By all accounts, the elimination of cellphones at San Mateo High School has been largely successful in ensuring students have been focused on …
Jon Mays
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Jon Mays is the editor in chief of the Daily Journal.
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 …
How many of you make resolutions? If you make them, you usually share them and I’ve heard an interesting range. Not preordering food, or using…
The Wright Flyer went 6.8 mph for 12 seconds in its 120-foot journey Dec. 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Other attempts the same d…
For those looking to create the ultimate Christmas song playlist, I have you covered, with what I consider to be the best Christmas songs of a…
A couple weeks back I wrote about the similarities between President Trump and incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as it relates to po…
Polar opposites politically can have more in common than one might think, and that just may be the case when it comes to Donald Trump and Zohr…
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.
jon commented on Martins Beach bill bounces forward
Thanks to those who pointed out the mistake between billion and million. We fixed it!