San Mateo supervisors approved a $2M initiative to subsidize wages for new hires and support local job growth. The county will issue an RFP to pick a program administrator.

Peninsula Clean Energy lowered generation rates so San Mateo customers will pay roughly 10% less than PG&E; the agency says customers have saved about $225 million since 2016.

Caltrans reports nearly 600 encampments cleared and 27,000 cubic yards of debris removed across the Bay Area, with Santa Clara county accounting for 223 sites.

Rep. Kevin Mullin says he secured $12.75M in federal funds for CA‑15, including a South San Francisco preschool expansion and a slate of transit and safety projects across the Peninsula.

An 8-foot fence and a threatening sign have blocked the main trail to Thornton State Beach; Supervisor David Canepa has asked the Coastal Commission to step in.

A San Mateo clinician now rides to 911 calls in a Prius as part of a co‑responder program researchers found reduced involuntary holds and repeat crisis calls.

An interactive Chronicle database compiles thousands of California inspection reports and flags possible patient-harm incidents. What Bay Area patients should know before choosing care.