Local News Featured Half Moon Bay harbor dredging to finish this week By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Updated Nov 5, 2025 At Half Moon Bay’s Pillar Point Harbor, a long-awaited dredging project — moving sand from inside the harbor to the adjacent, eroding Surfers …
+2 Local News Featured Half Moon Bay-San Mateo County Airport Rediscovering the Peninsula Sep 13, 2025 The coast of San Mateo County south of Montara Mountain has a nice, quiet stretches of sandy beaches that goes on for miles. On sunny days, it…
Local News ‘Missing’ paddleboarder found walking to car in Half Moon Ba Bay City NewsUpdated Jan 2, 2025 Sheriff’s deputies and first responders answered what turned out to be a false alarm Monday night when a woman reported her husband missing wh…
Local News Featured Thar she blows, whale sightings on rise in San Mateo County By Ana Mata, Daily Journal staff Aug 24, 2024 During this special time of year with calm currents and abundant anchovy, county residents can spot humpback whales nearshore from even the be…
Local News Featured San Mateo County beachgoers beware Nicholas Mazzoni Daily Journal staff Sep 3, 2022 San Mateo County residents may find perfect reasons to head to the beach this holiday weekend during the expected heat wave yet multiple agenc…
Guest Perspectives A plea for vital coastal safety funding By Nancy Reyering Updated Sep 28, 2022 Hundreds gathered last month when the San Mateo County Harbor District hosted an important event at Pillar Point Harbor to inaugurate new life…
Local News Featured Work to improve trail to Mavericks approved By Curtis Driscoll Daily Journal staff Feb 27, 2021 The long-awaited trail improvement project to restore the West Trail at Pillar Point is moving forward following the California Coastal Commis…
Local News RVs, fishing gear ordered out of Pillar Point Harbor By Zachary Clark Daily Journal staff Jan 20, 2020 On orders from the county, overnight RV parking and storage of fishing gear at Pillar Point Harbor in El Granada must cease by March 1, though…
+2 Local News Featured Program recovers lost crabbing gear By Samantha Weigel Daily Journal staff  Updated Jan 27, 2018 As Dungeness crab season winds down in the coming months, a collection of local fishermen will be ready to head back out and recover leftover …
Local News Four rescued from fishing boat fire off Pillar Point Harbor Updated Apr 13, 2025 Four crewmembers from the commercial fishing vessel Ocean Gale were rescued by the crew of the commercial fishing vessel Smith Brothers No. 2,…