RIPTIDE

Former Montara school janitor gets 3 years in prison for alleged molestation

news story

sentencing

Pacifica coastside cameras

live cameras

Views from Sharp Park pier and beach down to Mori Point.

Mountain lion sighted @ Mori Point/Rockaway

press release

Caltrain adds daily parking app: no more paper tickets

press release

Coastside rural newspapers alive and well

news story

San Mateo County commuter news

newsletter

Volunteers needed at vote centers

press release

Backpack bandits busted

news story

One suspect is a Pacifican.

Free recycling: electronics, styrofoam, tires, etc.

press release

Collect recyclables now for this February 8 event available to all San Mateo County residents. See list of recyclables at link above.

Manor mess

stealth photo by Riptide reader

Darwin Awards to Highway 1 looky-loos

photos posted on NextDoor Pacifica

Oughta Be a Law—or Not (State Senator Jerry Hill's Contest)

press release

Write-in candidate filing period & military/overseas voting

write-in candidates

military & overseas

High surf pounds Coastside: beachgoers rescued

news story 1

news story 2

"Mavericks movement" movie

surf video

Friends of San Pedro Valley Park newsletter

January-February

Caltrans must prevent wrong-way drivers on Highway 1

A recent NextDoor post tells a harrowing tale of a Pacifica mother and child headed north uphill on Highway 1 as a mindless idiot comes barreling downhill on the wrong side of the freeway, nearly hitting them head-on. The woman said the wrong-way driver was in a black SUV and wearing a Giants cap. Several other commenters said they had experienced similar close calls, and we know that wrong-way collisions have claimed lives on Highway 1. Our traffic experts believe that some car navigation devices may mislead drivers with faulty mapping information, but even so, confusing on-ramps/off-ramps, combined with poor or no signage, could contribute to the confusion, not to mention driver impairment (drugs, alcohol, distractions). It's time for Caltrans to take a hard look at the ramps and signage along Highway 1.

John Maybury

Editor and Publisher

Southern California wetter than Northern California

SamTrans' new 2020 bus fares

new fares

Car fire threatens nearby church

Firefighters battle flames from a car on fire near the Mormon church on Sharp Park Road. (Dan Stegink)