More details around why a 66-year-old farmworker gunned down co-workers in Half Moon Bay have come to light, with the San Mateo County district attorney saying a $100 fee was the “final straw” for the shooter who reported feeling routinely mistreated.

The stigma of getting mental health services in the Asian community needs to be addressed, according to local officials and Asian American leaders who called for more access and services that cater to a wide range of dialects.

San Mateo’s City Council adopted its housing element document detailing its housing goals and policies for the coming years, with staff now submitting it to the state for review and hopeful approval.

A proposed project on the coast to remove sediment built up inside the Pillar Point Harbor outer breakwater and move it to Surfers Beach for reuse is progressing, with a late spring to summer starting timeline proposed by staff.

Book ’em! — A man in a red hat and black jacket stole $1,000 worth of books on West Hillsdale Boulevard in San Mateo, it was reported 12:05 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13.

U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, spoke Friday on the floor of the House of Representatives about the fatal shooting of seven people at two farm sites in the Half Moon Bay area earlier in the week.

A state assemblyman from San Francisco has introduced a new bill that would give California community colleges the option to observe Lunar New Year as a state holiday.

Newly released video shows the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fighting for control of a hammer with his assailant during an attack in the couple's San Francisco home last year. The footage was released Friday after a coalition of news agencies, including The Associated Press, sought access to evidence prosecutors played in court during a preliminary hearing last month. The San Francisco District Attorney's Office had refused to make it available to journalists. The evidence includes portions of Paul Pelosi's 911 call, as well as images from Capitol police surveillance cameras, a body camera worn by one of the responding police officers and a recording from the suspect's police interview. David DePape has pleaded not guilty in separate state and federal cases.

Mac Dutra Park in Half Moon Bay has become central gathering place for residents of the small tight-knit community and others to pay their respects to the seven farmworkers who lost their lives Monday.

San Mateo County officials and nonprofits have spent decades seeking to improve living conditions for the area’s most underserved. After Monday’s shooting of Half Moon Bay farmworkers, many living in squalor, officials acknowledge there’s more work to do.

The families of Half Moon Bay residents killed during a mass shooting Monday and local organizations are seeking financial support from the public to help cover funeral costs of the deceased and other needs.

Former Belmont mayor and longtime teacher George Metropulos died Monday at the age of 65, with those who knew him describing him as Mr. Belmont and a wonderful person to the community.

The San Mateo County Event Center and Fair is proud to announce that it has won the prestigious Western Fairs Association Merrill Award for its 2022 Farmworker Heroes Appreciation Day at the Fair.

Flows To Bay, the San Mateo Countywide Water Prevention Program, announced a record year for sales of its Countywide Rain Barrel Program.

Catnapping — Someone was caught on a Ring camera stealing a cat from a porch on Meadow View Place in San Mateo, it was reported 7:49 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15.

Officials are looking into the living conditions and low wages at California Terra Garden, off State Route 92 where the first of two mass shootings took place Monday that claimed seven lives.

The mass shooting in Half Moon Bay that claimed seven lives Monday sent a community reeling and put mental health and the need for more support services in the forefront for local leaders and residents alike.

It said it was for resting? — Someone was sleeping in the women’s restroom and refusing to leave on El Camino Real in San Bruno, it was reported 7:02 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 19.

A farmworker accused of killing seven people in back-to-back shootings at two Northern California mushroom farms was charged, Wednesday, with seven counts of murder and one of attempted murder.

A new report on mass attacks calls for communities to intervene early when they see warning signs of violence. The report also encourages businesses to consider workplace violence prevention plans and highlights the connection between domestic violence, misogyny and mass attacks. The report comes from the U.S. Secret Service's National Threat Assessment Center. The center's report analyzed 173 mass attacks carried out over a five-year period from January 2016 to December 2020 in public or semi-public places such as businesses, schools or churches. The U.S. is experiencing a particularly deadly start to the new year with 39 people dead in six mass killings.

The San Mateo County coroner has identified six of the seven victims killed in shootings in the Half Moon Bay area on Monday.

A farmworker accused of killing seven people in shootings at two Half Moon Bay mushroom farms has been charged with seven counts of murder. Prosecutors filed the charges Wednesday ahead of 66-year-old Chunli Zhao's first court appearance. It is not clear whether Zhao has an attorney to speak for him. Authorities say he killed four people at a mushroom farm in Half Moon Bay where he worked and three more at a nearby farm where he used to work. The charges include allegations that could result in the death penalty or life in prison without parole. The coroner's office has identified six of the victims.

Speaking in Half Moon Bay a day after the mass shooting that left seven people dead, Gov. Gavin Newsom and other elected officials mourned another community tragedy and the ongoing gun violence plaguing the country.

As Half Moon Bay residents continue to heal from a shooting that claimed seven of its neighbors, state and local legislators vowed to support those affected while reaffirming their commitment to ending gun violence.

Rebecca Roudman is a classically trained cellist who reimagined the instrument by taking a leap of faith and learned how to play blues and rock.

The Honorable Elizabeth K. Lee, presiding judge of the San Mateo County Superior Court, announced the appointment of the Honorable Amarra A. Lee as the 2023-24 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury advisor.

The San Mateo-Foster City School District was awarded a $200,000 Antibias Education Grant meant to support the district’s ongoing effort to increase equity within the education system.

In today’s screen-dominated world, how often do parents truly get a chance to untether their kids from the internet and feel that special bond? Belmont’s long-running Valentine’s-themed event provides the community with a unique opportunity to do just that, and with changes made in 2020, the…

What are you mixed up in? — Someone stole a blender on El Camino Real in San Bruno, it was reported 12:54 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18.

A series of rampages across the U.S. in the first weeks of 2023 have Americans again asking what can be done. In California alone, mass killings have claimed the lives of two dozen people over just eight days. The victims include 11 people killed celebrating the Lunar New Year at a dance hall, seven farmworkers killed in Half Moon Bay and a 17-year-old mother and her baby shot dead in an attack that killed five generations of her family. San Mateo County Board of Supervisors President Dave Pine says "this is not an acceptable way for a modern society to live."

The man accused of shooting eight people in Half Moon Bay was an employee of the farm at the first shooting location, with law enforcement saying the motive appears to be work-related.

Seven people were killed in two related shootings Monday at a mushroom farm and a trucking firm in a coastal community south of San Francisco, and a suspect was in custody, officials said.

A plan spelling out how Foster City will approach dealing with its Canada goose population has been delayed because of a contract issue between the city and contractor, with the intent to get it resolved by February.

A program to allow more access to community college in San Mateo County is part of a larger effort to encourage more California students to enroll in four-year universities — which is a priority for state Sen. Josh Becker, D-San Mateo.

Two-way traffic control began this weekend on State Route 92 at upper Highway 35 to Pilarcitos Creek Road in Half Moon Bay as sinkhole repairs continue, with Half Moon Bay residents dealing with resulting traffic delays.

A San Francisco man has been charged with robbing a South San Francisco bank two separate times in late 2022, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office said.

The man accused of killing Karina Castro in San Carlos in September 2022 has been declared competent to stand trial by two doctors, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office said Monday.

That’s soleless — Someone in a green jacket and jeans stole a pair of shoes on Hillsdale Boulevard and was last seen heading toward the Cheesecake Factory, it was reported 3:33 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16.

Seven people were killed in two related shootings Monday at a mushroom farm and a trucking firm in a coastal community south of San Francisco, and a suspect was in custody, officials said.

Vince Tringali spent years and nearly $150,000 fixing up his 1965 Pontiac GTO. In one night, it was destroyed, along with his family’s four other cars, two motorcycles, family heirlooms and more after flooding from Laurel Street in San Carlos submerged their belongings in 5 feet of water.

Proposals to raise speed limits on several streets in San Mateo as part of a larger strategy to improve enforcement have been rebuffed by the City Council, with concerns about safety cited.

Plans to convert 250,000 square feet of office space to laboratory use at the Gilead Science campus in Foster City have received final City Council zoning use approval.

South San Francisco’s Planning Commission has given the green light on the city’s important draft housing element, moving the document guiding housing goals forward to the City Council for final approval.

Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol have implemented a two-way traffic control on state Highway 92 to accommodate work to repair a sinkhole on the roadway and other storm-related damage.

A suspect who forced his way into a San Carlos home early Saturday morning, assaulted and injured an occupant and then barricaded himself in the residence was taken into custody about three hours later without incident or use of force, police said.

In her second week as the sheriff of San Mateo County, Sheriff Christina Corpus launched a new program for law enforcement to build a better relationships with residents, businesses and community organizations.