WELCOME TO PCT
PCT provides access for citizens of the coastside to create their own shows. Whether it is news, cultural or religious, PCT allows YOU a platform to have your voice heard.
Consider joining us today. Contact us at 650.355.8000. PCT is the VOICE of the Coastside.
Take these important steps to ensure that you and your neighbors are safe from any potential dangers that come with digging.
Notify your local one call center by calling 811 or making an online request 2-3 days before work begins.
Wait the required amount of time for affected utility operators to respond to your request.
Confirm that all affected utility operators have responded to your request and marked underground utilities.
Respect the marks.
Dig Carefully around the marks with care.
Check out Call811.com for more information or give them a call at 811.
Check out this video from the Half Moon Bay PG&E teaching the public the importance of dialing 811 before beginning to dig.
Every Earth Day, people from all over the Bay Area come to the coast side to help take care of the planet. The Pacifica Eco Fest is the largest volunteer community event in San Mateo County for Earth Day.
In the morning, there are several locations across the coast side to participate in. You can choose to cleaning up trash on beaches and parks or planet new wildlife.
Afterwards, check out Eco Fest at Linda Mar beach! There will be a special Drum Line performance at 11 am to kick off the event as well as booths and activities for the whole family.
It is a free event, fun and highly educational for families and individual of all ages. You will learn about the bees and how Pacifica Beach Coalition as well as other members of the community are trying to protect these endangered insects.
Parking will be limited so please think about using alternative transportation such as bus, shuttle, bikes or carpool.
Come visit the PCT Booth at Eco Fest for more information about PCT and our new studio in Half Moon Bay!
For more information about Eco Fest,
Check out the Pacifica Beach Coalition's website at PacificaBeachCoalition.org
and sign up to be a volunteer!
Watch the Earth Day Special 2015 below!
Check out some of PCT's photos from last year's Eco fest
Pacific Coast TV highlights different events and organizations located in the coast side in order to bring awareness to local issues and ideas.
The Coastside Youth Council (CYC), a program through the Youth Leadership Institute, is a group of youth leaders in Half Moon Bay between the ages of 15-20 who organize community activities for other youth.
One of their goals is to prevent underage drinking and to reduce the messages of alcohol in the Coastside area. They've researched local convenience stores in the area as well as the famous HMB Pumpkin Festival to bring awareness to underage drinking as well as alcoholism in their community. They also advocate for smoke free communities, especially in housing for low income families.
They give students opportunities to become leaders in their community and gain experience that will help them apply to college and in all their future endeavors.
For youth interested in joining, they meet
every Friday from 4-6pm at the
Ted Adcock Community Center, 535 Kelly Avenue Half Moon Bay, CA 94019.
They also have paid internship opportunities. Please contact Montzerrat Garcia at mbedolla@yli.org or (714) 579-9070 for more information.
Youth Leadership Institute (YLI) has been an innovative leader in the field of youth development for over 20 years, working in many capacities—from advocating for national policy change, to organizing on a community level. YLI has served San Mateo County in partnership with foundations, community organizations, and schools with a focus in building strong and healthy communities.
Check out their website at YLI.ORG
Want to watch great local programming on the go? You can check out our live stream wherever you are through your smart phone!
3 Ways to Watch on your Smart Phone:
Pacific Coast TV streams all public programming 24/7. If there is a problem with the live stream, please feel free to give us a call at (650) 355 8000 and we will get that fixed.
Let us know in the comments where you will be streaming from!
Check out PCT:
Comcast Ch. 26/27 Coastside
Look for showtimes at our Program Guide
via Video On-Demand
via YouTube
via LiveStream
Pacific Coast TV is proud to announce that we have begun teaching workshops in Half Moon Bay at the Ted Adcock Center. We are now teaching camera operation and soon we will be teaching editing, and studio production workshops .
Last semester, Zeke Edwards interned at PCT as a college student from San Francisco State and now he is working in Half Moon Bay as our main production supervisor. He will be teaching the skills he learned in college and at PCT to anyone who is interested in learning about television production.
ALL WORKSHOPS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Our workshops times are:
Camera Operation:
Every Wednesday
Youth: 3-5 PM
All Ages: 6-8 PM
Video Editing:
Every Saturday
All Ages: 11 AM-1 PM
Studio Production:
TO BE ANNOUNCED!
You can visit us in Half Moon Bay at the Ted Adcock center on Kelly Ave. Our hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 2-8 PM and Saturday from 10AM-2PM.
You can also sign up for workshops at our Pacifica location and watch all PCT Programming on Comcast Ch. 26/27 or on our LIVESTREAM.
Check out PCT:
Look for showtimes at our Program Guide
via Video On-Demand
via YouTube
Bruce Latimer is back at Pacific Coast TV for the Bruce Latimer Show with special guests Roger Glenn and David Gans! Latimer had to take a break from filming due to health, as seen on his Clear Lake special however he is back and better than ever to be able to film at PCT once again.
Second-generation Master multi-instrumentalist and composer Roger Glenn, who is the son of the late Tyree Glenn, is well respected for his contributions in Jazz and Latin Jazz for five decades. Roger Glenn has worked and recorded with giants in Jazz such as Mongo Santamaria, Dizzy Gillespie, Cal Tjader, Pete Escovedo to name a few.
David Gans is an American musician and music journalist. He's written several books all about the Grateful Dead and he also hosts a radio show with Gary Lambert called "Tales from the Golden road" on Sirus XM all about the Grateful Dead.
Glenn and Gans will bring their best for the return of the Bruce Latimer Show!
Watch it on our ON DEMAND PAGE or below on our You Tube Channel.
On Ch 26/27 Coastside & Streaming Worldwide on www.PacificCoast.TV
CHECK OUT PHOTOS FROM THE NIGHT HERE!
WATCH THE EPISODE BELOW!
Check PCT's Coverage Here:
Look for showtimes at our Program Guide
via Video On-Demand
via YouTube
And Check out older Bruce Latimer episodes every Friday at 10 PM only on PCT!
Bob Chandler is a rare personality. He is a professional historian. For over three decades he lead Wells Fargo in the discovery and preservation of the company’s rich history. In the process, he has uncovered much of the fabric of the Old West. He will share some of the chapters of history within Wells Fargo – their famous stagecoach service, their place in California’s gold rush, and development of its banking business. Dr. Chandler writes and speaks with authority on such diverse historical subjects as early express transport, banking, politics, civil rights, stamp collecting, and more.
Chandler, Wells Fargo Bank’s senior research historian for 32 years, will elucidate why and how Wells Fargo did business. Using displayed historical documents, the speaker will illustrate the ways Wells Fargo performed its Banking, Express, Letter Express, and Stagecoaching activities. He reports that he will be bringing a mini-museum along for the meeting.
As wife Susan says, “He finds a ‘leaf’ and then must determine where it fits on the tree of history.” His San Francisco Lithographer: African American Artist Grafton Tyler Brown (2014) illustrates his deductive method. He has also written a short history of California, the Arcadia series volume on Wells Fargo, and more than 60 articles on Gold Rush, Civil War California, and early western transportation. Exceedingly serious, Bob is an X-Noble Grand Humbug of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus. His Mother's family is from the Madeira Islands (by way of Hawaii) making Bob half-Portuguese – sharing some of the roots of our Coastside community.
Want to know more? Watch Bob Chandler as he leads discussion all about the history of Wells Fargo.
The big premiere is January 29 at 7 PM only on Pacific Coast TV, Comcast Channel 26/27 Half Moon Bay and Coastside.
You can also check it out on our YouTube Page and our Video On Demand Server to watch now!
The goals of the Half Moon Bay History Association are to preserve, educate, and celebrate the Coastside Community’s past.
You can visit them online: http://www.halfmoonbayhistory.org
Or in person at the historic Zaballa House on 326 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA
Check PCT's Coverage Here:
Look for showtimes at our Program Guide
via Video On-Demand
via YouTube
The Soundwaves Christmas special is finally here! Soundwaves is an annual music-based variety fundraiser that encourages viewers to contribute to local non-profits and charities. This special fundraiser helps the viewer donate to local charities to help benefit the community! The energy of the show is fast and entertaining, but the message is simple: spend less money on needless holiday gifts and give that money to someone who truly needs it.
Here’s how it works: viewers are directed to soundwaveschristmas.com, where they can choose a geographical area and make a contribution. No money is collected by the creators of the show or the administrators of the web site. Every link to a charity connects directly to the volunteer or donation page of that charity’s website.
You can watch the premiere on Comcast Channel 26/27 Coastside
HERE IS OUR PROGRAM GUIDE FOR SHOWTIMES
Don't have PCT on your TV?
online streaming at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/watch-live
via YouTube at http://www.YouTube.com/PacCoastTv
By Leo Li
Telethon is a special event that occurs over two days. This year, it will take place on November 21st and 22nd. The program will be televised with more than 80,000 local viewers watching, even more if you count the webstreamers! Why should you partake in this special event? Here are some points about the telethon that will make you go, why not?
This is an opportunity for you to showcase who you are for a very small feat. By simply donating an auction item, you can be seen, on TV, for your product, your business, and the embodiment of your organization’s essence. The more items you donate, the more valuable airtime you will receive, making your business known not only to locals, but also to those watching from all over world, international audiences who are planning to visit the Bay Area!
Our process for this whole auction is so simple that you do not even have to leave your store to successfully make the transaction. Simply tell us what you want to donate, and we will fill out a gift certificate form for you, email the copy back, and give the original certificate to the winner of the auction item to exchange at your location. “No hassle” is an understatement. If you choose to use your own gift cards or certificates, that is perfectly fine with us. The point of this auction is to point the spotlight at you and give back to our community.
Hurry with the donations, time is running short and spots are filling up! Tell us what you want to donate, and we will handle the rest of it for you. You can put your trust in Pacific Coast Television to promote your business and make your name known all the way from Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo and down to Pescadero!
Give Martin Anaya a call at 650-355-8001!
Help your business and community today!
Are interested in learning more about our 2015 Red Carpet TV Auction? Watch our promotional show telling you all about the auction. Learn about becoming a sponsor and why you should donate or bid on items this year.
You can watch the premiere on November 4 at 1 PM on Comcast Channel 26/27 Coastside or online on our VIDEO ON DEMAND server or on YOUTUBE.
Don't have PCT on your TV? No worries! Check us out
via online streaming at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/watch-live
via Video On-Demand at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/on-demand
via YouTube at http://www.YouTube.com/PacCoastTv
Read about why it's important to donate to Pacific Coast TV HERE!
Coast Life will be premiering a special episode all about the Titans of Mavericks surf competition. They'll be showing an interview with Brian Overfelt from Pumpkin Fest and showing clips from the Mavericks opening ceremony.
The episode premiere is THIS FRIDAY November 6 at 5 PM only on Pacific Coast TV, Comcast Channel 26/27 Half Moon Bay and Coastside. You can watch the episode on our VIDEO ON DEMAND server and YOUTUBE as well.
Don't have PCT on your TV? No worries! Check us out
via online streaming at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/watch-live
via Video On-Demand at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/on-demand
via YouTube at http://www.YouTube.com/PacCoastTv
The annual Pacific Coast Television Red Carpet Telethon is around the corner and things are getting under way!
PCT is looking for non profit organizations and entertainers to highlight during the big weekend. Entertainers will be performing during the hourly breaks in the telethon to large viewers watching from around the world. Organizations can help by taking calls from the viewers bidding on auction items and they can also be interviewed during the auction.
The Red Carpet TV Auction is the biggest event of the year at Pacific Coast Television and help us help you by growing your non profit by volunteering with us.
If you would like more information about participating in the telethon, give Martin Anaya a call at
650-355-8001.
Every year, PCT has the privilege of filming one of Half Moon Bay's most popular events, the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival. But PCT does more than just film in the Pumpkin capital every year in October.
PCT gets the chance to interview different vendors through the weekend and catch all the action during the festival. We have a crew go out to film the pumpkin eating contests, the costume contest, pumpkin parade, and the winner of the best pumpkin! PCT crew works both in front and behind the cameras to capture all the fun of Pumpkin Fest.
Sounds exciting? You can be a part of the PCT crew! Pumpkin Fest is October 17-18 from 9 AM- 5 PM both days. There are morning and afternoon shifts available in all positions.
If you're interested in volunteering, give us at call at (650)355-8000.
Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Fest takes place on Main Street between Miramontes and Spruce St. from 9AM-5PM both days. Admission is free and there is no pets allowed.
Don't have PCT on your TV? No worries! Check us out
via online streaming at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/watch-live
via Video On-Demand at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/on-demand
via YouTube at http://www.YouTube.com/PacCoastTv
The Half Moon Bay History Association is dedicated to recording all parts of local history, even the parts that might not want to be remembered. The History Association held an event remembering the Japanese Americans being sent to internment camps during World War II. This event included a 2015 PCT honoree Naomi Partridge, a Japanese American who was relocated to an internment camp in Topaz, Utah, along with other Japanese Americans living in the coast side towns, including Half Moon Bay and Pescadero.
Some of the experiences Partridge explained included going to the Tanforan racetrack for questioning, living through terrible conditions at the internment camps, due to the government's lack of health and safety, and witnessing a little girl being murdered during the camp. Despite of the rough conditions in the camp, the Japanese Americans still had some form of government in each of their barracks to deal with issues, as well as having a high school and a nursery.
Overall, Partridge said no one during that time has ever suffered more than the Japanese Americans, who lost their jobs, homes, and identity. When asked if something like this would ever happen again, she thinks so based on that one can access the media anywhere, and the media is constantly propagating fear into people. Partridge said "The only way to prevent another race falling victim to the government, is to understand that fear is only a concept and must not take over one's mind".
PCT will be playing this special on October 23 at 6 PM on Comcast Ch 26/27 Coastside.
You can visit the Half Moon Bay History Association online at: http://www.halfmoonbayhistory.org/museum.html
Don't have PCT on your TV? No worries! Check us out
via online streaming at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/watch-live
via Video On-Demand at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/on-demand
via YouTube at http://www.YouTube.com/PacCoastTv
Get ready for Halloween by coming to the 45th annual Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival on October 17 & 18. Pumpkin Fest is the annual festival in October to celebrate the spooky season of Halloween and everyone's favorite fall food: the pumpkin!
There will be plenty of events for the entire family at the Pumpkin Fest. If you have younger children, they can participate in the pie eating contest or the costume contest! If you have older children, have them check out the Haunted House or the zip line across the festival. As always, there will be a big parade starting at noon on Saturday and pie eating contests on both days!
If you'd like more information on the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival, check out their website HERE for full details and download the Pumpkin Fest app for tips while you're there!
Pacific Coast TV will be there all weekend to film all the fun. Visit the PCT Booth at the festival and see the live coverage over on Comcast Channel 26/27 Coastside. Interested in volunteering with PCT for Pumpkin Fest? Call (650)355-8000 for more information on volunteer training.
Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Fest takes place on Main Street between Miramontes and Spruce St. from 9AM-5PM both days. Admission is free and there is no pets allowed.
Check out this cool video to get an idea of what Pumpkin Fest is all about!
Don't have PCT on your TV? No worries! Check us out
via online streaming at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/watch-live
via Video On-Demand at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/on-demand
via YouTube at http://www.YouTube.com/PacCoastTv
Pacific Coast TV will be filming Fog Fest in it's entirety all weekend long. It will be available for online streaming on our website HERE from 9:45 AM to 6 PM on Saturday September 26nd and 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sunday September 27th. You can also watch on your television from those times as well if you live in Pacifica at Comcast Ch 26 or Comcast Ch 27 Coastside.
Later in October, we will be compiling all of our footage into a special all about Fog Fest 2015. The date for that premiere is to be determined.
If you have any questions regarding Fog Fest itself, please check out their website at PacificCoastFogFest.com
If you have any more questions on PCT's coverage of Fog Fest 2015, do not hesitate to call us at (650)355-8000 and we will be happy to answer them.
We are still looking for volunteers for the big weekend. Training will be on Thursday Septemeber 24 and Friday September 25. More information regarding exact times can be found on our productions calendar.
We look forward to another amazing year at the Fog Fest!
Pacific Coast TV will be there all weekend to film all the fun. Visit the PCT Booth at the festival and see the coverage over on Comcast Channel 26/27 Coastside. Interested in volunteering with PCT for Fog Fest? Call (650)355-8000 for more information on volunteer training.
Don't have PCT on your TV? No worries! Check us out
via online streaming at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/watch-live
via Video On-Demand at http://pacificcoast.tv/page/on-demand
via YouTube at http://www.YouTube.com/PacCoastTv
Ever since I was a kid, I've dreamed of working behind the scenes on television shows and movies. During my senior year of high school, I decided to take a film class at night to learn more about the career I've been interested in for a while. While walking through the hallway one day before class, I noticed a bright green flyer reading "TV Production Interns Wanted". I immediately took a photo of the flyer and called to set up an interview the next day.
Long story short, I got the internship! I started working twice a week at PCT and learning new skills taught by Jason Francisco, the operations manager. I learned how to properly operate a camera, during a live shoot and a taped shoot. I brushed up on my Photoshop and Final Cut pro skills since I had access to the programs on my free time when I wasn't working. I was also able to produce my own show for my Senior Capstone project with the other interns.
Overall, I truly enjoyed my semester internship with PCT. I learned to apply the terms that I had to study for my Film Study and Appreciation class to practice and it has made my film classes at College of San Mateo much easier. It solidified my dream of working in the film industry and has given me experience for when I transfer to a film school in Los Angeles. Most importantly, I've gained a newfound appreciation for the city of Pacifica. I never knew how important PEG channels were to a community and it make happy to be a part of something that brings a town together in an age were most people don't even know their neighbors. I've made new friends with the other interns and people of Pacifica.
Eventually in the fall, I started working at PCT as the programming coordinator and it's taught me even more than what I learned as an intern. PCT is a great stepping stone for anyone who's looking to get into the industry and for me, it even gave me a job in a field I love. I'm forever grateful to PCT and the city of Pacifica and look forward to continue my work in television.
Pacific Coast Television's very own intern, Justin Phu, sat down with James Parsons to talk about what it's like at Fog Fest.
Justin Phu: How long have you been volunteering with PCT for Fog Fest?
James Parsons: I've been volunteering at the Fog Fest for 9 years.
Justin Phu: What's your favorite part about Fog Fest?
James Parsons: There's always a lot of entertainment, like all the bands playing, and people watching can be fun as well.
Justin Phu: What is the best part of volunteering for PCT during Fog Fest?
James Parsons: Meeting the entertainers, especially at the South Side since it's easier to talk to them before they go on stage.
Justin Phu: What advice would you give someone volunteering for Fog Fest for the first time?
James Parsons: Always ask Jason or Marty [the supervisors] on what to do and tell them how long you want to volunteer for.
Justin Phu: Which booth do you recommend checking out?
James Parsons: The Sandpit.
Justin Phu: Where would you find more information at Fog Fest?
James Parsons: At the Southside of the festival where the bands are playing has a lot of information.
Justin Phu: Why should people go to Fog Fest?
James Parsons: It started out as "making fun of our fog" but they pick this particular weekend since it's less likely to be foggy so it's great weather for a festival. Artists from as far as LA would come to show their works. It's a nice atmosphere. I recommend you bring cash only, there might not be very many ATMs in the area.
Fog Fest is September 26-27 from 10 AM- 5 PM both days.
If you're interested in volunteering along side James, give us at call at (650)355-8001. Let us know what times you're available and we can get you on your way.
Training for Fog Fest is at the end of September, check out our production calendar for exact dates and times.
