City of San Mateo

The City of San Mateo City Council unanimously passed an emergency rental assistance program at its Monday, July 28 meeting. The call for such a program came from recent community outreach and engagement meetings that the city conducted, study session testimony, and input from SAMCAR and the California Apartment Association (CAA).

On Monday, April 21, SAMCAR and the California Apartment Association (CAA) mobilized members to attend City Council proceedings in San Mateo and Foster City to speak on behalf of housing providers in opposition to city proposals to increase rental regulations in excess of state law. While both cities moved to advance some new rental regulations, SAMCAR presented a comprehensive case in defense of property rights and found common ground on the need for rental assistance and better education about the plentiful resources already available to support the needs of both tenants and housing providers.

The City of San Mateo passed a point of sale sewer lateral ordinance that will go into effect on December 1, 2020.

California Energy Commission approved nearly $18 million to fund projects that will help the state meet its climate and energy goals. The City of San Mateo will receive a $3 million loan to replace more than 5,000 streetlight fixtures with LED lighting.

It's a bittersweet beginning to the New Year for the City of San Mateo. During the first Council meeting of 2015, the San Mateo City Council accepted the resignation of Council Member (and SAMCAR Broker member) Robert Ross and began discussions on how to appoint his successor.

San Mateo is re-opening its Private Sewer Lateral Cost Sharing Program, providing financial assistance in the form of a grant of 50% of the lateral replacement cost. Find out if your and clients' repairs are eligible.