South San Francisco – Visitors to the North County Wellness Center will be greeted in a bright, daylit reception area with natural timber walls and windows that look out to a garden. They will be directed down wide hallways to a health clinic, a dental suite and private areas where they can learn about and apply for health insurance, nutrition assistance and additional social services.

Redwood City – The County has accepted a nearly $740,000 grant that will strengthen efforts to investigate and prosecute shameless employers who try to cheat workers out of their rightful wages.

Redwood City – The largest affordable housing project in San Mateo County’s history received key financial support today from the Board of Supervisors.  By a unanimous vote, supervisors approved a $14 million loan that will spur construction at Midway Village, located near the Cow Palace in Daly City’s Bayshore neighborhood.

Redwood City — When Laila Flores first learned that she was going to intern in the County Attorney’s office, she wasn’t exactly sure what the office did.

Redwood City – Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the County of San Mateo will receive $13.89 million to provide Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for people experiencing homelessness.

Redwood City – Child support helps provide children a healthy start with the shelter and safety they deserve and encourages responsible parenting, according to County supervisors who today recognized August as Child Support Awareness Month.

Redwood City –  Recruitment is ongoing for advocates who will work closely with law enforcement at the scene of domestic violence calls.

Redwood City – Curious about how the wheels of local government turn? Want to know where your tax dollars are being spent? Interested in pulling back the curtain for a peek inside County programs and services, the jail — literally — and the workings of more than 20 unique County departments?

Redwood City — How prepared are you? We all know we live on the sharp edge of a continent and that we should do something to be ready if something bad happens. Bad like earthquakes, floods, wildfires and terrorism bad.

Whether a child is a few months old or on the way to the fifth grade, a new online tool can help families build a foundation for literacy. That tool is Let’s Read San Mateo County, a website designed to support young readers and their families.