The San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce is one of the best chambers in the local area. I am proud to…read morebelong to an organization that offers business resources, education, and valuable networking opportunities. I too am new here, and the onboarding process was easy and seamless. I appreciate all the members and leaders who welcomed my business to their community and have enjoyed their various virtual events. Even during these difficult times, this chamber has managed to stay positive and uplift the community. I look forward to my work with them in the future.

I am a new member to the San Mateo Chamber. The onboarding process was easy and I have been warmly…read morewelcomed by all three networking groups within the larger Chamber. I have been following their Business Essentials workshops and community outreach events over the past year prior to joining and have been impressed by what I've seen. The leadership team is responsive and welcoming, which is why I joined.

More visible and thus more usable than a graffiti-plastered one I encountered across town. Kinda…read moretwisted that it's next to a children's school, though. No child left behind - just surrendered.

A local library trade and collection of seashells of all kinds! On 45th Ave, between Judah and…read moreKirkham Streets. In front of a home Leave something and take something interesting you find. Near ocean beach, a few blocks away. Nearly organized. Drop by to take a look!

This review is for the swim class at Giammona Pool:…read more SCAM SCAM SCAM This swimming pool has a very scammy predatory business practice. My child already graduated from La Petite Baleen at level 5. She swam there for at least 6 years and already knew all the basics. My wife was looking for something for her to do to help her maintain her skills. She was researching online and found this place that was ran by Daly City Recreational Center and wanted to give them a try. The first time she took our daughter there they did a quick assessment and said she belonged to Level 1. My wife reasoned with them and they ended up putting her in Level 2 (Jellyfish). We paid for 4 classes and they told us at the end of the 4th class they will evaluate her again. I was there with her the first 3 classes and all I saw was them putting my daughter on the side of the pool and had her kick her legs and swing her arms in the water while holding the side of the pool. Today was the 4th class. Before she began today's class I asked the guy at the reception counter about the rating. He told me he already got the eval result and that my daughter has failed. So all together they already gave her a failing grade from just 3 previous classes, even before her 4th and final class has started. I told him she already graduated from La Petite at Level 5. How did she fail when all she really did most of the time was kick her legs at the side of the pool. He gave me a non-answer about list of stuff she need to do and the teacher said she failed. My wife was angry. At the end of the today's class (the 4th class) my wife asked the teacher how come my daughter failed. The reason the teacher gave us was another non-answer like "her legs were too low". Even though she never told my daughter to kick her legs higher during class at all. There were zero instructions given. Secondly, when the teacher had her swam out in the open pool, she had my daughter laid on her back and kick her legs in the water while the teacher walked backward holding my daughter armpit. The teacher basically kept holding her back and didn't let my daughter swam freely and let her perform. But when my wife asked why did she hold my daughter's back the teacher lied and said my daughter told her to hold her. My daughter said she never told her to do that and that the teacher only kept repeating simple instructions like "swim in a circle". The whole class was only 25 minutes and there were 5 students in class. The teacher pretty much carried each student in circles and called it swimming. Each student had only around 5 minutes of "swim time" per class. While the rest of the 20 minutes she just swing her arms and kicked her legs at the side of the pool. A complete waste of time and money. My feeling is that they don't want to move students up too fast and they want to milk as much tuition fee from the parents as possible. Honestly, from what I could see, most parents just put their kids here so they have something to do. Many parents just day dream or scroll on the phone instead of paying attention to what they are teaching their kids. At about $10 per class it is cheap, I'll give you that. But you really do get what you paid for. And with the quality of "education" they give your child, it's totally not worth it. I am not sure where all the positive reviews came from. I am pretty sure they are either from people who works there or from parents who just like the big pool. I read through all the 1 star reviews on Yelp and Google review and they are inline of what we've experienced. This is not a swim class, it's more of a children day care with water.

Been coming here since I was in elementary school. I have done every activity that they have…read moreoffered. From swimming to karate. They know how to get children involved in activities so that parents do not lose their minds, seriously though! They really know how to create activities that allow children to get involved at an early age. This was probably one the best parts about growing up in Daly City. The Park & Recreation team have always be instrumental in schools and have contributed to a lot of great opportunities. If you are looking to do something fun during the summer this is a great place to go to. They use to offer catalogs for sign up but because I no longer live in Daly City I am not sure. But, there is an endless amount of activities to choose from. The other cool thing is that they offer classes for adults in a multitude of areas as well. Just a great job of reaching out to the community.

Not only does SF Rec & Parks offer the best camps and classes at a small fraction of the cost you'd…read moreotherwise pay, but the staff is uniformly great. From the Red Cross certified lifeguards who teach swim classes (we've taken classes at North Beach, Hamilton, Rossi and Coffman) to summer camp instructors, every activity has been top notch. My little boy has taken everything from sports camps, strenuous day hiking at Mt. Tam to daily and weekly swim classes, ceramics and kayaking at prices that are affordable - with financial aid available, too. They have classes for all age groups and interests, from tots to seniors, and offer accommodations for people with disabilities. Whether you're interested in photography, figurative drawing, rock climbing or salsa dancing, Parks & Rec has a class for that. While some park and pool renovations seem to take forever to complete, I'd give Parks & Rec a "B minus" on their work enhancing the great number of open spaces and facilities for all city residents to enjoy. Now "Get Out & Play!"

I used to be an advocate for the SF Rec & Parks. However, they no longer plan their programming to…read moreaccommodate even a small percentage of perceived demand. They do have affordable summer camps....however you have to be prepared to spend hours planning a schedule for your 2 children and then roughly 90 seconds of failing miserably to even get them into any available slot at random locations all over the city before they are full. If you're lucky, you might get 2 of the 16 camps you had planned. It hurts a bit, but I'll pay a little bit more to keep my kids together at a convenient location. They also used to have great woodworking classes at Sunnyside playground, but those are gone, replaced with classes at the Randall Museum, reserved for their members. Overall, we don't find ourselves inclined to put up with their services anymore. Life's too short. There are plenty of less stressful, higher quality activities for kids in SF.

Without fail, Every time I visit San Francisco Department of Human Services I am in-and-out…read morequickly. The staff is always courteous and efficient. San Francisco Department of human services always does their best to help me. I look forward to my next visit.

Omg Fatima is awesome. In and out in less than 5 minutes…read more Absolutely flabbergasted by the customer service here. Wonderful! I came at non peak hours at 2pm on Friday!

Almost 4 years ago, my wife and I moved my Alzheimers afflicted mother-in-law Jane to live with us…read morewhen it was apparent she could not take care of herself. Jane could keep herself occupied most of the day when we went to work but eventually it was clear she needed constant supervision and companionship. Somehow we heard about the Adult Day Care Center of the South San Francisco Park and Recreation Dept and I checked the program out. For about $48.00 a day, and I understood that price was dependent on needs but we were happy with the price especially considering it was for 6 hours, the Center provided activities, entertained and provided breakfast snack and a decent lunch for about 20 to 30 seniors in various stages of dementia. The team was very professional and headed up by Joe Hunziker, and together they provided a warm, very sanitary, safe and loving environment for the seniors. The only issue I had was the hours of operation which was 9am to 3pm, but fortunately my office was accomodating my daily late arrival. For Jane's return home I sometimes arranged to have a friend come to the house to let my mother-in-law in and make her coffee. Sometimes I paid $2 (previously but erroneously quoted $5) a trip for a ride back on the Senior Center operated bus (they have morning pickup service too) which is how quite a few seniors got to and from the center. As Jane could not open/unlock a door, I hired one of the care workers to travel with Jane on the bus, let her in and sit with her until the return of my wife or I. I think I was told the unofficial going rate for sitter service was $10/hour but they were so good and kind that I bumped up the rate to $15. In fact one of the workers was a doctor from Ecuador but could not practice here due to poor English language skills so getting her medical skills was amazing good luck in case there was an emergency. We used the sitters on weekends too so my wife and I could get away for awhile. All in all, the Adult Day Care Center of South San Francisco was a great find for the 10 months we used their service until Jane's Alzheimers became too much for even their and our skills.

These people work long, hard hours at a thankless job to distribute food to the poor and needy…read more Much better than just food stamps, WIC teaches people who live on fixed incomes and come from backgrounds that provided them no nutritional education how to prepare healthy food from staples, skip the packaged food that comes from the supermarket, and after sowing you how to cook, sends you home with the food staples they are teaching people to cook with. I've been getting food for my daughter at the San Francisco offices for six months, and it may not always be pleasant, it's crowded, there are unhappy, overworked employees you have to work with (though they're usually really nice), but the service they provide for free Vastly outweighs any inconvenience, and it takes no more than an hour of my day once every 3 months. Not a bad trade-off.

When I first came to this Wic the front desk lady who had an accent spoke broken english and was…read moreimpatient + RUDE.Other then her the workers I met with for apts were polite an professional.As for the setting I dont like how it can get crowded where people children are breathing over your neck running around knocking into your stroller.