This week's Atherton Online features: 

• Protecting Our Seniors from Scams
• Celebrating Atherton's Centennial featuring the Lindenwood Gates and Flood Mansion
• Safety Tips as Summer's First Heat Wave Arrives
• Save the Date for National Night Out - August 1 from 6 pm - 8 pm @ Holbrook Palmer Park
• July 12 Housing Element Updates
• Holbrook Palmer Park Pathway Project
• Check Out a State Parks Pass at the Atherton Library

Celebrating Atherton's Centennial - Lindenwood Gates and Flood Mansion

The Town of Atherton turns 100 on September 12, 2023. Read more about Centennial events here. Leading up to those celebrations, each week in the Atherton Online, we are featuring icons, places, and historical moments that have made this Town the vibrant community that it is today.  

This week, we are sharing another legacy gate, the Lindenwood Gates that surrounded Flood Mansion. Click the image below to read the full feature.

Safety Tips as Summer's First Heat Wave Arrives

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for much of the Bay Area this weekend, including southern San Mateo County. And while much of the county is unlikely to see triple digits, this first heat wave of 2023 is a good time for a refresher on safety tips and ways to identify the warning signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

The State of California recently launched a Summer of Safety campaign with free materials in many languages. This includes a Quick Guide to Extreme Heat in 12 languages, including Spanish, Tagalog and Chinese.

Watch for Signs of Heat Illness:
In the summer, multiple days and nights of hot weather can be very dangerous. Getting too hot can make people sick. California Department of Health recommends learning the signs and how to help someone with heat illness:

• Heat stroke: red, hot, dry skin; very high body temperature; dizziness; nausea; confusion, strange behavior, or unconsciousness; rapid pulse or throbbing headache. Call 9-1-1.
• Heat exhaustion: heavy sweating, cramps, headache, nausea or vomiting, tiredness, weakness, dizziness and fainting. Move to a cool place and get medical help if vomiting or symptoms get worse or last longer than 1 hour.

Keep Cool:

• Stay hydrated. Don’t wait until you are thirsty to drink water. 
• Wear loose, lightweight, light-colored clothing and a hat outdoors.
• Wear sunscreen and avoid too much sun.
• Slow down and avoid exercise during the hottest parts of the day.

Stay in air-conditioned buildings as much as possible. If your home doesn’t have air conditioning or if there was a power outage, find a public place you can go to get out of the heat:

• The Atherton Library has air conditioning and will be open normal business hours this weekend (10 am - 5 pm Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)
• Ask neighbors, friends, or family if they have a cool place you can hang out

Look out for Others:

• For people who are 65 or older, heat can be especially dangerous. Make a plan with a friend, relative, or neighbor who will call or come check on you twice a day while it is hot outside.
• Bring pets inside. Make sure they have plenty of fresh water.
• Make sure everyone is out of the car whenever you park. Never leave a child, adult, or animal alone inside a parked vehicle. Temperatures inside a car can rise almost 20 degrees within the first 10 minutes causing heat stroke or death.

Save the Date: National Night Out 

The Atherton Police Department is proud to celebration the Annual National Night Out! Join us in a national community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships. 

Join your neighbors at this year's National Night Out! 

• Tuesday, August 1, 2023
• 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 
• Holbrook Palmer Park (150 Watkins Ave)

Activities include music, free BBQ, bouncy houses, face painting, and more! We can't wait to see you there!

Housing Element Update - July 12, 2023

Read this week's Housing Element Update online here: https://www.ci.atherton.ca.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2118. 

Holbrook Palmer Park Pathway Project

A portion of the walking path, , starting at the pedestrian bridge to the main vehicle entrance, in Holbrook Palmer Park running parallel to Watkins Avenue will be closed during week starting July 17 through the beginning of August. The path will be open on the weekends. Pedestrians may still enter from the pedestrian bridge, but will be directed straight towards the little league field. Please be alert and cautious while walking along the path. The below map has the area that will be impacted highlighted in yellow.