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Crime Bulletin – November 2024

Posted on December 2, 2024

Information in this report may not include all responses or participation of the Colma Police Department. Crimes Investigated In October 2024, our diligent Officers handled many incidents, fielding 2,106 and taking 155 reports. They made 85 arrests, 71 for misdemeanors and 14 for felonies, issued 123 criminal, traffic, and parking citations, and conducted 156 traffic...

LiveWire – December 2024

Posted on December 2, 2024

City Manager’s Update Daniel Barros, City Manager Welcome to Colma, Raising Canes! Now open and well worth the wait, we are excited to welcome the newest restaurant to our Colma community within the 280 Metro Center. On November 18th, members of the City Council were amongst Canes Staff and other community partners for their Grand...

Crime Bulletin – October 2024

Posted on November 1, 2024

Information in this report may not include all responses or participation of the Colma Police Department. Crimes Investigated In September 2024, our diligent Officers handled a significant number of incidents, fielding 3,539 and taking 258 reports. They made 141 arrests, 121 for misdemeanors and 20 for felonies, issued 212 criminal, traffic, and parking citations, and...

LiveWire – November 2024

Posted on November 1, 2024

City Manager’s Update Daniel Barros, City Manager Are you ready for some Chicken? Colma is very excited to welcome the long-awaited arrival of Raising Canes to the 280 Metro Center with a Grand Opening later this month scheduled for November 19th. Raising Canes is a popular Louisiana-based fast-food chain serving a variety of fried chicken...

Waymo Transit Credit Program

Posted on October 17, 2024

Starting today through November 15, riders that take a Waymo to or from public transit stations including the Colma BART Station will receive a $3.00 credit on their Waymo account that can be applied toward future rides! Riders can earn a max of one credit per day and credits can be redeemed through December 31st....

Crime Bulletin – September 2024

Posted on October 1, 2024

Information in this report may not include all responses or participation of the Colma Police Department. Crimes Investigated During August 2024, Officers handled a significant number of incidents, fielding 2,338 and taking 155 reports. We made 92 arrests, 79 for misdemeanors and 13 for felonies, issued 181 criminal, traffic, and parking citations, and conducted 167...

LiveWire – October 2024

Posted on October 1, 2024

City Manager’s Update Daniel Barros, City Manager At last month’s September 11th City Council meeting, the City Council awarded over $145,000 in grants to twenty-three San Mateo County non-profit organizations that serve our community. This continues to be an annual program that the Town has participated in for some time in effort to make sure...

Crime Bulletin – August 2024

Posted on September 3, 2024

Information in this report may not include all responses or participation of the Colma Police Department. Crimes Investigated In July of 2024, Officers fielded 2,171 incident and took 165 reports. We arrested 94 people, 76 for misdemeanors and 18 for felonies, issued 275 criminal, traffic, and parking citations, and conducted 167 traffic enforcement stops. Between...

LiveWire – September 2024

Posted on September 3, 2024

City Manager’s Update Daniel Barros, City Manager Summer may be coming to a close with kids returning to school and fall sports on the horizon, but the fun in Colma continues. Please join us on Saturday, September 7th at Sterling Park for our Annual Town Picnic where this year’s theme will celebrate “The Cultures of...

City Council Candidate Forum – October 8, 2024

Posted on August 16, 2024

CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE FORUM Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. Colma Town Hall, Council Chambers 1198 El Camino Real Colma, CA 94014 Meet the candidates · Hear their positions Ask tough questions · Make an informed decision Submit questions to questions@lwvncsmc.org *please state “Colma” in the subject line of your email. Members of the...

Free Home Composting Workshop

Posted on August 12, 2024

Date and time Tuesday, August 27 · 6 - 8pm PDT Location Online About this event Do you want to start composting at home? Join this no-cost two hour workshop through the County of San Mateo's Sustainability Academy to learn the basics of starting your own backyard and worm composting systems! Learn how to turn...

Crime Bulletin – July 2024

Posted on August 1, 2024

Information in this report may not include all responses or participation of the Colma Police Department. Crimes Investigated In May of 2024, Officers fielded 2,269 incidents. We took 85 reports and arrested 40 people, 32 for misdemeanors and eight for felonies, issued 206 criminal, traffic, and parking citations, and conducted 167 traffic enforcement stops. Between...

LiveWire – August 2024

Posted on August 1, 2024

City Manager’s Update Daniel Barros, City Manager So far, this has been one summer to remember as the Town celebrates its 100th Birthday. I want to thank you all for such a wonderful community presence at last month’s Centennial Parade and Community Fair. It was so great to see Colma’s community come together to honor...

LiveWire – July 2024

Posted on July 1, 2024

City Manager’s Update Daniel Barros, City Manager With Summer comes the Town’s new fiscal year – which begins July 1. In preparation for the new fiscal year, the City Council approves the Town’s annual budget in June. The annual budget hearing is the culmination of many months of hard work by Town staff and the...

Graph depicting Colma PD Statistics as of 5/21/24 through 6/17/24, totaling 1889 incidents.

Crime Bulletin – June 2024

Posted on July 1, 2024

Information in this report may not include all responses or participation of the Colma Police Department. Crimes Investigated In May of 2024, we took 85 reports, significantly down from April which had 169 reports. We arrested 40 people for 32 misdemeanors and 8 felonies; issued 286 criminal, traffic, and parking citations; and conducted 167 traffic...

LiveWire – June 2024

Posted on June 3, 2024

City Manager’s Update Daniel Barros, City Manager May and June are always busy months for Town staff as we are putting the finishing touches on next year’s budget for the City Council’s consideration. The Town is preparing a full-service budget, where all city services will be offered in Fiscal year 2024-2025. Once again, Town revenues...

Graph of Colma PD Statistics as of 4/23/24 through 5/20/24, 1956 Total Incidents.

Crime Bulletin – May 2024

Posted on June 3, 2024

Information in this report may not include all responses or participation of the Colma Police Department. Crimes Investigated In April of 2024, we took 170 reports, slightly up from March which had 143 reports. We arrested 95 people for 73 misdemeanors and 22 felonies; issued 378 criminal, traffic, and parking citations; and conducted 156 traffic...

LiveWire – May 2024

Posted on May 1, 2024

City Manager’s Update Daniel Barros, City Manager On April 10th, The Town gathered in celebration to witness the Ribbon Cutting of the Centennial Mural along F Street. The first of it’s kind, and certainly a one-of-a kind piece of art that so appropriately captures Colma’s rich history over its first 100 years of incorporation. The...

Crime Bulletin – April 2024

Posted on May 1, 2024

Information in this report may not include all responses or participation of the Colma Police Department. Crimes Investigated In March of 2024, we took 143 reports, about slightly up from February which had 129 reports. We arrested 82 people for 76 misdemeanors and 6 felonies; issued 325 criminal, traffic, and parking citations; and conducted 110...

Construction Notice: Water Main Replacement on D St.

Posted on April 12, 2024

California Water Services Company (Calwater) is replacing the water main and service laterals on the 400 Block of D street (between Clark Ave and the D St Stairway). The Town issued an Encroachment Permit for this work to Calwater and their contractor. The scope of work under this project includes installing a new water main,...