San Mateo News

An independent auditor has given the city of San Mateo high marks for the way it handles its finances and has informed the city of new accounting standards it must soon put in place.

San Mateo County's only methadone clinic could draw more patients and stop draining money from county coffers by moving from Menlo Park to a more centrally-located site, according to health officials.

Google Inc. announced Monday, Nov. 9, that it had agreed to acquire San Mateo, Calif., mobile advertising company AdMob Inc.

Police are still looking for the person or people responsible for a brutal beating Friday night that left a San Mateo man dead.

A strong school library program is the cornerstone of a healthy school, unfortunately schools do not have the money to support strong school libraries and students are suffering from it, according to California School Library Association.

College of San Mateo can celebrate at least a share of its first NorCal Conference football championship with a win over visiting Diablo Valley College Saturday afternoon in the regular season finale.

A strong school library program is the cornerstone of a healthy school, unfortunately schools do not have the money to support strong school libraries and students are suffering from it, according to California School Library Association.

The dustup over filling a county supervisorial vacancy with an appointment rather than election last year may be a thing of the past if a committee reviewing the county charter suggests changing the process.

I read the wonderful article, "Your Own Backyard," about the growing popularity of backyard chickens throughout the County.

A San Mateo nonprofit is beginning its holiday food and toy drives early this year in anticipation of what will likely be the busiest holiday season it has ever experienced.

Not long after a San Mateo County man with a valid driver's license was sentenced to two years in jail for his ninth drunken driving conviction, a local legislator has called for a rule that would automatically revoke the licenses of motorists who are repeatedly over the limit and behind the wheel.

Margie Chop is a registered nurse and the single mother of four daughters. Two of those daughters are adopted and the other two - 12-year-old Daniece and 17-year-old Ann - are sisters living with Chop as foster children.

San Mateo High rode George Naufahu's big second half on offense to victory Friday against South San Francisco, but it was a late-game defensive play that sealed the triumph.

Jordan Rodgers will play his last game for the Butte College football team at Cowan Stadium this afternoon.

The San Mateo High football coaching staff challenged its defense all week in practice to make plays.

Burlingame's Ilan Lesov rushed for 125 yards and two TDs on 23 carries during the Panthers' 28-12 win over Half Moon Bay Friday.

His first year as head coach could hardly have gone much better. The College of San Mateo football team under first-year head coach Bret Pollack is a one-point loss to Foothill away from being undefeated.

Burlingame's Brooke Tsu hits a return during her 6-3, 6-0 win over San Mateo's Sammy Huang to capture the PAL tournament singles championship.

San Mateo is looking far into the future to find ways to address its growing aging population.

The Lehman Brothers bankruptcy will ultimately leech $216 million from San Mateo County through lost jobs and economic output, according to Board of Supervisors President Mark Church who on Tuesday once again asked the Treasury Department to buy its troubled assets.