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San Mateo

American  
[san muh-tey-oh] / ˌsæn məˈteɪ oʊ /

noun

  1. a city in W California.


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Gus Mattammal, 53, runs a tutoring company with a multistate portfolio and has served on elected and appointed boards in San Mateo County, including the Midcoast Community Council, which represents unincorporated areas.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Clade I was detected for the first time in California in November 2024, in San Mateo County, and additional cases were identified in Los Angeles County in October.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Places like Marin County and San Mateo County had some of the highest property tax bills in the country last year, according to the real-estate data-analytics firm ATTOM.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Officials said witnesses saw the man, later identified as Franciscus Blom, of Boulder Creek, experiencing a medical emergency before he plunged to his death, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

On the Saturday before my dinner a very good-natured friend and I drove down to a lonely stretch of shoreline beneath the San Mateo Bridge.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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