Local News Featured ‘There is always more to do’ By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Updated Oct 10, 2025 Emergency management alert systems across the U.S. are in need of federal investment, Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, said during a …
Local News San Mateo County hosts day aimed at disaster prep By Ana Mata, Daily Journal staff Updated Sep 5, 2025 With the recent tsunamis alert pinging cellphones and the fires in Southern California earlier this year, many San Mateo County residents may …
Local News Featured Are water providers ready for disaster in San Mateo County? By Ana Mata, Daily Journal staff Updated Sep 24, 2025 Some water providers in San Mateo County don’t have enough backup water or power to run pumps and generators for three days in the event of a …
+2 Guest Perspectives Three truths about emergencies that change everything By Ryan Reynolds and Dr. Shruti Dhapodkar Updated Sep 24, 2025 In January 2023, San Mateo County activated its Emergency Operations Center as unprecedented atmospheric river storms brought 5.8 inches of ra…
Guest Perspectives Beyond survival mode: Forging resilient community bonds before disaster strikes By Dr. Shruti Dhapodkar Apr 25, 2025 As both a physician and director of San Mateo County’s Department of Emergency Management, I’ve witnessed the devastating impacts of disasters.
PEOPLE-VAL KILMER/ ReutersUpdated May 9, 2025 Actor Val Kilmer at a press conference for the production of 'Deja Vu' in New Orleans Feb. 2, 2006.
Local News San Mateo County sales tax funds to be reviewed, housing a priority By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Updated Mar 25, 2025 Affordable and workforce housing sites, upcoming top priorities like emergency preparedness and Measure K funding’s tenuous future were key to…
NOBEL-PRIZE/PEACE ReutersUpdated Oct 11, 2024 Toshiyuki Mimaki, president of Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations.
HAWAII-WILDFIRES/ FEMAUpdated Aug 18, 2023 Members of FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams Washington Task Force 1 and Nevada Task Force 1 search through destroyed neighborhoods in Lahain…
