Members of the community came to San Bruno’s Tuesday City Council meeting to largely express support for safe-and-sane fireworks sales over the Fourth of July holiday, even as councilmembers will weigh a future ballot measure that could ban the practice.

Burlingame is trying to keep plans to concentrate new housing development around North Rollins afloat amidst state mandates for higher density and heights near transit stops.  

The San Mateo Planning Commission recommended approval for a new eight-story development at the former Kelly Moore site in downtown San Mateo, a taller and denser building than what was initially submitted a few years ago.

South City renewed its agreement with the South San Francisco Unified School District to provide it with school liaison officers, but the city’s tight budget projections raised concern about the program’s long-term future.

A traffic stop in San Mateo led to the seizure of more than 30 grams of suspected fentanyl and the arrest of two people on drug-related charges, police said.

Two San Mateo men were arrested after an alleged assault during a fight at a private residence left one man with significant injuries, police said.

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors this week approved $10 million to support two pilot programs aimed at expanding access to childcare.

Chilling crime — An ice machine was stolen on North Delaware Street is San Mateo, it was reported 2:04 p.m. Thursday, June 4.

New incoming exhibits at the San Mateo County History Museum will bring visitors through the county’s natural history and tell the stories of the working class from 150 years ago.

Héctor Camacho has won the race for San Mateo County superintendent of schools, beating out opponent Chelsea Bonini, according to semiofficial election results released Friday.

Nearly $77 million in funding for critical in-lieu vehicle license fee money that funds basic San Mateo County services has been included in a budget proposal from the legislature, a provision that would fund around 65% of the $119 million the county and its cities say is owed.

Similar to many other Peninsula cities, South San Francisco approved a budget that will draw on its reserves to close a budget shortfall, partly attributable to an unstable revenue source and increased operating costs.

In the mid-1850s, it was discovered that man’s eyes possessed a phenomenal ability to see single frames of pictures, called “persistence of vision,” as if they were moving if they were displayed a certain speeds. This insight by scientists was to become an important discovery that would even…

Construction is scheduled to begin Monday, June 15, on a new fire station designed to improve emergency response in the South Coast by relocating firefighters from a flood-prone station to safer, higher ground.

Snack attack — Someone stole food from a local grocery store on El Camino Real in Burlingame; it was reported 2:58 p.m. Tuesday, June 9. 

BART has approved a $1.2 billion operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, assuming new funding will help the transit agency avoid deep service cuts as it faces a $375 million structural deficit.

The city of Pacifica announced that it will perform emergency stabilization activities to the Pacifica Municipal Pier from Friday to Tuesday.

After 24 years, the parents of Tom Bacon, a 21-year-old who was killed in Redwood City in 2002, are still looking for answers in their son’s unsolved murder case.

Children played games and adults took a break outside Thursday afternoon to partake in Redwood City’s first activated entertainment zone, which provides another city-led opportunity to gather outside and have fun.

Two men have been charged with possessing and offering to sell 20 pounds of methamphetamine in Redwood City after an undercover operation allegedly busted them, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.

A man found guilty of kidnapping and then keeping captive a woman who was hitchhiking near Red Bluff in 1977 has been found to be a sexually violent predator by a jury, meaning he now faces up to life of involuntary commitment in a state mental hospital, San Mateo County District Attorney St…

Got your clock cleaned — Omega watches were taken from a residence by house cleaners on Monte Cresta Drive in Belmont; it was reported 12:50 p.m. Monday, June 8.

Construction crews demolished a cafe at the Pacifica Municipal Pier after rising structural concerns led to the pier's indefinite closure last week.

The impact of Redwood City adopting San Mateo County’s tobacco ordinance will be felt particularly by three particular businesses in the city who must cease to sell tobacco hookah on site. 

San Carlos has a vision for the northeast area of the city, depicted in a specific plan that will guide development in a historically industrial area for the next 20 years. 

Belmont adopted its fiscal year 2026-27 budget, cementing plans to close a half-million-dollar shortfall with reserves and brace for modest general fund growth in the next couple years.

Child sexual abuse material discovered at a hotel in unincorporated San Mateo County led to a multistate investigation that uncovered thousands of images and resulted in the arrest of an Arizona man.

An enforcement stop at Fifth Avenue and Spring Street in Redwood City led to the discovery of 23 pounds of methamphetamine Tuesday night, according to police.

A suspect was arrested by deputies with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office after threatening to rob a bank in San Carlos Tuesday afternoon.

Better check yourself — A customer knowingly cashed a check at CK Check Cashing on El Camino Real in San Bruno that had a stop payment on it, resulting in a total loss of $1,500; it was reported 1:47 p.m. Friday, May 29.

The Board of Supervisors approved the preliminary budget for the upcoming fiscal year, totaling $5.2 billion, as it anticipates a final result on the county’s effort to secure a significant state-funding revenue source in coming days. 

To establish the San Mateo County Childcare Central Initiative, the Board of Supervisors agreed to allocate $10 million toward increasing access to affordable childcare, employment opportunities and transparency. 

The Redwood City Council wants more information on logistics of implementing a citizens-led initiative to establish rent control before it will make a decision on whether to adopt the ordinance or place it in front of voters. 

After Half Moon Bay repealed its rent control and registry program, the city is moving forward with providing up to $100,000 in direct short-term rental assistance for residents who demonstrate financial hardship in paying rent or utility bills. 

The Hillsborough Police Department is investigating report from a resident, filed at the end of May, that they had been scammed out of $2.7 million, Lt. Robert Kalkbrenner said.

Shop ‘til you drop — A woman believes an employee at the Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo stole her wallet and used her card for $600 worth of purchases; it was reported 5:22 p.m. Sunday, June 7.

After adopting a $270 million operating budget, Caltrain is reiterating short- and long-term plans to narrow its deficit with a state loan and upcoming sales tax ballot measure — or else it could shut down entirely, leaders say.

Plans for a grade separation at the Broadway intersection in Burlingame, which previously were put in jeopardy due to a cost estimate of $615 million for the most pared-down version of the plan, are receiving a second wind with additional investment from the San Mateo County Transportation A…

Half Moon Bay’s struggles with its structural deficit are continuing into the 2026-27 fiscal year, and the city will be covering its upcoming $2.1 structural deficit with money from its unassigned fund balance.

The San Carlos School District is preparing to flip back to a state funding designation for the upcoming fiscal year, but conservative planning has positioned the district well for the next three years, trustees learned at a board meeting June 4.

Nearly 200 firearms — including four assault weapons and three ghost guns — were turned in during Saturday’s anonymous gun buyback held by the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and partner agencies.

Google is selling its buildings at the Pacific Shores Center, a former Redwood City campus, that has remained unoccupied since July 2024, county records show. 

The lead Héctor Camacho has against Chelsea Bonini in the race for San Mateo County superintendent of schools has continued to grow, according to semiofficial election results Monday. 

What’d you do this weekend? — Multiple people threw cake, compost and dirt at people on Middlefield Road in Redwood City; it was reported 2:48 p.m. Sunday, June 7.

San Mateo projects a $17 million general fund deficit for the upcoming fiscal year, which the city attributes to rising operating costs and uncertain revenue streams, especially from the state. 

Silicon Valley Clean Water, a wastewater treatment agency in the mid-Peninsula, is inviting the public to have a close up view of how the advanced systems safeguard public health, the environment and the San Francisco Bay.