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See San Mateo County November 2026 election results

Redwood City voters will weigh in on Measure E, which would limit rent increases. Half Moon Bay residents will decide Measure Q, a referendum to block proposed farmworker housing. San Mateo County voters will choose whether to pass or reject Measure U, which would create an independent commission to draw...

San Mateo County, CA · 2d
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mindfullyamerican.com

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Bay Area Californians Could Pay $149 at Safeway for $100 at WinCo

A can of Campbell’s soup is the same can wherever you buy it in the Bay Area. Here’s how much more Bay Area Californians could pay at Safeway than at WinCo, and what that gap means for your weekly budget. Who Ran the Numbers. Checkbook priced a basket...

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Newsom's proposed death row commutations would affect Bay Area's most notorious killers

Newsom's proposed commutations would change death sentences to life without the possibility of parole for inmates, including notorious killers Cary Stayner, Richard Farley, and Richard Allen Davis.

California · 23h

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The Bay Area has decided public transit is worth saving. Now comes the hard part

The public transit armageddon has been averted. After months of alarm from transit agencies and campaigning by advocates, voters approved two new taxes to fund public transit: Proposition H, a San Francisco parcel tax to fund Muni, and Proposition RTM, a regional sales tax to fund BART, Muni, Caltrain and other public agencies.

San Francisco, CA · 2d
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Redwood City: Rent Control Measure Lags Behind In Early Results

A measure to introduce rent control and expand tenant protections in Redwood City lagged behind the needed majority in early results on election night. Measure E has garnered about 44% approval based on early counts that included all vote center ballots as well as vote-by-mail ballots received in the mail or returned to vote centers and drop boxes by Friday.

Redwood City, CA · 2d

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San Mateo County Honors Mavericks Surf Pioneer Jeff Clark and “Show Up and Be Kind” Philosophy of Half Moon Bay High School’s Surf Club; Check Mavs Future: Zoe Chait and Luca Padua

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... VIDEO. From the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors regular meeting on Tuesday, October 20th, 2026 at 9:00am, as a hybrid meeting with remote comment. Agenda. Staff Report and proclamation Item #6. SMCo Press Release. Item #6 starts at 1:30:46. PRESS RELEASE. On a...

San Mateo County, CA · 1d

The Financial Wire

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Bay Area real estate CEO gets 18 months, owes investors $2,253,219.84

Sanjeev Acharya, the former president and CEO of SiliconSage Builders, was sentenced Oct. 28 to 18 months in federal prison for deceiving more than 20 investors who lost more than $2.2 million, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California said. U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer also ordered Acharya, 58, of San... The post Bay Area real estate CEO gets 18 months, owes investors $2,253,219.84 appeared first on The Financial Wire .

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 3d

CalMatters

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New deadline for phaseout of gas water heaters gives Bay Area homeowners one more year

Up to half of Bay Area households can skip electric water heaters under an updated rule by air regulators. Residents not exempt have one more year to comply.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Original Joe’s eyeing Left Bank space in Menlo Park

The Bay Area restaurant chain is eyeing a new downtown Menlo Park location.

Menlo Park, CA · 2d

San José Spotlight

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Sunnyvale opens first branch library in northern part of city

North Sunnyvale, long regarded as an underserved part of the city, finally has a branch library after 14 years of discussion, negotiation and construction. The Lakewood Branch Library and Learning Center opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Halloween morning. The $29 million building covers 20,000 square feet and holds 27,500 books, videos and other materials,... The post Sunnyvale opens first branch library in northern part of city appeared first on San José Spotlight .

Sunnyvale, CA · 3d

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New synthetic opioid variant surfaces in Bay Area

A new synthetic opioid variant, commonly known as cychlorphine, has recently surfaced in the Bay Area and has already made its mark. After taking the life of San Francisco resident 16-year-old Dante Lacourte, four people were arrested by the San Francisco Police Department for allegedly supplying him with what would become a fatal dose. Composed of elements like carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, nitrogen, and oxygen, cychlorphine is far from safe for consumption.

San Francisco, CA · 2d

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San Mateo County Supervisors Directs County Health to Develop a Roadmap to Accept Commercial Insurance and Local Lab Services at the Coastside Clinic Within 90 Days

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PRESS RELEASE and CONSENT AGENDA. Press Release from San Mateo County Executive’s Office on November 3rd, 2026. Agenda from From the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors regular meeting on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 at 9:00am, as a hybrid meeting with remote comment. Staff Report for Item #11. The Item was moved to Consent which was agreed to without discussion.

San Mateo County, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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‘Moment in history’: Bay Area officials move ahead with natural gas water heater ban, with a few changes

The Bay Area Air District will ban the installation of natural gas water heaters starting in 2028, over strong objections of a few of the agency’s board members.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 2d

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Loma Mar's Isolated Canyon Getting Solar-Powered Storm Hub Before Year's End

A tiny Santa Cruz Mountains community that has watched storms wash out its only road and cut it off from the outside world for days at a time is getting a new line of defense: a converted shipping container packed with solar power, satellite internet and emergency supplies. The fifth Advanced Resource Center planned for San Mateo County's South Coast is slated for installation at Loma Mar Fire Station, off Pescadero Creek Road in Memorial Park, before the end of 2026.

Loma Mar, CA · 1d

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Thanks to Cozzolino Family, OneShoreline Installs Stream Gauge On Hwy 92 to Collect and Provide Data for Emergency Responders as Part of the Countywide Flood Early Warning System

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PRESS RELEASE. From Mayor Debbie Ruddock’s Nextdoor on November 3rd, 2026. Many thanks to Jim Cozzolino and the Cozzolino family for allowing OneShoreline to install a stream gauge on their Highway 92 property to monitor water levels in Pilarcitos Creek. The gauge will collect and provide data to emergency responders and the public as part of the Countywide Flood Early Warning System (OneShoreline.org/flood-warning). The system network of 30 gauges provides real-time flood alerts during storm events and dam water releases.

Half Moon Bay, CA · 1d

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Permanent Closure of Orinda BART Presumably Off the Table as Measure RTM Passes

ORINDA, CALIFORNIA – For much of 2026, Orinda residents faced an unsettling possibility: Their local BART station, a fixture of the community for more than 50 years, could close as the transit agency struggled with a massive financial shortfall. Now, following Tuesday’s election, that possibility appears to be off...

Orinda, CA · 1d

Palo Alto Online

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San Mateo, San Francisco and Santa Clara counties are state’s priciest housing markets, but not its least affordable

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... San Mateo County remains California’s most expensive housing market, with buyers needing an annual household income of $578,400 to afford the median-priced home of $2.27 million, according to the California Association of Realtors’ Third Quarter 2026 Housing Affordability report,. That’s more than...

San Mateo County, CA · 2d

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California Appeals Court Tosses $39,000 Fee Award, Says Husband Waited Too Long

A California appellate court has wiped out a $39,000 attorney-fee award that a San Mateo County judge handed down in a contentious divorce case, ruling that the husband waited far too long to ask for the money. The decision, filed Oct. 28, 2026, and certified for publication, means the fee order is gone — not because the underlying restraining order was wrong, but because the clock had already run out.

San Mateo County, CA · 23h

Contra Costa Herald

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Former BART Director Debora Allen responds to apparent passage of Measure RTM

WALNUT CREEK, CA — Following the apparent passage of Measure RTM, former BART Board Director Debora Allen, a leading critic of the regional transit sales tax measure, issued the following statement:. I have never been afraid to be a minority voice, nor have I been afraid of losing while...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

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Half Moon Bay Planning Commission Debates Draft Measure D: 1. Can Unused Housing Allocations Roll Over 2. Can ADUs Count as 0.5 Allocation; On to Coastal Commission, Then Back to Council

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, October 27th, 2026 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting, with remote comment. Agenda and attachments:. 1. 2009 Staff Report ADUs and Measure D. 2. 2014-07 Coastal Commission Staff re Proposed Amendments to HMB...

Half Moon Bay, CA · 1d