There is no place like home.  And even when the place your family calls home is substandard, when you are about to be displaced because where you live is being sold, it is unsettling. Redwood Trailer Village was such a place.  

Little things matter – including clean sidewalks to brighten neighborhoods. No one likes to step on gum while on a walk, or step over piles of garbage. As part of an ongoing effort to beautify North Fair Oaks, the Department of Public Works has steam cleaned the sideways on Middlefield Avenue – and they sparkle!

In 2018, the San Mateo County Probation Department partnered with the City of San Mateo Police Department and their Police Activities League (PAL) for a juvenile diversion program, targeting at-risk youth ages 11-17 years old. This 6-month program provides youth with individualized plans to address a youth’s deviant behavior through a multidisciplinary team comprised of a full time Deputy Probation Officer, a juvenile detective, a clinician and a case worker from the local YMCA.

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.