Congratulations to Lupe Oropeza and Monica Castillo, the 2016 Barbara Hammerman honorees! Thank you for your leadership and your effective advocacy of domestic violence victims in San Mateo County. You are public servants of the highest order, selected by your peers, and recognized for your outstanding work. We owe you a debt of gratitude for all that you do.

Today, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors appointed Lisa Rosenberg of Menlo Park to the honorary post of Poet Laureate. Her role as Poet Laureate will be to elevate poetry among San Mateo County residents and to celebrate the literary arts.