San Mateo, CA –In preparation for the summer season and Pride celebrations in the Bay Area, San Mateo County Health urges at-risk individuals to protect themselves against the mpox virus, which spreads through prolonged skin-to-skin contact and bodily fluids from sexual contact or close sustained physical contact. The 2022 outbreak in the U.S. has been spread almost exclusively through sexual contact.
Redwood City – With funding from a legal settlement with paint manufacturers, San Mateo County has entered into an agreement with local nonprofit Rebuilding Together Peninsula to establish a lead paint hazard remediation program for residential housing in the county.
Redwood City – The County of San Mateo will receive federal funds to provide housing for 20 individuals or families that have among the highest need for shelter and services.
Redwood City – The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors today put $1 million toward an expanding effort to build affordable housing for local farmworkers.
Redwood City – The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors today voted unanimously to increase penalties on businesses that sell cigarettes and other tobacco products to minors.
Redwood City – The Property Tax Highlights publication, which shows property tax revenues collected and distributed to local governments operating within San Mateo County, is now available for fiscal year (FY) 2021-22.
South San Francisco – San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the County of San Mateo, the South San Francisco Police Department, the San Bruno Police Department, the Daly City Police Department, the Colma Police Department, and the Citizens for San Mateo County Gun Buyback will hold an anonymous Gun Buyback event at the North County Courthouse Parking Lot: 1050 Mission Road in South San
Redwood City – You can bring your dog, your partner and your belongings. By making San Mateo County’s first Navigation Center more like a home than a shelter, local officials expect people experiencing homelessness to move in as a stepping stone to permanent housing.
Redwood City – The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors today voted to restrict the use of County resources to assist federal immigration authorities, calling all residents “valued and integral members” regardless of their status.
Redwood City – Workers will make at least $16.50 an hour in unincorporated San Mateo County starting April 1, 2023, the first local minimum wage for areas that range from commercial corridors to coastal farmland.