Repairs remain underway at the Hassett Ace Hardware store in Redwood City after a car crashed and burst into flames last December, but owner Eric Hassett is still shooting to reopen in May. 

SamTrans leaders didn’t hold back in response to a Caltrain director’s recent calls to sever its relationship with the district, calling the move “sheer insanity,” “sabotage” and “irritating.”

What comes first, student enrollment or the teachers and programs? 

After three days of deliberations, a jury found Andrew Coleman, 34, guilty on two counts of second-degree murder for the death of his then-girlfriend 37-year-old Kirsten Castle, who was nine months pregnant with their child. 

The specific language of an update in policy and regulation outline how staff within the Sequoia Union High School District should engage with immigration officers in the event they come to campus was weighed with consideration at the Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday. 

A suspect in a felony hit-and-run collision last month that left a 15-year-old bicyclist injured was arrested, according to Foster City police.

Friday, after midnight — A man hit a client with a metal tripod on Saratoga Drive in San Mateo; it was reported 12:26 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20.

After a hearing Tuesday and Wednesday in San Mateo County Superior Court, a judge ordered two defendants to stand trial after a squatter removal operation resulted in what prosecutors described as an "invasion."

From playing on local grass fields for San Mateo AYSO to representing Mexico in two World Cup tournaments, Veronica Perez knows what it takes to achieve your dreams.

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte is set to receive another $500,000 in emergency funds by the Sequoia Healthcare District, bringing a total of $1 million in local support to the Redwood City health center following federal funding cuts. 

Half Moon Bay is looking at ways to address homelessness in the city, which could include mirroring a county policy that compels homeless individuals to accept help or face charges or a more localized approach that takes into account the city’s unique environmental concerns. 

Burlingame, like all cities across California, is grappling with how to handle new statewide regulations to modernize city council meetings and make hybrid, online formats more accessible to the public. 

The sentencing of former San Mateo County Community College District Vice Chancellor Jose Nuñez, whose testimony was an important part of the case against his boss, the former district chancellor Ron Galatolo, has been delayed until after Galatolo’s sentencing occurs, San Mateo County Distri…

Someone saw — Someone stole a $300 gas chain saw from a store on Lake Merced Boulevard in San Bruno; it was reported 6:51 p.m. Tuesday, March 3.

U.S. Reps. Sam Liccardo and Kevin Mullin both say they will vote for an upcoming war powers resolution that could halt the U.S. military action in Iran that killed the country’s supreme leader over the weekend. 

Addressing homelessness remains a top issue on the minds of San Mateo County supervisors, who directed staff to focus particularly on housing families currently on waitlists and seniors who are becoming the largest unhoused demographic. 

The five cities across the world where residents live the longest, healthiest lives share several common denominators — most importantly, the ease with which residents are able to make health-conscious decisions.

The San Mateo City Council approved another downtown development, an eight-story residential building at 668 E. Third Ave. that will replace the one-story Gateway Crossing shopping center. 

The visitation elevator at the Maguire Correctional Facility was closed for repairs again, briefly interrupting the public’s ability to visit their incarcerated loved ones in person, ahead of the major repairs slated for this fall. 

Maybe they’re born with it? — Two women stole cosmetics items from a store on El Camino Real in San Bruno; it was reported 12:41 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21.

A 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with break-ins at residences in Redwood City and San Carlos in January, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday.

Police in Hillsborough are looking for two males suspected of stealing a car, the department said Monday.

Whether the death of a 37-year-old pregnant woman was murder or manslaughter will now be up to jurors to decide, as closing statements concluded Monday in the trial against the San Mateo man charged with killing both his girlfriend and their unborn baby. 

The county is in critical need of treatment facilities due to an onslaught of mental health program closures, but San Mateo residents are opposing a potential 69-bed facility on El Camino Real, claiming its relative proximity to schools and residential homes could put the community in danger.

The San Mateo City Council officially approved updates to its housing element as part of its settlement agreement with the Housing Action Coalition, which claimed the city’s plan hinged on inaccurate assessments of several sites’ housing capacities.

A man was charged with felony assault with a semiautomatic weapon for allegedly firing a round near a 17-year-old boy in San Mateo Feb. 12, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.

A train struck a vehicle on the evening of Feb. 28, after a driver allegedly attempted to maneuver around the railroad crossing arms at a South City railroad crossing.

Foster City officers doing a welfare check found a homeless man dead in a tent near Baywinds Park in the early morning hours of Feb. 26, according to police.

A 58-year-old San Mateo man pleaded no contest to workers’ compensation fraud and failure to pay insurance for defrauding the state out of $232,369 in insurance premiums and taxes by failing to report at least nine employees at his business, Trans One Moving Company, San Mateo County Distric…

Worth a shot — Someone’s neighbors were holding target practice with a pellet gun on Blandford Boulevard in Redwood City; it was reported 6:11 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25.

A man accused of defrauding an elderly Half Moon Bay couple with cognitive issues of over $2.5 million pleaded not guilty Thursday to theft by false pretenses and other charges, San Mateo District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.

A Florida woman accused of administering an illegal, fatal silicone injection into a Kim Kardashian lookalike was scheduled for a trial readiness conference and jury trial assignment on Friday after many delays, San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said.

Cloud cover early Tuesday around much of the Bay Area may disappoint those hoping for views of the total lunar eclipse, or Blood Moon, according to forecasters.

Opening statements in the case against two men accused of the 2020 murder of Ueta Savelio Muasika Jr. in San Mateo began Feb. 25, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office said. 

A massive new life science development at 1301 Shoreway Road was approved by the Belmont City Council, aligning with the city’s goal to build up its commercial sector despite a slowly recovering market.

State Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, believes California has an opportunity to lead the way in regulating the impact of artificial intelligence and use of personal information. 

The San Mateo County Harbor District is attempting to mitigate severe coastal erosion by addressing its root cause, which General Manager James Pruett said is the Pillar Point Harbor breakwaters. 

Belmont is advancing its plans to divest from three city-owned residential properties, which include a group home, a skilled nursing facility and a currently vacant duplex that previously housed moderate-income households.

San Mateo still projects a budget deficit this fiscal year, though it’s significantly less than the originally estimated $12 million shortfall.

A 26-year-old San Leandro man was arrested in the city of San Mateo on Friday after allegedly being found with suspected cocaine, ketamine and a loaded firearm in his vehicle.

A 45-year-old San Jose man with a previous felony conviction was arrested in the city of San Mateo on Wednesday for allegedly shooting at someone two weeks prior, police said Sunday.

Starry night — A group of intoxicated teenagers was lying on the road and refused to leave in Redwood City, it was reported 9:32 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26.

San Mateo officials want to conduct more research and elicit feedback from residents and businesses as it contemplates whether to focus on pedestrian, bicycle or transit improvements along El Camino Real.

Romanticizing the suburbs and going to the movies raised Chloe Kloezeman and Axel Geddes, two Peninsula kids who grew up just cities apart only to cross paths later on and work together on animation films at Pixar.

There are times when the world passes you by unnoticed. This has been the case of a piece of territory that once was well known to most of the citizens of the Peninsula.