Flood Park Featured on OpenRoad, Sunday, April 21

Tune in to NBC Bay Area this Sunday, April 21 at 6:30pm to catch OpenRoad with Doug McConnell featuring Flood Park and its newest amenity, a pump track.

County of San Mateo Awarded $14.1 Million to Expand Homeless Services, Remove Encampments

Redwood City – Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced the County will receive $14.1 million to jump-start a plan to provide housing and services for people now living in small encampments scattered from South San Francisco to Menlo Park.

Quarry Park Trail Closures

We are treating up to 100 acres of dense fire fuels in Quarry Park. Some trail closures will occur, Monday through Friday.

Sheriff’s Office and Partners to Host Anonymous Gun Buyback Event on May 4

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO – The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the County of San Mateo, Citizens for San Mateo County Gun Buyback, and partners from several law enforcement agencies, will hold an anonymous gun buyback event on Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1050 Mission Road in South San Francisco.

A New Tool to Reduce Fire Fuel in Quarry Park

On May 1, San Mateo County Parks will be using an air curtain burner to reduce fire fuel in Quarry Park and lessen wildfire risk in the area.

Life and Death and Holding it Together in Real Time

You want a memorable 911 call? John Garcia, a 911 dispatcher, doesn’t want to talk about shootings or car wrecks or house fires or heart attacks. “That’s how you don’t get invited back to parties,” he said.

What Does a Restaurant Inspector Actually Do?

Most people bring an appetite to a restaurant. Catalina Ibarra brings a thermometer.

On the Food Truck Menu: Food Safety, with a Side of Sushi, Carnitas, Lumpia, Falafel . . .

Awnings out and customer windows open, the line of colorful food trucks looks like a street fair is about to break out. Taco trucks, pizza purveyors, ice cream vendors, momo movers, Sinaloan and Michoacano cuisine connoisseurs, sushi slingers, falafel fanatics and satay suppliers line up, bumper to bumper. All these, however, are gathered for serious – it’s not an overstatement to call it deadly serious – business.

Time Left to Comment on Housing Element

Redwood City – Residents have until Tuesday, April 23, to comment on the County’s updated draft Housing Element prior to the Board of Supervisors voting on its adoption.

New Fire Station in Pescadero a Step Closer

Redwood City – Cramped and prone to flooding, the fire station serving a swath of rural southern San Mateo County has long been eyed for replacement. Now the vision of a new station is coming into focus.

San Bruno Mountain Park Intermittent Trail Closures

On weekdays between April 11 and May 15, weather permitting, workers will be at San Bruno Mountain treating invasive weed species.

Crystal Springs Regional Trail Closures

North portion of the Sawyer Camp segment closed April 15 through October 2024.