Assemblyman Rich Gordon's bill allows all Notices of Violations to be recorded by the county recorder.
These historic new consumer protections, now on the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown, will add unprecedented safeguards and transparency for families struggling to hold on to their dream of home ownership.
First-ever vehicles will help green SamTrans.
There's more than just High Speed Rail within the framework of Senate Bill 1029 that was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday.
A report released this week by the San Mateo Civil Grand Jury says smaller cities in the county should, in order to save money.
Law unlocks billions in funding for high-speed rail, Caltrain and BART.
Traffic, noise, tax revenues remain “sticking points” for Belmont Planning Commissioners.
The Sheriff’s Department and several local officials held a ceremony at the location of the new Maple Street Correctional Center.
Assemblymember Jerry Hill is running for State Senate in District 13, of which Belmont is a part.
The second public hearing on the proposed construction of a Crystal Springs Uplands middle school will be held Tues., July 17. For details of proposal, click on the link provided in this story.
No city or school district elections in Belmont this year, but the county supervisor race has a run-off between two candidates.
In an effort to save money, the state decided to suspend mandates that require local jurisdictions to keep the public informed.
Some Belmont leaders and residents are speaking out on the state Legislature's approval of $8 billion in high-speed rail funding. Tell us what you think.
Eight nonprofit organizations in San Mateo and Santa Clara County received $455,000 total in grants from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to assist residents facing foreclosure.
Following the Legislature’s approval last week of $8 billion in funding; Assemblyman Rich Gordon, Belmont Mayor Dave Warden and Councilmember Coralin Feierbach shared their reactions to the decision.
Berkeley's MapLight offers 'Voter's Edge' for California, revealing campaign contributions, endorsements, and more.
Over 40 vendors were at the Fair to offer services from affordable housing to health advice.
New development agreement would pay the City of Belmont $175,000 per year plus a one-time payment of $100,000 to be used at the city's discretion.
A new air traffic control tower is expected to be completed by 2015.
The current owners of 6-8 and 10 Davis Dr. paid $183,000 in property taxes in 2011; click on PDF to the right for details.
The predictive arrival/departure system using GPS technology will let riders know if their train is on time and when it will arrive.
Letter questions the distance of natural gas pipelines from several schools in the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District.
With Friday's 21-16 vote, the bill will now go to Governor Jerry Brown
The school has come back to the City of Belmont with a revised development agreement, proposing an annual sum of $175,000 to be paid to the city. Tell us what you think in the poll below.
The Chamber of Commerce is recruiting for its Leadership Belmont/San Carlos/Redwood City Program 2012-2013.
Starting this week, all Belmont businesses that generate four or more cubic yards of garbage per week and multifamily dwellings of fiver or more units must recycle.
The pipeline runs along Bair Island and urgently needed repairs.
Congresswoman Jackie Speier has recently become a vocal critic of the military’s record on sexual assault. Do you agree with her that the military needs to overhaul its judicial system so that sexual-assault cases are better investigated?
The law, AB 45, stems from a fatal crash in San Mateo two years ago that occurred following hours of drinking on a party bus.
The toll hike for most vehicles took effect in July of 2010, but bridge authority officials voted to delay the price increases for multi-axle vehicles until July 1, 2012.
From stricter hygiene standards for body piercing to help for children being bullied at school, there several new state laws that go into effect July 1.
The LEED Platinum-certified headquarters for the international grant-making foundation located in Los Altos is both beautiful and technologically smart. Now, can it change humans' behavior?
Newly released data from the California Department of Education reports higher graduation rates and lower dropout rates among San Mateo county schools.
Speier released a statement Thursday afternoon.
Five parks still in jeopardy: Benicia State Recreation Area; the California Mining and Mineral Museum in Mariposa; Gray Whale Cove State Beach near Montara; Zmudowski State Beach near Moss Landing; and Providence Mountains State Recreation Area in San Ber
In a complicated decision, the justices upheld most of the health care reform legislation popularly known as Obamacare.
The 5-4 majority opinion was written by Chief Justice John Roberts.
An employee of the agency alleges her job is in jeopardy because she 'blew the whistle' on her boss for awarding big contracts to and then overpaying friends' companies.
Who is ultimately responsible for making sure sugary cereals, sodas and other foods don't end up in children's hands - parents, or the government?