Mayor Rico e Medina outlines recovery, Measure G investments and housing goals in San Bruno’s 2025 State of the City

Mayor Rico e Medina delivered San Bruno’s 2025 State of the City address, tracing recovery from the 2010 PG&E pipeline explosion and outlining recent investments in parks, streets, housing planning and local services.

“The city formed the San Bruno Community Foundation to guide recovery and reinvest programs, partnerships, and grants that uplift our entire city,” Mayor Medina said, noting the foundation’s role since the 2010 disaster.

The mayor highlighted several completed and upcoming projects that city leaders say signal progress. He said the San Bruno Recreation and Aquatic Center — with indoor and outdoor lap pools, a gymnasium and meeting spaces — is now open and available to residents through the city’s website. He also noted dedications for Centennial Plaza on San Mateo Avenue last year and Florida Park this month.

Budget and infrastructure funding featured prominently. Medina said residents approved two revenue measures that fund storm drain repairs, street and median improvements, seismic upgrades to fire stations and a citywide cleanup initiative. He credited Measure G with enabling about $16,500,000 in road investments over the past five years and said the program covered roughly 25.4 miles of work, helping improve the city’s pavement condition rate.

The mayor announced a municipal asset sale and private-sector investment that city officials say will modernize services. “After more than 50 years of successful service, CityNet, our unique municipally owned cable and Internet provider, was acquired by Comcast in March,” Medina said, adding the city sold the system for $8,000,000.

On housing, Medina pointed to the city’s housing element in the general plan as the blueprint for locally driven programs to expand affordable housing, prevent displacement and strengthen resilience for vulnerable communities through 2031. He framed those policies as groundwork for a more equitable, sustainable housing future.

Economic development and transit also figured in the address. Medina noted YouTube’s long-standing presence in San Bruno and said a major campus expansion is scheduled to be completed this year, reinforcing the city’s role in the Bay Area economy. He also highlighted downtown activity and BART station improvements, saying new fare gates at the San Bruno Station will make travel more efficient and secure.

Regarding redevelopment, Medina said a longtime shopping center is being reimagined and that core features — including a Seabiscuit statue and the Rock Guard Memorial cited in the address — will be preserved; he said Target and the Century Theater will remain on the site. He recalled the 2013 Transit Corridors Plan’s goals for walkable streetscapes and said the city council launched a late‑July initiative to reexamine regulations, processes and funding to pursue that vision, a multi‑year effort set to begin in 2026.

Medina closed by highlighting community events that showcased San Bruno’s local character, including a July Channel 2 “Zip Trip” broadcast and a community day with food, games and live music, and he thanked residents and partners for their work and participation.

The address did not record any formal votes or council actions; Medina presented the initiatives and plans as priorities and signaled council support for planning and outreach steps underway.