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Lisa's District 1 Digest - November 2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, As we prepare our Thanksgiving tables and welcome family, I want to thank each of you for helping to make District 1, and all of San Mateo, the great place it is.   At our Thanksgiving table, we always start by each person saying one thing they are grateful for.  I am grateful for you.  The heart and spirit of any city is its people.  San Mateo is blessed to have so many residents and businesses who care, wh

Last week, the City of San Mateo joined every city in San Mateo County in the County’s lawsuit against the State of California to recover $38 million in funds legally owed to our local government agencies.  These funds are shared annually by the County and all 20 cities providing critical dollars for programs and services that include health care, public safety, and affordable housing . The lawsuit details that this year San Mateo County local governments received only $76.5

Hillsdale Mall Redevelopment Application — Informational City Council received an overview of the Hillsdale Mall Redevelopmen t – a 32-acre Mixed-Use Housing Development Project​ (PA-2025-052) to be constructed at the current Hillsdale Shopping Center site. This included a presentation from the applicant, HSC Property Owner, LLC.  The City Council received public comments and provided early feedback and direction to the applicant and City staff. Staff presented several high-p

Lisa's District 1 Digest - October 2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, With school back in session and summer in the rearview mirror, there is much to share with you that is going on in San Mateo.  I hope you will learn something in this edition of my D1 Digest that will be useful to you: City Council’s decision to ban gas leaf blowers Progress on making San Mateo a Train “Quiet Zone” Major Wastewater Treatment Plant milestone to safeguard public health and provide stormwater p

On September 24th, San Mateo celebrated completion of our $597 Million state-of-the-art Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade.  This is the largest Infrastructure project in City history and is the biggest part of the City’s $1 billion Clean Water Program.  The upgraded facility replaces 75-year-old infrastructure, eliminates sewer overflows, and introduces advanced treatment technologies that protect public health and safeguard San Francisco Bay for generations to come. This am

On Monday, October 6th, your San Mateo City Council voted unanimously to support a ban on gas leaf blowers throughout our city.  This was one of my top 3 objectives at our City Council 2025/2026 Blue Sky Strategy Session in February.  I thank my fellow Council Members for their support.    City staff presented a comprehensive review of how other Peninsula cities dealt with the issue; what we learned from the incentive program we have run for landscape businesses and homeowner