5+ hour, 52+ min ago   (105+ words) Today in History San Mateo Daily Journal Today is Sunday, Aug. 16, the 228th day of 2026. There are 137 days left in the year. Join us at the Trousdale for a free educational seminar led by Rina Valia of Eartone Hearing… Read moreHear…...

22+ hour, 52+ min ago   (98+ words) San Mateo Daily Journal John Leonard Stahlman, 92, passed away peacefully on February 28, 2026, in Long Beach, California. Born on July 9, 1933, on his parents’ almond ranch in Oakdale, California, John’s life began with humble roots that shaped his strong character and deep…...

22+ hour, 52+ min ago   (289+ words) Dan Thair Foster passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Stanford Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Dan was a husband to Debbie, and beloved father and father-in-law to his three daughters, Sela, Hanna, and Lea, their partners, Michael, Chris,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (498+ words) San Mateo Daily Journal Amaya Onu, of Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Belmont, was awarded the Harmon and Sue Bruns Scholarship by the Junior Giants Community Fund, a nonprofit associated with the San Francisco Giants, for her schoolwork, leadership…...

1+ day, 37+ min ago   (171+ words) John Aikin and his dogs. Would you expect the oldest home in San Mateo to be a museum? How about owned by the city or the county’s Historical Association? What about at least it being a no-shoes type of home?...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (143+ words) Cañada’s Dylan Antunovich, a sophomore from Lincoln-SF, led the Colts with 13 goals and four assists in 2025 as they finished second in the Coast North Conference and made a second-straight appearance in the state final four. Mikel Gonzalez (St. Ignatius), was…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (135+ words) smdailyjournal.com Caltrans will fully close Highway 1 in both directions through the Tom Lantos/Devil’s Slide Tunnels south of Pacifica from 8 p.m Saturday to 5 a.m Sunday, to conduct power substation testing.Significant delays are expected during…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (499+ words) smdailyjournal.com ‘Floramundi II,’ a painting by Gail Chase Bien. Gail Chase Bien’s pieces cross boundaries between realism and abstraction. Looking at the range of her exhibited work, I see the influences of several well renowned Impressionist…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (161+ words) The stepdaughter of the man who allegedly killed seven Half Moon Bay farmworkers in 2023 took the stand Aug. 14 to testify about Chunli Zhao’s role in her life, giving an emotional plea against the death penalty San Mateo District Attorney Steve…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (722+ words) Redwood City’s Charter Street is one of those odd streets that is interrupted — here, by the Caltrain tracks and the Costco — with one segment stretching from Middlefield Road to just short of the freeway, and the other…...