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Mullin bill targets AV emergency response in San Mateo
Rep. Kevin Mullin introduced the AV Emergency Response Coordination Act, which would require robotaxi companies like Waymo to maintain emergency hotlines, share geofencing controls, and meet federal coordination standards with first responders.
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SamTrans could get $50M a year under transit tax
Local Government
Mullin bill targets AV emergency response in San Mateo
Rep. Kevin Mullin introduced the AV Emergency Response Coordination Act, which would require robotaxi companies like Waymo to maintain emergency hotlines, share geofencing controls, and meet federal coordination standards with first responders.
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Local Government
SamTrans could get $50M a year under transit tax
Local Government
Mullin bill targets AV emergency response in San Mateo
Rep. Kevin Mullin introduced the AV Emergency Response Coordination Act, which would require robotaxi companies like Waymo to maintain emergency hotlines, share geofencing controls, and meet federal coordination standards with first responders.
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SamTrans could get $50M a year under transit tax
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Mullin bill targets AV emergency response in San Mateo
Rep. Kevin Mullin introduced the AV Emergency Response Coordination Act, which would require robotaxi companies like Waymo to maintain emergency hotlines, share geofencing controls, and meet federal coordination standards with first responders.
Local Government
San Mateo police drone tracks, catches repeat Home Depot theft suspect
San Mateo police used their Drone as First Responder program and Real Time Information Center to track and arrest Kingston Tasker, a 31-year-old repeat theft suspect, after he allegedly stole $1,200 from the Home Depot on Chess Drive on Tuesday, July 28.
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Most San Mateo school board races draw no competition
Six San Mateo-area school board seats are on the November 3 ballot, but most remain uncontested with the candidate filing deadline closing Friday, August 7; only one SMUHSD race has drawn a challenger so far.
Education
San Mateo County Libraries launches free citizenship class, seeks volunteer tutors
San Mateo County Libraries is launching a free 12-week citizenship preparation class at Brisbane Library starting August 10, while recruiting volunteer tutors to reduce a 40-person waitlist across its 13 locations.
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Invasive disease-carrying mosquito found in Redwood City
The San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District confirmed July 27 that invasive Aedes aegypti mosquitoes have been detected in Redwood City's Friendly Acres neighborhood, prompting door-to-door inspections and a countywide call for residents to eliminate standing water.
Public Safety
Sheriff's Office inspected 71 businesses, issued 19 citations under state alcohol grant
The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office inspected 71 businesses and issued 19 citations during a yearlong, $75,000 state alcohol enforcement grant targeting underage drinking and sales to minors.
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Fitzgerald Marine Reserve opens group tidepool tour reservations August 31
San Mateo County Parks opens a phone-only reservation window on Monday, August 31 for naturalist-led group tidepool tours at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, with schools serving low-income students getting first priority.
Community
San Mateo High hall of famer Martin Billings battles ALS after decades shaping Peninsula football
Martin Billings, a San Mateo High School Athletics Hall of Fame inductee who coached Menlo-Atherton to its first CCS football championship in 2002, was diagnosed with ALS in 2024 and is now the subject of a GoFundMe campaign to support his family.
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After 40 years above Burlingame Avenue, artist Marilyn Weeks is leaving her studio
Marilyn Weeks, a local artist who has painted above Copenhagen Bakery & Cafe on Burlingame Avenue since the mid-1980s, will leave her studio in September after a change in building ownership.
Business
OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs loom over San Mateo County's $2.4 million housing market
A Redfin report estimates OpenAI and Anthropic employees could collectively afford nearly one-third of San Francisco metro homes after their expected IPOs, adding pressure to San Mateo County where the median home price already hit $2.4 million and assessed values reached a record $357.6 billion.
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MLB proposal could block San Mateo's Landon King from high school draft
San Mateo native Landon King, ranked No. 3 nationally in the Class of 2028, faces an uncertain path to the pros as MLB owners propose eliminating high school players from the draft starting the year he graduates.
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Carlmont's Emerson Barajas named Daily Journal Girls' Athlete of the Year after dominating PAL Bay Division
Carlmont's Emerson Barajas, a first-team all-PAL Bay Division performer in flag football, basketball, and track, was named the San Mateo Daily Journal's Girls' Athlete of the Year on July 8 after setting a PAL long jump record and competing at the CIF State Meet.
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Mariana Figueiredo
Mariana Figueiredo leads editorial coverage for the San Francisco Bay Area Network and the Detroit Network. She earned a bachelor's degree in Entertainment and Media Studies from the University of Georgia and focuses on producing accurate, community-centered journalism that keeps readers informed about the issues shaping their neighborhoods.
Mariana Figueiredo
Mariana Figueiredo leads editorial coverage for the San Francisco Bay Area Network and the Detroit Network. She earned a bachelor's degree in Entertainment and Media Studies from the University of Georgia and focuses on producing accurate, community-centered journalism that keeps readers informed about the issues shaping their neighborhoods.
Mariana Figueiredo
Mariana Figueiredo leads editorial coverage for the San Francisco Bay Area Network and the Detroit Network. She earned a bachelor's degree in Entertainment and Media Studies from the University of Georgia and focuses on producing accurate, community-centered journalism that keeps readers informed about the issues shaping their neighborhoods.
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