In the News

Date	Article	Outlet
12/4/2023	Bay Area nonprofit celebrates decade of service. Cue the accordions	SF Chronicle
12/12/2023	County Parks accepts state check for new markers on Ohlone, Portola trail	Half Moon Bay Review
12/13/2023	San Mateo County Board of Supervisors accept leadership rotation proposal	San Mateo County Daily Journal
12/13/2023	San Mateo County Boards the Fair Wage Train, Redwood City to Bolster Worker Protections with New Office	Hoodline
12/13/2023	Senator Josh Becker Announces Funds for Ohlone-Portola Heritage Trial Signage	San Mateo County Press Release
12/13/2023	Senator Josh Becker Nets Half-Million Boost for Ohlone-Portola Heritage Trail Project in San Mateo	Hoodline
12/14/2023	Office created to combat wage theft in San Mateo County	Telemundo
12/14/2023	San Mateo County Board of Supervisors adopts new district-based rotation policy	Almanac
12/15/2023	New SMC Labor Office to Enforce Minimum Wage, Worker Protections	MSN
12/15/2023	San Mateo County to have labor law and minimum wage office in 2024	Peninsula 360
12/18/2023	Outreach to begin for $10-20 billion regional housing bond	Almanac News
12/19/2023	SamTrans' HQ moving to Millbrae	San Mateo County Daily Journal
12/19/2023	San Mateo County sheriff's deputies to get double pay for some overtime	San Mateo County Daily Journal
12/19/2023	Supervisor Mueller Works with the California Coastal Commission to Amend the San Mateo County LUP to Allow Pescadero High School Access to CSA 11 Water after 40 Years of Bottled Water	Coastside Buzz
12/19/2023	Sheriff Oversight Committee debuts in San Mateo County, falls short of activists' expectations	Redwood City Pulse
12/20/2023	A labor of love nearly a decade in the making	San Mateo County Daily Journal
12/20/2023	Jimenez named new Half Moon Bay	Half Moon Bay Review
12/22/2023	San Mateo County supervisors approve incentive funds for sheriff's deputies	KRON4
12/23/2023	San Mateo supes approve financial incentives for sheriff's deputies	CBS
12/23/2023	San Mateo County Supervisors approve incentive funds for sheriff's deputies	Redwood City Pulse
12/24/2023	San Mateo County Supervisors approve incentive funds for sheriff's deputies	Peninsula 360 Press
12/24/2023	San Mateo County approves double overtime for sheriff's deputies amid staffing shortage	MSN
12/29/2023	New PMAC member sworn in	Half Moon Bay Review
12/29/2023	New county office to combat labor violations	Half Moon Bay Review

November 2023

Date	Article	Outlet
11/1/2023	Supervisors lean toward civilian oversight of Sheriff’s Office	HMB Review
11/1/2023	San Mateo County schools' drinking water contaminated with nitrate	ABC7 News
11/15/2023	Big Change. Supervisors Approve Measure K Path to Fund Midcoast Emergency Infrastructure Projects for Stormwater and Evacuation	Coastside Buzz
11/17/2023	San Mateo County Libraries to Give Diaper Kits to Families in Need	Peninsula 360 Press
11/20/2023	Helping the bottom line: San Mateo libraries give diaper kits to families in financial need	MSN
11/20/2023	Measure K Funds Provide Free Diapers to Families in Need	Everything SouthCity
11/21/2023	Grant to Help with Housing for Farm Laborers	County PR
11/22/2023	Sewer Authority offers tours of treatment plant	HMB Review
11/23/2023	Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Donating $1 Million to Half Moon Bay Shooting Victims and Farmworker Housing	SFist
11/25/2023	Former county sheriff and supervisor passes away	Kron4
11/25/2023	Former county sheriff and supervisor passes away	Yahoo
11/27/2023	Don Horsley, former San Mateo County supervisor and longtime sheriff, dies at 80	Almanac
11/28/2023	San Mateo County Farmworkers to Get Help for Affordable Housing	Peninsula 360
11/30/2023	Don Horsley, former San Mateo County supervisor and longtime sheriff, dies at 80	Palo Alto Online
11/30/2023	Zuckerberg donates $1 million to build farmworker housing in most expensive California county	NesBreak

October 2023

Date	Article	Outlet
10/3/2023	Supervisors grant money to support local journalism	HMB Review
10/3/2023	San Mateo County Supervisors Vote 3-1-1 to Grant the Half Moon Bay Review and the Pacifica Tribune $40k from Measure K Funds	Coastside Buzz
10/5/2023	Board Approves Funding For Free Diapers For Low-Income Families	SF Gate
10/5/2023	San Mateo County libraries to distribute free diapers to low-income families	Almanac
10/9/2023	With ‘boots on the ground,’ volunteers show up for Compassion Week	Palo Alto Online
10/10/2023	Supervisors support local journalism on coast	HMB Review
10/12/2023	After More than 4 Years the Medio / Miramar Bridge Ped-Bike Detour will be Removed by the End of October 2023, Weather Permitting; Ribbon-Cutting Planned	Coastside Buzz
10/17/2023	Briefs	HMB Review
10/18/2023	After decades of building and buying in surrounding cities, Stanford must build most housing on campus	Palo ALto Online
10/19/2023	After 10 Months California Coastal Commission Staff Deem Firehouse/Water Permit Incomplete, so Supervisor Mueller Drives 8.5 Hours to Show the Board the Yellow Contaminated Water at Pescadero H.S. asking to Agendize the Project	Coastside Buzz
10/25/2023	Mueller urges Coastal Commission action on Pescadero	HMB Review

September 2023

Date	Article	Outlet
9/12/2023	County to Purchase Two Hotels to Convert to Supportive Housing: Key step in County’s “Functional Zero” Strategy
9/13/2023	MIllbrae La Quinta Inn purchase approved	SM Daily Journal
9/23/2023	Atherton marks its centennial on September 24	InMenlo
9/21/2023	Cypress Point Housing Comes Back to San Mateo County Coastside Design Review Committee, Before Heading to Planning Commission for Final EIR Approval	Coastside Buzz
9/28/2023	San Mateo County approves contracts for mental health services to unlock federal reimbursement	Redwood City Pulse
9/30/2023	Spotted: Giant hollowed out tree in Skylonda	InMenlo
9/30/2023	Community Briefs: A day without driving, ‘$100-a-Day’ film screening and volunteering for Compassion Week	Mountain View Voice

August 2023

Date	Article	Outlet
8/7/2023	San Mateo County gives $30M for housing	SM Daily Journal
8/7/2023	Finding common ground, even on pricey coastal land	Pacifica Tribune
8/8/2023	SMC Begins Listening Sessions, Launches Online Community Survey	Patch
8/10/2023	First Listening Session Draws Crowd on Coast; Residents Invited to Share Ideas on Community Needs at Upcoming Meetings Across San Mateo County	SMC PR
8/12/2023	Elected officials vocal in opposition to proposed project at 80 Willow Road	InMenlo
8/14/2023	2 political leaders come out against the 29-story Sunset tower	Daily Post
8/14/2023	First county listening session draws a crowd	HMB Review
8/15/2023	Addressing needs of Latino community in San Mateo County	SM Daily Journal
8/17/2023	Peninsula farmer works to keep agriculture in San Mateo County	CBS Bay Area
8/18/2023	Local elected officials unite in opposition to huge builder's remedy project in Menlo Park	Almanac
8/23/2023	Representatives ask governor for broadband funding	HMB Review
8/24/2023	Half Moon Bay mass shooting survivor speaks out	KTVU
8/24/2023	U.S. Rep. Schiff, now Senate candidate, tours the coast	Pacifica Tribune
8/25/2023	Rep. Adam Schiff visits Half Moon Bay to learn about needs of farmworkers	ABC7
8/31/2023	Woodside and Peninsula Girl Scouts broker a solution for bus access to Huddart Park	The Almanac

July 2023

Date	Article	Outlet
7/10/2023	Protections for tenants splits San Mateo County supervisors	SM Daily Journal
7/11/2023	San Mateo County supervisors indefinitely delay proposed regulations on rental housing providers	CA Apartment Assoc.
7/11/2023	San Mateo County allocates approximately $475K toward earthquake preparedness	Redwood City Pulse
7/11/2023	San Mateo County allocates approximately $475K toward earthquake preparedness	Redwood City Pulse
7/14/2023	Meet the mayor (and Mueller)	HMB Review
7/17/2023	Thanks for Ray Mueller’s questions	SM Daily Journal
7/17/2023	Bay Area gas plans submitted to state	SM Daily Journal
7/19/2023	Farmworker Advisory Commission identifies its priorities	HMB Review
7/19/2023	San Mateo County may buy Bay City Flowers site	SM Daily Journal
7/26/2023	County grants $3.2 million to Half Moon Bay	SM Daily Journal
7/25/2023	Congresswoman touts broadband internet plans for coast	Pacifica Tribune
7/27/2023	Dog-friendly park use expanded in San Mateo County	SM Daily Journal
7/28/2023	Supervisor Mueller Looks to San Mateo County Health Chief, Louise Rogers, for a Feasibility Study to Bring Urgent and Emergency Care to the Coastside	Coastside Buzz

June 2023

Date	Article	Outlet
6/1/2023	San Mateo County Receives $5 Million State Grant to Improve, Build Housing for Farmworkers	County PR
6/1/2023	$5 million fast tracks plans for coastal homes in Half Moon Bay	SM Daily Journal
6/1/2023	County secures funding for farmworker housing on coast	HMB Review
6/1/2023	Governor Newsom Announces $16 Million to Support Farmworker Homeownership	Newsom PR
6/2/2023	SMC Secures $5M To Build Housing For Farmworkers	Patch
6/2/2023	Plan to add housing for agricultural workers receives state support for $5 million	Peninsula 360 Press
6/2/2023	State Grants $16M For Farmworker Housing Following Mass Shooting	SF Gate
6/2/2023	San Mateo Co. awarded $5M grant to help farmworkers displaced by Half Moon Bay mass shooting	ABC7
6/2/2023	Housing grant for farmworkers announced in wake of mass shooting	CBS
6/4/2023	Housing subsidy for farm workers announced after mass shooting	Bharat Express News
6/5/2023	$5M state grant to improve farmworker housing in wake of Half Moon Bay mass shooting	Climate Magazine
6/5/2023	Program aims to help farmworkers keep, buy homes	KALW
6/6/2023	California’s governor supports farmworker homeownership with $16M in grants	The Packer
6/6/2023	Caltrans, Comcast agree to add internet cables through Devil’s Slide tunnels for redundancy	Pacifica Tribune
6/7/2023	California announces $5 million support for displaced Half Moon Bay shooting victims	Yahoo News
6/13/2023	Famed musician’s former beach property to become new park on San Mateo coast	SiliconValley.com
6/13/2023	Famed musician's former beach property to become new park on San Mateo coast	Mercury News
6/14/2023	SF rock star's former Bay Area property to become public beach	SF Gate
6/14/2023	San Mateo County Supervisors Award $11M Construction Contract for the Tunitas Creek Beach Improvements Project	Coastside Buzz
6/17/2023	Low-income housing coming to West Menlo Park	Daily Post
6/20/2023	County approves Tunitas Creek Beach contract	HMB Review
6/21/2023	Supervisor opens Coastside office	HMB Review
6/21/2023	Supervisors disburse sales tax funds	HMB Review
6/24/2023	San Mateo County Supervisors look to West Menlo Park sites to meet state housing quotas	Almanac News
6/27/2023	Cal/OSHA fines two farms where Half Moon Bay shooter killed seven people	Mercury News
6/28/2023	Bikers and Girl Scouts pack Woodside council meeting over big bus ban	Almanac News
6/28/2023	Woodside: Girl Scouts, proponents of new Kings Mountain Road large vehicle ban crowd council meeting	Redwood City Pulse

May 2023

Date	Article	Outlet
5/9/2023	County Pledges $1 Million to Spur Farmworker Housing	San Mateo County PR
5/9/2023	100 reasons to celebrate	HMB Review
5/10/2023	Farmworker housing gets $1M from San Mateo County Board of Supervisors	SM Daily Journal
5/10/2023	San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approves $1M for farmworker housing	CBS
5/10/2023	$1M For Farmworker Housing Approved By Supervisors	Patch
5/10/2023	San Mateo County pledges $1 million for farmworker housing	Peninsula 360 Press
5/10/2023	San Mateo county earmarks $1M for farmworker housing after 'deplorable' living conditions uncovered	KTVU
5/11/2023	San Mateo County supervisors chip in $1M for farmworker housing, boost fines for selling tobacco to kids	Redwood City Pulse
5/14/2023	Ten weeks after a landslide blocked Highway 84 near Woodside, local officials want to know when it will reopen	Almanac News
5/16/2023	Elected leaders to host community meeting on Hwy. 84 closure on May 19	InMenlo
5/17/2023	County allocates $1 million for farmworker housing	HMB Review
5/17/2023	Meeting focuses on Highway 84 closure	HMB Review
5/18/2023	Supervisor Mueller and Anna Eshoo Get CalTrans to Agree to Devil’s Slide Tunnel Cable Redundancy by Next Year	Coastside Buzz
5/21/2023	Half Moon Bay farmworkers seek housing, health care reforms in aftermath of tragedy	SF Chronicle
5/23/2023	Locals urge Caltrans to reopen Highway 84 near Woodside ASAP	Palo Alto Online
5/24/2023	After hearing neighbors' concerns, Menlo Park council strikes compromise over new restaurant's live music, outdoor patio	Almanac News
5/25/2023	Supervisor Mueller Presses OneShoreline to Clarify Position	Coastside Buzz
5/31/2023	Redundant telecommunications lines may be coming

April 2023

Date	Article	Outlet
4/1/2023	Caltrain declares an emergency regarding bridge over San Francisquito Creek	Palo Alto Daily Post
4/5/2023	Farm Day celebrates coastal agriculture	Half Moon Bay Review
4/6/2023	Hidden Crisis: Tragedy in Half Moon Bay'	ABC7
4/12/2023	San Mateo County will no longer use its resources to aid federal immigration enforcement	Almanac
4/17/2023	Hecho en California	KIQI
4/19/2023	ABC7 News at 6pm - April 19, 2023	ABC7

March 2023

Date	Article	Outlet
3/3/2023	Stanford Sues Santa Clara County to give tax releif to faculty homeowners	SiliconValley.com
3/7/2023	County Applies for state farmworker housing grant	HMB Review
3/14/2023	Batmobile raid controversey: Independent Investigation released by San Mateo County	ABC7
3/15/2023	Bay Area to begin phasing out gas heaters this decade	Palo Alto Online
3/31/2023	Minaidas, Pimentel, and Kuiper recieve Farm Day awards	HMB Review

February 2023

Date	Article	Outlet
2/11/2023	Guest Opinion: More Investment is needed in Bay Area Transit	Almanac News
2/12/2023	Half Moon Bay: Immigrants 'humble dreams' collide with 'America's Gun Violence'	Santa Cruz Sentinel
2/24/2023	We Have a Moment Here': An Urgent Push for Farmworker Housing in Wake of Half Moon Bay Tragedy	KQED

January 2023

Date	Article	Outlet
1/7/2023	Ray Mueller hits ground running for San Mateo County's District 3	Daily Journal
1/11/2023	Pescadero Flooded	Daily Journal
1/14/2023	Road conditions worsen, but some good news on 92	HMB Review
1/14/2023	More flooding expected in San Mateo County this weekend	Daily Journal
1/18/2023	Pescadero community gathers after floods	HMB Review
1/18/2023	Historic storms cause big trouble on roads	HMB Review
1/23/2023	7 dead, 1 injured in Half Moon Bay shootings; suspect in custody	CNBC
1/24/2023	No end in sight for America's everywhere epidemic of mass shootings	CNN
1/24/2023	Half Moon Bay Shootings: Newsom decries 'gun violence' in visit to Half Moon Bay after 7 killed; updates	USA Today
1/24/2023	7 Killed in Half Moon Bay as California is shocked by 3 mass shootings in 44 hours	WSILTV
1/27/2023	Half Moon Bay mass shooting : San Mateo Co. Plans on building housing for farmworkers	ABC7
1/29/2023	Half Moon Bay mass shooting illuminates 'deplorable' conditions for farmworkers	Mercury News