San Mateo News

Racial discrimination is not only occurring in the Millbrae police department but city officials did nothing to stop the behavior, according to an eight-page federal lawsuit filed against the city and Cmdr.

Drunken drivers, scofflaws and speeders may want to think twice. A handful of San Mateo County cities have landed nearly $1 million in grants that will pay for additional DUI checkpoints, extra patrols and new equipment such as motorcycles and the latest in technology for catching speeders.

A debate is cooking over whether to allow "mobile restaurants" after the recent emergence of an Indian food truck that has been parking downtown, a previously unprecedented sight in the affluent city.

A brokerage team from NAI/BT Commercial's Burlingame office represented property developer/manager Prometheus Realty Group in four new Class A office leases in San Mateo.

Kulbir Dhaliwal, 25, of San Jose must serve two days in jail, Judge Gerald Buchwald of San Mateo County Superior Court said at a hearing in South San Francisco, said Assistant District Attorney Karen Guidotti.

A helicopter flew a 1-year-old San Mateo boy to Stanford Hospital this morning after he scalded himself with a hot cup of tea, officials said.

An independent auditor has given the city of San Mateo high marks for the way it handles its finances and has informed the city of new accounting standards it must soon put in place.

San Mateo County's only methadone clinic could draw more patients and stop draining money from county coffers by moving from Menlo Park to a more centrally-located site, according to health officials.

Google Inc. announced Monday, Nov. 9, that it had agreed to acquire San Mateo, Calif., mobile advertising company AdMob Inc.

Police are still looking for the person or people responsible for a brutal beating Friday night that left a San Mateo man dead.

A strong school library program is the cornerstone of a healthy school, unfortunately schools do not have the money to support strong school libraries and students are suffering from it, according to California School Library Association.

College of San Mateo can celebrate at least a share of its first NorCal Conference football championship with a win over visiting Diablo Valley College Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale.

A strong school library program is the cornerstone of a healthy school, unfortunately schools do not have the money to support strong school libraries and students are suffering from it, according to California School Library Association.

The dustup over filling a county supervisorial vacancy with an appointment rather than election last year may be a thing of the past if a committee reviewing the county charter suggests changing the process.

I read the wonderful article, "Your Own Backyard," about the growing popularity of backyard chickens throughout the County.

A San Mateo nonprofit is beginning its holiday food and toy drives early this year in anticipation of what will likely be the busiest holiday season it has ever experienced.

Not long after a San Mateo County man with a valid driver's license was sentenced to two years in jail for his ninth drunken driving conviction, a local legislator has called for a rule that would automatically revoke the licenses of motorists who are repeatedly over the limit and behind the wheel.

Margie Chop is a registered nurse and the single mother of four daughters. Two of those daughters are adopted and the other two - 12-year-old Daniece and 17-year-old Ann - are sisters living with Chop as foster children.

San Mateo High rode George Naufahu's big second half on offense to victory Friday against South San Francisco, but it was a late-game defensive play that sealed the triumph.

Jordan Rodgers will play his last game for the Butte College football team at Cowan Stadium this afternoon.