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The Board of Supervisors has accepted $3 million in grant funding from the California State Coastal Conservancy which will be used to facilitate the planning, permitting and design of visitor amenities at Tunitas Creek Beach.
Beginning May 8, 2019, crews will start inching the 1860s-era Lathrop House in the center of Redwood City’s downtown area toward its new home just across the street outside the historic courthouse currently housing the San Mateo County History Museum. The two-story, 10-room house, which is being moved to make room for the construction of a new County office building, has been relocated twice before in its history.
Did you know that 1 in 5 seniors live in poverty in this state? And that over 50% of households in this County experience rent burden – it’s even more acute for seniors. It’s Affordable Housing Week – and today was a groundbreaking for the MidPen Housing Arroyo Greens Apartments in downtown Redwood City.
The County of San Mateo and seven cities have sent a letter to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors urging them to help hold Stanford University accountable for the anticipated impacts to housing, traffic, the environment and residents if it is allowed to expand its campus by more than 20 percent.
In an effort to prevent illicit drone activity around sensitive government facilities, San Mateo County through its SMC Labs recently deployed a new drone detection system that helps protect critical facilities, such as jails and detention centers, from malicious drone attempts to compromise security.
The Latino Community Foundation (LCF), the only statewide foundation in California on a mission to unleash the power of Latinos, has been selected by the California State Census Office to lead statewide efforts in counting California's Latino community in the 2020 Census.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors at today’s meeting approved a new three-year agreement with the Human Services Unit represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 829.