Alyse Dinapoli

Belmont adopted its fiscal year 2026-27 budget, cementing plans to close a half-million-dollar shortfall with reserves and brace for modest general fund growth in the next couple years.

Similar to many other Peninsula cities, South San Francisco approved a budget that will draw on its reserves to close a budget shortfall, partly attributable to an unstable revenue source and increased operating costs.

South City renewed its agreement with the South San Francisco Unified School District to provide it with school liaison officers, but the city's tight budget projections raised concern about the program's long-term future.

The San Mateo Planning Commission recommended approval for a new eight-story development at the former Kelly Moore site in downtown San Mateo, a taller and denser building than what was initially submitted a few years ago.

The San Mateo City Council seems poised to reappoint current Planning Commission Chair Seema Patel, after the council's first-choice appointment abruptly withdrew last week.

South San Francisco introduced its first artificial intelligence hologram at a city facility, an interactive digital assistant at the Conference Center which answers guests' questions in real time.

SamTrans anticipates a $13 million operating surplus this fiscal year, a major improvement from its original forecast.

Recent survey results are giving San Mateo leaders optimism that a local sales tax measure has a good chance of passing, a boost for the city amid

Median rent prices have increased 6% year over year across the county, with Foster City and Menlo Park being the most expensive and cities with older housing stock, like South San Francisco, on the lower end.

After several sluggish years, the Peninsula's life science industry might be recovering enough to start offsetting some of the tech industry's layoffs.