New jobs in the finance and information sectors, as well as trade, transportation and utilities, are being credited for the decline in the jobless rate.
Two proposed amendments to the state Constitutional would lower the voter threshold for funding measures.
The bill follows the deaths of a bride and four friends in a limousine fire on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge in early May.
Known as 'S.744,' 1,000-page bill's negotiations stopped this week amid Republican-introduced amendments.
The 29-year-old whistleblower is still in hiding after revealing the NSA’s collection of phone conversations and internet surveillance.
The cleanup is part of the 10th annual Litter Cleanup and Enforcement Day.
The deaths of five women in a limo fire on the San Mateo Bridge in May have prompted Sen. Majority Leader Ellen Corbett, D-East Bay, to introduce the legislation.
The U.S. Supreme Court this week votes 5-4 in favor of allowing law enforcement to take DNA sampling from arrestees regardless of whether they are formally charged with a crime.
The Obama Administration has admitted to tracking Americans’ phone records for the past seven years to bolster national security, it says.
Are you ready for "the big one"?
The president plans to make stops in Palo Alto and Portola Valley.
State Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, introduced the package of bills that have been approved by the Senate.
As our armed forces come home from the Middle East, the Oakland Veterans Affairs benefits office is being stretched.
Residents are invited to take an online survey to weigh in on the city's downtown parking needs.
Residents are invited to drop off donations for the 101st Airborne unit through June 14.
Motorists taking the Dumbarton Bridge should expect delays.
Holober was a six-year veteran of San Mateo County Planning Commission. A native of Canada, Holober spent her childhood in San Carlos.
Ayres, 81, was previously found incompetent to stand trial on molestation charges but a judge ruled last year he was faking his mental illness.
The city will install more than 50 bike racks in downtown San Mateo to prepare for "Bike to Work Day" on Thursday.
A study by the Center for Investigating Reporting found that 60 percent of Bay Area motorists suspected of being at fault in pedestrian fatalities weren't prosecuted.
This year the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is focusing on urging residents to carpool.
The city of San Mateo is inviting residents to a public forum on parking in downtown San Mateo this month.
Here are some environmentally friendly ways to keep your home clean … and green.
State officials have released figures on every zip code in the state showing which communities are most at risk from pollution. See how the city of San Mateo ranks using the interactive map below.
Caltrain is reaching out to the community to discuss its upcoming bridge replacement project in San Mateo.
San Mateo County records the second-lowest jobless rate in the state.
The panel took place Tuesday in San Mateo County.
The post office was evacuated after a person on a motorcycle tossed the backpack near the main entrance of the post office on Delaware Street Tuesday morning.
Head to the streets next weekend for some fun outdoor activities.
San Mateo plans to implement its reusable bag ordinance this summer.
A new U.S. Census Bureau map of migration patterns between counties shows where San Mateo County residents moved to and from between 2006 and 2010.
More than 500 pounds of chips, jerky, snack bars, trail mix, magazines, mints, gum, and much more will be put into 71 boxed care packages for the city's adopted troops.
Beginning June 6, retailers in San Mateo will charge a minimum of $0.10 for a requested recycled paper bag or reusable bag.
Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, issued a statement Monday after two deadly explosions at the Boston Marathon saying, "Justice will be done."
Residents are invited to help remove graffiti, wash windows, pick up trash, weed and paint as part of the city's spring cleanup effort on Saturday.
The Urban Market will run every Monday night through Oct. 28.
The contest challenged Peninsula students turn trash into creative art pieces.