The State of California Controller's office has just released the latest wage numbers for public employees.  According to the State, San Mateo County pays its employees less and pays less in benefits than Alameda County. San Mateo county… more →

According to a new report just released by the Housing Leadership Council (HLC) of San Mateo County, from 2010 to 2015 there was only one new home built for every 19 jobs created in the county,  During those 5 years, 72,800 jobs were… more →

(Press Release) - SAN MATEO - The architects of family fun will be rolling up the blueprints on Sunday evening when the 2018 San Mateo County Fair concludes. Themed “We Build the Fun,” the nine-day San Mateo County Fair is entering… more →

The 6th Annual San Mateo County Pride Celebration takes place on June 16th 2018 from 11 AM to 5 PM and Central Park in downtown San Mateo.  This event, organized by the Pride Initiative of San Mateo County, celebrates the LGBTQ community… more →

06/09/2018 - SAN MATEO - Get ready!  The Fair opens at 11 AM on June 9th! With over 100,000 expected to be in attendance over the next 9 days, this year promises to be the best yet with the theme; “We Build the Fun”.  From the list of… more →

06/04/2018 - SAN MATEO - As reported by numerous media this week, the Bay Area Council(BAC) released a recent poll of 1000 registered voters in a nine county area who indicated their preferences for leaving the Bay Area. The overall… more →

06/05/2018 - (NBC Bay Area) -The California primary rolls out on Tuesday, but the process is actually winding down in San Mateo County. The county will have no polling places on Election Day. Instead, voters have spent the last month… more →

06/03/2018 From CalTrain - June 4 through June 8, Caltrain will be working during the night to locate underground utilities. Night work hours will be from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and the field team… more →

4/30/2018 - (Stanford Daily) SAN MATEO - In its Tuesday meeting, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors’ discussed pressuring Stanford to pay the maximum rate in affordable housing impact fees in light of the University’s expansion plans… more →

04/25/2018 SAN MATEO - The San Mateo Police Department is actively investigating a series of auto burglaries that occurred throughout the City overnight and is stepping up enforcement operations. SMPD has increased uniformed patrols in the… more →

04/25/2018 - SAN MATEO - Last week the city council approved a plan to make local LimeBike the city's approved bike sharing fleet. As the lime green bikes started showing up in the city limits from neighboring Burlingame, officials reached… more →

4/24/2018 - SAN MATEO (Mercury News) — Two men and a 16-year-old boy were arrested in connection with the carjacking and armed robbery of a San Mateo resident over the weekend, police said. The victim called police about 10 p.m. Saturday… more →

04/23/2018 - SAN MATEO  (San Jose Mercury News) — In a scene straight out of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — endless trays of decadent chocolates filled the San Mateo Event Center Saturday for the inaugural International Chocolate… more →

04/20/2018 - (San Francisco Business Times) Hines, a global real estate firm, is the new owner of Clearview Business Park, a 380,000-square-foot office complex in San Mateo that is fully leased to Tesla and GoPro. The price was $217… more →

4/19/2018 (Mercury News) -Foster City doesn’t think it has a problem with guns. At its Tuesday night city council meeting, council members rejected contributing money to the San Mateo Gun Buy Back program set for May 5. At the meeting,… more →

04/19/2018 -(San Mateo) Students of Hillsdale High School and Abbott Middle school sheltered in place Thursday morning after unconfirmed sightings of a mountain lion. Police said that a third party to the sighting called in to report… more →

04/17/2018 - SAN MATEO (Bisnow)- A new multifamily project planned in San Mateo incorporates several aspects Silicon Valley millennial renters are seeking, many of whom prefer more transit-oriented living options. Coastal California… more →

04/17/2018 - SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HFF announces the $132.9 million financing for a three-property, Class A apartment portfolio totaling 336 units in San Mateo, California. HFF announces $132.9M financing for 3-property… more →

04/16/2018 SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA - (Patch) — Heavy rain, hail and snow slammed the Bay Area on Monday morning as unusually cold April weather rolled into the region, the National Weather Service reported. Meanwhile, gusty winds and… more →

4/15/2018 - (San Mateo Daily Journal) - The chances a Daly City man arrested for a series of bank robberies in San Jose and San Mateo will be able to post bail became more slim Friday when a judge increased it from $400,000 to $1 million,… more →

4/14/2018 - (San Jose Mercury News)  MONTARA — A man who lost control of his minivan Friday morning miraculously survived a 150-foot fall off a cliff in Montara near the Devil’s Slide tunnel, according to authorities. Just after 8 a.m.,… more →

4/13/2018 (San Jose Mercury News) - Redwood City is open for cannabis business, but marijuana operators aren’t particularly high about the terms. As far as they’re concerned, the city is banishing them to the industrial side of town and… more →

3/29/2018 - (San Mateo Police Department) Today, at around 9:10 a.m., San Mateo Police Officers responded to 1400 Fashion Island Blvd on a report of a bomb threat that was found written on a note in a bathroom. Officers arrived on the scene… more →

Jan 25, 2018 - Blanca Torres (San Francisco Business Times) At its massive new housing development in San Mateo, developer Coastal California Properties is pushing a concept it calls “alt-urban” or alternative urban that aims to offer… more →

January 25, 2018 - by Kate Bradshaw (Almanac) (San Mateo) - San Mateo County is considering asking voters to approve a half-cent sales tax to help fund transportation improvements, a measure that might reach the ballot by November.… more →