Local News Featured Loan helps Caltrain’s budget: Agency projects a balanced budget with state assistance, still needs long-term solutions By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff Updated May 8, 2026 Caltrain seems poised to balance its budget this coming fiscal year due to a one-time state loan, but officials warned leaders that serious se…
Local News Featured San Bruno budget forecast looks grim: City facing revenue losses; upcoming budget deficit By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff May 5, 2026 Potential revenue loss from San Bruno’s agreement with Walmart.com, new regulations around cardrooms and a lack of state backfill from vehicle…
Local News Featured SamTrans capital budget increases by nearly $47 million By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff Apr 6, 2026 SamTrans leadership approved increases to its capital budgets for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, adding almost $47 million to fund infrastructure…
Local News Featured Half Moon Bay’s finances are looking up By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Mar 11, 2026 Half Moon Bay’s financial outlook is slowly but steadily looking up, with revenue for the current fiscal year outperforming expectations and i…
Local News Featured Half Moon Bay’s finances are looking up By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Updated Mar 10, 2026 Half Moon Bay’s financial outlook is slowly but steadily looking up, with revenue for the current fiscal year outperforming expectations and i…
Local News Featured San Mateo deficit remains but lower than projected By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff Mar 2, 2026 San Mateo still projects a budget deficit this fiscal year, though it’s significantly less than the originally estimated $12 million shortfall.
Local News Featured Foster City projects $5.4M surplus By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff Jan 26, 2026 In part due to an unexpected state reimbursement, Foster City now projects a $5.4 surplus this fiscal year — which ends in June — despite an e…
State Featured ​​Report: State is overestimating revenue from AI By John Fensterwald EdSourceUpdated Mar 26, 2026 In its initial assessment of the governor’s 2026-27 state budget last week, the Legislative Analyst’s Office chided Gov. Gavin Newsom for igno…
Local News Featured San Mateo eyes sales tax By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff Jan 20, 2026 The city of San Mateo is exploring a sales tax measure this November, citing long-term structural deficits that could start impeding basic cit…
Columnists California’s urgent issues loom over Newsom campaign and his would-be successors By Dan Walters Jan 7, 2026 Political California cranked up for the new year Monday.