Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
San Mateo County is warning Burlingame and Hillsborough residents to prepare for a potentially historic El Niño winter, with NOAA forecasting a greater than 90% chance of a very strong event. The county listed four steps residents should take now, including picking up sandbags at local sites and signing up for SMC Alert.
Public Safety
San Mateo County is warning Burlingame and Hillsborough residents to prepare for a potentially historic El Niño winter, with NOAA forecasting a greater than 90% chance of a very strong event. The county listed four steps residents should take now, including picking up sandbags at local sites and signing up for SMC Alert.
San Mateo County is warning Burlingame and Hillsborough residents to prepare for a potentially historic El Niño winter, with NOAA forecasting a greater than 90% chance of a very strong event. The county listed four steps residents should take now, including picking up sandbags at local sites and signing up for SMC Alert.
Public Safety
Rep. Kevin Mullin conducted the first known congressional oversight visit to a CBP detention facility at SFO, finding green card holders held for days in a windowless lounge under a Trump administration policy shift.
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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued a smoke advisory through Tuesday as smoke from two Big Sur wildfires drifts into San Mateo County, warning Burlingame and Hillsborough residents of hazy skies and potentially unhealthy air.
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The Burlingame City Council approved its Vision Zero Safety Action Plan on Aug. 17, targeting 'Safety Corridors' with the city's highest crash rates and setting a goal of zero traffic deaths by 2040.
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A Burlingame Police Department pedestrian enforcement operation near Christie's and the Caltrain station issued about 16 citations in four hours in early August, averaging one every 15 minutes, highlighting persistent right-of-way violations amid heightened scrutiny of the city's pedestrian safety record.
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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.
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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.
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Central County Fire Chief Dave Pucci warned at an Aug. 13 news conference that fire operations serving Burlingame and Hillsborough would be "severely compromised" if Sacramento does not restore $226 million in Vehicle License Fee funding owed to San Mateo County and its cities.
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The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an e-bike safety ordinance Aug. 12 and directed staff to name it after 4-year-old Ayden Fang, who was killed on a Burlingame sidewalk in 2025. The law sets a 5 mph sidewalk speed limit, allows device impounds and offers safety education for minors.
Public Safety
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued a smoke advisory through Wednesday, Aug. 12, as the 2,000-acre Timber Fire in Monterey County sends haze into the South Bay, affecting outdoor activity in Burlingame and Hillsborough.
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King tides are causing minor coastal flooding along Burlingame's bayfront through Thursday morning, with evening high tides near 7 feet posing a risk to Bay Trail users; the NWS advises avoiding low-lying areas during overnight tides.
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Climate scientists warned at a virtual town hall that a potential super El Niño could bring record sea levels and unprecedented flooding to the Bay Area this winter, with local implications for Burlingame and Hillsborough residents who should prepare now.
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A San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury report released Aug. 3 found that all 17 county law enforcement agencies, including Burlingame and Hillsborough police, have deficiencies in policy maintenance, audit practices and oversight of their Flock Safety license plate reader systems.
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