Local News Featured You’re right, that was a lot of rain By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff Jan 7, 2026 San Mateo County has received up to 15 inches of rain in some areas since Dec. 20, with some minor flooding occurring throughout the Peninsula.
Local News Featured San Mateo preps for winter By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff Updated Dec 18, 2025 San Mateo continues with stormwater maintenance, with several still ongoing projects such as the Marina Lagoon dredging and creek maintenance.
Local News Featured Burlingame Public Works director retiring By Holly Rusch, Daily Journal staff Updated Dec 18, 2025 In 2007, just beginning what would become a 18-year career as Burlingame’s Public Works director, Syed Murtuza was faced with a major problem …
Guest Perspectives Investing in San Mateo’s future: From fixing stormwater infrastructure to revitalizing our public facilities By Danielle Cwirko-GodyckiUpdated Dec 17, 2025 Two years ago, San Mateo residents made a significant and forward-looking choice. By approving the city’s Stormwater Initiative, we collective…
Local News Featured San Carlos adopts watershed management plan By Ana Mata, Daily Journal staff Apr 1, 2025 A management plan for the Pulgas Creek Watershed was approved by the San Carlos City Council, including flood management and climate change re…
Local News Featured How did San Mateo prep for storms? By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff Updated Dec 15, 2025 Amid a stormy week in a lighter rainy season thus far, San Mateo officials outlined how they are working through storm and flooding preparatio…
Bay Area Flood watch in effect through Sunday night Bay City NewsUpdated Jan 31, 2025 The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the Bay Area that will be in effect through Sunday night.
Columnists Seems it never rains By Greg Wilson Nov 23, 2024 The song “It Never Rains in Southern California” came out in 1972, right around the time I began seriously listening to music. Because it was …
Local News Featured San Mateo gears up for rainy season By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff Nov 20, 2024 San Mateans are hopeful they will see less flooding this winter compared to the previous years, as the city has made gradual changes to its st…
Local News Featured San Mateo to impose more restrictive rules for disposal of garden waste By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff Nov 15, 2024 San Mateo is set to pass a new ordinance disallowing organic waste from blocking public-right-of-ways, something that many residents said is a…