The San Francisco Peninsula is a peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area that separates San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean. On its northern tip is the City and County of San Francisco. Its southern base is Mountain View,in Santa Clara County,south of Palo Alto and north of Sunnyvale and Los Altos. Most of the Peninsula is occupied by San Mateo County,between San Francisco and Santa Clara counties,and including the cities and towns of Atherton,Belmont,Brisbane,Burlingame,Colma,Daly City,East Palo Alto,El Granada,Foster City,Hillsborough,Half Moon Bay,La Honda,Loma Mar,Los Altos,Menlo Park,Millbrae,Pacifica,Palo Alto,Pescadero,Portola Valley,Redwood City,San Bruno,San Carlos,San Mateo,South San Francisco,and Woodside.
Palo Alto is a charter city in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County,California,United States,in the San Francisco Bay Area,named after a coastal redwood tree known as El Palo Alto.
Alameda County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census,the population was 1,682,353,making it the 7th-most populous county in the state and 21st most populous nationally. The county seat is Oakland. Alameda County is in the San Francisco Bay Area,occupying much of the East Bay region.
San Mateo County,officially the County of San Mateo,is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census,the population was 764,442. Redwood City is the county seat,and the third most populated city following Daly City and San Mateo. San Mateo County is included in the San Francisco–Oakland–Berkeley,CA MSA,Silicon Valley,and is part of the San Francisco Bay Area,the nine counties bordering San Francisco Bay. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula. San Francisco International Airport is located in the northeastern area of the county and is approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of the city and county limits of San Francisco,even though the airport itself is assigned a San Francisco postal address. The county's built-up areas are mostly suburban,and are home to several corporate campuses.
Scouting in California has a long history,from the 1910s to the present day,serving thousands of youth in programs related to their environments.
Menlo Park is a city at the eastern edge of San Mateo County within the San Francisco Bay Area of California in the United States. It is bordered by San Francisco Bay on the north and east;East Palo Alto,Palo Alto,and Stanford to the south;and Atherton,North Fair Oaks,and Redwood City to the west. It had 33,780 residents at the 2020 United States census. It is home to the corporate headquarters of Meta,and is where Google,Roblox Corporation and Round Table Pizza were founded. The train station holds the record as the oldest continually operating train station in California. It is one of the most educated cities in California and the United States;nearly 70% of residents over 25 have earned a bachelor's degree or higher.
East Palo Alto is a city in San Mateo County,California,United States. As of the 2020 census,the population of East Palo Alto was 30,034. It is situated on the San Francisco Peninsula,roughly halfway between the cities of San Francisco and San Jose. To the north and east is the San Francisco Bay,to the west is the city of Menlo Park,and to the south the city of Palo Alto. Despite being called "East" Palo Alto,the city is directly north of Palo Alto. While often incorrectly assumed to be part of the city of Palo Alto,East Palo Alto has always been a separate entity since its founding as an unincorporated community and its incorporation in July 1983. It is also in San Mateo County,while Palo Alto is in Santa Clara County. The two cities are separated only by San Francisquito Creek and,largely,the Bayshore Freeway. The revitalization projects in 2000,and high income high-tech professionals moving into new developments,including employees from Google and Facebook,have begun to slowly eliminate the historically wide cultural and economic differences between the two cities. East Palo Alto and Palo Alto share both telephone area codes and postal ZIP codes.
North Fair Oaks is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area located in San Mateo County,California adjacent to Redwood City,Atherton,and Menlo Park. As of the 2020 census the area had a total population of 14,027. Because of the large number of residents from one Mexican state the area is also known as Little Michoacán. The larger area including North Fair Oaks and adjacent parts of Redwood City has a large Latino population and is known locally as Little Mexico. The neighborhood is distinctive,as it is one out of only three communities in San Mateo County that have a majority Hispanic population.
Redwood City is a city on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California's Bay Area,approximately 27 miles (43 km) south of San Francisco,and 24 miles (39 km) northwest of San Jose. Redwood City's history spans its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people to being a port for lumber and other goods. The county seat of San Mateo County in the heart of Silicon Valley,Redwood City is home to several global technology companies including Oracle,Electronic Arts,Evernote,Box,and Informatica. The city's population was 84,292 according to the 2020 census. The Port of Redwood City is the only deepwater port on San Francisco Bay south of San Francisco.
Saren Joseph Simitian is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the State Senator representing California's 11th State Senate district,which encompasses all or part of 13 cities in San Mateo,Santa Clara,and Santa Cruz counties,from 2004 to 2012. Approaching his term limit at the end of 2012,he ran for and was elected as a Santa Clara County Supervisor. He was re-elected to the same seat in 2016 and again in 2020.
The Sequoia Union High School District is a public union school district in the San Francisco Bay Area,primarily serving the southern San Mateo County communities of Atherton,Belmont,East Palo Alto,Ladera,San Carlos,Menlo Park,Portola Valley,Redwood City,and Woodside. The District currently serves more than 9,000 students,and also owns the radio station KCEA.
Redwood City School District (RCSD) is the public elementary school district serving Redwood City,California. As of 2019–2020 school year,the district serves over 8,500 students in 16 schools.
Gregory Fenton Buckingham was an American competition swimmer,Olympic silver medalist,and former world record-holder in two events.
Ravenswood High School was a public high school located in East Palo Alto,California,United States. Opened in 1958,it served the East Palo Alto area of San Mateo County until its closure in 1976. In 1958 its enrollment was 629 students. During the existence of Ravenswood,East Palo Alto was the low-income area in the shadow of its more affluent neighbors Menlo Park,Atherton and Palo Alto. The city of Palo Alto,while adjacent and sharing the same zip code,is a completely different city in Santa Clara County. Ravenswood was part of the Sequoia Union High School District,which also serves the southern San Mateo County cities of Belmont,Redwood City,San Carlos,and Woodside.
Union Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Woodside Road near El Camino Real in Redwood City,San Mateo County,California. The cemetery was named a California Historical Landmark #816 in 1967,then added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Santa Clara County,officially the County of Santa Clara,is the sixth-most populous county in the U.S. state of California,with a population of 1,936,259,as of the 2020 census. Santa Clara County and neighboring San Benito County together form the U.S. Census Bureau's San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara metropolitan statistical area,which is part of the larger San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland combined statistical area. Santa Clara is the most populous county in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Northern California. The county seat and largest city is San Jose;with about 1,000,000 residents,it is the 10th-most populous city in the United States,California's third-most populous city and the most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area. The second- and third-largest cities are Sunnyvale and Santa Clara.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors is the five-member elected body that supervises the operation of San Mateo County,California. Board members represent one of five districts of roughly equal population within the county,elected,since a 2012 charter change,only by voters in their own district. The current board members are Dave Pine,Noelia Corzo,Ray Mueller,Warren Slocum,and David Canepa.
The 2013–2014 San Diego mayoral special election was a special election to elect the Mayor of San Diego. The election was made necessary by the resignation of Bob Filner on August 30,2013. The winner stood to serve out the balance of Filner's term,which ended in 2016.
The 2024 San Mateo County elections are scheduled to be held on November 5,2024,in San Mateo County,California,with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on March 5. Three of the five seats of the Board of Supervisors are up for election.
