For Dr. Shruti Dhapodkar, San Mateo County’s director of Emergency Management, decisions often come down to an unexplainable gut feeling. She’…
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A series of races to represent the Peninsula at the state level are underway with three Democrat incumbents vying to retain their seats agains…
Two are running for the District 15 congressional seat, vying to represent San Mateo County in the House of Representatives — incumbent Democr…
The Cow Palace, an arena and event center nearly eight decades old, is being memorialized in a new exhibit at the San Mateo County History Mus…
In its first year of a new state-mandated housing cycle, Redwood City has made strong progress toward reaching its development goal but offici…
Plans for better pedestrian and bicycle connections in North Fair Oaks more than a decade in the making face more delays after a study found t…
Revitalizing the Coyote Point Recreation Area will soon become the focus for the county Parks Department and with that will likely come change…
Nearly two years into working on a plan to address an influx of development interest in northeast San Carlos, city officials say a vision that…
Two experienced officials, former U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier and Millbrae Councilmember Ann Schneider, are in a head-to-head race to replace Supe…
Sierra Lopez commented on Aiding student achievement a focus of San Mateo-Foster City School District
Hi, just saw this comment and wanted to respond. Typically, when using the terms "underserved" or "disadvantaged" we're talking about people who come from low-income households and/or communities of color. School districts also look at students who come from foster care settings as being …