NEWS

On January 26, San Mateo City Council held a study session on the development of a San Mateo Context Statement and a Local Historic Preservation Ordinance. Final approval will be at the Council’s May 4 th  Regular Session at 7pm.  This is unrelated to the proposed Baywood Historic District application.  The San Mateo Context Statement is an invaluable overview of San Mateo’s history from many perspectives: people and ethnic groups, buildings, cultures and trends.  It will gui

I want to ensure everyone is aware of a potential 69-bed sobering and detoxification center being proposed at 101 N. El Camino Real at the corner of El Cerrito .  Save Tuesday, March 24, 6pm-7:30pm,  for an in-person community meeting on the project at the San Mateo Public Library  hosted by President of the Board of Supervisors Noelia Corzo and Horizon Services Inc., the nonprofit managing the project.   The County, as a project sponsor, has committed to host additional meet

At our January 12 regular meeting, Council approved the construction at Carey School of a new early education center providing preschool services for up to 75 students. The proposed center consists of a single-story building, approximately 5,895 square feet in size, along with a 100-square-foot trash enclosure. The development includes five classrooms, as well as ancillary and support spaces such as a multipurpose area, a reception area, an office, a teacher workroom, an outd

These are uncertain economic times for the City of San Mateo, our residents and businesses.  The City has implemented a Financial Sustainability Plan that examines if we can generate revenues, where we can streamline program spending, whether we need new budgeted hires, and how we can do more with less.   As I shared in an earlier D1 Digest, the City of San Mateo also has joined with every city on the Peninsula and the County of San Mateo to sue the State of California to rec

Help shape the future of historic policy in San Mateo!  Join City staff on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m. for a virtual workshop to provide input on the Draft Historic Context Statement and Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance. Explore San Mateo’s first citywide Historic Context Statement and updated Historic Preservation Ordinance.  Provide input on the drafts, and participate in a live Q&A.  These documents have been published and are available for review before the works

On December 2 nd , the San Mateo City Council conducted its annual reorganization.  After thanking Mayor Rob Newsom for leading us successfully through 2025, the Council voted Council Member Adam Loraine incoming Mayor and Council Member Nicole Fernandez his Deputy Mayor.  Council Member Newsom continues as the District 3 representative on Council.  San Mateo traditionally rotates these positions to give more Council Members the opportunity to engage with our community and re