The St. Catherine fifth grade boys basketball team recently captured the PPSL Division 2 championship by defeating St. Matthew 45-39. From left, Logan Romero, Santi Marenco, Mateo Mejia, Dylan Yang, Isaac Reyes, Thano Cannon and Parker Antonio, with fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Leslie Hill; Pri…

From left, Andrea Talusan, Noelle Discoll, Skylar Prion, Lucienne Gomez, Maggie Juarez, Andrian Talusan and Savannah Wong, members of the St. Catherine’s of Siena (Burlingame) fifth grade girls basketball team that claimed the D3 PPSL Championship with an 18-6 victory over St. Dunstan of Mil…

San Mateo County Health Foundation distributed 166,000 diapers March 18 at the San Mateo County Event Center, helping address diaper insecurity for thousands of local families. American Medical Response supported the drive by delivering the donated diapers in a caravan of ambulances, with Sa…

The Bulldogs’ Fifth Grade Next Level Flag Football Team secured its sixth consecutive championship with a hard-fought 28-26 victory at Hillsdale High School. The Bulldogs’ championship roster features Bryson Onu, Matteo Seaton, Luke Balestreri, Drew Beals, Michael Brown, Joey Douglas, Armen …

The San Francisco/San Mateo County 4-H Senior Livestock Judging Team placed first in the State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest on March 7 at the University of California, Davis. From left, Kenzie, Matteo, Veronica, Lucy and Fynn will represent California at the National 4-H Livestock Judging C…

Two outstanding student-athletes from Coastside Pop Warner were recognized on the national stage for their excellence in academics and athletics through Pop Warner Little Scholars. Fifth grader Bryson Onu, left, earned the prestigious distinction of 1st Team All-American Scholar Athlete (one…

Denise Cifuentes, Noor Alayan, Angel Chang, Alma Ruiz Soto, Carla Overbey, Ines Flores, Yesenia Gomez Ruan, Alondra Ramirez Baraja, Karen Arellano Cruz and child, Rodrigo Garcia FIgueroa, Laura Jimenez and child, and Moana Lupe represented San Mateo County through Izzi Early Education as the…

Christiana was the lone contestant for San Francisco/San Mateo 4-H at the State 4-H Junior Livestock Judging Contest at UC Davis on March 7, but she took third Overall, second in Cattle, and fifth in Sheep/Goats. For more information about 4-H, please contact T'Nay Pham at tnypham@ucanr.edu.

The San Mateo Addiction Education Society debuted its new prevention program for its first public screening of “Should Susan Drink?” on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Franklin Templeton with 32 high school students from five Bay Area schools, providing invaluable input for program enhancements. Spec…

Violet Chan Xu, Kids Connection Class of 2026, advanced to the Bay Area Scripps Regional Spelling Bee in San Ramon. After winning the Kids Connection school spelling bee, Violet qualified to take an online exam. She is now one of just 65 students — out of 650 participants — moving on to comp…

Grab your poodle skirt and your pomade; it’s time to travel back to the 1950s with North Star Academy (a public school in the Redwood City School District). Catch the musical ‘Grease (school version),’ starring local elementary and middle school students, March 5-8 at McKinley Auditorium, 40…

Heather Elementary School Librarian Natalie Berg and Principal Diederich Bonemeyer celebrating Read-a-Thon for San Carlos schools with more than 2,800 students participating. Students across the district logged more than 2,140,837 of reading between Jan. 15-29 while raising critical funds to…

The 2026 President of the San Mateo County Association of REALTORS (SAMCAR), Linda Crose-Andersen, and Board of Directors (President-Elect  Diane Wilson, Region 25 Chair & Immediate Past President Frank Vella, Treasurer Diane Viviani, and Directors Jessica Eva, Jesse D. Gutierrez, Jeff L…

San Mateo High School presents 'Les Misérables,' the iconic musical of resilience and hope, through Feb. 22 at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center. Tickets and showtimes at www.SMHSdrama.org.

Pacific Gas & Electric holds a safety class Tuesday, Feb. 10, on handling gas and electric emergencies for the South San Francisco Community Emergency Response Team. 

Supervisors Jackie Speier and Ray Mueller hosted an e-bike safety town hall Tuesday, Feb. 10, with medical, legal and law enforcement experts. The event provided opportunity for public input on effort to draft a county ordinance aimed at improving e-bike safety and accountability.

Members of Indivisible rallied on El Camino Real in San Mateo Feb. 7 to honor 41 people who they say died because of ICE and federal agent violence since January 2025. The group typically gathers near the mall holding signs and asking people to honk their car horns for democracy. 

U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, presented Daily Journal Editor-in-Chief Jon Mays, left, and Publisher Jerry Lee, right, with a copy of the recognition that was read for the congressional record in honor of the news agency’s 25th anniversary. 

On Jan. 31, American Legion Post 105 Family honored the Four Chaplains — remembering their selfless duty and bravery in the face of certain death with the sinking of the USAT Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943, after being torpedoed by a German submarine. Once all life vests were distributed, the fo…

Peninsula Family Service honored its Older Adult Services volunteers at its annual Volunteer Recognition Event Jan. 26, celebrating peer counselors and program volunteers who support older adults across San Mateo County. The event highlighted one‑ to 25‑year service milestones and recognized…

Canna-Bel, Belmont’s newest dispensary, celebrated its grand opening Tuesday, Feb. 3. It is located at 1397 El Camino Real in Belmont, adjacent to Harbor Boulevard.

San Mateo County high school students participated and were honored in at Youth of the Year, an annual Boys & Girls Clubs leadership program. This year’s finalist was Jesus, pictured with a raised fist, who earned the Youth of the Year title. Jesus stands with, photographed left to right…

Chiara Luey, a senior at Crystal Springs Uplands School in Hillsborough, was named the 2026 Youth Sustainability Award winner by Sustainable San Mateo County. Luey received the award for her work in clean energy education and youth civic engagement, including starting an initiative focused o…

Ladies of American Legion Post 105 Family donated school supplies and purchased $580 worth of food to stock College of San Mateo Veterans Resource & Opportunity Center’s (VROC) pantry. Accepting the donation is VROC’s Program Service Coordinator Marcos Baluyut-Hand. The Foster City commu…

Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco staff and their families volunteered at Spruce Elementary School on Monday as part of MLK Day of Service. They were joined by U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, and Assemblymember Diane Papan, D-San Mateo, who helped the group repair fences, …

Members of LionDanceME perform a traditional Lion Dance for the crowd, Saturday, Jan. 24, as San Mateo welcomes the Lunar New Year with a street celebration and parade.

Ariel Bowser, right, sings ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ with Maurice Goodman, president of NAACP San Mateo, during the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration held Monday at the San Mateo Train Station. Celebrants then boarded the Caltrain ‘Freedom Train’ to the MLK Day March in San Francisco.

Nuts For Candy & Toys on Broadway in Burlingame concluded the Toy Drive season with tremendous success. They surpassed their toy drive goal of 26 barrels, with support from the Central County Fire Department Toy Drive. From left, Central County Fire Capt. Herman Barahona, paramedic and f…

The San Mateo Police Department in formation on Interstate 280 providing a police escort to the city limit as the College of San Mateo Bulldogs depart Friday, Dec. 12 for the community college state football championship game in Costa Mesa. CSM brought home the California Community College A…

Volunteers from the Cadet and Police Explorer programs pass out gifts for the annual Redwood City/San Mateo County Holiday Toy and Book Drive at the Red Morton Community Center Saturday in Redwood City.

About 100 volunteers gathered at the Burlingame Parks and Recreation Department on Sunday, December 14 to gift wrap 2,100 donated toys collected by local nonprofit Moms Against Poverty with the help of the Burlingame Fire Department. The toys along with 100 gift cards are distributed to kids…

Burlingame resident Leona Gregg celebrated her 102nd birthday Dec. 12 with friends and neighbors. Originally from Canada, Leona worked for many years in restaurants at the San Francisco International Airport. She enjoys sweeping in the garden, a good glass of wine and charming any man she meets. 

From left: Lisa Fong Kershner, general manager; Peter Stevenson, mayor of Burlingame; Jill Mirich, director of Food and Beverage; Joesph ‘Ray’ Flores, Engineering; Michael West, director of Human Resources; Yuk Lee, Payroll clerk; Seth Ahali, general accountant; Ahmed Ghanem, director of Fin…

A motorized train takes passengers past the San Mateo County History Museum at Redwood City’s Hometown Holidays celebration, held Saturday. It featured a parade with floats, marching bands, and representatives from local schools and organizations. The Courthouse Square was surrounded by food…

San Mateo County American Legion Auxiliary members fulfilled the wishlists of their adopted VA Bldg. 331 in Menlo Park. Ladies also assembled gift bags for short-term patients as well. Pictured are ALA Unit members representing San Mateo County: Coastside, eUnit, Pacifica, Redwood City, San …

Ray Gier was honored by the Millbrae Historical Society Dec. 10, with the ‘Living History Award’ for his exceptional historical contributions and devoted community service. Gier was only the 15th person awarded with this honor in the last 55 years. From left, Millbrae Vice Mayor Stephen Rain…

Community members gathered in San Mateo Central Park Wednesday, Nov. 26, to mark 20 years of morning Tai Chi with Master William. His quiet, steady teaching, synced with traditional Chinese music and calm, controlled movements, has grown a diverse circle, improving balance, strength and peac…

Many people enjoyed the 25th Avenue Winter Wonder Walk in San Mateo Friday, Dec. 5, where local artisans and businesses offered holiday fun and opportunities to find the perfect holiday gifts. The event was presented by the 25th Ave. Collective, the San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce and the…

On Nov. 13 volunteers with the San Mateo County Association of Realtors young professionals network visited Samaritan House to help package food items for distribution, sorting and assembling over 180 packages of nutritious produce and protein designed to provide complete, healthy meals for …

Hillsborough Auxiliary to Peninsula Family Service’s Thanks for Giving luncheon brought the community together to address food insecurity, featuring local vendor support and a Fund-A-Need for the Fair Oaks Adult Activity Center. The event helped expand meal services and programs that provide…

Girl Scout Troop 61685 donated over $700 from cookie sales to There With Care Bay Area, supporting families with critically ill children. The girls toured the facility, decorated grocery bags and learned the impact of generosity. Their donation helps provide groceries, gas cards, toys and es…

Volunteers packed and delivered 40 boxes of groceries to families in need, supported by the Foster City Chamber. The team will repeated the effort Nov. 16, aiming to feed 80 families. Donations are tax-deductible at https://tinyurl.com/food4fc. If you or someone you know is in need of food y…

On Nov. 2, Tennyson Tsai participated in the Breakthrough T1D Walk at the San Francisco Zoo. His team, ‘Type One Tribe Journey to the Cure,’ was the No. 1 fundraising team, raising $33,485 to support type 1 diabetes research. Tennyson is an eighth grader at Burlingame Intermediate School.

Peninsula Family Service celebrated its 75th anniversary with an inaugural celebrity golf tournament at Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club on Oct. 20. Featuring sports legends and Olympians, the event raised funds to support the organization’s programs that promote early learning, finan…