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
California's fifth attempt to regulate automated license plate readers died on the final day of the legislative session, leaving Burlingame and Hillsborough with no state privacy protections on data from cameras their police departments use.
Local Government
Caltrain told local officials on Aug. 27 that it faces a $75 million annual operating deficit starting in fiscal year 2028, with a five-county sales tax on the November ballot as the primary fix; without it, the agency could cut weekend service, close a third of its stations and end weekday trains by 9 p.m.
Local Government
San Mateo County supervisors voted Aug. 25 to spend $2.5 million in opioid settlement money and authorize a ground lease for Horizon Services' planned 69-bed Palm Recovery Center at 826 Mahler Road in Burlingame, a project that drew community pushback over safety and traffic concerns.
Local Government
Burlingame's City Council committed $2.4 million to advance the Broadway grade separation project, but the $662 million plan still depends heavily on a pending federal grant.
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.
Local Government
Burlingame's City Council entered closed session Monday, Aug. 17, to negotiate price and terms on four city properties, including Parking Lot H at 255 El Camino Real and the future City Hall site at 1440 Chapin Ave., as the city simultaneously moves to hire CBRE to broker Parking Lot H's sale.
Local Government
State regulators approved Waymo to offer driverless ride-hailing in Burlingame and nine other San Mateo County cities on Aug. 14, but the company says its near-term focus is San Diego and Sacramento with no local launch date announced.
Local Government
San Mateo County supervisors Ray Mueller and Jackie Speier are opposing a federal NOAA review that could weaken California's coastal protections and open waters off the county to offshore oil drilling for the first time in four decades; residents can submit written comments until Aug. 22.
Local Government
The Hillsborough Town Council will vote Thursday on appointing Jeff Baxter and Leslie Marden Ragsdale to two open council seats and canceling the November election, a move that would save up to $51,000.
Local Government
The Burlingame City Council moved to adopt its Vision Zero Safety Action Plan at its Monday, Aug. 17, meeting, committing the city to eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries on local roads alongside $300,000 in sidewalk repairs.
Local Government
San Mateo County held a public rally Aug. 13 demanding Sacramento restore $226 million in Vehicle License Fee funding owed to the county and its 20 cities, including $4.6 million for Burlingame, escalating a fight that has grown sharply since July.
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