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.
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.
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.
As part of June's 2017 Black History Year, Robert Hoover, a fixture in East Palo Alto, California, shared his story about growing up in the 1930’s in the South.
For Immediate Release
For Immediate Release Call for Nominations for San Mateo County Veterans of the Year
This Request for Proposals is for the evaluation of services for programs that promote resiliency, pro-social behavior, and emotional wellbeing and youth and family programs that increase developmental assets and decrease youth involvement in the juvenile justice system. These services are funded by the YOBG, JJCPA, and JPCF.
By Samantha Weigel, San Mateo Daily Journal. In an acknowledgment of San Mateo County’s diversity and inspired by the nation’s changing immigration policies, the Board of Supervisors is considering ways to support those facing deportation or language barriers. County officials will host a study session Tuesday, March 28, on actions to support immigrants that include setting up a legal defense fund, creating an access policy across county departments for non-English speakers, and establishing a new Office of Community Affairs.