San Mateo County will be one of the first in the state to implement the exchange zone and follows Daly City, which established its zone last year at City Hall directly in front of the police station.
Tonight, the Board of Trustees of the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) will consider adopting district based elections for its trustees in lieu of the existing at-large model. Their support of district elections would align the SMCCCD with the voters’ decision in November 2012 to elect County supervisors by district and lead the way for other countywide bodies to move to district elections.
The reversal of U.S. military policy impacts more than 6000 active-duty transgender military personnel and their loved ones.
New prohibitions on overnight camping, fires take effect July 24, 2017.
The overlook above Quarry Park's quarry face is remains closed until further notice due to exposed footings.
Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca saw a need and filled it. Sarahi is a District 4 resident, founder of Dreamers RoadMap and former undocumented student. Years ago, she had to drop out of school to help support her family. Today, she is helping undocumented students find scholarship money so that they can stay in school – a continue on a path to success.
Board of Supervisors highlight local steps taken to curb climate change.
As District 4 Supervisor, I am like the mayor of North Fair Oaks. That means, I wake up and go to sleep thinking about the lives of the people that I serve who live in this community. Since taking office, I have heard from many constituents that it is often difficult to report problems like abandoned cars, streetlight outages and trash on the sidewalk. They don’t know who to call, or whether the issue would be fixed in a timely fashion.
As the Co-Chair of San Mateo County Home for All Initiative and Supervisor of District 4, I had the honor to speak at the grand opening of the Sequoia Belle Haven Senior Living in Menlo Park. With 90 units of housing, this $43 million development was no small feat! It entailed a partnership between the public and private sectors, and a method of financing crucial to growing our housing stock.
District 4 resident Rafael Avendano is the After-School and Summer Program Director for Siena Youth Center of the St. Francis Center, former Chair of the North Fair Oaks Community Council, and a hands-on leader in North Fair Oaks – and he is only 31 years old! Rafael is a passionate advocate for education, accessibility, open space, affordable housing, and the positive development of future leaders.
One of my favorite places to be is in the District-- speaking with you, your neighbors and local business owners about your real life joys and challenges.