Columnists San Mateo searching for something to celebrate By Jon MaysUpdated Aug 1, 2019 It used to be that the city of San Mateo had a Wine Walk downtown in September. The idea of that event was to get residents to come downtown, …
+2 Local News San Mateo’s remarkable Williams family By Jim CliffordUpdated Feb 5, 2026 February is Black History Month, an appropriate time to remember San Mateo’s Williams family who overcame discrimination — and sometimes segre…
Local News Featured Pulling up a chair to 1920s dining By Anna Schuessler Daily Journal staff Updated Feb 5, 2026 With larger-than-life paintings, a collection of china and silverware and a photo of a San Mateo dining destination filling the San Mateo Coun…
Local News Noted African-Americans in early county history By Joan Levy Daily Journal Correspondent Feb 9, 2004 The earliest history of African-Americans in San Mateo County is a little hard to trace. Many of the first California settlers from Mexico wer…