Join Kimmy and Lisa each week on PCT ch 26/27 Comcast for JAM STALKERS, a show about all things BAY AREA music scene!
This is the inaugural episode and their interview is Martin Anaya, manager of PCT. Watch here for all the fun!
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EXCITING NEWS!
CRAB SEASON IS ON! Get ready to reel in some of the most amazing crabs you've ever tasted!
Bring your friends and family down for a day of fun and fantastic crabbing adventures! Let's kick off the season with a splash and make unforgettable memories by the sea.
The Pacifica pier is partially re-opened for the time being. In addition, the coast side has many awesome spots including Johnson Pier and others. Our San Mateo coastal waters are known for an abundance of Dungeness crabs this time of year. See you there!
MAKE IT MAIN STREET
Downtown Half Moon Bay comes to life on the first Thursday of every month!
Make It Main Street is a new collaborative community event taking place in Downtown Half Moon Bay on the first Thursday of each month. The event will bring together artists, musicians, and other performers to celebrate local arts and culture and to support the businesses in downtown Half Moon Bay.
When: Feb 22 to April 27th
Where: Main Street in Half Moon Bay
The event is designed to bring locals and visitors alike to Downtown Half Moon Bay for a chance to experience the best of our Coastside community.
Musicians will be performing along the 300-600 blocks (between Mill Street and Correas Street). A Speaker's Space will be set up in Mac Dutra Park with poetry, Oddfellows Hall will host a local short film, and a Coastside Makers' Marketplace will be set up at Kelly Ave and Main Street. In addition, local artisans will demonstrate skills such as glass blowing, pottery, and guitar making on the 600 block.
MORE INFO: HERE
On the occasion of PCT's 45th anniversary, we decided to check in with some of our students, users and community partners to see how we're doing.
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WELCOME TO PCT
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Consider joining us today. Contact us at 650.355.8000. PCT is the VOICE of the Coastside.
Rudy Evenhouse is BACK with the show coastsiders just can't get enough of, THE DAILY REPORT!
Watch on CH 26/27 Comcast or simply check it out RIGHT HERE!
Just moved to Pacifica from my hometown Monterey, and I've been poking around online to pick up on some of the local culture. Turns out, foggy towns foster some serious love for vintage machinery!
At first I thought I was stumbling across another classic car show, but labeling the Pacific Coast Dream Machines a "car show" is a massive undersell. This collection of badass tinkerers and their souped up contraptions makes the Carmel-by-the-Sea Concours pale in comparison.
Really unbelievable stuff, definitely a must for anyone who geeks out over planes, trains, and automobiles. Throw in the live jazz, and I'm not sure why you'd miss it. Can't wait to check it out next April!
KEVIN O'SHEA ON PCT AUCTION THIS WEEKEND!
Commonly described as clever, absurd, awkward but in a funny way and too smart for his own good, Kevin O’Shea has been on the Independent Film Channel and ComedyCentral.com. He is a favorite of comedy festivals such as The SF SketchFest and the Bridgetown Comedy Festival.
Now Kevin brings his considerable talent back to his home (He's from Montara) for the Red Carpet TV Auction on PCT This weekend. (GO HERE FOR DETAILS)...or hell, if you are on our site just Click the LIVE STREAM button to the right.
In addition, PCT is bringing coast-side rockabilly legend, DAVE CRIMMEN, comedian JOE GORMAN, Actress/Model FAN PEI and performances from bay area bands BAYONICS and the Ozzy Osbourne tribute band, LOS BLIZZARDOS!
So do yourself a favor, TUNE IN!!
Buy some stuff!!
Ch 26/27 Comcast (San Mateo)
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Hello all,
Martin Anaya with PCT here. Wishing you a GLORIOUS Labor Day weekend upcoming. Just a reminder that PCT will be closed Labor Day weekend and on Monday the 4th!
BUT WAIT:
That said there are some AMAZING events going on in and around our community. PCT is a resource for community members to both learn about AND post their OWN community events! That's right! You can join us and post an event too!
Remember, there are always events happening locally and we encourage you to check them out at our
Hi, I'm Jaimie! I'm an intern here at PCT! I'm really looking forward to the PCT Honor's Award's coming up! This years show celebrates 40 years of PCT as TV station! We at PCT feel privileged to be able to give back by hosting the Honor's Award's and award hard working members of society who try to improve the lives of others. Those who will be receiving awards have served in one of three areas, either to the public or in education or in government. I can't wait to celebrate the Honoree's for their hard work and dedication this year.
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 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
The Half Moon Bay Shakespeare Company just performed Shakespeare's final masterpiece, The Tempest, at John L. Carter Park this month!
The story of a man named Prospero who escapes to an abandoned island with his daughter Miranda after learning that his wife cheated on him. As the rightful Duke of Milan, Prospero plots to lure his usurping brother Antonio and the complicit King Alonso of Naples to the island through a terrible Tempest.
Missed the live show? Pacific Coast Television is screening our video of the performance both on the channel and on demand.
The Half Moon Bay Shakespeare Company strives to produce Classic Theatre each summer in the Community of Half Moon Bay, California that is accessible, entertaining, challenging, educational and enlightening for both audiences and players alike.
For more information, please check them out at http://www.hmbshakespeare.org/about-us/
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 Walking Tour Comes to PCT!
By Justin Phu
Out of all the cities and towns in the coastside, Half Moon Bay has an historic past. Being the first settlement of what is now San Mateo County back in the 1840's, the land grants of the Half Moon Bay area were given to the early Mexican settlers. Soon after, the Gold Rush in 1849 brought in people of various cultures to California and to Half Moon Bay, which helped shaped its colorful and unique history. In addition, many events including the 1906 earthquake left an impact on Half Moon Bay.
The infamous earthquake of 1906 affected many places in the Bay Area, and Half Moon Bay was no exception. Both the Mexican adobes and early American brick buildings in the area were destroyed, but the original wooden structures, dating back in the late 1800s, survived the earthquake and can still be seen by the public today. Overall, this is just one of the main events in Half Moon Bay’s historic past.
In addition to the 1906 earthquake, another event that would affect Half Moon Bay was the Prohibition Era (1920-33). Although production and sales of alcohol was ban during this period, that did not stop bootleggers from smuggling in illegal liquor to Half Moon Bay. In fact, the hidden coves and the fog in the Half Moon Bay area were great advantages for both the local and Canadian bootleggers. The Prohibition Era, along with the 1906 earthquake are just little snippets of the town’s colorful history and there is so much more to it.
Want to know more? Watch David Cresson, the President of the Half Moon Bay History Association, as he leads a tour through downtown Half Moon Bay and explains the town’s historic past.
It will premiere on Sunday, August 13 and repeats every Saturday at 7pm.
If interested, you can join the next tour by calling (650)726-4468. 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/museum.html
Or in person at the historic Zaballa House on 326 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA
Check us out PCT's Coverage Here:
Look for showtimes at our Program Guide
via Video On-Demand
or
via YouTube
Join host, Margarita Cardenas, in her show which focuses on all things gardening. From learning how to care for orchids to the dangers of GMOs, Margarita brings you in depth interviews and tips on gardening. Her latest episode which will air later this week, will feature excerpts from this year's Half Moon Bay Arts and Pumpkin Festival.
As her show has gained more popularity and fan base, we have decided to up her air time. You can now catch episodes of Urban Traditions on Mondays at 5:30pm and on Tuesdays at 7pm.
If you miss it on our station, comcast ch. 26/27, you can always check out the latest episodes on our On Demand page, or on our YouTube channel.
