Grab your poodle skirt and your pomade; it’s time to travel back to the 1950s with North Star Academy (a public school in the Redwood City School District). Catch the musical ‘Grease (school version),’ starring local elementary and middle school students, March 5-8 at McKinley Auditorium, 40…
Heather Elementary School Librarian Natalie Berg and Principal Diederich Bonemeyer celebrating Read-a-Thon for San Carlos schools with more than 2,800 students participating. Students across the district logged more than 2,140,837 of reading between Jan. 15-29 while raising critical funds to…
Dylan Carmel and Gunnar Ivarsson of Atherton; Helena Fu, Matthew Foster, Conrad Hsu and Ava Wong of Belmont; Gavin Weinstein, Jack Geraghty, Kai Liu and Sam Sirota of Burlingame; Diego Rodriguez of Daly City; Carissa Wang, Rianna Liu and Maya Wu of Foster City; Camille Lu, Zoe Tsai and Alari…
The 2026 President of the San Mateo County Association of REALTORS (SAMCAR), Linda Crose-Andersen, and Board of Directors (President-Elect Diane Wilson, Region 25 Chair & Immediate Past President Frank Vella, Treasurer Diane Viviani, and Directors Jessica Eva, Jesse D. Gutierrez, Jeff L…
San Mateo High School presents 'Les Misérables,' the iconic musical of resilience and hope, through Feb. 22 at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center. Tickets and showtimes at www.SMHSdrama.org.
Pacific Gas & Electric holds a safety class Tuesday, Feb. 10, on handling gas and electric emergencies for the South San Francisco Community Emergency Response Team.
Supervisors Jackie Speier and Ray Mueller hosted an e-bike safety town hall Tuesday, Feb. 10, with medical, legal and law enforcement experts. The event provided opportunity for public input on effort to draft a county ordinance aimed at improving e-bike safety and accountability.
Members of Indivisible rallied on El Camino Real in San Mateo Feb. 7 to honor 41 people who they say died because of ICE and federal agent violence since January 2025. The group typically gathers near the mall holding signs and asking people to honk their car horns for democracy.
U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, presented Daily Journal Editor-in-Chief Jon Mays, left, and Publisher Jerry Lee, right, with a copy of the recognition that was read for the congressional record in honor of the news agency’s 25th anniversary.
On Jan. 31, American Legion Post 105 Family honored the Four Chaplains — remembering their selfless duty and bravery in the face of certain death with the sinking of the USAT Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943, after being torpedoed by a German submarine. Once all life vests were distributed, the fo…
Peninsula Family Service honored its Older Adult Services volunteers at its annual Volunteer Recognition Event Jan. 26, celebrating peer counselors and program volunteers who support older adults across San Mateo County. The event highlighted one‑ to 25‑year service milestones and recognized…
Canna-Bel, Belmont’s newest dispensary, celebrated its grand opening Tuesday, Feb. 3. It is located at 1397 El Camino Real in Belmont, adjacent to Harbor Boulevard.
San Mateo County high school students participated and were honored in at Youth of the Year, an annual Boys & Girls Clubs leadership program. This year’s finalist was Jesus, pictured with a raised fist, who earned the Youth of the Year title. Jesus stands with, photographed left to right…
Chiara Luey, a senior at Crystal Springs Uplands School in Hillsborough, was named the 2026 Youth Sustainability Award winner by Sustainable San Mateo County. Luey received the award for her work in clean energy education and youth civic engagement, including starting an initiative focused o…
Adam Myat of Daly City was one of only 20 students nationwide to receive a 2026 Bill of Rights Institute Student Fellowship, a prestigious civics opportunity. Through the fellowship program, Myat will create civic engagement projects, meet with civic leaders and codesign a weeklong capstone …
Eliana Patricia Royales of Daly City was elected to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Bringham Young University.
Ladies of American Legion Post 105 Family donated school supplies and purchased $580 worth of food to stock College of San Mateo Veterans Resource & Opportunity Center’s (VROC) pantry. Accepting the donation is VROC’s Program Service Coordinator Marcos Baluyut-Hand. The Foster City commu…
Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco staff and their families volunteered at Spruce Elementary School on Monday as part of MLK Day of Service. They were joined by U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, and Assemblymember Diane Papan, D-San Mateo, who helped the group repair fences, …
Members of LionDanceME perform a traditional Lion Dance for the crowd, Saturday, Jan. 24, as San Mateo welcomes the Lunar New Year with a street celebration and parade.
Ariel Bowser, right, sings ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ with Maurice Goodman, president of NAACP San Mateo, during the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration held Monday at the San Mateo Train Station. Celebrants then boarded the Caltrain ‘Freedom Train’ to the MLK Day March in San Francisco.
Nuts For Candy & Toys on Broadway in Burlingame concluded the Toy Drive season with tremendous success. They surpassed their toy drive goal of 26 barrels, with support from the Central County Fire Department Toy Drive. From left, Central County Fire Capt. Herman Barahona, paramedic and f…
The San Mateo Police Department in formation on Interstate 280 providing a police escort to the city limit as the College of San Mateo Bulldogs depart Friday, Dec. 12 for the community college state football championship game in Costa Mesa. CSM brought home the California Community College A…
Volunteers from the Cadet and Police Explorer programs pass out gifts for the annual Redwood City/San Mateo County Holiday Toy and Book Drive at the Red Morton Community Center Saturday in Redwood City.
About 100 volunteers gathered at the Burlingame Parks and Recreation Department on Sunday, December 14 to gift wrap 2,100 donated toys collected by local nonprofit Moms Against Poverty with the help of the Burlingame Fire Department. The toys along with 100 gift cards are distributed to kids…
Burlingame resident Leona Gregg celebrated her 102nd birthday Dec. 12 with friends and neighbors. Originally from Canada, Leona worked for many years in restaurants at the San Francisco International Airport. She enjoys sweeping in the garden, a good glass of wine and charming any man she meets.
From left: Lisa Fong Kershner, general manager; Peter Stevenson, mayor of Burlingame; Jill Mirich, director of Food and Beverage; Joesph ‘Ray’ Flores, Engineering; Michael West, director of Human Resources; Yuk Lee, Payroll clerk; Seth Ahali, general accountant; Ahmed Ghanem, director of Fin…
A motorized train takes passengers past the San Mateo County History Museum at Redwood City’s Hometown Holidays celebration, held Saturday. It featured a parade with floats, marching bands, and representatives from local schools and organizations. The Courthouse Square was surrounded by food…
San Mateo County American Legion Auxiliary members fulfilled the wishlists of their adopted VA Bldg. 331 in Menlo Park. Ladies also assembled gift bags for short-term patients as well. Pictured are ALA Unit members representing San Mateo County: Coastside, eUnit, Pacifica, Redwood City, San …
Ray Gier was honored by the Millbrae Historical Society Dec. 10, with the ‘Living History Award’ for his exceptional historical contributions and devoted community service. Gier was only the 15th person awarded with this honor in the last 55 years. From left, Millbrae Vice Mayor Stephen Rain…
Community members gathered in San Mateo Central Park Wednesday, Nov. 26, to mark 20 years of morning Tai Chi with Master William. His quiet, steady teaching, synced with traditional Chinese music and calm, controlled movements, has grown a diverse circle, improving balance, strength and peac…
Many people enjoyed the 25th Avenue Winter Wonder Walk in San Mateo Friday, Dec. 5, where local artisans and businesses offered holiday fun and opportunities to find the perfect holiday gifts. The event was presented by the 25th Ave. Collective, the San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce and the…
On Nov. 13 volunteers with the San Mateo County Association of Realtors young professionals network visited Samaritan House to help package food items for distribution, sorting and assembling over 180 packages of nutritious produce and protein designed to provide complete, healthy meals for …
Hillsborough Auxiliary to Peninsula Family Service’s Thanks for Giving luncheon brought the community together to address food insecurity, featuring local vendor support and a Fund-A-Need for the Fair Oaks Adult Activity Center. The event helped expand meal services and programs that provide…
Girl Scout Troop 61685 donated over $700 from cookie sales to There With Care Bay Area, supporting families with critically ill children. The girls toured the facility, decorated grocery bags and learned the impact of generosity. Their donation helps provide groceries, gas cards, toys and es…
Volunteers packed and delivered 40 boxes of groceries to families in need, supported by the Foster City Chamber. The team will repeated the effort Nov. 16, aiming to feed 80 families. Donations are tax-deductible at https://tinyurl.com/food4fc. If you or someone you know is in need of food y…
On Nov. 2, Tennyson Tsai participated in the Breakthrough T1D Walk at the San Francisco Zoo. His team, ‘Type One Tribe Journey to the Cure,’ was the No. 1 fundraising team, raising $33,485 to support type 1 diabetes research. Tennyson is an eighth grader at Burlingame Intermediate School.
The Sequoia High School Alumni Association awarded $3,446 to teachers at the high school as a part of its “Cherokee Grants” program that helps purchase instructional equipment and teaching materials. This year, 11 teachers were awarded grants for things such as books for English learners, pr…
Peninsula Family Service celebrated its 75th anniversary with an inaugural celebrity golf tournament at Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club on Oct. 20. Featuring sports legends and Olympians, the event raised funds to support the organization’s programs that promote early learning, finan…
A student gets his face painted during Stratford School’s Fall Festival. The event featured bubble performers, a petting zoo, a festive ice cream truck and more. Students shined in the pumpkin decorating contest, braved haunted houses, got creative with face painting, and cheered on raffle w…
Students at the Episcopal Day School of St. Matthew helped create a stunning community Ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos — honoring loved ones while exploring the beauty of remembrance through this tradition. Through shared stories, students deepened their empathy and explored the enduring conn…
Almarah Urman of Foster City was named president of the Muhlenberg Comedy Association and co-president of the Underground Improv Project at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania. Urman also was the production stage manager for the fall production of “Ride the Cyclone” and was named the layout e…
Local leaders celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Genentech’s Futurelab STEM education partnership with South San Francisco Unified School District Oct. 17. This partnership has ensured over 85% of SSF elementary students now receive high-quality science instruction, awarded $4.5 million i…
Aria Luna Parra Rasine from Sequoia High School won first place in the high school category for an art contest celebrating organized labor hosted by Assemblymember Diane Papan, D-San Mateo, and San Mateo County Supervisor Lisa Gauthier. Emily Chen from Menlo-Atherton High School was first ru…
Redwood City Mayor Elmer Martinez-Saballos, who was born at Sequoia Hospital, with employees and physicians celebrate its 75th anniversary. He arrived with a proclamation congratulating Sequoia on its 75th anniversary and touting the hospital’s life-saving impact on the community.
Menlo Park Sergeant Allen Swanson, left, celebrates his graduation from the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute last week. The POST Sherman Block Supervisory Institute is an industry-leading leadership development program for experienced frontline supervisors in policing.
On Thursday, Oct. 9, the San Mateo County Realtors Foundation gathered dozens of local real estate professionals at Topgolf in Burlingame for ‘Tee Up for Charity,’ a fundraiser event raising more than $5,400 to benefit housing-related charities in San Mateo County. From left, 2026 SAMCAR Pre…
Who did it? When a body is discovered in a room full of knives, an intrepid investigator must grill a lineup of wildly quirky suspects. North Star Academy (a public school in the Redwood City School District) presents its fall play, the madcap 'Murder in the Knife Room' — a hilarious spoof o…
Alexander Chen of Burlingame, Zhao Liu of San Bruno, Zixiang Zhu of Foster City, Sijie Ruan and Anubha Thapliyal of San Mateo, and Guowei He, Chuyi Jiang and Katayoun Mirzaei of Redwood City graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
The Menlo Police Department had some special visitors Monday, Sept. 22, from Laurel School to learn about police work and ask questions about what goes into working for the department.
An officer from the Belmont Police Department wears a uniform honoring the Pink Patch Project in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month throughout October.
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