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Beach Break Film Festival Features 7-Time Emmy Award Winners Howard and Michele Hall (December 29, 2023)

And Reuben has them live on Coastal Windage--"The Talk of the Coast" to discuss their careers, their award-winning movie "Soul of the Ocean" (showing at the Beach Break Film Festival today!), the state of the ocean, seasickness, and more.

High Surf and Dangerous Times (December 29, 2023)

Respect the ocean and never turn your back on it. Sneaker waves are out in force this week--Reuben has the news at 11.

Reuben's Grinch Factor (December 22, 2023)

He huffs and he puffs, but just like the Grinch, way, way down in there, he does enjoy the holiday spirit, kinda, a little bit.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

David Westendorf and Chef Eduardo Coronel of the Ketch Harbor Pub Tease Reuben with Tales of Food and Drink (December 22, 2023)

Both David and Chef Coronel had to sign waivers promising not to mention the words "aioli," "blackened," or "grilled"--unless they brought some. Listen to this delicious interview.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Milan, Paris, and now Half Moon Bay (December 8, 2023)

Coastsider Douglas Nelson tells Reuben about his idea to resurrect the "salon" in Half Moon Bay. Is this the start of the new Enlightenment?

A Reading in the Salon of Mme Geoffrin, 1755. Photo credit Wikipedia

Ketch Harbor Pub? Yes please! (December 8, 2023)

Reuben loved the old Ketch Joanne and he loves the new Ketch Harbor Pub. More of everything!

The menu of delicious goodness. 

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Eye-catching branding that is as much art as it is advertising.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

In Rememberance of Don Horsley (December 1, 2023)

A dutiful public servant in San Mateo County for more than 40 years. Coastal Windage honors his memory.

Photo credit: San Mateo County

There's a New Quarterback in Town (December 1, 2023)

And his name is Brock Purdy, starting QB for your San Francisco 49ers. Here is the gridiron gunslinger buying some potted plants at HMB Nursery. When you are the last person selected in the NFL draft, you have to wheel your own barrow, apparently.

Photo credit: Nextdoor

Reuben Finally Gets to Meet Jackie Speier (December 1, 2023)

It took many years, but luck finally shined its warming rays down on Reuben, who got to meet one of his heroes, former Congressperson Jackie Speier. Rumor has it that Reuben fanboyed all over himself. Jackie seen here with her grandfather at the 2023 Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside "Havana Nights" gala.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

The Coastal Butterfly Tells Reuben How It Is (October 27, 2023)

Some people say Reuben doesn't know what he's talking about. Instead of raising his own game, Reuben just finds somebody who does know of what they speak. Listen to Coastal Butterfly Michelle Dragony run circles around Reuben.

Photo credit: CoastsideBuzz.com

Football, State of 2023 (October 27, 2023)

All the glory, none of the CTE--the NFL will be a flag football league within 20 years.

Photo credit: NFLFlag.com

That Confounded Bridge Is Open! (October 27, 2023)

Four years and an unknown number of dollars later, the Medio Creek Bridge in Miramar is open for traffic.

Photo credit: CoastsideOnBikes

Local Teen Naturalist Oonagh Degenhardt Talks Bugs with Reuben (October 20, 2023)

Reuben is not an insect fan, but his guest this week sure is.

Photo credit: www.americanisopodsmyriapods.com

Nightmare fuel! Meet "Tohono," the Vinegaroon.

Photo credit: Oongah Degenhardt

It's Pumpkin Festival!! (October 13, 2023)

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Chief Executive Optimist Krystlyn Giedt Talks PFest with Reuben (October, 2023)

Krystlyn Giedt is back to explain the Pumpkin Festival to Reuben and answer more of his questions about PFest, the Chamber of Commerce, kickball, and more.

Alessandra White, Designer, Artist (October 6, 2023)

Check out more of Alessandra's incredible work at 

https://www.instagram.com/julycouturehouse_/?hl=en#

Photo credit: Alessadra White

Coastside Ramp Jam IV (October 6, 2023)

Get Your Pancake Breakfast at the Pumpkin Festival (October 6, 2023)

Help the Half Moon Bay High School basketball program by getting some flapjacks hot off the grill from 7-11 AM on Saturday and Sunday of the festival. This is the one and only fundraiser for the program. Scan the QR code in this flyer or find a player to get your tickets now.

Jill Quigley, "The sea glass lady" (September 29, 2023)

You think there's not that much to know about sea glass, until you talk to Jill Quigley. So listen up and take notes.

Jill Quigley's workspace.

Photo credit: Beachcombing Magazine

An amazing sea glass beach. Location undisclosed.

Photo credit: Wikipedia

RIP Seymour (September 29, 2023)

Reuben's beloved agave americanus, Seymour, was unceremoniously neutered by sub-sub-sub-contractors from PGE. Have a heart, he is still hurting.

Starting from the upper left:

• April 25
• May 11
• May 26
• June 5
• June 23
• July 7
• July 25
• August 1
• August 2
• August 2

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Poison to Save the Ecosystem? (September 22, 2023)

Melinda MacNaughton of El Granada Advocates explains concerns about the use of herbicides on Coastside public lands.

Blast from the Past at the OPL (September 22, 2023)

The English Beat plays the OPL tonight. Bring your Mod gear and Vespa but leave your paper tickets at home with the old folks.

Photo credit: Etsy; Reuben TruthMaker

Smile with Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Optimist Krystlyn Giedt (September 15, 2023)

Let the infectious enthusiasm and upbeat personality of Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce President Krystlyn Giedt bring a smile to your day as she cohosts the show today with Reuben and answers some of his ridiculous questions.

Photo credit: Half Moon Bay Review

The Mysterious Devil's Slide Shack (September 15, 2023)

Somehow nobody noticed before a drone recorded images of it in December 2022, but there is a homemade shack perched at the base of the Devil's Slide Cliffs between Egg Rock and Shelter Cove.

Photo credit: Google Earth

Ketch Joanne! Say It Ain't So (September 15, 2023)

Ketch Joanne, long Reuben's favorite MidCoast eatery,  has had a rough patch this last couple of years -- COVID, Harbor redevelopment, Reuben's paleo diet -- and it has taken its toll. The venerable hangout is hanging up its apron after 48 years as a harbor fixture. Ouch.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Luna Dust! Say It Ain't So (September 15, 2023)

Reuben's favorite local band, Luna Dust, is giving its farewell performance tonight, tonight, tonight at the Jetty Skate Ramp in El Granada at 8:00 PM. Singer and bass player Cailie is headed off to college, so the band is taking a hiatus (Reuben's words) until further notice. Don't miss your chance to see these amazing teens light up Surfer's Beach.

It's Great Blue Heron Season! (September 15, 2023)

Everybody knows that Reuben loves Great Blue Herons, so he is pretty much over the half moon now that fall has brought his favorite bird back to the coastside. 

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Season 7 Premiere with San Mateo County District 3 Supervisor Ray Mueller (September 8, 2023)

Supervisor Mueller, or "Ray" as his closest radio show associates are allowed to call him, joins Reuben as interview guest and cohost for today's show. Tune in and get to know your local supervisor so, so much better.

Photo credit: Half Moon Bay Review

"The Best of Coastal Windage" (every Friday this summer)

It may be summer time, but Coastal Windage never sleeps. Tune in on Fridays at 9:00 AM all summer for “The Best of Coastal Windage”—11 encore presentations of past epidodes, hand-curated by Reuben TruthMaker himself.

Summer schedule:

• Friday, June 23: (Original broadcast date: 12/8/17)--Dogs on the Coastside; Richard Moss; Why, why? Odd scientific studies?
• Friday, June 30: (Original broadcast date: 1/19/18)--Big doin's in Quarry Park; "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with HMB High School Athletic Director Justin Ferdinand; Why, why? "Safe" avocados?
• Friday, July 7: (Original broadcast date: 9/13/19)--News and notes; The magically apprearing Moss Beach crosswalk; Why, why? Composting?
• Friday, July 14: (Original broadcast date: 3/13/20)--Plague ship off the Coastside; Coastside closures; Tough times at Cunha; Why, why? Panic hoarding?
• Friday, July 21: (Original broadcast date: 10/9/20)--Abundant Grace removes letter; Another car over the Slide; Sounds of the Coastside; "The New Normal" live interview with HMB High School head basketball coach John Parsons
• Friday, July 28: (Original broadcast date: 1/8/21)--Trouble at the Capitol; The Bean Dad; Many, many phone calls
• Friday, August 4: (Original broadcast date: 4/1/22)--April foolishness; Return to normalcy; A mini museum for Main Street?
• Friday August 11: (Original broadcast date: 1/27/23)--A special memorial edition of Coastal Windage focused on the mass shooting in Half Moon Bay
• Friday, August 18: (Original broadcast date: 2/3/23)--Puma problems; Heroic ocean rescue at Poplar Beach; "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with California State Parks Lifeguard Riley Rhodes
• Friday, August 25: (Original broadcast date: 2/10/23)--Strawflower Village is Thunderdome; Hooliganism in El Granada; "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with artist Jane Kim and writer Thayer Walker
• Friday, September 1: (Original broadcast date: 6/16/23)--Bob Senz will be missed; Coastal Windage metrics; "Shooting the Breeze" live interview with local band Luna Dust

Remembering Bob Senz (June 16, 2023)

The Coastside will miss Bob and his compassionate, cooperative, and kind spirit.

Photo credit: Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside

Corrections (June 16, 2023)

Hey, even Reuben gets some stuff wrong. Correction, Beatles rooftop performance in London, 1969; U2 rooftop performance in LA, 1987.

Photo credit: By www.beatlesbible.com, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41788614

Photo credit: By YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzZWSrr5wFI), Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21867297

Luna Dust in the House! (June 16, 2023)

Legendary (to be) Coastside rockers Luna Dust are in the studio for a "Shooting the Breeze" live interview. Can Reuben handle their awesomeness?

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Movie Night! (June 9, 2023)

Beach Break Entertainment and the Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside (BGCC) team up tonight to show the action thriller "John Wick" and raise money to send 13 kids from the BGCC to a summer camp at Lake Tahoe.

Gates open at 7:30 PM; show starts at 8:30 PM

San Benito House, 356 Main St, HMB

Supervisor Mueller Keeps His Word (June 9, 2023)

Sort of . . . , but mostly yes . . . , although . . . , but the intent is there. Supervisor Mueller has opened a Coastside office and he has located it physically in the Midcoast but within the city limits of Half Moon Bay. Call it a push?

Farewell Sea Bowl (May 26, 2023)

By this time next week, Sea Bowl will be just a memory. A good one, but still just a memory.

Photo credit: Kelly & Greg Harradine-Goldstein

Seymour Update (May 26, 2023)

Seymour keeps on growing! From left to right: May 26, May 11, April 25.  

Lunadust Rocks the Jetty (May 12, 2023)

Maybe not the Beatles' 1969 rooftop concert in London, but a nice throwdown last Friday night at the Jetty skate ramp in El Granada by local band Lunadust.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

KHMB Vandalized (May 12, 2023)

Not sure why, let alone who, but some helpful person decided to take it upon themselves to redesign the KHMB logo. Bush league, we says, bush league.

Photo credit: Barbra M.

Seymour Update (May 12, 2023)

May 11 versus April 25                                                                               

Our old friend Seymour has added a few more feet to its impressive stature. Some of these stalks can grow to nearly 40 feet!

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Coast Skyway? Yet Again-Again? Yup. (May 12, 2023)

Coast Skyway advocate Matt Oja rejoins Reuben yet again to continue their "Shooting the Breeze" live interview about the fanciful funitel. Is the third time a charm for Matt?

Listen to the March 17, 2023, episode of "Coastal Windage" and the April 14, 2023, episode of "Coastal Windage" to hear the first two parts of the discussion.

Stuff Needs Fixin' . . . (May 5, 2023)

Medio Creek West bridge arriving for the Coastal Trail. Some assembly required.

Photo credit: Cathy W.

And there it is!

Photo credit: Jason Goecke

Every Day Is Earth Day (April 28, 2023)

Brian, a local Great Blue Heron, de-gophering the neighbor's yard.

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Seymour, a local Agave plant, getting scary big in El Granada. The center cone is growing several inches a day. (Note: that is a five-foot fence!)

Photo credit: Reuben TruthMaker

Naming a Park in El Granada (April 21, 2023)

At the April 20, 2023, meeting of the Granada Community Services District, the board heard arguments in favor of three different names for the park being developed for the area commonly known as the Burnham Strip.

--Daniel Burnham Park

--Chiguan Park

--Granada Community Park

The board voted 3-2 in favor of the name Granada Community Park.

A scene featuring Ramaytush people.

A map of traditional Rammaytush lands and place names.

Bloom or Superbloom? (April 21, 2023)

Reuben violating numerous points of wildflower viewing etiquette in southern Arizona in 1992.

Photo credit: Mrs. TruthMaker

Galen Wolf Retrospective (April 14, 2023)

"Halfmoon Bay," 1960

"The Last Whale," circa 1950-1976

Check out more than 50 pieces of work by artist Galen Wolf, who lived in Half Moon Bay from 1936 until 1976, at a special one-day showing of his work Sunday, April 23, from noon to 5:00 at the Odd Fellows Hall at 526 Main Street in Half Moon Bay.

Coast Skyway? Again? Really? (April 14, 2023)

Coast Skyway advocate Matt Oja rejoins Reuben to continue his "Shooting the Breeze" live interview about the fanciful funitel. Will Reuben be convinced this time?

Listen to the March 17, 2023, episode of "Coastal Windage" to hear the first part of the discussion.

The Final Frame for Sea Bowl (March 31, 2023)

A fixture in Pacifica since 1959, Sea Bowl will close its doors on May 31. A sad day. TruthMaker Jr. rolled his first ball there in 2011 (pictured). 

Urinetown: The Musical (March 24, 2023)

Twenty years later and it's still a hilarious show. And look! Paper tickets!

Thank You, Jerry (March 24, 2023)

Big news for KHMB listeners! KHMB will soon acquire an extensive library of live recordings from Grateful Dead concerts, which will be played during a new "Shakedown Street" installment of KHMB's "Thursday Night Live" music series. The "Thursday Night Live" series features live DJs and genre-specific music not in the regular KHMB music playlist, including Big Band, classical, Country-Western, and now, authentic Grateful Dead concert recordings. 

Salmon Season Shutdown (March 24, 2023)

Way back in the day, old Reuben got lured by this ad, which used to be commonplace in the Classifieds section of magazines like "Rolling Stone," to head to the goldfields (salmon fishery) of Alaska to seek his fortune. Like many a cheechako, he endured many hardships and had many incredible experiences but never did strike it rich.

Coast Skyway? Really? (March 17, 2023)

Coast Skyway advocate Matt Oja sits down with Reuben for a "Shooting the Breeze" live interview. Will Reuben be convinced? 

State Championship or Bust! (March 10, 2023)

For the first time in school history, the Half Moon Bay High School boys basketball team will play for the Division IV State Championship! That's right, this undersized team from a small public school has heart and courage that just won't quit. The big game is tomorrow at noon at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento against Valencia High School. Go Cougars!

Photo credit: Terry Bernal, San Mateo County Journal