Board of Supervisors Greenlights Living Wage Ordinance For Service Contractors

The five-year pilot program aims to narrow the income gap for all service contractors and subcontractors doing business with the County.

Kudos to SamTrans for rerouting East Palo Alto/Menlo Park busses

Kudos to SamTrans and the City of East Palo Alto! Together you've solved an important community problem by the rerouting of 280 and 81. High schoolers headed to Menlo-Atherton High School found themselves with a 2-3 hour commute...Not anymore! According to a Management Analyst for the City of East Palo Alto, " the 81 daily nearly filled to bursting with students heading over to the high school." Thank you, Samtrans!

Poetry is Nature

Congratulations to all of the poets who attended the "Poetry is Nature" celebration at the Woodside Library especially those who shared their poetry at this very enjoyable afternoon. Thanks also to San Mateo County Poet Laureate Caroline Goodwin and our incoming Poet Laureate Lisa Rosenberg for reading their poetry, too. Three submissions by poets from Camp Glenwood were amazing. Such talent!

Menlo Park Woman Named County's Next Poet Laureate

Her role as Poet Laureate will be to elevate poetry among San Mateo County residents and to celebrate the literary arts.

San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Appoint Lisa Rosenberg as Next Poet Laureate

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors appointed Lisa Rosenberg of Menlo Park to the honorary post of Poet Laureate at the Oct. 4, 2016 Board meeting. 

2016 Barbara Hammerman Honorees - Lupe Oropeza and Monica Castillo

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.