New County Park Honors Former Supervisor and County Sheriff Don Horsley to be dedicated August 13th at 10am
In 2024, the San mateo County Board of Supervisors voted to honor Don Horsley, who died in November 2023 after a lifetime of public service by naming a new park after him.
The new park will be named, Don Horsley County Park at Tunitas Creek Beach. It will be dedicated on AUGUST 13th at 10am.
As a Supervisor, Horsley took seriously the concerns of residents who observed throngs of beach goers creating unsafe routes through private land that caused environmental damage to the beach and creek and left huge piles of trash after days of partying. To protect the land and make it available to the public, he brought together San Mateo County leadership, Peninsula Open Space Trust and the California State Coastal Conservancy, to secure funding to purchase the property and build visitor facilities that were designed with public input.
Come join us on August 13th for the dedication of the Don Horsley County Park at Tunitas Creek Beach
2023 Board Members
SOA Board Members for 2023 are:
President – Jorge Ramirez
1st Vice President -Lisandro Lopez
2nd Vice President – Vacant
Secretary – Jennifer “Jen-Jen” Valdez
Treasurer – Veronica Ruiz
Parliamentarian – Brian Moore
Sergeant-at-Arms – Michael Baron
BOARD MEMBERS
Hector Acosta, Bob Cassetta, Jesse Myers & Vacant
The Mission Of The C.A.R.D. Program Is To Provide Non‐Profit Assistance With Minor
Home Repairs For Retired Deputies.
Bombas Sock Donation
SOA Board Members, Hector Acosta, Gary Hoss and Veronica Ruiz recently were cleaning out their sock drawers when they discovered they had 5000 pairs of brand new Bombas socks! (Fake Post)
The SOA is proud to be partnered with Bombas, whose social mission is to donate essential clothing to Giving Partners – from homeless shelters to community organizations. Bombas has donated over 25 million pairs of socks.
During this Season of Giving and the Spirit of Goodwill for those less fortunate, on December 10th the SOA donated 5000 pairs of Bombas socks to the Samaritan House in San Mateo.
BACK IN THE DAY ...
The first annual ball of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office Association was held on August 25, 1951 at the Bay Meadows Clubhouse in San Mateo.
Deputy Sheriff Gene Stewart traveled to Hollywood with a special invitation for Hollywood starlet, Debbie Reynolds. Reynolds was starring in M-G-M’s production of, “Singing in the Rain.” Film obligations prevented her from accepting Deputy Stewart’s invitation to make a personal appearance at the ball – but the petite actress, who would later star in blockbusters; “How the West was Won” and “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,”did take time off from her studio duties to express her sincere wishes for the success of the first annual ball.
Reynolds was gracious enough to pose with Deputy Stewart and a poster which advertised the Sheriff’s dance. all the proceeds were donated to the widows and orphans fund.
Meanwhile, Louis B. Mayer, the famous and powerful executive of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, received other emissaries of the Sheriff’s Office and he dug into his pocket and bought a number of tickets to the ball.
This was the first annual ball staged by the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office Association, which was recently organized. The affair is the means by which the sheriff’s deputies widows’ and orphans’ fund will be funded.
Ray Hackett’s famous CBS orchestra furnished the music in the beautiful Bay Meadows Clubhouse.
Sheriff Earl B. Whitmore urged the public to attend the affair.
(Source: Enterprise Journal – August 23, 1951)
