After spending his life savings and borrowing more to build an ambitious restaurant in the downtown San Mateo train station, Omid Zahedi found himself staring at 200 empty seats.
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The Pelagic Hospitality Group, owner of three local businesses at the Pillar Point Harbor, owes over $100,000 in unpaid rent, San Mateo County Harbor District staff say, however, management from the restaurant group said they haven’t been paying full rent in protest of the district’s alleged…
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BART is delaying its plan to potentially close up to 15 stations — several of which could be in San Mateo County — if a regional sales tax measure fails this November.
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The Redwood City Council approved another resolution of necessity to acquire a driveway off of Broadway for $1,550 as the latest step toward improving the Woodside Road/Highway 101 interchange.
A new dental clinic improving access to dental care for residents who are uninsured or underinsured opened in Redwood City through a collaboration of the Ravenswood Family Health Network and the Sequoia Healthcare District.
Seems fishy — A man in a blue jacket stole $200 worth of frozen shrimp on South El Camino Real in San Mateo; it was reported 1:13 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23.
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The El Camino boys’ soccer team have been on a tear the last two seasons. The Colts won the 2025 Lake Division title and lost in the first rou…
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