San Carlos
New mayor to run for county supervisor
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos Mayor Laura Parmer Lohan is preparing for an election that’s over a year away. Parmer Lohan has filed papers with the […]
Don Horsley
San Mateo County
‘Pervert!’ — Harbor District board meeting gets ugly
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A San Mateo County Harbor District board of commissioners meeting that ended with a 10-minute-long tirade from board member Sabrina Brennan could renew calls […]
Menlo Park
Car bans proposed for Santa Cruz Ave. downtown, Menalto, West Menlo and San Carlos’ Laurel St.
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer City councils in Menlo Park and San Carlos are considering the idea of closing prime downtown streets to cars to allow restaurants to […]
Atherton
Residents want their gardeners back
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After hearing from residents frustrated that the San Mateo County health order aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 also bans their lawns […]
San Mateo County
Stanford woke up the sleeping dragon, says county supervisor
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer If Stanford tries to bring back its proposal to expand campus by 3.5 million square feet, it should be prepared to fully mitigate […]
Palo Alto
San Mateo County supervisors may come out in support of SB 50, a controversial housing bill
BY EMILY MIBACH AND ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writers Two San Mateo County supervisors are proposing that the board approve a resolution that supports the divisive Senate Bill 50, […]
North Fair Oaks
County bans flamethrowers, approves senior housing project, allocates $764,750 for lawyers to fight deportation cases
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors banned flamethrowers yesterday while also approving a senior housing facility in North Fair Oaks and an […]
San Mateo County
Elon Musk take note: 2 San Mateo County supervisors want to ban flamethrowers
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will consider a ban on flamethrowers, a product Elon Musk has been touting. Supervisors Don Horsley […]
East Palo Alto
Close race for San Mateo County school superintendent
This story was originally published on May 26. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The race for San Mateo County superintendent of schools is tight, with just $6,000 in […]
San Mateo County
‘Dysfunctional’ Harbor District’s future in doubt
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Supervisor Don Horsley calls the county’s Harbor Commission “dysfunctional and an embarrassment,” and said he may look into the idea […]
San Mateo County
Horsley running for re-election, says he has unfinished business
Editor’s note: A profile of Horsley’s opponent, Dan Stegink, was published on March 15. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Supervisor Don Horsley is facing re-election […]
San Mateo County
San Mateo County sues Big Oil but invests in oil companies
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County is suing several oil companies including Exxon Mobil and Chevron, claiming they are responsible for climate change, and yet the […]
San Mateo County
Supervisor candidate Dan Stegink to focus on county’s pension liabilities
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Supervisor Don Horsley’s challenger in the June 5 election is a Pacifica Planning Commissioner who says the county’s unfunded pension […]
Palo Alto
County Board of Education race adds local drama to June primary
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer While a number of elected officials in San Mateo County are technically slated to go before the voters in June, most incumbents are […]
San Mateo County
County now says it has no plans to eliminate coroner’s position, but will look at treasurer, controller posts
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County officials have suggested doing away with a few elected positions but it appears that the job of coroner was mistakenly […]