Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
A state law signed Sept. 30 will allow Burlingame and Hillsborough to prohibit children under 12 from operating Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes beginning Jan. 1, 2027. Each community must adopt its own restriction.
Local Government
A state law signed Sept. 30 will allow Burlingame and Hillsborough to prohibit children under 12 from operating Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes beginning Jan. 1, 2027. Each community must adopt its own restriction.
A state law signed Sept. 30 will allow Burlingame and Hillsborough to prohibit children under 12 from operating Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes beginning Jan. 1, 2027. Each community must adopt its own restriction.
Local Government
San Mateo County begins public Logic and Accuracy testing of all voting equipment for the Nov. 3 general election on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 40 Tower Road in San Mateo, ahead of early voting starting Oct. 5.
Local Government
Caltrans will shut down northbound US-101 in San Francisco from Friday night through Monday morning for pavement work, overlapping with the 49ers' home opener Sunday; Caltrain's every-30-minute weekend service from Burlingame offers an alternative.
Local Government
The Hillsborough Recreation Commission meets Monday, Sept. 21, with votes on an American Youth Soccer Organization contract, 2026-27 staff salary schedules, unaudited financial actuals and a lawn mower purchase.
Local Government
A League of Women Voters forum covering 19 ballot measures sold out before its Friday RSVP deadline, but Burlingame-area voters can still submit questions ahead of the Sept. 28 session at the Burlingame Woman's Club.
Local Government
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution Sept. 15 directing the county to find a site and funding for a regional firefighting training center and approved a $3.75 million SFO emergency 911 dispatch contract extension, both affecting the Central County Fire Department that serves Burlingame, Hillsborough and Millbrae.
Local Government
The Burlingame City Council holds a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, to interview applicants for the Parks and Recreation Commission, open to the public in person and via Zoom.
Local Government
California's AB 184 formally acknowledges San Mateo County's $226 million VLF funding shortfall, but county leaders say the "intent language" restores zero dollars. Burlingame is owed $4.6 million, and cumulative losses could exceed $1 billion by 2030.
Local Government
The Burlingame Library Board of Trustees meets Tuesday, Sept. 15, with an AI grant project, action on the Easton Branch air-conditioning project, and Lane Room renovation updates on the agenda.
Local Government
The Burlingame Parks and Recreation Commission meets Thursday, Sept. 17, with presentations on the Youth Advisory Committee and a Camp Burlingame "Intro Series" on the agenda.
Local Government
Burlingame's Traffic Safety and Parking Commission meets Thursday, Sept. 10, to take action on North Rollins Road traffic calming, review a trial multiway stop and the 2027 street resurfacing program, and hear an update on Broadway parking.
Local Government
San Mateo County opened its write-in candidate filing period on Sept. 8 for the Nov. 3 general election, with a deadline of 5 p.m. on Oct. 20 and no filing fee required.
Local Government
Burlingame's City Council will hold a closed session Tuesday, Sept. 8, to discuss the Bouri v. City of Burlingame lawsuit, a 2024 civil case whose claims have not been made public.
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