San Mateo — your local wire.
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 City of San Mateo is hosting three community workshops starting Tuesday, July 14, to gather resident input on a planned renovation of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center that will upgrade the pool and create a resiliency hub for emergencies.
Local Government
The nomination period for San Mateo City Council Districts 1, 3, and 5 opens Monday, July 13, with the county Board of Supervisors District 5 signatures-in-lieu period already underway ahead of the November 3 general election.
Local Government
San Mateo County's assessed property value climbed to a record $357.6 billion for 2026-27, with the city of San Mateo adding about $1.55 billion, as more than 6,500 property owners received temporary Prop. 8 tax relief.
Local Government
The City of San Mateo will unveil an honorary street sign designating a portion of O'Farrell Street as "Jerry Hill Street" in a free public ceremony at City Hall on Friday, July 17, recognizing the longtime official's nearly three decades of elected service.
Local Government
Assemblymember Marc Berman helped secure $5 million in state funding for allcove, a free youth mental health drop-in center with a location in San Mateo, as part of the fiscal year 2026-27 California budget.
Local Government
The Connect Bay Area transit measure has officially qualified for the November 3, 2026 ballot, adding a half-cent sales tax in San Mateo County, where residents already pay the fifth-highest minimum rate in California at 9.375% across five existing county-level taxes.
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A new statewide profile spotlights 94-year-old Sue Lempert, former San Mateo city council member and mayor, whose family shaped the city's schools, waterfront parks, and Bay Meadows redevelopment across three generations of civic engagement.
Local Government
Caltrain reported Thursday, July 10, that youth ridership rose 26% from January through May 2026, with Broadway station in Burlingame — one stop from downtown San Mateo — ranking among the top five stations for young riders.
Local Government
The San Mateo-Foster City School District has called an election for three Governing Board seats on November 3, 2026, with candidate filing open from July 13 through August 7 and a county-hosted candidate seminar set for July 22.
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