County Unveils Revised Budget: Pandemic Recovery, Homelessness, Equity Top List of Priorities

The County of San Mateo today unveiled a revised spending plan for the 2021-22 Fiscal Year that includes more than $100 million for local COVID-19 relief and recovery efforts.

Sept. 3, 2021: Redwood City Resident Completes Roster for 2021 Supervisorial District Lines Advisory Commission

Redwood City – A Redwood City resident has been appointed to the San Mateo County 2021 Supervisorial District Lines Advisory Commission as the 15th and final member. Nicole Davis joins the commission as a representative from District 4, which includes Redwood City, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park (east of El Camino Real) and the unincorporated community of North Fair Oaks.

Aug. 27, 2021: COVID-19: How to Verify Your Vaccination Status

Redwood City – You got vaccinated against COVID-19.   You may have questions about how you can verify your vaccination status when you:   Apply for a job Apply for school Travel in the United States Travel outside the United States Attend a festival, sporting event or other mass gathering Enter a restaurant, winery, brewery or bar Need to show proof of vaccination status to your employer or anyone else.

Aug. 20, 2021: Supervisorial District Lines Advisory Commission Launches First Hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 25

The San Mateo County Supervisorial District Lines Advisory Commission will hold the first in a series of meetings at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021.

Supervisorial District Lines Advisory Commission Launches First Hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 25

Redwood City – The San Mateo County Supervisorial District Lines Advisory Commission will hold the first in a series of meetings at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. This first meeting launches a months-long public process to hear from the community about district boundaries for electing the Board of Supervisors for the next decade. The agenda is posted on https://smcdistrictlines.org/ under the schedule tab.

Board of Supervisors Appoints 14 Residents to District Lines Advisory Commission

Applications now being accepted for 15th and final seat on the commission

Aug. 2, 2021: Bay Area Health Officials Urge Immediate Vaccination and Issue Orders Requiring Use of Face Coverings Indoors to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

Counties of San Mateo, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley Indoor Masking Orders Take Effect Tuesday

July 26, 2021: County of San Mateo Requires Face Coverings Solely at County-Operated Facilities

As an employer and a service provider, the County of San Mateo requires all employees and visitors to County facilities to wear face coverings. The requirement took effect at the start of business today (July 26, 2021).

July 22, 2021: County of San Mateo to Require Face Coverings in County Facilities Due to Rise in COVID-19 Cases

Visitors to all indoor County of San Mateo facilities will be required to wear a face covering as of Monday, July 26, due to a troubling rise in coronavirus cases.

Fueling the COVID-19 Recovery: Board of Supervisors Boosts Local Businesses Relief

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors today provided a lifeline to struggling local small businesses as part of a $2.8 million COVID-19 relief package.

July 16, 2021: County of San Mateo Joins Bay Area Counties in Recommending Masking Indoors as Precaution Against COVID-19

With cases of COVID-19 rising locally and increased circulation of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the counties of San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley recommend that everyone, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks indoors in public places to ensure easy verification that all unvaccinated people are masked in those settings and as an extra precautionary measure for all.