Local News Featured San Mateo City Council OKs another downtown residential development By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff Mar 4, 2026 The San Mateo City Council approved another downtown development, an eight-story residential building at 668 E. Third Ave. that will replace t…
Local News Featured Homeless man found dead in tent in Foster City Daily Journal staff report Mar 3, 2026 Foster City officers doing a welfare check found a homeless man dead in a tent near Baywinds Park in the early morning hours of Feb. 26, accor…
+2 Local News Featured Prometheus’ downtown presence grows By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff Updated Mar 3, 2026 In the 2 1/2 years since Prometheus finished its Brickline building in downtown San Mateo, the prolific Peninsula developer finished leasing t…
Guest Perspectives 'Affordable' housing? By David Crabbe Feb 20, 2026 Recently, a 128 unit downtown San Mateo apartment proposal was approved by the Planning Commission. The project description says it will inclu…
Local News Featured Office-to-housing development advances By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff Feb 17, 2026 A plan to replace an aging office campus with 256 for-sale condominiums and single-family homes was unanimously approved by the San Mateo Plan…
Local News Redwood City incumbent announces run for reelection Daily Journal staff report Feb 14, 2026 Chris Sturken has announced his reelection campaign to serve another term on the City Council, representing District 2.
Local News Featured Half Moon Bay solicits homeless policy feedback By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Updated Mar 4, 2026 Half Moon Bay is soliciting feedback on implementing a policy regulating encampments in the city, potentially similar to an ordinance introduc…
Columnists They’re affordable By Greg Wilson Jan 24, 2026 Last week I wrote about a couple of affordable housing projects now well under construction in that city. The walk I took to check on their pr…
Columnists Mixed use By Greg Wilson Updated Jan 22, 2026 This week I took a long walk up into Belmont, to check on a pair of affordable housing projects well underway along El Camino Real.
Columnists Great expectations By Greg Wilson Jan 10, 2026 It’s fun to make predictions, but hard to be accurate — so take mine with a grain of salt. Having recently summarized much of the activity thr…