Millbrae News

Nicholas Mazzoni Daily Journal staff   Nov 21, 2022 After working for nine years on its general plan, Millbrae’s City Council pushed back its approval until it reflects information regarding airport noise, environmental issues, building height limits and grade separations that some said if left out could negatively affect future grant opportunities and the health of residents. The general plan  was last adopted in 1998, with amendments related to housing and circulation in 2006, 2009, 2103 and 2015. It is required to be updated regularly to comply with changing state law. It includes land use, circulation, housing, economic development, noise, safety and recreation and arts. The plan was unanimously approved by the Planning Commission in October, however, when it reached City Council for further review multiple councilmembers felt like it was missing vital information. Councilmember Ann Schneider raised concerns that noise mitigation coming from San Francisco International Air...

City seeking new businesses, say they will be safe in flight path Nicholas Mazzoni Daily Journal staff   Oct 8, 2022   In an effort to allow the construction of biotech businesses near Millbrae’s intermodal station and east of El Camino Real, the City Council decided to overrule the Airport Land Use Committee’s zoning that restricted biotechnology workspaces near the airport. City officials feel that the land use committee’s restrictions in the area that extends through the south of Millbrae Avenue near the intermodal station is outdated. “The Airport Land Use is out of date, it was fully discussed or I brought it up several times at C/CAG, it needs to be updated in several manners here, one of the updates we would also like to see is child care in this vicinity,” Vice Mayor Gina Papan said, referring to the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County that oversees the committee. The restriction was based on Biosafety Level 2, specified as involving clinical, di...

By   INSIDER   |  East Bay Times PUBLISHED:  May 16, 2008 at 11:28 p.m.  | UPDATED:  August 15, 2016 at 6:33 p.m. The gloves came off early during the Times’ endorsement interview of the three Democrats vying for Gene Mullin’s soon-to-be vacated 19th District Assembly seat. Richard Holober, Gina Papan and Jerry Hill were asked to explain why they were best suited to represent San Mateo County residents in Sacramento. Hill seized the opportunity to speak first. “Should I talk about the sheriff?” he asked. That would be Greg Munks, the subject of a recent Times special report on his capture by Las Vegas police inside an illegal brothel a year ago as well as the subsequent lack of investigation or censure of Munks by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Hill declared that the “sheriff issue” has developed into part of the campaign and he needed to address three things.  First, he said the county charter doesn’t give the supervisors the right or lega...