San Mateo County News

The 2013 Maker Faire Bay Area came to the San Mateo County Event Center this past weekend.

Joey Boldt, 30, will be released from the California Medical Facility on May 14, 2014.

A committee that will review the boundaries of San Mateo County's supervisorial districts and possibly recommend changes will hold its first meeting June 6 in San Mateo.

A series of gun-related crimes over the weekend that culminated with the the death of 16-year-old boy has prompted East Palo Alto police chief Ron Davis to declare a "crime emergency." One person has been killed and eight shot within the past two weeks.

Police discovered 50 M-80 type explosives in a Belmont home they searched after allegedly catching a resident with several pounds of pot and hundreds of pain pills, authorities said Monday.

In December 2009, Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa Jr. flew into the San Diego airport, rented a Grand Marquis and headed to a marina Marriott for a five-day taxpayer-funded trip.

Today I went to Maker Faire Bay Area 2013 with my mom, my daughter and some friends and really had a blast.

Maybe you slipped something into your pocket before you paid, or you were caught beer in hand at 20 years old.

One of the biggest challenges California's 1,000 or so school districts face -- the implementation of transformational new Common Core standards, curriculum and testing over the next two years -- may be about to get a lot easier.

Tens of thousands of people descended on the San Mateo County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the eighth annual Maker Faire, the enormously popular Do-It-Yourself festival that features everything from bicycle-powered sculptures to Tesla coils to stilt walkers.

He fooled colleagues, he fooled his profession, he fooled the San Mateo County Supervisors, he fooled the justice system, he fooled parents, but ultimately it was the children he preyed upon that he did not fool which greatly brought this professional child predator to justice.

Maker Faire, the Greatest Show on Earth, announces that over 900 makers will be exhibiting their projects, hobbies, innovations, products, and creativity at the event to be held today, May 18 and the 19th at the San Mateo County Event Center.

Ridership is booming for Caltrain. So much so, the agency is looking to add more cars to its trains.

Items selected are from the daily police logs of the cities listed below. Times shown are when the incidents were reported to the police.

Jacqueline Alexandra Rivera, 18, Redwood City. Rivera was arrested on Monday, May 7, 2012, on suspicion of attempted murder, arson, and burglary.

Authorities were working to determine whether a man found dead Thursday below a 90 foot cliff was the victim of a homicide, suicide or an accident.

The thrilling tale of two bald eagles that made a historic mating attempt last year at a reservoir in San Mateo County has turned into a mystery.

California is the largest market for red light cameras in the country thanks to the fines set by the state running nearly $500 each.

After years of legal wrangling, Dr. William Hamilton Ayres, an 81-year-old former San Mateo psychiatrist accused of molesting boys during examinations in the 1990s, Thursday admitted to the charges against him.

San Mateo County Community College District officials approved a cooperative agreement with LocusPoint Network to fund KCSM-TV for up to four years then share in profits from a future auction.