Today, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to establish California’s first county or city commission focused on the needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community.
The Board of Supervisors has declared the Circle Star Plaza property as surplus and intends to sell it.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors has agreed to accept a donation of 478 acres of forest and grassy hillsides near El Granada from Peninsula Open Space Trust.
Supervisor Dave Pine will serve as president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in 2014. He was elected president by his four colleagues at a meeting Tuesday evening at Burlingame High School. Pine, in a brief speech, said that for the most part, “the Great Recession is in the rear view mirror” and pointed to a low unemployment rate and high median family income as signs of good news in San Mateo County.