PLEASE JOIN US FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: Oct 6th, NEXT TUESDAY, 9AM Board of Supervisors meeting

Thank you for signing our petition!  End Toxic Pesticide Use on Public Lands and Fulfill Agreements, San Mateo County, CA. We have continued to work on this. 
 
Please join us NEXT week on TUESDAY Oct. 6th at 9 am when we present the petition signatures and speak to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors at the public comment time for issues not on the agenda. 
We invite you to voice your concerns with us during Oral Communications at the beginning of the meeting.  

Fill out the Speaker's Slip BEFORE the meeting starts, prepare a 2 minute speech which you can read, and we can leave after Oral Communications OR you may attend the meeting via zoom link: 
 If you prefer not to speak, come join us in person and hold up a "No Poisons in Parks" sign at the meeting when we speak to show support, please! 
 
meeting-information-guide: how and where to fill out speaker slip before meeting
 
When:   Tuesday, October 6th at 9am
 
Where: 500 County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063, First Floor. 
(Please zoom if you cannot attend in person.)
 
Why: SMC continues to spray toxic pesticides/ herbicides in our county parks, with our taxes, and without obvious, posted warnings. This is an unnecessary toxic risk to our health and environment which needs to end !

We've made some progress, but we need the Supervisors to direct the Parks staff to transition off pesticides and to prioritize our public health.
 
UPDATES:
Supervisor Mueller helped us accomplish 2 of our petition Asks: 
1. He negotiated with SMC Parks to create an Annual Pesticide Use Report and
2. He created an ordinance to prevent third party landscape contractors from participating in pesticide rewards programs. 
 
Public records and the Parks Annual Report show the County continually uses >41% concentrated glyphosate, and a list of other toxic herbicides containing PFAS (forever chemicals) and POEAs (3450x more toxic than glyphosate). We are asking for a moratorium on those specific highly toxic pesticides and to use alternative methods that are effective for all purposes. 
      
-We believe that because we spoke up when the Pillar Point Bluffs were sprayed in 2025, that they did not spray there this year. We also believe that there would be more spraying if we were NOT speaking up. We need to use our voices for pollinators,  birds, wildlife and our watersheds!
 
-We are joining forces with NoPoisonCA  to fight the disturbing increase of pesticide spraying by public agencies throughout California in our forests, parks, open spaces, and highways.
 
-We continue to track Caltrans spraying on our state roads. In February, Hwy. 35 was broadcast sprayed for 3 miles with 4 toxic herbicides, including Glyphosate.
-Our requests for information or action from some public officials has been pretty lax or nonexistent, unfortunately.
 
This is another reason we NEED to use our voices and get their attention and action NOW !
 
Please let me know if you can join us at the meeting via zoom or in person by emailing: egadvocates@gmail.com  
 
Thank you so much!  We hope to see you on Tuesday, 
 
-Melinda MacNaughton, El Granada Advocates 
-Patty Mayall, Protect Our Watershed SMC
 (On Behalf of concerned citizens of the Coastside Community)
 
-Kim Konte, Founder of Non-Toxic Neighborhoods