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.
The U. S. Census Bureau is now hiring residents to fill up to 800 positions in San Mateo County. There are a variety of jobs, most of which are Non-Response Follow-Up positions: individuals who will go door-to-door in specific neighborhoods encouragings and assisting residents in filling out their questionnaires.
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!
San Mateo County’s overall crop values increased by $6.5 million last year to $149.2 million, according to the 2018 Agricultural Crop Report.
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer Commission of San Mateo County attracted numerous talented applicants in its latest recruitment to fill five open seats. A total of 33 applications were received from throughout San Mateo County, demonstrating keen interest in the important work of the Commission. After a thorough review by a panel comprised of two County supervisors, the Commission co-chairs and staff, five applicants were offered appointments to the Commission.
Multiple accounts have surfaced regarding the conditions of detained families along the U.S. and Mexico border, but Professor Bill Ong Hing's detailed testimonial from his visit to the border patrol processing facility in Clint, Texas has truly highlighted the dire conditions in which these children are being held in as well as the urgency for services and resources for our immigrant community.
The U.S. Census Bureau has posted sample questionnaires, language guides and screen shots of the online form posted below. They also have other documents available for review here.
Pilots flying in and out of San Carlos and Half Moon Bay airports and the public can see a bird’s-eye view of the existing routes designed to reduce aircraft noise in a series of high definition aerial videos posted on the new Airport Noise Information website launched today.
For the 17th consecutive year, the County of San Mateo has earned the prestigious national award for excellence in financial reporting for its Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18 Popular Annual Financial Report, also known as the Financial Highlights report.