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14th Annual San Mateo County Disaster Preparedness Day

Join San Mateo County first responders and community leaders on Saturday, September 22, 2018 from 10AM - 4PM to celebrate the theme - PREPARE, SURVIVE AND RECOVER - at the San Mateo County Event Cente... View moreView 14th Annual San Mateo County Disaster Preparedness Day
Location
  • 1346 Saratoga Avenue
  • San Mateo, CA 94403
From
Sep 22nd 2018 at 10:00 am
To
Sep 22nd 2018 at 4:00 pm

13th Annual Disaster Preparedness Day

Learn how to prepare yourself, your family and your neighbors in the case of an emergency or natural disaster at the 13th Annual Disaster Preparedness Day at the San Mateo County Fair.... View moreView 13th Annual Disaster Preparedness Day
Location
  • 1346 Saratoga Drive
  • San Mateo, CA 94403
From
Jun 10th 2017 at 10:00 am
To
Jun 10th 2017 at 2:00 pm

Asian and Pacific Islander Heroes of San Mateo County Reception

The Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center (PCRC) and the Office of San Mateo County Supervisor Carole Groom are excited to co-sponsor the first event in San Mateo County to honor the contributions that Asians and Pacific Islanders have made in our community.... View moreView Asian and Pacific Islander Heroes of San Mateo County Reception
Location
  • 100 South San Mateo Drive
  • San Mateo, CA 94401
From
Sep 15th 2016 at 6:30 pm
To
Sep 15th 2016 at 8:00 pm

Coastal Commission fires executive director over objection of hundreds of supporters

The California Coastal Commission fired its executive director Wednesday -- a decision made despite an overwhelming show of public support for the land use agency’s top official. The panel disclosed that it voted 7 to 5 in a private session to dismiss Charles Lester, touching off an emotional scene unique in the agency's 44-year history.... View moreView Coastal Commission fires executive director over objection of hundreds of supporters

Early education gets a big lift: County school districts receive more than $4M to improve access to preschool, raise literacy

More than $4 million is being granted to four northern San Mateo County school districts to raise literacy rates of hundreds of young students through expanded preschool offerings. The grants announced Wednesday, May 27, are part of a larger effort called the Big Lift, which has collected $28 million with an aim to replicate the initial effort elsewhere in the county.... View moreView Early education gets a big lift: County school districts receive more than $4M to improve access to preschool, raise literacy

San Mateo County Launches Initiative to Improve Early Learning

Posted by Gina Quiney on Feb 25th 2015
San Mateo County Library and the LENA Research Foundation have announced an initiative to address the cycle of poverty by encouraging parents to increase the quantity and quality of language spoken with their children.... View moreView San Mateo County Launches Initiative to Improve Early Learning

San Mateo County Supervisors to Consider Study for New Energy Purchasing Effort

Posted by Carol Marks on Feb 20th 2015
San Mateo County Supervisors Dave Pine and Carole Groom will seek support for a county-sponsored feasibility study as the first step in the process of forming a local Community Choice Aggregation agency. (More)... View moreView San Mateo County Supervisors to Consider Study for New Energy Purchasing Effort

Supervisor Groom Elected Board President; Calls San Mateo County ‘Collaborative, Innovative, Cooperative’

Posted by Carol Marks on Jan 6th 2015
Supervisor Carole Groom will serve as president of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in 2015. She was elected president by her four colleagues at a meeting Tuesday morning at the Board of Supervisors Chambers in Redwood City. Speaking from the heart, President Groom noted that the Board will continue to work on special projects that will keep San Mateo County “prosperous and well-positioned for the future,” including sea rise and flooding issues, safe schools and enhanced mental health services especially for children, the revitalization and renaissance of the North Fair Oaks neighborhood and continuing the Big Lift with third grade reading initiatives.... View moreView Supervisor Groom Elected Board President; Calls San Mateo County ‘Collaborative, Innovative, Cooperative’

California Coastal Commission pays first visit to San Mateo County

Posted by Gina Quiney on Nov 18th 2014
For the first time since its formation more than 40 years ago, the California Coastal Commission paid San Mateo County a visit to review project sites and see what Half Moon Bay, Princeton and Montara have to offer.... View moreView California Coastal Commission pays first visit to San Mateo County

County awards $31K to STEM projects

Posted by Carol Marks on Nov 3rd 2014
Eighteen San Mateo County teachers received $31,000 in innovation awards from the county fund for projects designed to teach science, technology, engineering and math skills. The STEM funding is an annual way the Board of Supervisors acknowledged student achievement and teacher excellence by offering a chance to use innovative approaches to education.... View moreView County awards $31K to STEM projects

Officials Implement E-Cig, Smoking Regulations

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to change the definition of "smoking" and "tobacco product" to include electronic smoking devices. The Board also voted 4-1 Tuesday to approve an ordinance prohibiting smoking of all types in and around unincorporated multi-unit residences, which include owner-occupied condominiums and townhouses.... View moreView Officials Implement E-Cig, Smoking Regulations

County rules target e-cigs and smoking: Board of Supervisors consider complete ban for unincorporated area multi-unit buildings

Smoking inside apartments and condominiums in the unincorporated areas of San Mateo County would become a thing of the past under a proposed ban coming before the Board of Supervisors Tuesday. Twin proposals by supervisors Carole Groom and Adrienne Tissier will first amend the definitions of “smoking” and “tobacco product” to include electronic devices and then add a section to county code prohibiting smoking of all types in and around multi-unit residences.... View moreView County rules target e-cigs and smoking: Board of Supervisors consider complete ban for unincorporated area multi-unit buildings

San Mateo County Launches Big Lift Reading Initiative

The county is working on a new program aimed at getting all third-graders at reading level after grappling with a startling statistic — 42 percent of children are not reading proficient by third-grade in a county that’s in the top 1 percent of affluent counties in the United States.... View moreView San Mateo County Launches Big Lift Reading Initiative

Supervisor Groom Addresses "The Big Lift" on Peninsula Newsmakers

Did you know that more than four out of ten school children here in San Mateo County cannot read at grade level by the third grade?... View moreView Supervisor Groom Addresses "The Big Lift" on Peninsula Newsmakers

‘The Big Lift’ unveiled Friday at meeting of county leaders

June 01, 2013, 05:00 AM Daily Journal Staff Report The Peninsula Partnership Leadership Council convened more than 100 county leaders in San Mateo Friday for a sneak preview of the group’s plan to i... View moreView ‘The Big Lift’ unveiled Friday at meeting of county leaders

San Mateo County officials recommend universal preschool

A Stanford study indicates spending money on early education reduces future public spending on social services.... View moreView San Mateo County officials recommend universal preschool

County honored for plastic bag ban

5/6/2013--County honored for plastic bag ban  San Mateo Daily Journal    Save the Bay is honoring San Mateo County with its Clean Bay Award for taking charge in  drafting and imple... View moreView County honored for plastic bag ban

County Supe to Kick-Off Bike Rodeo at Barrett

5/8/2013--County Supe to Kick-Off Bike Rodeo at Barrett Streets Alive! Parks Alive! emphasizes the importance of parks and healthy activity.   By Joan S.... View moreView County Supe to Kick-Off Bike Rodeo at Barrett

Supervisors Find Rhyme and Reason for Poet Laureate

4/22/2013--Supervisors find rhyme and reason for poet laureate  By Michelle Durand  San Mateo Daily Journal    Two county supervisors say there is rhyme and reason for San Mat... View moreView Supervisors Find Rhyme and Reason for Poet Laureate

The Rise of the ‘weaker sex’

3/18/2013 -- The rise of the ‘weaker sex’  By Sue Lempert  San Mateo Daily Journal      There has been much attention to the importance of women this year and this... View moreView The Rise of the ‘weaker sex’

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