San Mateo Daily Journal

07/27/2025

Theater buffs will have a chance to see what might become big hits as TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents its annual New Works Festival through Aug. 17 at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto.

Theater buffs will have a chance to see what might become big hits as TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents its annual New Works Festival through Aug. 17 at the Lucie Stern

07/27/2025

Counting down to our 25th anniversary Aug. 18, the Daily Journal is highlighting the top story of the year for each of our 25 years.

07/27/2025

On July 27, 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting on the Korean peninsula that killed an estimated 4 million people.

07/26/2025

Although I get a lot of good exercise while walking, that’s not the main reason I take long walks. Primarily, I take them to probe the nooks and crannies of Redwood City and neighboring communities. Over the 12 years or so I’ve been exploring our pa…

Although I get a lot of good exercise while walking, that’s not the main reason I take long walks. Primarily, I take them to probe the nooks and crannies of

07/26/2025

Ian Josephson got a taste of living the dream his last week as a Serra Padre.

07/26/2025

Warrior Softball Academy proved trailblazers on the travel softball scene in the 2021, winning the inaugural USA Softball Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series 16U Gold tournament.

07/26/2025

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District has partnered with the Student Conservation Association to offer a group of young adults a two-week immersive experience in natural resource management, Public Affairs Specialist Ryan McCauley said.

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District has partnered with the Student Conservation Association to offer a group of young adults a two-week immersive experience in natural resource management, Public Affairs

07/26/2025

Sound it out — Loud music was reported on Durand Drive in Belmont; it was reported 11:46 p.m. Saturday, July 19.

07/26/2025

A Redwood City resident with a prior s*x offense was sentenced to six years in prison for felony child molestation, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.

07/26/2025

A Torrance woman pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and three counts of felony assault with a firearm for her role in the death of 30-year-old Melota Lemafa Lasi Jr., known by his rap name Cutty Banks, San Mateo County District Attorney St…

A Torrance woman pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and three counts of felony assault with a firearm for her role in the death of 30-year-old Melota Lemafa Lasi Jr.,

07/26/2025

Five Planned Parenthood locations in Northern California — including one in San Mateo and another in South San Francisco — have been forced to close as a result of Medicaid cuts and restrictions in the Trump administration’s recently-passed policy b…

Five Planned Parenthood locations in Northern California — including one in San Mateo and another in South San Francisco — have been forced to close as a result of Medicaid

07/26/2025

A large, unmarked mausoleum stands proudly overlooking the Bay in San Mateo’s St. John’s Cemetery. The sarcophagus inside bears a striking resemblance to that of Napoleon’s.