The County of San Mateo and the South Bayside Waste Management Authority, also known as RethinkWaste, are collaborating to further reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfills by converting organics into a clean energy source.
Today, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors authorized a grant of $100,000 from Measure K funds to the San Mateo County Union Community Alliance (SMCUCA) to support the Trades Introduction Program (TIP San Mateo). The grant proposal was introduced by Supervisor Dave Pine and unanimously approved by the Board.
Today, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution designating June 7, 2019 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
San Mateo County has published a mapping application displaying the US Census Bureau block group data by their Hard-to-Count / Least Likely to Respond (HTC/LLTR) index score adapted to our county. The application also contains the statewide HTC/LLTR index scores for comparison purposes. The application may be accessed here: https://maps.smcgov.org/census2020
There will be several opportunities to apply for grants from different funders around the Bay Area to provide education and outreach to our County of San Mateo residents. Please check back here often, or subscribe to receive email updates to stay informed of any new information.
The Board of Supervisors has accepted $3 million in grant funding from the California State Coastal Conservancy which will be used to facilitate the planning, permitting and design of visitor amenities at Tunitas Creek Beach.
Beginning May 8, 2019, crews will start inching the 1860s-era Lathrop House in the center of Redwood City’s downtown area toward its new home just across the street outside the historic courthouse currently housing the San Mateo County History Museum. The two-story, 10-room house, which is being moved to make room for the construction of a new County office building, has been relocated twice before in its history.
Did you know that 1 in 5 seniors live in poverty in this state? And that over 50% of households in this County experience rent burden – it’s even more acute for seniors. It’s Affordable Housing Week – and today was a groundbreaking for the MidPen Housing Arroyo Greens Apartments in downtown Redwood City.
The County of San Mateo and seven cities have sent a letter to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors urging them to help hold Stanford University accountable for the anticipated impacts to housing, traffic, the environment and residents if it is allowed to expand its campus by more than 20 percent.
In an effort to prevent illicit drone activity around sensitive government facilities, San Mateo County through its SMC Labs recently deployed a new drone detection system that helps protect critical facilities, such as jails and detention centers, from malicious drone attempts to compromise security.
The Latino Community Foundation (LCF), the only statewide foundation in California on a mission to unleash the power of Latinos, has been selected by the California State Census Office to lead statewide efforts in counting California's Latino community in the 2020 Census.