SOURCES · METHOD · CORRECTIONS

See how the Millbrae knowledge hub knows what it says.

A local guide earns trust by showing its evidence trail. This registry identifies the institutions that maintain the underlying facts, the live feeds we use, and the boundary between source material and Millbrae Local’s own orientation.

Last checked: August 21, 2026. Links, agency pages, schedules, and programs can change. When a current decision matters, open the maintained source directly.

THE SOURCE REGISTRY

Every topic has an owner.

Millbrae Local connects sources; it does not replace the organizations that maintain them.

CITY & CIVIC LIFE

City of Millbrae.

Government pages, General Plan and specific plans, public records, archives, department contacts, City News Flash, and the official event calendar support civic, history, planning, news, and public-resource guides.

Open the City of Millbrae ↗

SCHOOLS

District and school sources.

Millbrae Elementary School District maintains TK–8 enrollment, calendars, school boundaries, programs, board information, and accountability reports. Mills High School and SMUHSD maintain high-school information.

Open Millbrae Elementary School District ↗

TRANSIT & SFO

Operating agencies.

BART, Caltrain, SamTrans, and SFO own their schedules, fares, service alerts, station information, and airport-connection rules. Our live board is an orientation layer over those systems.

Open the multimodal station guide →

LIBRARY & CULTURE

Places that preserve local memory.

San Mateo County Libraries, the Millbrae Historical Museum, the Train Museum, MCTV, City archives, and cultural groups contribute different kinds of records, programs, and community memory.

Open the history and culture guide →

BUSINESSES

First-party and community sources.

Business websites and direct contact details answer current offerings. Verified owner-maintained directory listings provide a local starting point. Editorial guides explain their selection purpose; paid placement is labeled.

Open the business guide →

PUBLIC SAFETY & SERVICES

Agency action paths.

Fire, police, Public Works, Utility Billing, Millbrae Works, City alerts, and SMC Alert each handle different situations. The public-resources guide keeps urgency and ownership visible.

Open public resources →

COVERAGE MAP

Find the source owner by subject.

Use Millbrae Local for orientation; use the maintained owner for the current decision.

SubjectPrimary owner or source familyLocal guide
History and cultureCity cultural resources, museums, archives, library, and community mediaHistory and culture →
Facts and geographyU.S. Census Bureau, City of Millbrae, County LAFCO, and City plansFacts and sources →
Schools and familiesMESD, Mills/SMUHSD, City Recreation, and San Mateo County LibrariesSchools and families →
Neighborhoods and planningCity General Plan, zoning, maps, and Station Area Specific PlanNeighborhoods → · Planning →
Parks and public placesCity Parks, Facilities, Recreation, commissions, and project pagesParks and places →
Businesses and foodBusiness first-party sources, City business resources, and verified listingsBusinesses → · Directory →
Transit and SFOBART, Caltrain, SamTrans, and SFO operating informationStation guide →
Civic government and participationCity Council, City Manager, City Clerk, commissions, agendas, records, and service-request systemsGovernment → · Participation →
Civic news and eventsCity calendar, News Flash, Agenda Center, school, library, and recreation calendarsCivic desk →
Public resources and alertsCity departments, Public Works, emergency providers, Alert Center, and SMC AlertPublic resources →
Weather and local conditionsOpen-Meteo current conditions and client refreshToday in Millbrae →
Editorial stories and glossaryMillbrae Local’s source-linked explainers, story archive, and place glossaryStories → · Glossary →

LIVE DATA BOUNDARIES

What refreshes, and what stays editorial?

FeatureSource and refreshWhat Millbrae Local adds
BART and Caltrain boardOperating-agency data, refreshed automaticallyReadable departure time, minutes left, and limits of an estimate
City eventsOfficial City iCalendar feeds, refreshed every 5 minutesUnified cards, local-time formatting, and source links
City News FlashOfficial City RSS feed, refreshed every 5 minutesSource-index cards with title, date, summary, and official article link
WeatherOpen-Meteo current conditions, refreshed by the clientMillbrae location, localized weather wording, and a clear provider link
Business directoryVerified representatives maintain their own listingsEligibility policy, labels, direct links, and a correction/removal path

EDITORIAL METHOD

How a page earns a place in the hub.

1 · FIND

Start with the primary record.

Use the agency, institution, business, meeting document, calendar, map, or feed that owns the information.

2 · EXPLAIN

Add orientation, not invented certainty.

Translate the source into a useful local path, while distinguishing documented fact, current status, and interpretation.

3 · LABEL

Keep source roles visible.

Live feed, official source, editorial guide, community submission, and paid placement are different labels with different responsibilities.

4 · CORRECT

Update when the evidence changes.

Corrections, source suggestions, and story leads are welcome. We preserve the source trail and revise the page when a checkable source supports the change.

For current civic corrections or source leads, begin with the civic and news desk or the relevant agency source listed above. For business listing changes, use the self-service listing flow.

CORRECTIONS · SOURCE LEADS

A correction needs a checkable trail.

The right route depends on what kind of information changed.

If you are correcting…Include…Start here…
A business listingBusiness name, exact changed detail, date, and owner-maintained sourceListing flow →
A current civic or service detailAgency, place, date, original page, and what the source now saysCivic desk → or the responsible agency
An evergreen guide or storyPage URL, exact claim, proposed correction, and a named checkable sourceKnowledge index → and the relevant source registry row
A rumor or screenshotDo not treat it as a fact until the owner, date, and original record can be identifiedNews verification guide →

A correction can change a page only after the evidence is checkable. We keep the source role visible and do not turn an unverified social post or undated screenshot into a local fact.

KEEP EXPLORING

Use the source map to go deeper.

Start with a question, follow the linked owner, and return to the knowledge hub for history, context, practical steps, and connections across the city.