
Jon Mays
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Editor in chief, San Mateo Daily Journal
San Mateo, California
Joined October 2008
Boy killed in Burlingame sidewalk crash, girl injured via @smdailyjournal.
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A 4-year-old boy was killed and a 6-year-old girl was injured Friday evening on Donnelly Avenue in Burlingame after being struck on the sidewalk in front of a business by
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Foot traffic in Downtown San Mateo sees increase even after large surge via @smdailyjournal.
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Foot traffic within parts of downtown San Mateo increased nearly 20% from last year and a whopping 120% since 2023, highlighting the success of the three-year-old pedestrian mall that permanently
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Single mothers getting supplemental income of $1,000 a month through new program @Samaritan_House.via @smdailyjournal.
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Five months in, a nonprofit, supplemental income pilot program for single mothers run by poverty nonprofit Samaritan House has assisted its client, Lourdes Millan, in successfully attending cosmeto...
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Paper clips for vocabulary — it may sound strange, but it's actually pretty great. via @smdailyjournal.
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Growing chains of colorful paperclips are not just a neat decoration in classrooms at Heather Elementary School, but a visual representation of the subliminal language development students are...
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Dessert Republic sees a revolution via @smdailyjournal.
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Tucked away on Main Street, Dessert Republic has long been San Mateo’s homage to 1960s Hong Kong with big crowds, unique decor and sweet treats.
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San Mateo voices opposition over 101/92 connector via @smdailyjournal.
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The San Mateo City Council expressed opposition to a controversial project that would add a connecting lane between State Route 92 and Highway 101, stating it could kick residents out
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Steep funding gap ahead for train safety projects in San Mateo County via @smdailyjournal.
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The San Mateo County Transportation Authority — which helps fund capital improvement projects throughout the Peninsula — faces steep funding gaps amid several critical grade separation projects,...
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Some splainers on why we run photos of Musk and Trump (never thought I’d have to explain that), our new online comment policy, and some ideas for the @CityofSanMateo
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If you have a hard time looking at photos of President Donald Trump or Elon Musk, think about putting down the newspaper for a spell and doing something else. That
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Hillsborough police officer shot at police department via @smdailyjournal.
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A Hillsborough police officer was shot by a suspect who had entered the rear lot of the police building Saturday, officials said.
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Students walk out, protest deportation in Redwood City via @smdailyjournal.
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Hundreds of students from high schools walked out of school Thursday morning and marched in downtown Redwood City in protest of deportations and rise in immigration enforcement, joining similar...
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San Carlos Airport control tower will remain staffed via @smdailyjournal.
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Amid the backdrop of Wednesday’s deadly aviation crash in Washington, D.C., the San Carlos Airport has quickly circumvented the potential for an indefinitely unstaffed air traffic control tower just...
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Burlingame's wellness hub and senior housing heading back to the drawing board via @smdailyjournal.
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Amidst disappointment and frustration from developers and housing advocates, the Peninsula Health Care District is promising its constituents that the cancellation of a long-awaited senior housing...
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RT @ap_dinapoli: Since the recent fires in LA County, many Peninsula residents and wildfire experts are taking a hard look at the vulnerabi….
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After insuring her commercial property in downtown Redwood City for nearly 40 years, Irena’s policy was canceled last year, leaving her scrambling to find new fire coverage in just a
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Just how does one move a house under the cover of night then give it a head-to-toe restoration?via @smdailyjournal.
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A historic Burlingame house — transported by movers to a new location more than four years ago — has been fully renovated and is prepared for sale.
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Gen Z, millennials seek sober nightlife on Peninsula via @smdailyjournal.
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During the day, The Yard in Redwood City is filled with patrons drinking coffee and tea on the spacious outside patio or inside the 19th-century two-story house.
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