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Jul 14, 2026, 7:38 PM
Millbrae
Millbrae is a city of 24,000 on the San Francisco Peninsula — a compact, transit-rich community anchored by the only BART and Caltrain co-located station in the Bay Area, making it a key regional transit hub. Incorporated 1948, governed by a five-member Council, adjacent to SFO.
CivicCause organizes issues, meetings, elections, and public activity around Millbrae so you can see what is happening locally and how it connects to broader county decisions.
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Daily Summary
2026-07-22
Millbrae City Council met yesterday
The Millbrae City Council held a special closed session meeting yesterday. While details of the session were not disclosed, this meeting is part of ongoing city governance activities amid several important local issues, including leadership changes and infrastructure planning.
Separately, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors also met yesterday, providing regional context for Millbrae residents. Looking ahead, residents may want to follow updates on the Millbrae Station Multimodal Development project, which aims to enhance transit connectivity, and the city's Urban Water Management Plan update, which addresses long-term water supply reliability. Additionally, the city is navigating a mayoral vacancy that could affect local leadership stability in the coming months.
Meeting: Millbrae City Council • Millbrae City Council - Special Closed Session MeetingMeeting: San Mateo County Board of Supervisors • San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
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Water Supply Reliability — Planning for an Uncertain Future
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Millbrae is updating its Urban Water Management Plan — a state-required planning document that assesses long-term water supply reliability — with a public hearing scheduled for June 9, 2026. The update comes at a moment of genuine uncertai…
Mayoral Vacancy & Leadership Stability
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Millbrae is navigating an unexpected governance transition at a critical moment in the city's development history. Mayor Reuben D. Holober announced his resignation from both the Mayorship and City Council to pursue a new career opportunit…
The Millbrae Station Multimodal Development — A Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity
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Millbrae sits atop one of the most extraordinary transit assets in California — an intermodal station where BART, Caltrain, and eventually high-speed rail converge — and the city is finally moving to build a true transit village around it.…
Sheriff's Office Aftermath — Rebuilding Accountability & Trust
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San Mateo County is still working through the fallout of one of the most dramatic law enforcement governance crises in the Bay Area in recent memory. In May 2025, an independent investigation found evidence of conflicts of interest, misuse…
The VLF Funding Crisis — A $157 Million Injustice
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San Mateo County is fighting one of the most consequential — and least publicized — fiscal injustices in California. The dispute centers on "in-lieu VLF" replacement funding that counties and cities receive tied to a vehicle license fee re…
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Meeting archiveMillbrae City Council - Regular Meeting
6/9/2026 • 7:00 PM
Millbrae City Council
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What's Scheduled Millbrae City Council - Regular Meeting's 2026-06-09 agenda is scheduled to cover Adoption of Resolutions to Order and Call a General and Special Municipal Election to be held on November 3, 2026,..., E…
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
7/7/2026 • 9:00 AM
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What happened AC Transit Board of Directors' 2026-05-13 meeting centered on Consider receiving a report on the FY 2026-27 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets and provide direction to staff... and Consider authorizing…
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Millbrae Budget Overview
Millbrae's adopted two-year budget keeps the General Fund essentially balanced while funding major water, sewer, streets, parks, and facilities projects.
General Fund · FY2025-26 to FY2026-27
$43.2M adopted$43.4M adopted year two+$0.2M