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Local Government
Burlingame and Hillsborough property owners can now file, pay and track assessment appeals online around the clock through a new San Mateo County portal, with the filing deadline set for Nov. 30.
Local Government
Burlingame and Hillsborough property owners can now file, pay and track assessment appeals online around the clock through a new San Mateo County portal, with the filing deadline set for Nov. 30.
Community
San Mateo County received the inaugural Government Partner Volunteer of the Year Award from Special Olympics Northern California at the 2026 Summer Games, recognizing a three-year, $750,000 Measure K commitment that funds outreach to schools and recreation programs serving Burlingame and Hillsborough families.
Business
Xona Space Systems received FCC authorization July 31 to broadcast navigation signals from a 258-satellite constellation, clearing the way for the Burlingame startup to scale production at its Bayshore corridor factory and launch its first six satellites in October.
Community
San Mateo County's free Civics 101 Academy starts Sept. 2, offering Burlingame and Hillsborough residents nine Wednesday evening sessions with county department heads at the Government Center in Redwood City.
Local Government
San Mateo County will turn a former Ramada Inn in South San Francisco into 45 apartments for formerly homeless seniors, its fifth hotel-to-housing conversion using state Homekey funds, a strategy that could eventually reach Burlingame's hotel-heavy Bayshore Highway corridor.
Education
The Burlingame Community for Education Foundation announced a record $3.21 million grant to the Burlingame School District for 2026-27, funding approximately 20 teaching positions in PE, music, world languages, and other programs across all seven district schools.
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Local Government
Burlingame and Hillsborough property owners can now file, pay and track assessment appeals online around the clock through a new San Mateo County portal, with the filing deadline set for Nov. 30.
Local Government
West Coast Dance and Fitness seeks a Conditional Use Permit to expand from 5,460 to about 9,100 square feet at 890 Cowan Road in Burlingame's Innovation Industrial zone; the Planning Commission votes Monday, Aug. 24, with staff recommending approval.
Education
With the 33rd annual Burlingame On The Avenue festival wrapping up Aug. 16, residents can look ahead to the first day of school on Aug. 19, live music at Max's and Town Square, and a play at BHS Theatre.
Public Safety
The Burlingame Neighborhood Network hosts a free Zello Workshop at the Burlingame Public Library on Aug. 27, teaching residents the push-to-talk app that will serve as the communication backbone for the city's 13th annual Disaster Response Drill on Oct. 3.
Public Safety
Clarise Blanchard, 79, was sentenced to six months in San Mateo County jail for embezzling $813,000 from StarVista, the now-closed Burlingame-based mental health nonprofit where she worked for two decades.
Community
San Mateo County received the inaugural Government Partner Volunteer of the Year Award from Special Olympics Northern California at the 2026 Summer Games, recognizing a three-year, $750,000 Measure K commitment that funds outreach to schools and recreation programs serving Burlingame and Hillsborough families.
Community
A GoFundMe campaign launched Aug. 17 aims to help Craig Pulley, a handyman who lost his Oakland trailer home and two cats in an Aug. 9 fire, rebuild so he can continue commuting to Burlingame to care for his wife in a local nursing facility.
Business
Xona Space Systems received FCC authorization July 31 to broadcast navigation signals from a 258-satellite constellation, clearing the way for the Burlingame startup to scale production at its Bayshore corridor factory and launch its first six satellites in October.
Sports
Jesse Lehane, a former assistant under 16-year head coach Shawn Scott, has been named Burlingame High's new varsity baseball coach, inheriting a program that won the PAL Bay Division title in 2026 but lost 12 seniors.
Sports
Burlingame High's football program opens its 100th season with a varsity home game against Palo Alto on Friday at Peter Umland Stadium, with head coach John Philipopoulos leading a squad ranked No. 3 in the PAL De Anza Division.
Mariana Figueiredo is an editorial leader focused on producing accurate, community-centered journalism that keeps readers informed about the issues shaping their neighborhoods. She earned a bachelor's degree in Entertainment and Media Studies from the University of Georgia.
Mariana Figueiredo is an editorial leader focused on producing accurate, community-centered journalism that keeps readers informed about the issues shaping their neighborhoods. She earned a bachelor's degree in Entertainment and Media Studies from the University of Georgia.
Mariana Figueiredo is an editorial leader focused on producing accurate, community-centered journalism that keeps readers informed about the issues shaping their neighborhoods. She earned a bachelor's degree in Entertainment and Media Studies from the University of Georgia.
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