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San Mateo — your local wire.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
San Mateo County's Board of Supervisors approved $24.3 million from the Affordable Housing Fund for six projects adding 459 units across the county, serving farmworkers, seniors, families and people with disabilities.
Local Government
San Mateo County's Board of Supervisors approved $24.3 million from the Affordable Housing Fund for six projects adding 459 units across the county, serving farmworkers, seniors, families and people with disabilities.
Local Government
San Mateo County's Board of Supervisors approved $24.3 million from the Affordable Housing Fund for six projects adding 459 units across the county, serving farmworkers, seniors, families and people with disabilities.
Local Government
The San Mateo-Foster City School District opened its 2026-27 school year under a new five-year Community Vision unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees, built on input from thousands of families and students and organized around "Lead with Empathy" and "Learn with Purpose."
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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued an advisory through Thursday, Aug. 13, warning San Mateo and South Bay residents of smoky skies from the fast-growing Timber Fire in Monterey County, which reached nearly 3,000 acres by Tuesday evening at just 5% containment.
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The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an e-bike safety ordinance Tuesday that caps sidewalk speeds at 5 mph and creates escalating fines, and proposed naming the law after 4-year-old Ayden Fang, killed in a 2025 chain-reaction e-bike collision in Burlingame.
Local Government
San Mateo County's Board of Supervisors will consider a resolution Tuesday directing staff to draft a humanoid robot permitting ordinance, a first-in-the-nation move focused on fire safety, job displacement and public health standards.
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San Mateo's Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval of a mixed-use building with 94 apartments and ground-floor retail at 616 S. B St., sending the project to City Council for a final vote.
Local Government
San Mateo County will hold its first Purple Heart Day flag-raising ceremony Friday, Aug. 7, at County Center in Redwood City, honoring veterans wounded or killed in combat, with a Board of Supervisors proclamation expected Aug. 11.
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A San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury report finds 60% of inspected large food businesses are not complying with California's edible food recovery law, while the county Sustainability Department has issued zero enforcement actions since the mandate took effect in January 2024.
Local Government
Caltrain will receive the American Public Transportation Association's top national transit award at a Chicago conference in October, driven by 57% ridership growth and the electrification project that serves San Mateo's three stations, even as the agency faces a $75 million annual deficit heading into a November ballot measure.
Local Government
San Mateo County's first 10-day public review period for November 3 election materials opens at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, giving registered voters until Aug. 17 to scrutinize candidate statements and ballot measures before they're finalized for the official voter pamphlet.
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San Mateo's 90-day campaign sign window opens Wednesday, August 5, ahead of the November 3 election, with strict size, spacing, and downtown placement rules enforced by immediate confiscation and a $60 retrieval fee.
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The City of San Mateo hosts a public workshop Monday, Aug. 3, to present alternative design concepts for the MLK Jr. Community Center modernization, with a third session set for Aug. 27 to unveil a preferred option.
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California's AI Transparency Act, authored by San Mateo-area state Sen. Josh Becker, took effect Saturday, Aug. 1, requiring AI systems to embed permanent metadata in generated content; large social media platforms must surface that data to users by January 2027.
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