Burlingame’s city government collects 1.7x as much revenue per resident as San Mateo’s. Here’s what it spends it on.

Burlingame’s city government collects 1.7x as much revenue per resident as San Mateo’s. Here’s what it spends it on.

Burlingame’s city government collects $1,253 more per resident than San Mateo’s, and the difference pays for street trees, a busier library, a new Town Square and Community Center, and more road and fire stations per resident. San Mateo votes Nov. 3 on a sales tax to close its own budget gap.