Local News Featured Keeping an eye on the watershed in San Mateo County By Rachel McCrea Daily Journal correspondent Aug 25, 2022 Driving north along Interstate 280 toward San Francisco, you’re only a few miles from the sprawling suburbs of San Mateo County.
Columnists Deck the halls By Greg Wilson Dec 4, 2021 On Monday, my wife and I purchased our Christmas tree (we’re old school when it comes to the holidays, preferring a real tree). Having waited …
Local News Featured Sign Hill renovation work continues in South City By Julia Lee Daily Journal staff Jun 30, 2021 After a fire that started at the famous South San Francisco’s Sign Hill last October, city officials continue to remove hazardous trees and fo…
Local News Featured South San Francisco’s Sign Hill to get new look after fire Updated Apr 13, 2025 After a fire burned about 16 acres of South San Francisco’s Sign Hill Oct. 16, city officials decided to remove about 1,500 dead or hazardous …
Local News Featured Five-alarm fire burns Sign Hill in South San Francisco By Zachary Clark Daily Journal staff Updated Oct 17, 2020 A five-alarm vegetation fire engulfed portions of Sign Hill in South San Francisco just after noon on Friday and was contained within about tw…
Local News Featured Evacuations ordered in area of 4-alarm fire burning near Sign Hill In South City Bay CIty News ServiceUpdated Oct 16, 2020 Fire officials have ordered homes evacuated in the area of a four-alarm grass fire burning Friday afternoon on Sign Hill in South San Francisco.
Obituaries Maria J. Avery Updated Apr 13, 2025 Maria was loved by so many people. She never found a person she did not like. When she died she was surrounded by family and friends.
Local News Featured Large oak tree falls onto home in Emerald Hills Bay City News Service Dec 19, 2019 A large oak tree fell onto a home in unincorporated Emerald Hills in San Mateo County on Thursday morning, according to Cal Fire.
Columnists On the bright side By Greg Wilson Nov 2, 2019 I grew up in the canyons of Los Angeles and learned firsthand what it is like to live through a natural disaster.