This online free quiz takes an in-depth look at your stance on a range of issues, then compares them to candidates' responses.
Crystal Springs Uplands School has increased its offer to the City of Belmont to a one-time payment of $1 million, plus $250,000 per year, but one city councilmember says no amount of money will convince her that Davis Drive is the right location for the
The City of Belmont is seeking a vendor to design a new website.
State Assemblyman Jerry Hill is urging the California Public Utilities Commission not to let PG&E saddle ratepayers for nearly $5 billion in costs for upgrading to the state's aging gas transmission system.
A Peninsula activist campaigns for an innovative but unlikely solution to the high-speed rail debate.
Farmers' market goers got more than strawberries and sunflowers Thursday--many were handed "pink slips" by the a political action group MoveOn.org. Check out our photo gallery.
A state rule bars the legislature from considering new laws that add to the prison population. Does this rule put Peninsula communities at risk?
A generous contribution by a Belmont senior is enabling to the city to make improvements to the Twin Pines Senior & Community Center.
The San Mateo County Office of Education participates in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs to provide affordable meals to the county’s students.
All those forgotten bank accounts and mislaid safety deposit boxes make for one huge lost-and-found collection. Could any of that $6 billion belong to you or the City of Belmont?
Right in your backyard is a free museum at SFO. Have you been?
The new Marine Emergency Response Facility will allow firefighters and rescue crews to reach an incident in the water near the airport.
Learn how to avoid scam artists and and telemarketing fraud at a workshop hosted by Assemblymember Jerry Hill.
In the aftermath of two mass shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin, Bay Area lawmakers and gun rights activists disagree on how to proceed.
The organization weighs in on a case in which employees were fired for “liking” a Facebook page.
The Belmont contract station of the U.S. Post Office located in the Carlmont Shopping Center is slated for closure Aug. 31. The author hopes to raise awareness and gather the community's support in keeping the station open.
Feds pony up $3.2 million for modernization, safety.
The President’s recent Bay Area trips have brought national attention and notoriety to Redwood City and others, but even those residents who didn’t attend his fundraisers paid a fee—in traffic and security costs.
Last week's forum was the first step in gathering comments and suggestions for improving traffic on Ralston Avenue.
Around 3,000 uninsured are currently on the District's waiting list.
The smoke you may see coming out of your sewer system is actually a test being conducted by the City of Belmont's Public Works Department. See below for your neighborhood's smoke testing schedule.
When the Supreme Court declared the Affordable Care Act constitutional, voters started asking Congresswoman Eshoo questions. She shares her answers here on Patch.
The survey on whether Belmont should offer a shuttle service was so popular with Patch users, the survey administrator has opened it up to accept more of your opinions. The proposed shuttle would run along Ralston Avenue corridor; it would also serve resi
The goal is simple, tranform every park and facility--and find a way to be more self-funding.
Belmont's Park and Recreation and Finance commission meetings will now be televised on Channel 27.
California's budget vice continues to tighen around the State University system, severely limiting the number of students eligible to begin school next spring.
Our county parks need $12.1 million in capital improvements over the next five years in addition to typical annual expenditures.
Intellectually-invested citizens intend to power Obama’s re-election campaign from a new field headquarters in Menlo Park.
Sen. Leland Yee will host an 8th Senate District pancake breakfast Aug. 5. The pancakes are free and the conversation will be lively.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted by a 4-1 margin to put a proposed half cent sales tax on the November ballot. The tax hike would raise an estimated $60 million over 10 years.
Advocacy groups argue for increased bus funding while others say to focus on Caltrain.
The San Mateo County Transportation Authority has redesigned its website: www.smcta.com.
The animal, found earlier this month, is the first squirrel to test positive for West Nile virus in the county this year.
The president, who touched down at SFO Sunday evening, was originally scheduled to arrive on Monday. He heads to Reno, NV for a campaign event Monday morning, then back to events in Oakland and Piedmont.
Californians Aware is asking voters to sign a petition that would protect key provisions of the Brown Act, the state's open-government law.
While 70 state parks across California struggled to stay open, it was discovered recently the State Parks and Recreation Department was sitting on extra funds.
The Belmont City Council may adopt a resolution Tuesday night authorizing the installation of a digital billboard along Highway 101.
The San Mateo County Department of Public Health gave Patch permission to come on inspections to two Peninsula restaurants. The department requested that Patch keep the specific restaurants’ names anonymous.
A community forum to discuss traffic concerns will be held Aug. 2 at 9:30 a.m. in Belmont City Hall.
Many local politicians, including San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, are against the measure.