A look at a couple of issues in the San Mateo City Council race


Seven candidates are vying for three spots on the San Mateo City Council on Tuesday (Nov. 7), including two incumbents.

Those running are Deputy Mayor Rick Bonilla, Councilman Joe Goethals, Planning Commissioners Eric Rodriguez and Charlie Drechsler, San Mateo-Foster City School District board President Chelsea Bonini, transit manager Rob Newsom Jr. and retiree Mark DePaula.

Higher prices squeezing both renters, would-be homeowners


A diminished supply of available homes is swelling prices in large U.S. metro areas from New York to Miami to Los Angeles, squeezing out would-be buyers and pushing up rents as more people are forced to remain tenants. – See more.