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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
San Mateo's Zoning Administrator and Planning Commission approved an 847-unit mixed-use project at 640-690 Concar Drive in June, clearing the way for demolition of most of the Concar Shopping Center and construction of townhomes, apartments, and 186 affordable housing units.
Local Government
Rep. Kevin Mullin introduced the AV Emergency Response Coordination Act, which would require robotaxi companies like Waymo to maintain emergency hotlines, share geofencing controls, and meet federal coordination standards with first responders.
Local Government
San Mateo police used their Drone as First Responder program and Real Time Information Center to track and arrest Kingston Tasker, a 31-year-old repeat theft suspect, after he allegedly stole $1,200 from the Home Depot on Chess Drive on Tuesday, July 28.
Local Government
A regional half-cent sales tax that would send about $50 million a year to SamTrans and prevent deep Caltrain service cuts has qualified for the November ballot, with new polling showing 54% voter support — a margin organizers call winnable but not safe.
Local Government
San Mateo County is taking applications through Wednesday, August 5, for its free nine-week Civics 101 Academy, a separate program from the City of San Mateo's City Services Academy that teaches residents how county government works through sessions led by department heads.
Local Government
San Mateo County is accepting public comments on its updated Safety Element through Friday, July 31, giving residents a narrow window to shape how the county plans for earthquakes, floods, wildfires, and other hazards.
Local Government
The city of San Mateo is preparing its first comprehensive zoning code update in over 40 years, with provisions to enable missing middle housing, as a county supervisor argues condos, townhomes, and duplexes are needed to serve workers priced out of a $2.4 million median market.
Local Government
Jim Lawrence, chair of Fixin San Mateo County and former Foster City mayor, is calling on every county supervisor and supervisor candidate to commit to creating a permanent Inspector General for the Sheriff's Office, arguing that $61 million in paid and pending lawsuit costs proves the county can't afford to skip independent oversight.
Local Government
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District has secured approximately $1.98 million in grants, including $741,450 from FEMA for vegetation management on 167 acres near San Mateo County homes, plus funding for a Highway 17 wildlife crossing and Santa Cruz kangaroo rat habitat restoration.
Local Government
County Executive Mike Callagy appointed 18-year veteran Michelle Kuka to lead San Mateo County's Human Resources department, and the Board of Supervisors confirmed the selection at a special meeting Tuesday, July 21, as required by the County Charter.
Local Government
California filed suit against Half Moon Bay and four other cities on Thursday, July 16, for failing to comply with state housing element requirements. The enforcement action hits close to home for San Mateo County residents as San Mateo advances its own high-density zoning plans to meet a 7,015-unit state mandate.
Local Government
Federal officials plan to close the National Archives facility in San Bruno, which holds more than 750,000 records of West Coast immigration history including Angel Island files, prompting a letter-writing campaign from Save Our National Archives and pushback from Rep. Kevin Mullin.
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