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Aug 13, 2020

Parent Powered Child Care Resources

Parents are buzzing to create child care solutions and it might feel like the wild west. Advice and resources, please share!

SMC Community Colleges help students navigate the new normal

Councilwoman Lee

Aug 12, 2020

SMC Community Colleges help students navigate the new normal

Our SMC community colleges are the first line of defense for students facing unemployment & need to get (re)trained and back to work.

New Study: Teen & Youth Vaping Increases Risk Factors 5X for COVID-19

Councilwoman Lee

Aug 11, 2020

New Study: Teen & Youth Vaping Increases Risk Factors 5X for COVID-19

New national study proves our worst fears, call to FDA to to clear the market of e-cigarettes.

Your Guide to Outdoor Dining in San Mateo During COVID19

Councilwoman Lee

Aug 7, 2020

Your Guide to Outdoor Dining in San Mateo During COVID19

Map directory of downtown restaurants open for outdoor dining (Updated 7/23)

Saving Jobs & Our Local Economy: COVID-19 Update

Councilwoman Lee

Jul 31, 2020

Saving Jobs & Our Local Economy: COVID-19 Update

29,000 Square Feet of Outdoor Dining In San Mateo, we acted quickly to create 29,000 square feet of outdoor dining for 36 businesses.

Housing our Homeless in San Mateo: Tour Inside the Vendome

Councilwoman Lee

Jul 29, 2020

Housing our Homeless in San Mateo: Tour Inside the Vendome

Join me for a 15-minute tour of the Vendome, San Mateo's permanent supportive housing project downtown.

Councilwoman Lee

Jul 24, 2020

Being an Anti-Racist Ally in San Mateo

Supporting San Mateo Black organizations and businesses with your time, skills and resources! #antiracism

Councilwoman Lee

Jul 23, 2020

$2M SMC Child Care Fund Approved

Together we conceived of the SMC Child Care Fund and mobilized 50 elected officials and 550+ county residents to sign our letter to the BoS

#BlackLivesMatter Resolution: Walking the Road Together

Councilwoman Lee

Jul 21, 2020

#BlackLivesMatter Resolution: Walking the Road Together

A coalition of San Mateans from different backgrounds came together in earnest to present a unified front against police brutality & racism.

The Power of Art: #BlackLivesMatter Mural

Councilwoman Lee

Jul 19, 2020

The Power of Art: #BlackLivesMatter Mural

Focus our intentions and our actions beyond the performative and symbolic. Let's honor black lives by honoring black artists.

Invest in child care, serve 1,500 children in San Mateo County

Councilwoman Lee

Jul 18, 2020

Invest in child care, serve 1,500 children in San Mateo County

Support a $2M Child Care Relief Fund, grant support for child care programs serving 1,500 children in San Mateo County.

Councilwoman Lee

Jul 14, 2020

When kids play with guns

In December, I mobilized friends from Moms Demand Action Against Gun Violence to come to City Hall. We pushed this issue onto the agenda and

Councilwoman Lee

Jul 8, 2020

No Child Care, No Recovery

I helped convene a small and mighty group of child care advocates and experts to write a letter to the Board of Supervisors...

Councilwoman Lee

Jun 24, 2020

Catalyzing Economic Vitality & Equity

Presenting the framework for economic recovery to the San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce and the SMC COVID-19 Long-term Strategic Plan.

Case Study of New Taipei's Approach to Reopening

Councilwoman Lee

Jun 11, 2020

Case Study of New Taipei's Approach to Reopening

This webinar will bring together policy makers, senior health officers, and strategic partners from the Bay Area and New Taipei to discuss

Councilwoman Lee

Jun 10, 2020

I understand outrage and indignation

I understand outrage and indignation, but I won't use this or any excuse to shut my eyes, stop listening and harden my heart - I will use it

Councilwoman Lee

Jun 8, 2020

The right question: What is safety?

On Wednesday, I left the Black Lives Matter protest feeling really proud of our young people and our City. With over 2,000 people, it was...

Councilwoman Lee

Jun 3, 2020

Bruised not broken

Cowardice came to our doorstep yesterday when a masked man broke our window with a rock in broad daylight. This was not random vandalism

Councilwoman Lee

May 30, 2020

Community Policing in San Mateo

Town Hall Tues, June 2 at 5pm, a message of freedom and accountability; Technology Upgrades; Preventing Gun Violence

Councilwoman Lee

May 23, 2020

Local Govt. Supporting Local Businesses

Helping small businesses in the mall reopen in Phase 2, moratorium on commercial evictions, list of SMC Strong Fund grantees in San Mateo