San Mateo County

A Redwood City community is preparing to honor the legacy of a local business icon who spent decades curating one of the Bay Area's most expansive music collections. Gary Saxon, affectionately known to generations of music lovers as "The Record Man," passed away last month at the age of 82.

One Bay Area restaurant caused discourse online after a post went viral last week on the establishment's policy about fining parents when their children run around and are unruly.

San Mateo Police say they detained two riders in a driverless taxi, after a Waymo representative alerted the San Mateo Police Department Monday afternoon that the two passengers appeared on the internal camera to be inebriated and were firing what appeared to be a gun out of the Waymo car window.

Attempted murder charges were dismissed on Monday for a Southern California doctor who was accused of driving his family off a cliff at Devil's Slide near Pacifica in 2023. 

One person is dead after a vehicle they were in overturned multiple times on southbound Highway 101 just south of the San Francisco International Airport on-ramp on Thursday night, officials say. 

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is working on a hit-and-run collision case where a horse and rider were struck by a vehicle on Wednesday. 

A 20-year-old woman lying on the sand was run over by a California State Parks lifeguard driving a pickup truck Wednesday afternoon at a Half Moon Bay beach.

A Bay Area woman who went viral for her unconventional quest using billboards to find Mr. Right, says she’s in love and applications are closed.

Actor Faizon Love is locked up in Florida after local authorities arrested him this week on an outstanding warrant, according to jail records.

Officials declared a local state of emergency last week after inspectors discovered massive cracks and concrete separation beneath the Pacifica Municipal Pier, spurring the quick demolition of a popular café.

The California Department of Fish and Game on Monday were able to catch and tranquilize a mountain lion spotted in Redwood City.

A 66-year-old man is in custody after digital devices with child sexual abuse material (CSAM) were left behind in a San Francisco International Airport hotel room, leading to a multi-state investigation, officials say.  

Demolition began Tuesday at Pacifica Pier after city officials discovered rapidly widening structural cracks and shifting concrete that threatened the stability of the pier and an iconic waterfront cafe.

The damaged Pacifica Municipal Pier is now an official emergency zone as the fate of the 53-year-old structure hangs in the balance, but the future of its much-loved eatery is already sealed.

The Pacifica Pier is closed indefinitely after city engineering crews discovered severe structural damage and cracking along the concrete walkway.

Officials have closed the Pacifica Municipal Pier after discovering cracks and concrete separation near the abutment.

A San Mateo couple who drowned at a waterfall in Kings Canyon National Park over Memorial Day weekend have been identified, authorities said.

California's primary election is Tuesday, June 2. Track live San Mateo County election results here.