San Mateo County, California – The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors has officially adopted a $4.9 billion budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year. This budget will keep important services running while the county prepares for possible financing problems in the future. Earlier this week, the decision was made following a number of meetings at the County Center in Redwood City. These meetings brought together supervisors, department heads, and members of the community to talk about what was most important for the next year.
The budget plan’s goal is to keep going programs that people depend on, like health care, public safety, and initiatives to make housing more affordable. But county officials were eager to say that this year’s budget is a little more cautious than usual. San Mateo County relies on certain sources of income to pay for many of its services. Ongoing financial problems at the state and federal levels could harm these sources.
“These are not just numbers on a page, they represent our values, our priorities and the trust the public places in us,” said David Canepa, president of the Board of Supervisors…