San Mateo Mayor Adam Loraine kicked off his campaign for reelection to represent District 5 on the San Mateo City Council in November 2026.

Councilmember Rob Newsom Jr., a former mayor and current representative for City Council District 3 since 2022, announced he is running for re…

San Mateo’s Planning Commission has reiterated its concern with the city’s draft housing element due to noncompliance on important housing goa…

A proposed project to rebuild a city block in San Mateo under review by the Planning Commission has received initial feedback supporting the p…

Plans to turn the downtown San Mateo Draeger’s Market at 222 E. Fourth Ave. into a mixed-use building are proceeding, with the developer plann…

A proposed housing and retail development at the former Talbot’s site that would span an entire block has received its first Planning Commissi…

A proposed five-story residential building at the San Mateo Hayward Park Caltrain Station parking lot site received Planning Commission approv…

San Mateo’s General Plan subcommittee is prioritizing clearer language on design guidelines, historic areas and heritage trees in its first me…

A proposed housing development at 1885 S. Norfolk St. that would remove the popular Fish Market restaurant has received Planning Commission ac…