It’s my friend’s birthday today, any good ideas for what to do today?

He doesn’t want to watch a movie or go out to eat, and bowling is too expensive ($60 per hour later in the day). He likes adventure and horror

Everything I could find online is in SF or Oakland.

What’s the best way to land a job for the county if I don’t have much experience? I’m looking for an entry-level position to build my skills and move up. My background mainly involves working with animals

Hi! My boyfriend and I are looking for a 1 bedroom apartment around San Mateo/Burlingame/Millbrae area. Our top priorities are Safety Cleanliness Parking (we have 2 cars) Our budget is 3k please drop your recommendations below!

Hi all, any recommendations for car body shop for a Toyota in the area? Also willing to travel outside of local area if the place is good.

Hey Y’all, we wanted to introduce ourselves and also make us available to answer questions on Measure T!

Mitch is a local realtor hailing from Wisconsin, and is vice chair of gov affairs for the county board of realtors. He does a ton of volunteering with the Elks and our Veterans community, in particular with providing homes to unhoused veterans.

Annie is a mom of two, works full time running operations and finance at a software company and writes a Tuesday column with the Daily Journal. She spends her time volunteering to support education, affordable housing, and working parents (and doesn’t watch tv so is very bad at trivia).

Pic is with us and Rob Newsom Jr. volunteering at the Arts & Culture fair last month talking to folks about Measure T.

We are proud to support Measure T as community volunteers, and hope you will join us in saying YES at the ballots!

Measure T is the final piece to being able to execute the General Plan 2040, which meets ur state-mandated housing goals.

Measure T:

• supports the creation of more affordable housing inventory than we can under current 33 year old zoning

• applies smart city design to enable more density where it doesn’t force those residents to drive their cars

• generates up to $15M in additional revenues for the city annually

• does not create any new taxes

Happy to answer any questions you might have heading into these final days before your chance to vote ends!

Why is monte diablo or Tilton ave are grade separated? And why not 3rd/4th/5th streets that are way more busier due to downtown traffic. Who decides which project gets funding for grade separation

I am pissed... someone stole my measure T sign. If you read my past comment history, I have a suspect in mind. I guess I should be glad it lasted as long as it did.

I posted on nextdoor, but I thought I would also post here in case I can convince anyone else to vote yes on T (although I know most of you are already doing so)

Here is my post from nextdoor:

Someone stole the Measure T sign from my yard. I don't understand—why would anyone be so against Measure T that they are willing to resort to petty crime?

Don’t be swayed by fearmongering. Measure T doesn’t mean we’ll have skyscrapers or an influx of tall buildings. It simply allows the city council to CONSIDER replacing places like Draegers with a 6- or 8-story apartment building with 20 smaller units, rather than a 4-story building with 10 or so larger units (like what was built to replace Trags). We already have a few taller apartments like this, and they are fine. The city council is not going to approve anything that does not align with the fabric/character of the community.

It is better for society and the future to have more housing. I want people with regular jobs to be able to afford to live here. I don't want a dystopia where the "haves" live in one town and all the workers have to live far away.

For that to happen, we need to build more housing. I'm sick of seeing San Mateo on the lists for housing unaffordability and NIMBYism. It’s embarrassing.

Voting no on Measure T means no one will be able to build a 5-story building or a building with small apartments/dorms for any reason anywhere in San Mateo—including around Hillsdale Mall and the College of San Mateo. This leaves no room for exceptions and significantly hampers our community's ability to grow and evolve.

For those concerned about infrastructure, keep in mind that Measure T merely permits taller, denser buildings. The city council can reject proposals if the infrastructure isn’t adequate, or they can approve them only alongside necessary infrastructure improvements. Let’s trust that the city council we elected will make sensible decisions.

Also, it is extremely unlikely that property values of single-family homes will be affected, as no new houses are being constructed.

Back to my sign... I guess some landlord is so concerned about keeping rent high that they are willing to commit a crime. Also, there are so many illegal signs along El Camino. It is ridiculous that the No on T people have resorted to such despicable tactics while the Yes campaign won't even remove illegally placed signs due to fear of repercussions.

Please do the right thing for our society and community—vote yes on Measure T.

Hi! I have family coming to town this weekend. My grandma is old and she will be joining us. She can’t walk for long periods but is mentally very active and enjoys being out and about, provided it’s not a physical activity (dinner or the movies are good examples of what she can do).

Does anyone have any recommendations for things I could do with her? It can be as far south as San Jose or as far north as SF. Museums aren’t necessarily out of the question provided they have wheelchairs or some sort of mobility assistance on site.

Does anyone here walk/run by the Lagoon? I'm just wondering if anyone has ever heard a buzzing noise , a bit before the East Hillsdale Bridge on the foster city side. ( https://imgur.com/a/ei1JZ6l)

I always wonder what it is, and it seems everytime i or any other person approaches this bend, the buzzing emits, idk if its to deter geese/duck but its annoying sound.

I didn't see any news about this but earlier this month (Oct 11th), FEMA updates the flooding zones for North Central and North Shoreview thanks to the major leevee project.

https://www.cityofsanmateo.org/1796/North-Shoreview-Flood-Improvement-Projec

Flood insurance is now optional due to reduced risk of flooding. This is great news all around, even if people keep their flood insurance, less chance of major flood wiping out a major portion of our city.

Hey,

I've been looking for a place to buy fresh wide rice noodles and haven't had much luck. Looking to make chow fun/pad see ew. Neither 99 ranch nor marina food market carried them the last couple of times I checked. 99 ranch did have some frozen ones though. Would appreciate a pointer if anybody knows where to get em!

Hi, I’m researching middle school options for my child. We have an older child in public middle school, but I’m not sure that route is best for my second. There appears to be a wide range of schools and costs associated with private middle schools. I’m seeking input from those who decided to go private and what your experience has been.

Background: My child builds close relationships with 2-3 friends and is friendly with all the kids in his class. He works so hard to keep things positive and d help others and when he comes home, he falls apart. This is due to his struggles with dominating, critical personalities that really get under his skin. He has managed this well enough in elementary school, but seeing the pecking order that emerges in middle school, he might be better served by a smaller environment where the teachers and administrators know the kids and can facilitate learning and growth in a positive way.

Hey y’all, did you vote yet? If not, please get your ballot in!

Find your nearest voting center or ballot drop off here: https://smcacre.gov/elections/vote-center-and-ballot-drop-box-lookup

Or drop it in the mail!

tldr; Hey everyone, if you're affected by the train noise as much as I am and other community members please join our efforts in 1) holding Caltrain accountable to lower the horn noise on new electric trains to the legal limit of 96db (old diesel trains had lowered their horns to 96db, but caltrain increased the volume back to 110db with the introduction of electric trains) 2) ensuring the city of San Mateo establishes a quiet zone in a timely manner

More details: There are ongoing efforts by the city of San Mateo to work with Caltrain to lower the train horns to 96DB and to establish a quiet zone as part of a more permanent solution. We believe that coming together as an organized group of individuals could help us hold our local government accountable in improving the wellbeing of San Mateo. If you are interested in getting involved, pease fill out this FORM to support the establishment of a Quiet Zone in San Mateo to improve quality of life for the entire community. We will use your information to keep you updated on the city's progress as well as key dates & times when your support will be needed at city council meetings.

If you want to take immediate action, you can:

• Fill out this FORM to support the establishment of a Quiet Zone in San Mateo
• Contact your local city council member about the importance of establishing a quiet zone
• Email caltrain board of directors Board@caltrain.com to hold them accountable on their promise to lower caltrain horns to 96db by mid-october (which is a deadline they have not met)

Please be respectful in your replies as we are not proposing to make Caltrain unsafe, but instead make improvements that are within the federal regulations and benefit the community with a huge reduction in noise pollution.

Hey all! Just wondering if there’s anything going on in San Mateo for Halloween evening this Thursday? It’d be awesome if we had something like a mini holiday fair on B Street with little booths for local businesses to set up shop, kinda like a Christmas village vibe. Perfect way for locals to get together! Anyone know of anything like that happening?

Besides Bonchon downtown, are there any specialty fried chicken places in San Mateo?

https://preview.redd.it/88g8225y6qxd1.jpg?width=1700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cf984a1e823c9f67987b6c898bff4f5b9c85d64d

We hope you’ll check out this great opportunity to participate in a focus group about your nearby national parks, including some of your favorite outdoors spots in San Mateo County! You’ll help the Parks Conservancy explore updating our brand identity to better support our mission of Parks for All Forever. And you can get paid! Check out more info and sign up at: https://www.parksconservancy.org/focusgroupreddit24

What the title says. I mean like authentic stuff- bougie is also nice (i.e. good quality sushi) :) Gonna be here next summer so looking for recs!

Do you leave San Mateo County to experience nature? Do you need a car to get where you go? Looking for accessible parks for hiking/picnicking.