Please purchase a Premium Subscription to continue reading.
To continue, please log in, or sign up for a new account.
We offer one free story view per month. If you register for an account, you will get two additional story views. After those three total views, we ask that you support us with a subscription.
A subscription to our digital content is so much more than just access to our valuable content. It means you’re helping to support a local community institution that has, from its very start, supported the betterment of our society. Thank you very much!
Please log in, or sign up for a new account to continue reading.
Thank you for visiting the Daily Journal. We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content.
Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a Premium Subscription to continue reading.
Please purchase a Premium Subscription to continue reading.
Your current subscription does not provide access to this content.
Support the Peninsula’s only locally-owned newspaper. Subscribe!
Subscribing annually brings you big savings. We also offer monthly and weekly subscriptions.
Premium Subscription
As low as $8.25 per week
Premium Includes:
-- Access to the Daily Journal’s e-Edition: a digital replica of our daily newspaper including crossword puzzles, games, comics, classifieds and ads. You can download a digital replica of the Daily Journal for offline reading. You can also clip & download articles or images from the e-edition to share with others The most recent 90 issues are available at any given time.
-- Unlimited access to our award-winning online content
-- Commenting access on all stories as a valued member of the DJ community
-- NEW! Access to our online-only digital crossword puzzle. A new puzzle every day, seven days a week!
| Rate | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $99.00 | for 365 days |
| 1 Month | $20.00 | for 30 days |
| 1 Week | $8.25 | for 7 days |
Support the Peninsula’s only locally-owned newspaper. Subscribe!
Subscribing annually brings you big savings. We also offer monthly and weekly subscriptions.
DJ Basic Subscription
As low as $5 per month
Basic includes:
-- Unlimited access to our award-winning online content
-- Commenting access on all stories as a valued member of the DJ community
What you're missing -- Additional features available only with the Premium level:
-- Access to the Daily Journal’s e-Edition: a digital replica of our daily newspaper including crossword puzzles, games, comics, classifieds and ads. You can download a digital replica of the Daily Journal for offline reading. You can also clip & download articles or images from the e-edition to share with others The most recent 90 issues are available at any given time.
-- NEW! Access to our online-only digital crossword puzzle. A new puzzle every day, seven days a week!
All for as low as $8.25 per month.
| Rate | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Year | $60.00 | for 365 days |
| 1 Month | $12.00 | for 30 days |
| 1 Week | $5.00 | for 7 days |
San Mateo approved a new emergency rental assistance program, adding to a growing list of Peninsula cities reevaluating their tenant protection policies.
The new program, which will be administered by the Samaritan House, will be a one-year pilot and provide up to $4,000 for roughly 37 households who make 60% or less of the county’s median income. The area median income is about $186,000 for a family of four in the county.
The push to strengthen such policies — which range from relocation assistance to rent control — has gained momentum over the last five years, both at the local and state level. In 2019, the state passed Assembly Bill 1482, which limited annual rent increases and implemented more requirements for just-cause evictions.
Half Moon Bay, Foster City and South San Francisco passed more ordinances related to anti-displacement and tenant protection over the past couple years. Daly City, Redwood City and Brisbane also have emergency rental assistance programs in place.
“I personally feel comfortable with the current proposal,” Deputy Mayor Adam Loraine said during a council meeting July 28. “We’re also partnering with an organization that has experience in providing this service so I’m comfortable with going ahead with the current specifications.”
Many cities’ recent housing elements — a document detailing a city’s plan to increase housing — include provisions to implement various housing-related programs, including rental assistance, as well as an anti-displacement strategy, aimed at strengthening tenant protections.
In a report released by Stanford Law School’s Community Law Clinic, which partnered with Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County and Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, eviction filings in the county increased by 35% between 2019-23, with preliminary data suggesting 2024 will be even higher. Roughly 80% of the evictions were related to nonpayment of rent.
According to a staff report, San Mateo is just one of four jurisdictions in the county with more than 100 unlawful detainer cases, or special court proceedings to evict tenants, with most of those due to nonpayment of rent.
“I’m very pleased talking about ways in which the city can directly help a number of people in need … understanding that this is not necessarily going to solve all issues in our community, and we need to keep looking for other opportunities to make positive changes such as this one,” Loraine said.
Administering the program will cost the city about $168,000 for one year, which will come from the city’s Housing Successor Fund.
(650) 344-5200 ext. 102
Daily Journal staff
{{description}}
Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.
Please purchase a Premium Subscription to continue reading.
To continue, please log in, or sign up for a new account.
We offer one free story view per month. If you register for an account, you will get two additional story views. After those three total views, we ask that you support us with a subscription.
A subscription to our digital content is so much more than just access to our valuable content. It means you’re helping to support a local community institution that has, from its very start, supported the betterment of our society. Thank you very much!
Only subscribers can view and post comments on articles.
Already a subscriber? Login Here
Join us at the beautiful Burlingame Community Center for a resource fair, free health screen… Read moreBurlingame Senior Showcase
Studio Shop Gallery is thrilled to invite you to celebrate our 110th anniversary! As Burling… Read more110th Anniversary Studio Shop Gallery
🎉✨ Singapore Festival 2025 is coming to the Bay Area! ✨🎉 Read moreSingapore Festival 2025 is coming to the Bay Area!
- Beautiful Bonsai Trees on Display! Read moreBonsai Show Presented by The San Mateo Bonsai Club
DURING THE WEEK OF SEPT 22nd-28th -TRY A FREE DANCE CLASS AT CY DANCEWORKS! 🕺 Read moreDance For Free at CY Danceworks During the Week of Sept 22nd-28th
DURING THE WEEK OF SEPT 22nd-28th -TRY A FREE DANCE CLASS AT CY DANCEWORKS! 🕺 Read moreDance For Free Week At CY Danceworks Sept 22nd-28th!
Woodside Musical Theatre is STOKED to present The Wedding Singer! — the smash-hit Broadway m… Read moreTHE WEDDING SINGER! presented by Woodside Musical Theatre
Dirk van Ulden said:
DavidKristofferson said:
Dirk van Ulden said:
Dirk van Ulden said:
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who make comments.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
Don't threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Anyone violating these rules will be issued a warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be revoked.