Local News Featured Jackie Speier announces major funding for San Mateo County Curtis Driscoll Daily Journal staff Dec 28, 2022 In one of her last acts in office, U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, announced on Tuesday the securement of $16.9 million in federal fundi…
Columnists A jumbled political landscape By Mark Simon Updated Jun 26, 2025 As one friend noted, perhaps a puff of white smoke should have appeared at the piazza outside San Mateo City Hall.
+2 Local News San Mateo mayor impasse ends Curtis Driscoll Daily Journal staff Updated May 12, 2025 The San Mateo City Council named Rich Hedges to its vacant council seat, clearing the way to the naming of Amourence Lee mayor and Lisa Diaz N…
Local News Featured San Mateo mayor decision still deadlocked Curtis Driscoll Daily Journal staff Updated May 12, 2025 The San Mateo City Council remains at an impasse in selecting a mayor following another uncomfortable meeting, with a decision possibly hingin…
Columnists ‘Bad look’ in San Mateo By Mark Simon Updated Jun 26, 2025 Sometimes, as the year winds down and the pace of news slackens, it is a struggle to find interesting things to write about, as you no doubt h…
Local News Featured San Mateo without mayor Curtis Driscoll Daily Journal staff Updated May 12, 2025 San Mateo is without a mayor following a lengthy City Council debate over who to nominate to the vacancy, with an uncertain timeline of when a…
+3 Local News San Mateo City Council gets 3 new members Curtis Driscoll Daily Journal staff Nov 26, 2022 Two tight council races in San Mateo have winners following final ballot counts, with Lisa Diaz Nash, Robert Newsom and Adam Loraine headed to…