Since , Self-Help for the Elderly has provided assistance and support to seniors in the San Francisco area. We provide trustworthy and devoted care for seniors to promote their independence, dignity and self-worth.
Our non-profit services and companionship help guide seniors to wellness and happiness. We want to contribute to longer, healthier, more purposeful lives for seniors. Below is some general information about San Mateo:. With a population of 97, as of the census, it is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the east, Belmont to the south, and Highlands-Baywood Park and Hillsborough to the west.
San Mateo was incorporated in Originally part of the Rancho de las Pulgas and the Rancho San Mateo, the earliest recorded history is in the archives of Mission Dolores. An sketch map of the Rancho refers to the creek as arroyo de los Laureles, but by now most of the Laurels have vanished. Coyote Point was an early recorded feature of San Mateo in Beginning in the s some wealthy San Franciscans began looking for summer or permanent homes in the milder mid-peninsula. While most of this early settlement occurred in adjacent Hillsborough and Burlingame, a number of historically important mansions and buildings trickled over into San Mateo.
Giannini, founder of the Bank of Italy, lived here most of his life. It was located 9 miles south of Clarks Station in what is now San Bruno and 9 miles north of the next station at Redwood City. The Parrott Estate was erected in in the same area, giving rise to two conflicting names for the hill, Howard Hill and Parrot Hill.
After substantial use of the automobile by about , neither name was commonly applied to that hill. The Borel estate was developed near Borel Creek in , with present uses being modern offices and shops; the property is still managed and owned by Borel Place Associates and the Borel Estate Company.
