Hillsborough

Hillsborough is a town of 11,000 on the San Francisco Peninsula — one of California's wealthiest communities, with no commercial development, no downtown, and no apartments by design. Incorporated 1910, governed by a five-member Council, an exclusive residential enclave of estates and old money.

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2026-07-24

Hillsborough City Council has an upcoming meeting on 2026-07-13

The Hillsborough City Council held a regular meeting on July 13, 2026. This session followed a previous council meeting on June 22, 2026, continuing the city’s ongoing governance activities. While specific agenda items from these meetings are not detailed, the council’s regular sessions remain the primary forum for local decision-making in Hillsborough.

Residents should keep an eye on the council’s future meetings for updates on key local issues such as housing mandates, public safety, and water infrastructure investments. Hillsborough faces challenges related to state housing requirements that contrast with its large-lot, low-density character. Public safety remains a priority due to the town’s profile as a high-value target community, and significant infrastructure projects are underway to enhance water supply resilience. These topics are tracked issues for the city and may appear in upcoming council discussions or public updates.

Meeting: Hillsborough City Council • Hillsborough City Council - Regular Meeting

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Public Safety & Residential Security — A High-Value Target Community

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Hillsborough's combination of concentrated wealth, large estate properties, and relatively limited police staffing for its geography makes residential burglary a persistent concern — and a defining public safety priority for the Town Counc…

Water Infrastructure — A Seismic Resilience Investment

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Hillsborough is making a significant long-term investment in water supply resilience — one of the most consequential infrastructure projects in the town's history. The town is installing a seismically-resilient water pipeline from the SFPU…

RHNA & Housing Mandates — A Town Built to Resist Density

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Hillsborough presents one of the most philosophically pure versions of California's housing mandate conflict: a town explicitly designed around large-lot single-family homes, with no commercial corridor, no transit of its own, and no tradi…

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…