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  1. Amourence Lee Appointed to Serve on City Council

    The City Council has appointed current vice chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission Amourence Lee to fill a 1-year vacancy on the City Council. Lee will be sworn in at the next Council meeting and the seat is up for election in November 2020. Additional Info...

  1. Ground Broken on New Fire Station 25

    Along with the San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department, we've broken ground on a new, modern facility that will better serve our community. The station will open in 2022 at the corner of Borel Avenue and Shafter Street, and include a community park. Additional Info...

  1. City Council Adopts Urgency Ordinance to Protect Tenants

    An urgency ordinance now provides many San Mateo renters just cause eviction protections until new statewide laws go into effect Jan. 1, 2020. The local ordinance prohibits evictions without cause, and applies starting Oct. 1, 2019. Certain limits apply. Additional Info...
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2019 Press Releases

  1. Council Appoints Amourence Lee to Serve 1-Year Vacancy on Council
  2. Fire Station 25 Groundbreaking 11.12.19
  3. PGE Power Shutoff Advisory 10.25.19
  4. EPA Invites San Mateo to Apply for Second WIFIA Loan to Support Clean Water 10.19
  5. Council Won't Seek Legal Action Against Height, Density Ballot Measure 9.19
  6. Ground Broken on New Wastewater Treatment Plant 9.19
  7. Deputy Mayor Maureen Freschet Announces She Won't Seek Reelection in 2020
  1. Police Chief Manheimer Announces Retirement 7.19
  2. Council to Consider Resolution Keeping Measure P During General Plan Update
  3. San Mateo Ceases Red Light Camera Program
  4. The Library Turns a Page - James Moore Named City Librarian (June 2019)
  5. Peninsula Clean Energy Saves San Mateo Customers $2.35 million - 4.19
  6. News on Planning San Mateo's Future - Update on General Plan and Measure P Efforts
  7. Super Bowl Sparks Friendly Wager Between Bay Area Mayors - January, 28

2018 Press Releases

  1. New Finance and Community Development Directors Named 12.18
  2. San Mateo Protects Affordable Housing Program
  3. Larry Patterson Retirement Announcement
  4. RDA Sites Staff Development Team Recommendation
  5. SMC Fair 2018 Traffic Impacts
  6. BudgetPressReleaseFY18.19
  7. PDfourthOfJuly7.18
  8. ESLCityGovGraduation
  1. Public Works Clean Water Program Underground Storage Scoping Mtg 9.18
  2. CDD General Plan Kick Off Subcommittee 9.18
  3. Drew Corbett Named Next City Manager 9.18
  4. PW Adopt-a-Drain Program 1-year Anniversary
  5. CDD General Plan Subcommittee Existing Conditions Reports 10.18
  6. General Plan 2040 Vision Workshop Press Release 10.18
  7. Clean Water Program WIFIA Loan Application Press Release 10.18

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