Redwood City police used a drone to arrest a man suspected of dealing drugs in the area of the Downtown Library on Tuesday evening.

Two people were arrested in San Mateo earlier this week on suspicion of numerous felonies, misdemeanors and outstanding warrants, police said.

Gas prices are rising across San Mateo County, making daily travel harder to afford for drivers.

San Mateo County will purchase a $13 million Burlingame property to hopefully open up a sobering station as soon as possible, house the Pride Center and provide an option for a treatment facility, with supervisor approval Tuesday. 

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors could propose a new county sales tax on a future ballot, with a split board paving the way and approving an increase to the county’s maximum sales tax rate. 

Caltrans will be doing rehabilitation work on Highway 101 at Hospital Curve from Candlestick Point Recreation Area to 16th Avenue beginning Tuesday, May 12, through Friday, May 15, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Five human trafficking survivors were safely recovered and connected with support services and one suspected trafficker was detained through a human trafficking rescue and recovery operation April 23 in South San Francisco, according to police.

Proactive patrols in unincorporated San Mateo County early Tuesday morning led deputies to two suspects in possession of more than 100 grams of fentanyl with intent to sell, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

This has not been a drill — Someone was arrested for stealing $95 worth of allergy medication on El Camino Real in San Bruno; it was reported 6:56 p.m. Saturday, April 25.

A ribbon cutting ceremony for Redwood City’s new Veterans Memorial Building/Senior Center celebrated far more than brick and mortar Monday, with hundreds of residents gathered to honor and connect communities across generations. 

Buses that typically run along the Burlingame stretch of El Camino Real are being rerouted to California Drive due to a major construction project on the road, which includes tree removal and replanting and road and sidewalk fixes. 

Potential revenue loss from San Bruno’s agreement with Walmart.com, new regulations around cardrooms and a lack of state backfill from vehicle license fees is putting the city in a precarious financial position, staff said, warning of a $1.7 million budget deficit for the upcoming 2026-27 fi…

Peter Alvarez and Lauren Kelly were named as the new principals for Aragon and Burlingame high schools, respectively, by the San Mateo Union High School District Board of Trustees at its meeting last week.

San Mateo police assisted a group that aims to catch child predators by acting as minor decoys with an arrest of a previously convicted sex offender Sunday morning.

A pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Chestnut Avenue and Mission Road in South San Francisco Tuesday died at the hospital, according to police.

Ten men have been charged for a fight that broke out at the Maguire Correctional Facility in September 2025, San Mateo County Chief Deputy District Attorney Shin-Mee Chang said. 

U-steal — A U-haul vehicle was never returned in Belmont; it was reported 8:17 a.m. Tuesday, April 28.

The Peninsula’s life science real estate market keeps treading water, as vacancy rates stay high, venture funding is down and new lab construction is at a standstill.

As Burlingame begins to see new housing in the North Rollins Road neighborhood materialize, conversation is turning to how to make it feel more cohesive and incentivize mixed-use development. 

U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, is being challenged for his District 15 U.S. House of Representatives seat by four candidates that run the gamut from progressive Democrats to a Republican. 

Two Aragon High School students are working to increase literacy among young kids and senior citizens on how to use artificial intelligence, understand its risks and identify enhanced work to develop confidence as they navigate the emerging technology.

Belmont approved a $2 million loan toward a 63-unit, 100% affordable housing development, making it the city’s second fully affordable development recently proposed by the CRP Affordable Housing and Community Development firm.

Half Moon Bay city officials are inviting residents to share feedback on traffic and safety concerns along Highway 1 during a series of community workshops this week.

As the primary election approaches, California’s gubernatorial candidates are making campaign stops around the state, with candidate Tom Steyer recently kicking off a Peninsula and South Bay bus tour in Redwood City.

With continuously constrained supply and a lucrative AI boom, the county’s single-family home market maintains the highest median sales price in California, while condominiums head in the opposite direction. 

San Mateo County may have found a home for a controversial treatment facility and its Pride Center in one place, with the potential approval to purchase a $13 million property in Burlingame at the supervisors’ meeting Tuesday, as one item on a lengthy agenda.  

Ever since Nicolas Otto built the first effective gas motor, internal combustion, four stroke engine in 1876, man has been improving on this design. More than 100,000 patents have created the modern automobile after the engines were adapted to the horse carriages in the 1800s (thus called “h…

Ahead of the summer months and a busy slate of events, the Redwood City Council will consider allowing public drinking in its downtown pedestrian mall to support local businesses and engage the community. 

Caltrans has scheduled intermittent ramp and lane closures of Highway 101 in San Mateo County so crews can repair guardrails, upgrade curb ramps to Americans with Disabilities Act standards and perform paving operations.

Experience life in the 1880s at the Old Woodside Store Day this Sunday. The event, sponsored by the San Mateo County Historical Association, will focus on its history and the redwood logging that occurred in the region from noon to 4 p.m.

Not a winter sport — Someone wearing a ski mask was jumping in front of cars and throwing something at them, possibly causing damage to vehicle windows on Longview Drive in San Bruno; it was reported 10:39 p.m. Wednesday, April 29.

Hundreds of unionized workers at San Francisco International Airport blocked vehicle access to the International Terminal's departure drop-off area during a May Day rally Friday morning.

True to its title, almost everything that can go wrong does in “The Play That Goes Wrong,” presented by Hillbarn Theatre & Conservatory.

Belmont is updating its climate action road map with more ambitious goals than the 2017 plan, while also taking into account climate change impacts other than just carbon emissions. 

The San Mateo Planning Commission recommended approval for Bespoke, a large commercial and affordable housing development in San Mateo that’s undergone a number of revisions since its original proposal about five years ago.

Two candidates, both longtime prosecutors, are vying for an open judge seat in San Mateo County’s Superior Court. 

Vodka and orange juice — Someone was arrested after waving around a screwdriver on Roosevelt Avenue in Redwood City; it was reported 11:19 a.m. Monday, April 27.

San Bruno officers arrested a 60-year-old San Francisco man this week after recovering more than 30 packages belonging to San Bruno residents from a vehicle in Daly City, police said.

From a young age, construction and building have been the epicenter for Nick Pera and Stephen Green’s creativity.

Half Moon Bay is finally taking a major step forward for its long-awaited senior farmworker affordable housing project, with the City Council introducing an ordinance to approve a 99-year, $1-a-year lease with developer Mercy Housing.

Redwood City’s capital improvement plan is a balance between the city’s long-term vision and infrastructure needs within the restraint of its annual budget, and there’s limited room for projects beyond the necessary as revenue sources fall stagnant. 

San Mateo leaders are voicing their transit needs — such as better East Bay connectivity and improved bus shelters — as SamTrans starts collecting feedback on how to invest $50 million it may receive if a potential regional ballot measure succeeds this November.

San Mateo plans to add more for-sale units to its inventory, recently approving a new townhome development in a currently vacant office building.

Overcome with spirit — A man stole $200 to $300 worth of alcohol on South El Camino Real in San Mateo; it was reported 5:18 p.m. Sunday, April 26.