News across San Mateo County

Today in History for Sept. 20 and 21
September 21 In 1886, several public schools had already opened, and all those that had teachers would open on the first Monday in October. Some teachers objected to having to pay a $1 fee for examination. S.W. Rowley, who taught in San Mateo last term, refused to pay the fee and…
Two drown in Tomales Bay
Two men who headed out for a midnight paddle to view bioluminescence in Tomales Bay on Saturday night did not return to shore, the second time this year that canoeists have drowned in the bay’s cold and choppy waters. Casey Flynn Melia, a 36-year-old from San Francisco, and…
Community Briefs
SAN MATEO A Taste of the Bahamian Islands set Sept. 12 Area residents are invited to experience A Taste of the Bahamian Islands beginning at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at New Bethel A.M.E. Church, 154 N. Boundary Road. The menu will include pea soup, fish, chicken, conch fritters, conch…