Category: News You Can Use

The Best San Mateo Has to Offer: Noelia Corzo for San Mateo-Foster City School Board

Noelia’s roots, both with San Mateo and One San Mateo, run deep. She was born and raised in San Mateo. Likewise, she was a charter member of One San Mateo. Meaning that in both cases she has been with us since the beginning. 

From a family of Guatemalan immigrants, Noelia has long recognized the importance of and played a part in working for a San Mateo that has a place for all people. She has put in innumerable hours working for her community, engaging with some of the central issues of our time: housing, immigration, education.

Renters rights are civil rights

This month, San Mateo County and a handful of nearby local governments officially recognized what many of us already knew: Large rent increases and no-cause evictions are an urgent civil rights issue on the Peninsula. These practices, which thrive in the brutal rental market on the Peninsula, undermine the housing security of many — but they disproportionately harm African-American, Latino, Filipino and Pacific Islander renters. Left unchecked, the displacement crisis we now face will lead to a new era of housing segregation.

Now that the county has acknowledged the problem, it has a moral — and a legal — obligation to combat it.

One San Mateo Endorses Rick Bonilla, Chelsea Bonini, and Charlie Drechsler for San Mateo City Council

On November 7, voters in San Mateo will decide who should fill three out of five seats on the City Council. The stakes are high. Will these seats be filled by people who will work hard to address our city’s critical housing problems? Will these council members be leaders in our community who will listen and respond to the needs of all residents of San Mateo? After conducting a thorough review of each of the seven candidates, One San Mateo believes that Chelsea Bonini, Rick Bonilla, and Charlie Dreschler are best equipped to provide the leadership our city needs.

The Candidates’ Answers [UPDATED]

At our October 1st candidates’ forum (which you can read more about here), on top of asking the candidates 5 of our own prepared questions and 1 question selected from a stack of audience submissions, we pulled out a final audience question to be answered by the candidates electronically. Here is that question (thank you to the question asker, Luis A.!)

Fremont rent review board to be established next year

The Fremont City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday night that authorizes the creation of a rent review board to oversee landlord-tenant disputes.

The ordinance also strengthens some rental regulations in the city’s code and replaces a rent resolution program in effect for 20 years.