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Jon Mays
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Jon Mays is the editor in chief of the Daily Journal.
Nothing like a screaming political scandal to shake everyone out of their doldrums so they can start thinking about just who should be the gov…
The San Mateo Daily Journal does not use artificial intelligence in its writing or reporting, neither will it in the immediate future. It also…
Last week’s news that Peninsula Lively Arts, formerly known as Peninsula Ballet Theatre, will be shutting down in June calls into question our…
The Winter Olympics are about five days in the rearview now, and the review pieces have all been written. But there has to be room for one mor…
By all accounts, the elimination of cellphones at San Mateo High School has been largely successful in ensuring students have been focused on …
Nascent old-timers like me see the southwest corner of San Mateo Drive and Third Avenue and think of Collins Pharmacy, however, Liuyishou Hotp…
A few times over the past two weeks people have questioned why some people are named in stories and others are not, specifically in two instan…
I typically believe in an all of the above approach to problems. That means there is a recognition that not every one solution is the perfect …
jon commented on Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees discuss cellphone policy: Trustees interested in making policy uniform districtwide, majority not inclined to ban ‘bell to bell’
The latter refers to the second part of the sentence, "rather than a bell-to-bell ban." That means the San Mateo Union High School District board preference was that "bell-to-bell ban." The article is correct.
jon commented on Neighbor dispute over tree leads to fatal SSF shooting
You are correct, thank you. We have changed the story to reflect the correct neighborhood.
jon commented on Jack’s Prime opens as Maverick Jack’s in former Villa Hotel, a historic San Mateo buildingÂ
Done!
jon commented on San Mateo County official seeks retail theft task force
I went through our old emails and don't see any press release. There was one about a retail theft at Sephora July 18, however. We also reported on that.
jon commented on San Mateo County official seeks retail theft task force
Hi tarzantom. We do report on these crimes. I don't recall this specific case but, if there was a press release on it, chances are 99% we reported it. It's possible this one fell through the cracks, but that would be the exception and not the norm.
jon commented on History of Democrats
I fixed it. Apologies for the errant link. Thank you.
Jon
jon commented on Follow science and not politics
Thanks for the comment. I don't know where you heard that, but that's not the case in San Mateo County. We asked. Every case listed in the COVID hospitalization data set are for COVID cases, not for people who test positive while in the hospital for another reason. As far as "vaccine hesi…
jon commented on Paywalls, and being civilized
We get advertising in print. We don't get sufficient advertising online. Mainly because companies like Google and Facebook vacuum it all up.
I only have so many words to explain things, so I couldn't get to it. Also, as small local businesses have a hard time staying afloat, they ad…
jon commented on A world without Costa-Hawkins
Thanks for pointing out the mistake Gene. We have changed the copy to reflect the correct number.
jon commented on Year jail for driver in fatal DUI hit-and-run
Hi Ray,
Thanks for your comments. We made some changes to the story.