Author: onesanmateo

San Francisco tenants win $3.5M in wrongful eviction case

Dale Duncan and Marta Mendoza sued sisters Anne Kihagi, Christina Mwangi, and their company Zoriall LLC, after they and their 6-year-old daughter were evicted in 2015. They say a “pattern of harassment” started shortly after the women bought the property in 2014.

Candidates update campaign contribution totals

With just over a week to go until Election Day, another round of updated campaign contribution forms were submitted in the competitive San Mateo City Council race where seven are seeking three seats.

Nearly $123,216 has gone toward supporting current Planning Commissioner Eric Rodriguez. He has raised $52,748 toward his own campaign, including a $5,000 loan, and spent about $45,327. The California Apartment Association independently spent $20,649.39 to see him elected while the National Association of Realtors spent $49,819, according to forms filed with the city.

Follow the money

“Follow the money” has been a pretty reliable measure when looking at where a candidate’s interests lie. Not all candidates for our little San Mateo City Council race are popping up in the margins of my computer as we speak, but there he is again, compliments of the National Association of Realtors Fund “not authorized by a candidate or a committee.”etc. etc.

Latino renter advocates go door-to-door with voter advice     

With less than three weeks to the November election, a team of Latino renter advocates took to the streets in San Mateo to encourage renters to vote.  They also offered recommendations about which candidates to vote for.

“There are seven people competing for three seats on the San Mateo City Council”, says Imelda Navarro, who was a member of the Latino team.  “Some of the candidates have proven to be much more sympathetic to renters than the others, and we wanted renters to know who they are.”