Home health aids clash with San Mateo County officials over pay
Stressing the need for a living wage ordinance for its lowest paid employees, San Mateo County’s 5,000 in-home care workers are demanding higher wages and healthcare benefits.
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Financial scams causing more San Mateo County seniors to seek help
Financial scams in San Mateo County are disproportionately affecting senior citizens, leading to a surge in seniors seeking help from local authorities.
Yellow Fever Mosquito keeps Santa Clara, San Mateo Counties on alert
Officials are not sure how this mosquito species got into California. The two primary and most concerning diseases spread by “Aedes aegypti” are the dengue and chikungunya viruses.
San Mateo County’s coastal communities prepare for sea’s steady rise
Even amid a historic drought, officials are planning for future sea level rise that could eventually bring extensive flooding, beach and bluff erosion and water contamination to the county’s coastlines.
Santa Clara County LGBT residents concerned about community cohesion, tobacco use
San Francisco has a nationwide reputation for being a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender political and social hub. But farther south on the Peninsula, LGBT residents describe a less utopian experience.
Menlo Park’s search for homeless shelter site runs into pockets of protest
Menlo Park officials are working to identify a neighborhood site for a new homeless shelter, aware that their choice may be unpopular — at least at first.
San Mateo County’s flower farmers battle tough times with new ideas
For decades, it seemed that San Mateo County’s cut flower industry would never stop growing. But now with increased foreign competition, local farmers explain why it’s ‘not all roses’ anymore.
With barrier removal, endangered fish to migrate through San Francisquito Creek [VIDEO]
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District is spearheading a project that will remove a concrete barrier from the San Francisquito Creek, making it easier for fish to swim through.
Commercial Office space occupancy returns to 2001 levels as tech companies open new headquarters
Synaptics’ new building purchase in San Jose mirrors growing trend in Silicon Valley: big tech companies investing in new headquarters.