between eight hour shifts of sitting in an office chair, but I’ve always been as stiff as a week old baguette. So, when I started dabbling with yoga a few months ago, the beginner classes on YouTube felt like double black diamond runs. Sit on the floor and cross my legs? Who am I, BKS Iyengar? My best poses were the mountain pose, where essentially you just try to stand up straight, and shavasana, the one where you lie down flat on your back. Totally nailed ’em. Or so I thought. Turns out that standing still — and doing nothing else but standing still — takes a fair amount of concentration. Worrying about the next press deadline doesn’t count. Trying to remember if we have enough ham left to make the kids’ school sandwiches doesn’t count. I started trying to work in some yoga every day for the physical benefits, but I’ve found that the mental exercise might actually be what it’s all about. I’m not proud to say that finding 20 minutes each day to check out mentally is a huge challenge. Am I that busy, or more accurately, that distracted? When my personal YouTube coach tells me that “getting to the mat” is the hardest part, I now know what she’s talking about. I can cheat a little on my downward dogs — and lord knows I do — but I can’t cheat on showing up. Either you do or you don’t. And proudly, the only day I have missed so far is the day that our dog, Ace, barfed on the carpet where my yoga spot is. I have a hard enough time trying to find inner peace without the olfactory addition. And even if my kids point and say “there goes Dad to do his yogurt,” I am enjoying it. And I do imagine that I’ve seen some benefits. Plus, the next time someone tapes $1 million to my toes, I might actually become a rich man. As I am a ways away from doing yoga in public, I might pass on the newest aerial version which has found a home in Harbor Village, but it is pretty intriguing. Check out the beautiful photos and story about it in this month’s issue. Namaste.
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school. Some would say that that school building was perhaps the most attractive. The school was located on what is now Cunha Intermediate School property — close to today’s Half Moon Bay Library. The railroad’s promise of a growing and modern population didn’t materialize. Farming and an unchanging population continued along until after the Great Depression and through World War II. In 1939 the federal government gave Half Moon Bay one if its Works Progress Administration projects as a way to improve communities and create jobs for the unemployed during the depression. The WPA constructed the school that eventually became Cunha Elementary School. When the new building was opened, the high school went into the western wing – along Kelly Avenue. The grammar school went into the south wing, along Church Street. The students from the Half Moon Bay Grammar School moved a few dozen feet down the road, into the new school. The construction of that WPA project may mark the end of building the pretty schools of the Coastside. Some of the more isolated small canyon schools continued in service for years, even after the population increases following the war. Eventually, easier transportation began to encourage centralizing the Coastside’s education. In 1964, the Tunis School in Tunitas Canyon closed. Tunis School was the last one-room school house in the county. Dave Cresson is the president of the Half Moon Bay History Association. The association is an active group with Our regularnew Saturday hou meetings. To learn more, visit halfmoonbayhistory.org After normal showroom hour
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Opera society goes timely and tuneful Jan. 9 The Pescadero Opera Society presents Gian Carlos Menotti’s Cold War drama, “The Consul.” It’s the composer’s first full-length opera sung in English. Originally produced on Broadway as a musical drama in 1950, it wowed audiences with its lush score and chilling message as delivered through a lushly scored story of a wife and mother clashing with bureaucracy as she struggles to obtain an exit visa. It will unfold in the society’s informal barn south of Pescadero. It starts at 2 p.m. and is followed by a potluck lunch. 879-0769, pescaderoopera.com.
Local artist to show their stuff Jan. 15-March 30 Glassworks, pottery, photography, sculpture, paintings, digital artwork and more will greet visitors to the Coastal Arts League’s Members Show at the CAL gallery and museum at 300 Main St., Suite 6, in Half Moon Bay. Many forms of artwork by some of the league’s more than 100 members will be showcased, and some of it will be for sale. An artists’ reception is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22 at the gallery. coastalartsleague@ gmail.com.
A ton of talent Jan 8, 9, 10 Coastsiders of all ages will light up the stage at Coastal Repertory Theatre’s 24th annual Coastside Talent Show, set for 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8 and Saturday, Jan. 9, and 2 p. m. Sunday, Jan. 10 at the theater at 1167 Main St. in Half Moon Bay. As always, it will present a mix of song, dance, comedy and more, but this year it’s in a little different format. “It’s time for exciting new changes,” said the theater’s Associate Artistic Director Roxane Ashe. Friday night’s show, headed by musical director Martin Rojas-Dietrich, will focus on Broadway show tunes, instrumental and lots of vocal classical and cabaret-style song, dance and music performed by all ages. Saturday night’s show will take an American Music Hall theme with an array of rock, country, pop, blues and Tin Pan Alley selections, along with jugglers, dancers, comedians and bands. Sunday’s matinee will focus on the family and on celebrating talented Coastside children and youth. Both Saturday’s and Sunday’s shows will feature musical director Steve Shufton and his band the Shuftones. Tickets are $10/students and seniors and $15/general for one show, with discounts for multiple shows. Go to coatalrep.com.
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tanding in the kitchen of his new restaurant, Felix Sanchez proudly flipped through an assortment of certificates, newspaper clippings and letters of recommendation from eateries all over the world — from Sweden, Russia, Cuba and Spain. They show the path taken decades ago by a teenager in Barcelona when he accepted a dishwashing job in a restaurant kitchen and eventually worked his way up the line. After spending the last 15 years as a chef at the RitzCarlton, Key Biscayne, in Miami, Sanchez has come to Half Moon Bay. On Dec. 11, Sanchez, along with his wife and two adult children, opened Romesco Bistro and Tapas in Shoreline Station. It is his first familyowned restaurant; Sanchez formerly was part owner of an eatery in Sweden. The Sanchez family moved to the Bay Area about a year ago. Sanchez met his wife, who is from Cuba, while working in Sweden; they had their children in Cuba. After settling near San Francisco, the family found a vacancy for their new business at Shoreline Station. “(We chose Half Moon Bay) because we like the mountains and the beaches close together — it looks like the Mediterranean,” said Felix Sanchez’s son, who has the same name. While the elder Sanchez, who has more than 40 years’ experience in the kitchen, is doing most of the cooking, his son and wife are pitching in as well. The senior Sanchez’s daughter is working as a waitress. The restaurant’s menu mostly reflects dishes from Spain, but also includes Cuban cuisine. Sanchez intends to serve daily specials from different countries, as well. Specialties include four different kinds of paella, one vegetarian, as well as brandy-flamed, grilled shrimp called flameado camarones al ajillo. And of course there are the tapas, hot and cold varieties prepared traditionally with a modern touch. The restaurant is named for a well-known nut and pepper-based sauce from Spain that the elder Sanchez says is “really good for anything.” He learned how to make it from a chef in Barcelona. Romesco is made with the ñora pepper, almonds, garlic and other ingredients. The family makes their own desserts, and once the restaurant obtains its liquor license it will offer beer, local and Spanish wine and homemade sangria. An order of paella for four will come with the offer of a $1 pitcher of sangria. “I want to make food like the Ritz-Carlton serves, but more affordable for families,” the senior Sanchez said. Romesco Bistro and Tapas is located at 225 Cabrillo Highway South Suite 128C in Half Moon Bay.
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“Tapas” is Spanish for “snacks with alcohol.” No it’s not. That’s a lie. But that’s what it means. (Actually, “tapas” derives from the Spanish word for “top” and some speculate that the word has been used because inn owners used to offer travelers samples of their meals on pot covers, or tops.) There are many legends around the origin of tapas. One has it that King Alfonso the 10th ordered small meals with wine to aid in his problematic digestion. Another would have us believe that Spanish farmers offered quick, small meals and some wine to fortify field workers so they could continue to work. The home cook’s bible “The Joy of Cooking” suggests the first tapas were slices of bread or meat sherry drinkers used to cover their glasses to keep fruit flies at bay. It may also have something to do with the fact that Spaniards typically don’t eat dinner until after 9 p.m., which leaves lots of time to get hungry after work. Whatever. Tapas are all the rage. There are international competitions and restaurants serving the bar delicacies are popping up all over the world. — Clay Lambert
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space that once housed a bookshop and art gallery at Harbor Village in Princeton is now home to a new yoga studio that offers a twist on the ancient discipline. In place of the bookshelves now hang 15 silk-based hammocks that drop to two different levels above the studio floor. The hammocks are used in what is known as aerial, or anti-gravity, yoga, a newer form that really resonates with the studio owner, Amelia Cerezo. Having just left the hectic corporate world, Cerezo quietly opened the doors to Mojo Yoga in October. She offers 17 different classes. Many of her classes utilize the hammocks in some fashion, though other classes stick with the traditional mat-based poses. The El Granada resident said she scoured a good portion of the Bay Area for a place to house her own studio. Then she remembered something significant from previous visits to Harbor Village in her own town. Chris Overfelt, the
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AERIAL YOGA STRETCHES POSSIBILITES Amelia Cerezo meditates in one of the silk hammocks used for aerial yoga. She says that the unique practice can help take pressure off the hands and wrists.
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owner of a yarn shop that once resided in the same shopping mall, had taught her how to knit, and looking back, Cerezo realized the building would be appropriate for her purposes. “I just remembered her high ceilings,” Cerezo said of Chris’s shop. While holding down a full-time job, Cerezo used to teach Yin and Restorative yoga at the I AM Yoga and Wellness studio in El Granada. Cerezo is cognizant that many of her students have jobs over the hill or in the East Bay and begins her classes at 7 p.m. to accommodate them. Having practiced yoga for more than a decade, Cerezo said she first happened upon the aerial form two or three years ago from a segment she saw on TV. “I thought, ‘Wow, that’s pretty cool,’” she said. As a long-time fan of Cirque Du Soleil, forming yoga poses while suspended in the air appealed to Cerezo’s sense of aesthetics. And she has since discovered many of the practical benefits as well. “A lot of people like to do yoga,” Cerezo said. “I teach functional yoga.”
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You can look pretty in a pose, Cerezo said, but if it doesn’t provide any benefit there isn’t a whole lot of sense in doing it. Aerial yoga can help take pressure off of your hands and wrists when doing inverted poses, she says, and encourages the use of the practitioner’s core to keep stable. In some instances, you can even take a stretch farther with the hammocks than you could on the mat. In fact, aerial yoga is stretching from coast to coast and among the more low-tech trends in health and wellness for 2016. While many people found Fitbits and other digital trackers under the Christmas tree, others are returning to more conventional means such as stretching and weight training. Aerial yoga might be knew, but the benefits — and challenges — of gravity are not new to anyone who has exercised regularly. “You can control how far you go in the silk,” Cerezo said. One of her classes Cerezo calls “silk sanctuary” and it’s an opportunity to rest in the hammocks. “You’re in the hammock, no one can see you,” Cerezo said. “It’s the art of doing nothing.” Cerezo says her students can use that opportunity to mediate, stretch or do anything they’d like. Although, in the spirit of detaching from the fast-paced, high-tech world, she does make some exceptions. “No cellphones,” she said. “Can you imagine someone texting in there?” For more information on Mojo Yoga, check out the website at www. mojoyoga.com. HALF MOON BAY The suspended hammocks provide a unique twist on traditional yoga practices and contribute a unique aesthetic in normally sparce yoga studios.
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Coach Jaime Carrasco leads his team in its celebratory ‘Viva Futbol’ chant. The chant marks the end of each game.
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Saturday morning and Coach Jaime Carrasco is revving up his soccer team for the next drill in the Cunha Intermediate School soccer cage. He has to kneel down so he can look his players in the eye. Most of them are just over three feet tall. “All of you guys are fishies and Coach Jaime is a shark. When I blow the whistle you have to run to the fence and stay there. Don’t let the shark get you,” says Carrasco, a Half Moon Bay native. There is a moment of heavy uncertainty for the sidelined parents as they watch to see what actually happens when the whistle blows. Will their toddler opt to dive tackle a teammate instead or will she wander off and start picking at the grass again? The whistle blows and each player dribbles a soccer ball as fast as possible to the fence. They are focused. They are giving it their all. Carrasco is the only one who doesn’t look surprised. “I love coaching the younger children because you tell a young child to do two cartwheels and he’ll not only do two, he’ll do three or five,” he says. That type of commitment is something Carrasco understands well. At age 13, his parents divorced and he
Jaime Carrasco has been coaching soccer for nearly 14 years and has now his own company Las Americas Futbol. His favorite age group to coach is age 2 through 8.
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Coach Jaime Carrasco leads his team in another celebratory chant.
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moved from Half Moon Bay to Mexico to live with his grandmother. Soon after, Carrasco was invited to play for the popular Mexican soccer team, Chivas. Six days a week he left his house at 4:45 a.m., walked four miles in the dark to the nearest bus stop, rode for over an hour on the bus only to catch two more busses just to get to the Chivas headquarters. Once there, he faced an intense two-hour training session. His journey home was the same in reverse. “The only light that I had was the moon,” says Carrasco. “But from there I learned discipline, I learned dedication and I had really good coaches.” One of those coaches often gave Carrasco a ride home and offered advice that went far beyond the soccer field. “Try to live with all your heart and always have a plan. Don’t go to the soccer field scratching your head, saying, ‘What am I going to do today?’ You always have to be prepared,” Carrasco said. “I think that goes for every job, not only for coaching.” Like most of his teammates, Carrasco left school at age 15 to focus entirely on soccer. He had his sights set on making first division, the pros. During his six years with Chivas he rose to second division, but then the unthinkable happened. He suffered a horrific back injury at 18 that left him unable to walk at first. “After my back injury I was never the same soccer player. In Mexico, my soccer career was over. It was hard for me. I became depressed,” says Carrasco. “My mistake is I didn’t have a plan B.” In the way that some might turn to drugs or alcohol, Carrasco says he turned to traveling. He got on a bus and journeyed alone to South America for the next seven years. “I just wanted to escape,” he says. “I just wanted to get away from everybody.” But something happened. Carrasco fell in love with Rio De Janeiro. He decided to stay. There, he met a mentor, a man named Simon who was from Africa and had played soccer professionally in France before also suffering an injury. He encouraged Carrasco to join him in coaching. “I didn’t see myself as a coach,” says Carrasco. “I felt like I had failed. So I was like, how can I become a coach? That was my mentality. If I didn’t make it all the way, how am I going to become a coach? “But I was so wrong,” he said. Now, more than 10 years later, Carrasco owns his own soccer coaching company called Las Americas
Above, from left, three-year-olds Brody Bello, Nicholas Johnson and Remy Sheehan scrimmage with Coach Jaime Carrasco in the Cunha soccer cage during one of their Saturday practices. Right, Coach Jaime Carrasco kneels down to look his toddler players in the eye during a soccer practice in Cunha’s soccer cage. Below, young soccer players listen to their coach.
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Three-year-old Remy Sheehan looks at the medal she was awarded at the end of her 10 weeks of soccer.
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Futbol, and he coaches in Half Moon Bay and throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. “It shocks me that he knows everybody’s name,” says Kate Bello, whose 3-year-old son, Brody, takes lessons in Half Moon Bay. “You can see how passionate he is about the sport and he wants to pass that onto the kids.” But Carrasco says the kids give him as much in return. His own mom recently started chemotherapy for lung cancer. A day after her first chemotherapy treatment, he was coaching in Sunnyvale when one of his 4-year-old players ran away from the
soccer field, ignoring his pleas to come back. When she returned she had her hands hidden behind her back before revealing she had a flower. “(She said,) ‘Coach, I’ve noticed that you’ve been really sad and I got this for you.’ She doesn’t know that my mom got chemotherapy,” says Carrasco. “Children have this gift, this energy.” He says he keeps his prices low so all families can afford the program and coaches in both English and Spanish, chanting “Viva Futbol” at the end of every practice which means “Hooray for soccer.” “He’s the best with the kids. He goes so far over the top,” says Alex Kay,
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“After my back injury I was never the same soccer player. In Mexico, my soccer career was over.” whose son Rowan has been taking lessons for about a year. Kay says he is constantly impressed that Carrasco gives every child a team T-shirt at the beginning of the 10-week session and awards every child with a medal at the final practice, during a special awards ceremony. “I want children to understand that when you try hard, you’re
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egan Correa is an artist. You can see her alter ego, Lil MC, perform regularly at Bay Area hot spots, including J7 Studios in Moss Beach. Her rhymes are sometimes dark, often inspired by unsettling news of the day or the gothic comic books she reads. Megan Correa is fearless. The hip-hop culture is not always welcoming to women. Misogynistic lyrics on the radio translate into what appears to be open hostility in the clubs. To see her perform at a rap battle, trading insults with foul-mouthed foes, is to fear for her safety. But Megan Correa is also a revelation. You don’t know what to expect from a female rapper. There are so few role models, even in 2016, and those you see on television tend to be cartoon renderings of real women — the R&B replaced by T&A. But Correa is something else entirely. Polite, punctual and professional, she is an insightful interview. She laughs easily, even while acknowledging
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that the hip-hop community in which she has found a place can be cruel. She tells you she’s in it for the poetry, the music, and not the promise of stardom. And you believe her. “I’m not trying to make it big or anything,” she says in between slugs from a large Starbucks cup. “I have too much going on in my life.” That includes 3-year-old son Adrian and the pursuit of a psychology degree at the University of San Francisco. She lives in the city now, but her roots are driven deep into the loamy Coastside soil. She attended Farallone View Elementary, Cunha Intermediate and Half Moon Bay High schools, and took up music at an early age. She started playing piano at the age of 5, and braved the clarinet while in middle school. “I still play the piano, but nothing too crazy,” she says with another easy laugh. Her sense of humor is another revelation for anyone who has seen her battle
Megan Correa records her music under the name, Lil MC.
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on YouTube. The laughter is more often than not aimed inward rather than as a weapon in a cosmic, never-ending game of Dirty Dozens. To be fair, the profane posturing evident in those one-on-one battles is just part of the show. When they are finished, the battlers often clasp hands and hug in a show of respect for the loyal and literate opposition. Armed with an early love of music, Correa fell in with the popular local hip-hop group, Moontown Crooks. She gained momentum with the support of another Coastsider, Maleko, who helps to manage J7 and promote local artists. Somewhere along the line, she gained her hip-hop stage name. MC is a play on the word “emcee” as well as her initials, “And ‘Lil’ because I am little,” she said. From there, the force of her poetry and personality took over. “She can hang with the boys, onstage and offstage,” Maleko said. He added that it’s not as unusual to see women rapping today as it was when he
started in the 1990s. Popular artists like Lauren Hill and Nicki Minaj opened the door, even if they are sometimes seen more as beautiful props than proper artists. Even now, it’s difficult to talk about the place of women in the hip-hop world without mentioning the Anaconda in the room. Lil MC acknowledges it’s a man’s world but dismisses the notion that it’s a big problem. “There is sometimes this male ego that comes out in people,” she said. “The only way to get past that without being bombarded by it is the way you hold yourself in that situation. It’s kind of like watching a male peacock flaunt his feathers. I don’t know where it’s coming from. “I think misogyny can be perpetuated through hiphop,” she added. “I definitely don’t want to say that all forms of hip-hop are misogynistic, but popular stuff, totally. And females play into what males want to hear. I used to be so angry at this and that … how women are treated. I don’t let that bother me now, but I think the most stigmatized group is still women (in hip-hop).
Lil MC played the J7 Studios in Moss Beach in December.
“I don’t think Nicki Minaj or Iggy Azalea are going to be rapping about feminism or equality,” she said, laughing again. Correa sometimes provides a feminine counterpoint on pieces that are anachronistically still called mix tapes though they are really streamed online. Her rhymes are blunt and sometimes speak to a struggle that anyone born on the coast would recognize. “I think there is a certain vibe you get here,” she said of the coast. “We’re fully conscious that we’re from a small town. In a small town, everyone knows everything about you. You adopt a feeling like, ‘I don’t care what you think anymore.’ “It’s not an inner city perspective on hip-hop,” Correa said. “We still have a city vibe going on because we’re so close to the city.” The Coastside hip-hop culture is thriving. She said it’s sometimes hidden in plain sight because it doesn’t depend on the gold chains and baggy pants that are often associated with the life. She said Coastside rappers
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Megan Correa, aka Lil MC, is influenced by the world around her.
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are unique in appearance and sound. Maleko said the hip-hop that permeates the coast might be indistinguishable to the listener other than the occasional Coastside reference in the lyrics. He added that the fiefdom that supports Lil MC as its queen is exploding. “I could name 20 Coastside rappers off the top of my head right now,” he said. “In proportion to the population size,” Correa said, “it’s crazy how much talent there is here on the Coastside.” Correa is both a part of that crew and apart from it. Her gender, her motherhood, her ongoing education separate her from any stereotype of what it means to be a hip-hop artist. She knows that success might not come in the form of Grammies or television appearances. That isn’t her vision of success anyway. “I don’t look at it like that anymore. It just takes away from the music,” she said. “In hindsight, your music is going to suffer from having that kind of perspective. I want to keep doing shows. I want to evolve. I want to do different types of music. I want to put out albums. “If I don’t make a single dime, that’s OK,” she said. HALF MOON BAY
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MISSION STATEMENT | Since its inception in 1982, the Coastside Alexa Alborzi, DDS, MDS Adult Day Health Center’s Mission is to keep people as healthy, he fantastic, confi active and independent as possible, when advancing years ordent smile that you’ve always dreamed of awaits you at Dr. Alborzi’s office. Patients will fi nd physical/mental conditions call for extra care and attention. several types of comfortable and almost undetectable braces. Custom,
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computer-generated designs make it possible to complete precision treatment in less time. Using the latest technology through Damon Braces and Invisalign, visits are significantly fewer, more ABOUT | Coastside Adult Day Health Center is excited to comfortable, with superior results. The friendly Alborzi Smiles staff is specially trained to assist celebrate our 25th year of providing healthpatients care services to our and answer many questions they may have about their orthodontic treatment. The funfrail, elderly, and disabled.We are especially thatgives wepatients were and their families a feeling of comfort and confidence every time lovingproud atmosphere the 1st Adult Day Health Center in San Mateo County. Over the they visit. In addition to practicing orthodontics, Dr. Alborzi also volunteers at Sonrisas Clinic and years we have continued to assist coastsidedoes families and their loved pro bono work for the needy.
ones in an effort to keep the elderly in their own homes, near family and friends, and in the community they helped build, preserving their dignity and choice. One of the biggest fears a senior has is to be placed in a nursing home. Our services offer a cost effective alternative to premature placement.
Alexa Alborzi, DDS, MDS 705 Purissima St., Half Moon Bay | 726.6321 235 N. San Mateo Dr. #300, San Mateo | 342.4171 | GotToSmile.com
With Compassion and Professionalism, we offer comprehensive and all inclusive services that are individualized for each participant. Services include: ■ Nursing and personal care/medications moniMEDICAL CLINIC SENIOR CARE toring ■ Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapies “The Coastside Adult Day ■ Social Services/case management Health Center’s mission is to ■ Memory Enhancement program/beginning keep people as healthy, active dementia and independent as possible, ■ Alzheimer’s program/progressed dementia when advancing years or ■ Stimulating group activities Immediate Care Coastside ■ Respite and support groups for physical/mental conditions callfamilies and Adult Day ndependently owned and operated, Immediate Care was started Health Center caregivers for extra care and attention.” EXECUTIVE in 1983 by Independent Family Practice Physicians to provide ser■ Nutrition education and counseling DIRECTOR | vices to patients who do not have a regular doctor, whose regular doc■ Hot nutritious lunch served daily tor is unavailable, or who have no primary care physician, and need JanieCoastside Bono-James Adult ■ Door-to-door, wheelchair-accessible trans- to be seen for an acute problem. We provide an alternative to the Day Health Center portation or over 30 years we’ve provided health care services to the Emergency Room for patients with coughs, colds, sinus infections and Information referrals frail, elderly, and■disabled. We assistand coastside families in acute health issues. Immediate Care is operated as a walk-in with no
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Hours of operations are Monday thru Friday, 9AM – 3PM.We acceptand Saturday 9 am to 4 pm. Closed Sundays. We accept Medicare and services offer a cost effective alternative to premature placement Medi-Cal, longhomes. termClients insurance veteran’sallbenefits.Those paying most major insurances, but we are not contracted with Med-i-Cal, in nursing receive and comprehensive inclusive privately will be based on a sliding scale. For more information call: Healthy Families of San Mateo or HMOs. For patients who have not services delivered with compassion and professionalism. 650- 726-5067 established themselves with a primary care physician, we are happy to provide a list of primaries in our community on request. Immediate Care is committed to supporting physicians in our community.
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“My mission is to help people stay mentally and physically healthy and live longer, more productive lives. I can help.”
“I believe that when patients come into our office they experience a true sense of hope”
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hat do you do when mom or dad is losing their memory? How do you protect them from elder abuse? How do you manage their care? Are you prepared as a family for the transitions of aging? These are just a few of the questions I hear on a daily basis from families and individuals in crisis. I provide Strategic Elder Planning, Care Management, and counseling/support to help families work through these transitions. I hold Masters degrees in Clinical Gerontology and Health Administration as well as a Doctorate in Dental Surgery. I remain involved with seniors and their families by continuing to teach Geriatric Dentistry and Gerontology. My new book discusses these issues and more; available from www. newwrinklebook.com and bookstores, titled “A New Wrinkle: What I Learned From Older People Who Never Acted Their Age”.
Eric Shapira, DDS, MA, MHA Montara, CA, 650-728-5827 agingmentorservices.com
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oastside Dentistry has been providing lasting, quality dental care to families on the coast for over 20 years. Our goal is to prevent dental disease and problems before they begin, with regular dental cleanings, thorough exams and preventive restorations. We hope to form long-term relationships with our patients as we help you achieve optimal oral health and the smile you want. Dr. Johannes and Dr. Stephanie Knueppel both completed their dental training at UCSF School of Dentistry. They welcome patients of all ages. Children are seen by their first birthday to make sure their dental development is normal and to get them accustomed to visits to our kid-friendly office. Adult dentistry includes cleanings, fillings, crowns, bridges, veneers, implants, root canals, and wisdom teeth extractions. In addition, our excellent staff (Denise, Katie, Jenica and Mary Jane) and hygienists (Lindsay and Maryam) are here to care for you.
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e would like to invite you to visit our office for a Hearing Health Check-Up! There is no charge and no obligation when you get your hearing tested at your local Miracle-Ear office conveniently located in San Mateo by the Hillsdale Mall. Do you feel as if you might be missing conversation at those morning coffee gatherings? Are you starting to question whether or not you are hearing clearly? WE CAN HELP! Join us and together we will discover the status of your hearing health! Sue Chamberlain is a Nationally Board-Certified Hearing Aid Specialist and has been providing quality hearing healthcare on the Peninsula for more than 20 years. Miracle-Ear hearing aids have been America’s number one trusted brand for more than 65 years. We continue to provide state-of-the-art hearing aid technology for all of our customers’ hearing healthcare needs. Call us now and together we will help you find your solution to hearing better today!
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r. Moody and his staff welcome you to his practice of family dentistry, where their goal is to help you achieve optimal dental health through quality dental treatment and preventative dentistry practices. Working here on the Coastside since 1982, Dr. Moody emphasizes the importance of regular cleanings and exams and also provides full-mouth restorative treatment. He also performs a variety of cosmetic dentistry procedures including bonding, porcelain veneers, bleaching and porcelain crowns. Dr. Moody starting practicing general dentistry in 1978 and is a member of the California and American Dental Associations, as well as the San Mateo County Dental Society.
Miracle-Ear Hearing Aid Center
Robert Moody, DMD 538 Main St., Half Moon Bay 650.726.9046 • www.drmoody.com
2907 S. El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94403 650-341-9111
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ccording to data from Statistics Brain, the American Cancer Society and Health Land, around 70 percent of smokers harbor a desire to quit altogether, while 40 percent of smokers will try to quit this year. Quitting smoking is a popular New Year’s resolution, and a choice that can improve smokers’ health dramatically. Smokers can reduce their rate of dying from smoking by half just by quitting before age 50. Although the percentage of smokers who will succeed in quitting the first time around is small, it is still worth the effort. Today there are many different plans, medications and smoking-cessation support groups to help smokers as they attempt to quit.
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“I have been a patient at this office for probably forty years if not longer. They just keep getting better as time goes by. The whole staff is wonderful!!! You will be very happy as one of their patients.” — FROM A PATIENT’S INTERNET REVIEW
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entle, friendly care with state-of-the art techniques has kept families coming to Cabrillo Family Dental Care for over forty years. Cabrillo takes pride and care in all phases of dentistry including cosmetic dentistry, routine fillings, dental implants and root canals. The skilled, friendly staff is happy to care for you and your smile.
Dr. Ryan Henspetter has been treating Pacifica andCoastside patients at Cabrillo Family Dental Care since 2001. Dr. Henspetter lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children and enjoys playing music and spending time traveling with his family. Dr. Chris Jen Kin graduated from the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in 2005. Though originally from Los Angeles, he now considers the Bay Area his home. Dr. Jen Kin has been practicing at Cabrillo Family Dental Care since 2013 and lives in Burlingame with his wife and two children. Generations of Coastside families have entrusted us to take care of their oral health care needs. Cabrillo Family Dental Care continues a long tradition of treating patients like family.
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“I attempt to time the start of orthodontic care with the patient’s growth spurt. This usually allows for treating the patient once.”
“Our goal is to provide you with an environment with friendly, caring, and experienced staff that use the latest digital optometric technology for vision examination and medical diagnostics, complimented with best eyewear products.”
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r. Kenneth Stasun, Half Moon Bay’s orthodontic specialist is friendly, gentle, and exclusively practices in Half Moon Bay. He is known for his personal attention, performing all wire adjustments and appliance placements himself . He uses bands and brackets, lip bumpers, palatal expanders and functional appliances that allow the patient’s musculature to direct growth direction and tooth movement. His staff tries to schedule appointments around early dismissal days, teacher in-service days, and after-school sports. Don’t travel over the hill; orthodontic records including orthodontic x-rays can be performed in Dr. Stasun’s office.
r. Moshasha has been practicing adult and pediatric Primary care optometry for more than fifteen years, and is proud to be a member of American, California, and San Mateo county Optometric Society. She opened her office in November 2013 with the objective to serve the coastside with eye care services, medical and surgical co-management, contact lens services as well as providing quality frames and sunglasses for all ages.
Kenneth L. Stasun, DDS 423 Johnston St., Half Moon Bay 650.726.7523 • www.bracesbystasun.com
Neda Moshasha, OD 80 N. Cabrillo Hwy, Suite J, Half Moon Bay 650.726.3937, www.hmboptometry.com
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ai Martin is a Navy veteran and part of the firstever San Mateo County Veterans Commission. The commission was seated
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Martin was born and raised in Southern California. He has traveled widely and came to the Bay Area 20 years ago to attend the California Maritime Academy. He’s worked at the Port of Oakland, and now serves as vice president for the Center of Excellence within The Pasha Group, which is a logistics and shipping company with offices in Marin County. He remains active in the Naval Reserve. Recently, he was involved in the Reserve’s disaster relief planning. He moved to Pacifica two years ago at the behest of his wife Deirdre. The couple recently welcomed a new daughter. Martin agreed to answer a few questions about his service and his hopes for the Veterans Commission. — Clay Lambert
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Half Moon Bay magazine: Kai, tell us about your decision to serve in the military. What drove that decision? Kai Martin: My father was a Vietnam veteran who later served a couple of decades with the National Guard. He shared and demonstrated a great deal to my brothers and me and instilled a sense of service. My parents and family are educators and have a strong sense of service to our community and those around us. He also helped me in developing my interest in history, especially military history. When I was young I was very interested in ships, ports and anything nautical. This led me to the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets program, which has partnerships with the Navy and Coast Guard, and I eventually ended up attending the California Maritime Academy in Vallejo. Attending Recruit Training Command San Diego at 15, having my head shaved, firefighting, practicing damage control, and sailing on a frigate for a month as a Sea Cadet were just a few of the unique experiences that supported my decision to join the U.S. Navy. At the Maritime Academy, we wore uniforms every day, stood watch, and I was also in the Navy ROTC program there. All of this combined led me to both the civilian profession and Navy community I serve now. The reasons that drove that decision still hold true for me today: Dedication and service to our country and those people we are charged with protecting, and having unique experiences that you can only have in the military with dedicated and fun like-minded people. I stay in it for all of those original reasons, plus the terrific camaraderie of my fellow service members. In today’s society, we need just as many strong and experienced people as possible serving our country.
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HMB: How did the experience differ from your expectations? KM: I had really great exposure with the Sea Cadets program so a good deal of my experience matched my expectations when I initially went in. After the attacks of Sept. 11, many things changed for our country, including direction and engagement for the military. The Navy Reserve is much more heavily relied upon now for supporting current operations. For instance, as a surface sailor in the Navy, I had little expectation of being in several different places in Iraq. That was a very different experience. I spent almost 14 months in Iraq working with two different Army rotations. It was something I did not expect to do, but I am happy that I went, and proud of the work I performed. In my reserve capacity now there are many opportunities to continue to make a difference in real-world events as well as helping to plan how to handle the next event or disaster.
I BELIEVE THAT IN THE LAST DECADE AMERICANS AS A WHOLE ARE MORE SUPPORTIVE OF VETERANS THAN THEY WERE WHEN I WAS GROWING UP. HMB: We hear a lot about vets having difficulty reintegrating into “normal” life after their service. How did that go for you? KM: When I came back, I was fortunate to have a couple of job opportunities. That isn’t true for many people. There were some major changes in my family life, a house move, and a new job to begin. I attended a couple of veteran retreats. One was a canoe trip in Alabama through Outward Bound and sponsored by the Sierra Club. It was a place where returning veterans could be outdoors, experience fellowship, and talk as needed or just be in the company of others to listen. These were both good opportunities to decompress from what is called Combat and Operational Stress and to work on re-integrating. The services are doing a better job of providing some down time and transition time for veterans when returning from a mobilization in a combat zone, but in my experience one or two weeks is still not enough.
groups of friends that I have where I am the only person in their circle with military service. That could be an indication of a lack of familiarity or possible connection with the military. In some cases, the lack of understanding about the military can cause people to paint the military or those in it with a certain brush and that may not always be positive. That being said, many have served our country in the many conflicts that the United Stats has been involved with since Sept. 11 and there are veterans all around us. Many don’t wear it on their sleeve but they are there. I believe that in the last decade Americans as a whole are more supportive of veterans than they were when I was growing up, even if they don’t have a personal connection to someone in the service. I also believe that that 1 percent are some of the best people we have in our country and therefore make a bigger impression on their family, friends, and community even if less people have actually served.
HMB: Do you think Americans have the same connection with their military in an age of a volunteer force? KM: The military makes up less than 1 percent of the U.S. population now, which definitely has some bearing on the American connection. There are several
HMB: Tell us a little about the mission of San Mateo County Veteran’s Commission. KM: To quote San Mateo County Supervisor Warren Slocum, the commission was formed to “better coordinate services for people who served our country.” We will be working to ensure that the basic needs of our veterans
are accessible to help set the stage for their welfare and success. The commission will work to ensure that local and county plans, policies, and practices that relate to veteran affairs are addressing those basic needs. HMB: Are local vets getting the support they need? KM: Yes and no. The county conducted a needs assessment and found that for those who served many years ago, they are doing fairly well. However San Mateo is a very expensive county to live in and those newly transitioning as well as older fixedincome vets are finding it very hard to secure affordable housing. Those who are transitioning also need jobs or help with school enrollment using their G.I. Bill and also need possible access to physical, mental or behavioral health services. As I mentioned earlier, the military provides camaraderie and for those transitioning replacing that companionship can be challenging. There are best practices that the county can directly put in place or influence that helps address some of these support issues. With the commission’s sole focus being on veteran affairs, this will help to ensure that the right amount of attention is on these important areas and that action can be taken.
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CoastsideCanines Little One Age: 7 years Breed: shih tzu/Maltese mix Pillar Point Harbor came alive for the recent Lighted Boat Festival. Both commercial and recreational boats were decked with Santa Clauses and colorful bright lights which shimmered in the placid harbor waters. Many of the visitors streaming along the docks enjoying the sights stopped by the Concord 40 boat “By George,” berthed at the B deck, where owner Chad Skelton was handing out cups of hot buttered rum. Cups of cheer aside, the main reason visitors stopped by Skelton’s boat was to greet “Little One.” Tiny in stature but a giant in public relations, she yipped and wagged happily to visitors passing by. “A lot of people stopped to see her rather than for the hot buttered rum,” said Skelton. “She likes to say, ‘Hi,’ to everyone as they come by, woof-woof and wagging her tail.” A lovable ragamuffin that has been part of Skelton’s life for her seven years, Little One roams the By George deck at will, unaffected by its gentle rocking in windy weather and preferring to hang out in the deck’s aft section. Skelton, who keeps a close eye on her when she’s outside, says she’s never jumped off the boat or fallen into the water. Instead, he said, as one of the lively community of dogs and cats owned by the harbor “liveaboards,” she’s at much at home on the boat as she would be in a house. “The boat is like an apartment except that it floats,” Skelton said, adding that “Her favorite spot on the boat is on my lap.” She has a busy life on or off the By George, though. “She goes to work with me all the time,” Skelton said, riding in a hand-carried bag to his job at Redwood Rentals on the Peninsula. She also accompanies him to visit his mother in Montana, in her bag tucked under Skelton’s airline seat. “She’s my carry-on,” he said. But when Skelton comes home to the harbor after being away, he said, neighbors inquire after her more than after him.
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Explore Fantastically Odd Products Plants Gadgets Lab Ware Critters
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This one is for the mountain bikers. While Skeggs Point is technically just the turnout along Skyline Boulevard, it is the closest access point to the plentiful trails in the El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve. It is from here that cyclists will launch into the redwoods of the western slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains and be treated to some of the most beautiful, and technically difficult, trails around. While the area is also a hikers paradise, it has really been embraced by the cycling community and thrill seekers from around the Bay Area and beyond make the pilgrimage. It is not enormous in size compared to some nearby open space areas, but its 2,700 square acres packs in 36 miles of trails ranging from smooth cruisers to white-knuckle rock gardens. It is common for cyclists to spend the day making loops. Navigating down hairpin turns and steep drops and then climbing back up to find another way down. One of the most popular routes is called the Resolution Trail, named for and dedicated to those who lost their lives on the ill-fated DC-6 airplane that crashed here in October 1953. It’s a challenging beauty with varied terrain best attempted with your full suspension bike. The Manzanita trail traverses the mountain side through the endemic Kings Mountain manzanita and provides sweeping views of the San Mateo County coast. Take the Timberview Trail to visit one of the Preserve’s remaining old growth redwood trees. The massive coast redwood is approximately 50 feet in circumference. Whichever trail you choose, if you’re bringing your mountain bike, be prepared for intermediate to very advanced level cycling. Bring plenty of water, watch for hikers and equestrians and obey the enforced speed limits. Rangers travel with a speed gun. No dogs allowed. Open sun up to sun down. Located between Purissima Creek Redwoods and Highway 84 along Skyline Blvd.
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Alice’s Restaurant You may not be able to get anything you want here, but if you’re looking for a scenic place to refuel after your laps on the mountain bike, this is your spot. Most likely you’ll be surrounded by the other kind of biker, either on Harleys or Hondas, as this is the designated meet up spot for both varieties. The menu embraces their role with the Hog which boasts two-thirds of a pound of beef standing along side the Suzuki burger with pineapple and teriyaki sauce. Enjoy the outside seating in the redwoods and be entertained by the people watching even if your Lycra is overpowered by the leather. A solid beer list will quench disciminating palates. At the crossoads of highways 35 and 84. (650) 851-0303. www.alicesrestaurant. com
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Robert and Jodi P. Du Frane John T. and Pamela L. Callan Thomas J. Carey, trustee Lyndsay Knox, trustee Raymond L. and Philomena B. Villa, trustees Ronald and Phyllis Garcia Mario and Maria D. Garcia Lawrence S. Gullman James F. and Ryan D. Hayes George D. and Dianne E. Vaughan Julie E. Brookman and Kai K. Conragan Working Dirt R2 LLC Phillip R. and Sue Anne Davis Edward W. and Barbara J. Lambing, trustees Christopher A. Robinson An Huang Chen, Trustee; Josephine S. Huang, trustee Stephen D. and Irene N. Johnson, trustees David J. Mignola and Xiao Yang Charles C. and Nancy C. Yang Matthew K. Banhagel Jeffrey and Valerie Peck James and Jessica Nieves Reinhard A. Joelli Thomas Savage; Ronald Tokiwa, co-trustees Rodolfo V. and Lourdes A. Bautista Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation David P. Clement Gregory L. and Elaine M. Bahr Michael L. Gaynes, trustee Erica B. Steiner, trustee, et. al. Brad and Marijane Datson
361 Cypress Point Road, Half Moon Bay Vacant Land, Half Moon Bay Vacant Land, Half Moon Bay Property, no address available 361 4th Ave., Half Moon Bay 11831 San Mateo Road, Half Moon Bay 294 Amesport Landing No. 102, Half Moon Bay 111 Roquena Dr., La Honda 32 Fernwood Dr., La Honda 475 8th St., Montara 840 Lincoln St., Moss Beach 191 Marine Blvd., Moss Beach 331 Spruce St., Half Moon Bay 1000 Pilarcitos Ave, Half Moon Bay Vacant Land, Moss Beach 155 El Granada Blvd, El Granada 12 Ashdown Place, Half Moon Bay 775 Johnston St., Half Moon Bay 54 Spyglass Court, Half Moon Bay Vacant land, Half Moon Bay Vacant Land, Miramar 439 Coronada Ave., El Granada 180 Palm Beach Ave., El Granada 448 Correas St., Half Moon Bay 913 Pacific Ave., Half Moon Bay Slate Creek Road, La Honda Vacant Land, La Honda 50 Wurr Road, Loma Mar 622 Stetson St., Moss Beach 582 Sierra St., Moss Beach Vacant Land, Moss Beach
Charles and Joanne Race Stebbins Construction Corporation Stebbins Construction Corporation Dr. Michael D. and Deanna M. Osborne Ryan P. and Christianne H. Sprangers Ronald L. Garcia Dorothy J. and Zachary Kowal Vincent Armando Ryan D. and Cindy R. Hayes Kai Conragan and Julie Brookman Stephen H. Cotterill and John R. Calgagni Ray W. and Stephanie J. Hekkert Luke B. and Megan E. Terra Sandra Lafave, Trustee, et. al. Anthony and Amanda Stoloski Richard Hartnett John and Margaret M. Rangel S. Putnam; B. Putnam, trustees, et. al. Sondra L. Bennett Christie Callenback Zachary M. Peck Judith L. Richardson, trustee Guy Brown Alexandra McTague Rodolfo V. and Lourdes and Erica A Bautista Patrick J. McMillan, trustee Martin Eberhard, trustee Helen and Iain Hutton Wonda Bratton James C. Ewing and Gillian I. Bostock Nori G. Lietz
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