Coastal News

Take these important steps to ensure that you and your neighbors are safe from any potential dangers that come with digging.

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:

1. Just go to www.livestream.com/PCT on your mobile device or tablet and click "LIVE NOW" to begin watching.

2. You can also download the Live Stream app and search for "Pacific Coast TV" to watch through the app.  To download the app for Apple Devices, click here and to download for Android devices click here.

3. You can also use a QR code scanner on your device to scan our code above to be sent directly to our Live Stream.

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!

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 21^st and 22^nd. 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

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.

Have you ever wanted to learn about television production?

Are you a creative, hardworking team player?

Pacific Coast Television is looking for television production interns for the fall semester. PCT Intern work on a number of different projects throughout the semester while gaining experience in the field that's extremely competitive.

Interns learn lighting, audio, and camera work and apply it to real television show productions such as Footprints of Pacifica and Spotlight. They get trained on using Adobe Photoshop and Final Cut.  Interns also get to apply these skills to their own projects with the station and can produce their own show!

If you're interested please call Martin Anaya at 650-355-8001.