COVID-19

Criteria for lifting indoor mask mandates set by nine Bay Area health officers

Health officers for the nine Bay Area jurisdictions that require face coverings in most indoor public spaces today reached consensus on criteria to lift those

by Contributed Content
on October 7, 2021

Additional San Mateo Strong Funds available starting today for small businesses

An additional 200 $10,000 grants are available to small businesses through San Mateo County Strong. The application portal will open today, Monday, August 16th at

by Contributed Content
on August 16, 2021

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative hosts panel on updates about COVID-19 on August 19

  Do you have questions about COVID-19 variants or want to learn how to talk to your friends and family about the vaccine? Join CZI

by Contributed Content
on August 16, 2021

Get a digital vaccination record on state website

To verify vaccination status, the State of California has provided an online portal to display an electronic record of the vaccination: https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov. If you lost

by Contributed Content
on August 10, 2021

Spotted: COVID-19 piñatas near Menlo Park farmers market

It was great fun to encounter Menlo Park resident Elizabeth McCarthy sitting outside the farmers market this morning. Last April, we talked to Elizabeth by

by Linda Hubbard
on August 8, 2021

Masks required indoors as health officials urge immediate vaccination

Vaccination continues to protect against severe COVID-19 illness, but with the COVID-19 Delta variant now infecting a small percentage of vaccinated people as well as

by Contributed Content
on August 2, 2021

Face masks required indoors at San Mateo County facilities

Visitors to all indoor County of San Mateo facilities will be required to wear a face covering as of Monday, July 26, due to a

by Contributed Content
on July 25, 2021

Board of Supervisors announces new $2.8 million COVID-19 relief package

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors has provided a lifeline to struggling local small businesses as part of a $2.8 million COVID-19 relief package.

by Contributed Content
on July 21, 2021

Mask up indoors is latest recommendation by Bay Area counties

With cases of COVID-19 rising locally and increased circulation of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San

by Contributed Content
on July 16, 2021

Facebook’s new mobile truck brings vaccines to local neighborhoods

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg  announced new efforts to drive vaccine equity, including replacing the mass vaccination clinic at its Menlo Park headquarters with a mobile vaccine

by Linda Hubbard
on July 1, 2021