Students at the Episcopal Day School of St. Matthew helped create a stunning community Ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos — honoring loved ones while exploring the beauty of remembrance through this tradition. Through shared stories, students deepened their empathy and explored the enduring conn…
A student gets his face painted during Stratford School’s Fall Festival. The event featured bubble performers, a petting zoo, a festive ice cream truck and more. Students shined in the pumpkin decorating contest, braved haunted houses, got creative with face painting, and cheered on raffle w…
Almarah Urman of Foster City was named president of the Muhlenberg Comedy Association and co-president of the Underground Improv Project at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania. Urman also was the production stage manager for the fall production of “Ride the Cyclone” and was named the layout e…
Local leaders celebrated the 10-year anniversary of Genentech’s Futurelab STEM education partnership with South San Francisco Unified School District Oct. 17. This partnership has ensured over 85% of SSF elementary students now receive high-quality science instruction, awarded $4.5 million i…
Aria Luna Parra Rasine from Sequoia High School won first place in the high school category for an art contest celebrating organized labor hosted by Assemblymember Diane Papan, D-San Mateo, and San Mateo County Supervisor Lisa Gauthier. Emily Chen from Menlo-Atherton High School was first ru…
Redwood City Mayor Elmer Martinez-Saballos, who was born at Sequoia Hospital, with employees and physicians celebrate its 75th anniversary. He arrived with a proclamation congratulating Sequoia on its 75th anniversary and touting the hospital’s life-saving impact on the community.
Menlo Park Sergeant Allen Swanson, left, celebrates his graduation from the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute last week. The POST Sherman Block Supervisory Institute is an industry-leading leadership development program for experienced frontline supervisors in policing.
On Thursday, Oct. 9, the San Mateo County Realtors Foundation gathered dozens of local real estate professionals at Topgolf in Burlingame for ‘Tee Up for Charity,’ a fundraiser event raising more than $5,400 to benefit housing-related charities in San Mateo County. From left, 2026 SAMCAR Pre…
Who did it? When a body is discovered in a room full of knives, an intrepid investigator must grill a lineup of wildly quirky suspects. North Star Academy (a public school in the Redwood City School District) presents its fall play, the madcap 'Murder in the Knife Room' — a hilarious spoof o…
Alexander Chen of Burlingame, Zhao Liu of San Bruno, Zixiang Zhu of Foster City, Sijie Ruan and Anubha Thapliyal of San Mateo, and Guowei He, Chuyi Jiang and Katayoun Mirzaei of Redwood City graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
The Menlo Police Department had some special visitors Monday, Sept. 22, from Laurel School to learn about police work and ask questions about what goes into working for the department.
An officer from the Belmont Police Department wears a uniform honoring the Pink Patch Project in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month throughout October.
Burlingame held its 20th annual Pet Parade on Saturday, Sept. 27. A wide variety of costumed pets, and their owners paraded down Broadway. Here are the winners of the Best Pet Trick Competition. They are, front row, Olivia Bachmann, skateboard-riding Coconut, and Willa Keintz. Back row, Jack…
Marty Medina, San Bruno vice mayor and vice chair of Peninsula Clean Energy’s Board of Directors; Assemblymember Diane Papan, D-San Mateo; Michael Weseloh, director of Sales Engineering at GoPowerEV; Anders Fung, Millbrae mayor and a member of Peninsula Clean Energy’s Board of Directors; Sus…
Sacred Heart Prep’s halftime show Saturday, Sept. 20 during the game between the Gators and the King’s Academy made history for the small Atherton campus, as the SHP Pulse Dance Team suited up as cheerleaders to perform. SHP doesn’t have a cheerleading team, but the dance troupe, led by seni…
More than 200 community members gathered at the Burlingame Senior Showcase on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the Burlingame Community Center. San Mateo County Board of Supervisors President David Canepa attended and presented a special commendation to the event organizers. He is pictured here with a…
Burlingame Mayor Peter Stevenson, fourth from left, celebrates Treasure Paws’ future while, from left, Treasure Paws co-CEO’s Benjamin Lambright and Oliver Jolis listen alongside Supervisor Jackie Speier and PHS/SPCA President Anthony Tansimore, lead muralist Emily Ma, Burlingame Chamber of …
Holidays on a High Note returned Sept. 16 at Menlo Circus Club, featuring floral artistry by John James, boutique shopping, auctions and lunch. More than 200 guests gathered to support Peninsula Family Service’s programs for children, families and older adults, celebrating the organization’s…
Supervisor Lisa Gauthier and board President David Canepa were excited to host a delegation of climate and infrastructure leaders from the African nation of Zambia, to discuss San Mateo County’s LEED-certified COB 3 building, their new cutting-edge and sustainable administrative headquarters…
A collaboration between San Mateo County Parks Foundation, CompassPoint Mentorship and the County Parks Department saw local youth create a vibrant mural series at Coyote Point as part of a three-week summer camp. San Mateo County Supervisor Noelia Corzo speaks at a ribbon-cutting this past …
A drumline performer from Niner Noise during a halftime show at the Serra High School football game Saturday, Sept. 6, at Brady Family Stadium.
Redwood City attorney Ted Hannig on his ‘Knot Guilty’ catamaran at the annual Hannig Cup sailboat race in Redwood City to raise money for charity.
The National Merit Scholarship Program honors academically talent high school seniors to be considered for major scholarships for their respective postgrad plans. Semifinalists in the county are as follows, by high school:
Notre Dame High School Belmont leaders and board members beam with excitement at the groundbreaking of the new STEM Wing, an $8 million project made possible through the school’s Lasting Legacy Capital Campaign. The 10,000-square-foot space will feature state-of-the-art science labs, collabo…
At last week’s San Bruno Education Foundation Annual Back-to-School Community Barbecue, attendees enjoyed, food, fun and a $50,000 donation from Comcast/Xfinity to expand digital learning for local students, including support for the foundation’s popular robotics program. The company, which …
Burlingame High School Principal Jen Fong cuts the ribbon to officially open the two-story, 20,000-square-foot athletic training complex Wednesday, Aug. 27. It features two multiuse gyms which may be used for basketball, volleyball or badminton, as well as locker rooms, a training room, coac…
Elected officials, staff and administrators from the San Mateo High School District and San Mateo High School celebrated the completion of the Measure L funded Athletic Training Complex. San Mateo High School Principal Yvonne Shiu cut the ribbon and invited participants on a tour of the faci…
Nico Arizizi and Matthew MacLeod of Menlo Park graduated from Miami University in Ohio.
Firefighters of Coastside Fire Engine No. 41 and friends Aug. 5 during National Night Out in Granada.
To celebrate International Lighthouse Day on Saturday, Aug. 16, a guided tour of the grounds of the Light Station was presented at the Pigeon Point Light Station State Park. Here, State Park Interpreter Elizabeth Crowley shows off the original Fresnel lens which was assembled from 1,008 pris…
From left, Assemblymember Diane Papan, D-San Mateo; Veronica Lempert; county superintendent candidate Hector Camacho; Robert Lempert; San Mateo Councilmember Adam Loraine; Ben Lempert; San Mateo Councilmember Danielle Cwirko-Godycki; San Mateo Mayor Robert Newsom; former San Mateo mayor and …
Happy Birthday to the San Mateo Daily Journal! The Daily Journal family gathers Saturday for a summer picnic to celebrate the publication’s 25th anniversary at the San Mateo Garden Center.
Girls State Citizens Share Experiences with the Auxiliary Students Claire Leung, Livia Valentine and Kayla Ling show their certificates of recognition from Congressman Kevin Mullin during brunch with the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA). The seniors from Design Tech High, Sacred Heart and The…
Bernice ‘Bee’ Serensky Meyer is turning 105, Aug. 18. She is a second-generation San Franciscan, born at Children’s Hospital on Aug. 18, 1920. After she graduated high school at age 16, Bee went directly to college at University of California, Berkeley, majoring in economics. She married Alv…
Daily Journal publisher Jerry Lee, left, and community director Sharon Vause, right, pose with Farmer John of Half Moon Bay who brought fresh flowers from Moon Seed Farm & Flora in Half Moon Bay and farm fresh artichokes to the Daily Journal offices to celebrate their 25th Anniversary. T…
Volunteers from the Redwood City American Legion Post 105 Family (Legionnaires, Auxiliary, Sons & Riders) assisted Peninsula Day Camp (PDC) the last two weeks by setting up and taking down sun-protection canopies for 410 campers and 150+ volunteers. Post 105 Family also donated $500 to h…
Following the expansion of the Kaiser Permanente Daly City Hearing Aid Center, the Redwood City Hearing Aid Center staff cut the ribbon on its new location featuring state-of-the-art sound booths and hearing device technology. Elected officials joined in the celebration, and U.S. Rep. Kevin …
The Sequoia High School Alumni Association is hosting its 18th annual picnic on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1201 Brewster Ave. in Redwood City. Cost to attend for adults is $50, and a limited number of tickets will be available at the door for $55. The cost is $35 for chi…
Mayor Rob Newsom, Jr., City Manager Alex Khojikian, and Deputy City Clerk Chantal Eaton in Toyonaka for a formal visit with Mayor Osanai and fellow dignitaries in mid-July, as the city of San Mateo take part in the Osaka-Kansai 2025 World Expo, further deepening a more than 60-year sister ci…
Gemma and Richard Evans, of San Mateo, gave birth to a girl, Penelope Lottie Evans, 7 pounds and .5 ounces, at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City July 1, 2025.
July 19-20, the Central County Fire Department hosted its first-ever Teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Boot Camp. This milestone event brought together 20 youth participants from Burlingame, Hillsborough, Millbrae and San Bruno, all of whom successfully completed the program and …
Vivian Alfonsi, Lucas Allard, Julianna Birn, Jane Brockett, Parker Chandik, Matthew Chriss, Annika Decker, Gigi Edwards, Evelyn Hsy, Nicole Jones, Jonah Missan and Julia Segal of Menlo Park; Carmen Bechtel, Aly Gregory, Zoe Gregory and Juliana Rosen of Woodside; Dylan Carmel, Avery Herrod, S…
Sarah Anne Brandt of San Mateo County departed to Costa Rica this summer to begin serving in the Peace Corps. Brandt is a graduate of Oregon State University with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology.
Danielle Pollard sings with the band Club 90 as people dance Friday in Central Park as San Mateo hosts a Fourth of July Party at Fitzgerald Field.
More than 300 seniors came together at Coyote Point Recreation Area for Peninsula Family Service’s Seniors’ Spectacular Fair Friday, June 27. It was an eventful day of music, dancing, yoga, bingo, jewelry making and comfort food. With nostalgic tunes and beloved treats, the event celebrated …
Aidan Brown of Pacifica; Emma Buck of Menlo Park; Jonathan Chin and Samantha Kavich of San Mateo; Haley DeMello of Daly City; Saya Elisofon and Amanda Marcos of Redwood City; Liam Higgins of Emerald Hills; Benjamin Putney of Woodside; Prerna Sharma of San Carlos; and Colin Welter of Belmont …
Mike Coffaro, second from left, was recognized in May at the California Park & Recreation Society’s District 4 Awards and Volunteer Dinner for his outstanding work at the San Carlos Adult and Community Center’s Caring Cupboard Program.
The San Mateo Police Explorer Post 211 sent seven Explorers, from left, Victor, Antonio, Abby, Guadalupe, Anna, Betsy and Ryan, to the Central Valley Explorer Competition June 20-21, when they participated in 16 realistic law enforcement scenarios. These included high-stress situationås such…
San Mateo County Association of Realtors President Frank Vella, left, and special events committee volunteer Betcy Jacob scores of local real estate professionals came out to support the SAMCAR Foundation’s Bowl-O-Rama event at Bel Mateo Bowl. The event raised over $8,000 to support grants f…
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