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's Board of Supervisors voted May 5 to spend roughly $13 million on a former behavioral health site along Burlingame's Bayshore Highway corridor, where Horizon Treatment Services plans to open a sobering station, house the Pride Center, and potentially add a treatment facility.
Local Government
Rep. Kevin Mullin addressed a House subcommittee on July 20 and sent a letter to the FDA warning that mass layoffs and leadership turnover at the agency threaten San Mateo County's 700-plus biotech companies and the Bay Area's $121.6 billion life sciences economy.
Local Government
The Burlingame Library Board of Trustees meets Tuesday, July 21, with updates on the months-long Easton Branch HVAC project and a Lane Room renovation funding decision, plus a temporary leadership change.
Local Government
Caltrain logged 12.5 million rides in fiscal year 2026 with weekday averages topping 40,000, but a $47.6 million structural deficit threatens service at Burlingame's two stations unless new funding materializes.
Local Government
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which became law July 11, 2026, includes a pilot grant program for converting vacant commercial buildings to housing and four bills led by U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo. Burlingame's Bayshore Highway corridor could eventually qualify.
Local Government
The candidate filing period for ten seats on city councils and school boards in Burlingame and Hillsborough is open through Friday, August 7, ahead of the November 3 general election.
Local Government
Burlingame's Traffic Safety and Parking Commission discussed Barroilhet Avenue traffic calming, temporary SamTrans bus stops on California Drive, and the South Rollins Road Streetscape Project at its Thursday, July 9 meeting; official outcomes are pending.
Local Government
The Burlingame Planning Commission reviewed a Major Design Review application on Monday, July 13 to build a 3,254-square-foot home at 1454 Balboa Avenue, replacing an existing 1926 cottage; staff recommended approval, but the vote result has not yet been posted.
Local Government
The Connect Bay Area half-cent transit measure officially qualified for the Tuesday, November 3, 2026 ballot, and if approved it would push Burlingame's combined sales tax rate to 10.125% and Hillsborough's to 9.875%.
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