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SAN MATEO, Calif.
Friends of Bay Meadows vows to stay course
- Although their petition to subject the Bay Meadows redevelopment to a public vote was disqualified, the Friends of Bay Meadows have vowed to keep fighting the project in an effort to save the storied racecourse and — they say — represent the wishes of San Mateo.
- Although their petition to subject the Bay Meadows redevelopment to a public vote was disqualified, the Friends of Bay Meadows have vowed to keep fighting the project in an effort to save the storied racecourse and — they say — represent the wishes of San Mateo.
‘Inappropriate’ contact with child alleged
- A man carrying propane tanks allegedly approached a 14-year-old boy in San Mateo and asked how much the boy’s parents would pay if he were to be stolen, police said, marking the third reported incident that an adult has “inappropriately” approached a child on San Mateo streets since Nov. 7.
Man who tried to lure girl sought
- San Mateo police released a sketch of the man they believe asked a 14-year-old girl to get in his car on Nov. 28.
Goodyear site slated for affordable homes
- While the Bay Meadows site is often viewed as a major component in San Mateo’s housing expansion, a much smaller site may play a bigger role in serving the city’s population.
- While the Bay Meadows site is often viewed as a major component in San Mateo’s housing expansion, a much smaller site may play a bigger role in serving the city’s population.
Sign-covered house sold after foreclosure
- The woman infamous for decorating her San Mateo and Belmont homes with massive hand-painted messages has seen her real estate portfolio halved after her Cottage Grove Avenue house was sold in foreclosure auction Nov. 30.
- The woman infamous for decorating her San Mateo and Belmont homes with massive hand-painted messages has seen her real estate portfolio halved after her Cottage Grove Avenue house was sold in foreclosure auction Nov. 30.
Garbage truck crash slows Caltrain
- Morning commuters were slowed Monday after a garbage truck struck the Caltrain overcrossing at Monte Diablo Avenue in San Mateo, causing 15- to 40-minute delays for several hours.
Traffic issues on planners’ plate
- Delaware Street is already a busy thoroughfare near State Route 92; on weekdays, rush-hour traffic can clog intersections between Concar Drive and Saratoga Drive.
- Delaware Street is already a busy thoroughfare near State Route 92; on weekdays, rush-hour traffic can clog intersections between Concar Drive and Saratoga Drive.
Armed robber shoots out shelf, steals $500
- A bottle of liquor was the only shooting victim in an armed robbery at approximately 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, but a suspect was able to escape with nearly $500 in a blue pillowcase.
‘Columbine locks’ on hold for schools
- San Mateo’s high school superintendent had wanted to install safety locks on all his district’s classrooms by the end of Thanksgiving break, but lack of competitive bids will push that project back at least another month.
- San Mateo’s high school superintendent had wanted to install safety locks on all his district’s classrooms by the end of Thanksgiving break, but lack of competitive bids will push that project back at least another month.
School district eager to escape air of scandal
- Although final precinct reports weren’t available until early Wednesday morning, San Mateo’s newest high school trustees say the turnover this year began when the district first came under the county grand jury’s scrutiny.
Lee, Matthews triumph in San Mateo
- Both incumbents in the San Mateo City Council race won their seats back, beating their three challengers by considerable margins in the five-person race.
Bay Meadows spurs council race debate
- The continued redevelopment of Bay Meadows and the traffic and density issues of a city nearing 100,000 residents will factor heavily into the next four years of City Council government, a task five residents have stepped up for a chance to take on.
District: ‘Mistakes have been made’
- San Mateo’s high school district is ready to move on from a scathing year of criticism this week, by responding to the last of three civil grand jury reports that blasted school leaders and projects.
- San Mateo’s high school district is ready to move on from a scathing year of criticism this week, by responding to the last of three civil grand jury reports that blasted school leaders and projects.