Editing Millbrae, California (section)

=== 2000s ===
Following its population loss in the 1970s, and its negligible growth in the 1980s and '90s, Millbrae's population began to rebound in the early 21st century. The population of Millbrae was 20,718 at the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], 21,532 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], and 23,216 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="GR2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /> This growth may be attributed to a recent shift towards constructing [[transit-oriented development]]; in 1998, Millbrae created an area-specific plan for the Millbrae station area,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=https://ci.millbrae.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/577/MSASP-FINAL-March-2016-Amended-October-2022-PDF |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240224095235/https://www.ci.millbrae.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/577/MSASP-FINAL-March-2016-Amended-October-2022-PDF |archive-date=2024-02-24 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=ci.millbrae.ca.us}}</ref> in 2007, a lot near Millbrae station with surface parking and a large single story retail building was redeveloped into the condo buildings at 88 S. Broadway,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=https://www.ci.millbrae.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/573/5th-Cycle-Housing-Element-2015---2023-PDF |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240224084009/https://www.ci.millbrae.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/573/5th-Cycle-Housing-Element-2015---2023-PDF |archive-date=2024-02-24 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=www.ci.millbrae.ca.us}}</ref> in 2010 a large surface parking lot with two small retail buildings across El Camino Real from Millbrae station was redeveloped as the Belamor Condo Buildings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diener |first=Kyveli |date=2008-11-15 |title=Millbrae housing project under construction |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2008/11/15/millbrae-housing-project-under-construction/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-05-20 |title=A Tour of Belamor Development |url=https://patch.com/california/millbrae/a-tour-of-belamor-development |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Millbrae, CA Patch |language=en}}</ref> and in 2023, three large surface parking lots adjacent to Millbrae station were redeveloped as the Gateway at Millbrae, which maintained some surface parking, and created a new hotel, a new office building, and two new apartment buildings—one of which features ground-floor retail space.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Andrew |date=2023-04-25 |title=Gateway at Millbrae Officially Opens in San Mateo County |url=https://sfyimby.com/2023/04/gateway-at-millbrae-officially-opens-in-san-mateo-county.html |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=San Francisco YIMBY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gateway at Millbrae Station – Building Innovation |url=https://gatewayatmillbraestation.com/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |language=en-US}}</ref> Several [[Chain restaurant|chains]] including [[Chick-fil-A]], [[Panda Express]], [[Crumbl Cookies]], and [[Starbucks]] have signed leases to move into the new retail space at the Gateway.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Waxmann |first=Laura |date=2023-11-26 |title=Chick-fil-A to open dine-in-only outpost at new Bay Area 'transit village' |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/article/transit-village-chick-fil-a-18507638.php |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rusch |first=Holly |date=2024-01-05 |title=Millbrae Station development's retail filling fast |url=https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/millbrae-station-development-s-retail-filling-fast/article_6f5e7380-ab7a-11ee-84be-fbc6374b6c68.html |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=San Mateo Daily Journal |language=en}}</ref>

Transportation continues to be a large driver of Millbrae's growth; [[San Francisco International Airport|SFO]] has become one of the [[List of busiest airports by passenger traffic|busiest airports in the world]], [[Junipero Serra Freeway]], [[California State Route 82|El Camino Real]], and the [[Bayshore Freeway]] remain major thoroughfares between San Francisco and San Jose, and since 2003 [[Millbrae station]] has been the only station served by both BART and [[Caltrain]]. Millbrae station is also the only planned [[California High-Speed Rail]] stop between San Francisco and San José. In 2023, [[SamTrans]] announced that it would move its headquarters from San Carlos to the new office building at the Gateway at Millbrae, and in 2024, Caltrain, whose headquarters was in the same San Carlos building as SamTrans, announced that they would join SamTrans in relocating to the new office building at the Gateway.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caltrain |date=2024-12-05 |title=Caltrain to Move Headquarters to Millbrae {{!}} Caltrain |url=https://www.caltrain.com/news/caltrain-move-headquarters-millbrae |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=www.caltrain.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=SamTrans |date=2023-12-18 |title=Board of Directors greenlights acquisition of new headquarters building {{!}} SamTrans |url=https://www.samtrans.com/news/board-directors-greenlights-acquisition-new-headquarters-building |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=www.samtrans.com |language=en}}</ref> Millbrae nevertheless largely remains a [[Commuter town|bedroom community]] whose residents commute to jobs in various industries throughout the [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commute Time - Vital Signs - SF Bay Area |url=https://vitalsigns.mtc.ca.gov/indicators/commute-time |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=vitalsigns.mtc.ca.gov |language=en}}</ref>

In addition to the increasing awareness that came with becoming a BART terminus in the early 2000s, the city gained notoriety in the early 2020s following spats with the [[California High-Speed Rail Authority]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Browning |first=Corey |date=2022-06-01 |title=Litigation looms over California high-speed rail, development access in Millbrae |url=https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/litigation-looms-over-california-high-speed-rail-development-access-in-millbrae/article_63333648-e161-11ec-80d3-eb78ae377810.html |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=San Mateo Daily Journal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-07 |title=Will the BART/Millbrae deal force California high-speed rail underground? |url=https://www.rtands.com/track-construction/will-the-bart-millbrae-deal-force-california-high-speed-rail-underground/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Railway Track and Structures |language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo County]] government,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-21 |title=Opinion {{!}} By rejecting state money and denying the homeless, this city ignited a firestorm |url=https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/08/21/millbrae-homeless-betrayal/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=The San Francisco Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rusch |first=Holly |date=2024-10-04 |title=Millbrae residents demand county drop La Quinta purchase |url=https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/millbrae-residents-demand-county-drop-la-quinta-purchase/article_0e4c9b2a-81fe-11ef-8f4c-7fd5e63901da.html |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=San Mateo Daily Journal |language=en}}</ref> as well as a possible hate crime targeting then councilmember Anders Fung.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-13 |title=Millbrae Councilman Struck by Concrete Block While Hiking in SF |url=https://sfstandard.com/2022/06/13/millbrae-councilman-says-he-was-struck-by-concrete-block-while-hiking-in-san-francisco/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=The San Francisco Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-13 |title=Cement block dropped on head of San Francisco councilman in apparent hate crime |url=https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/san-francisco-councilman-hate-crime-b2099830.html |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Conejero Saab |first=Ginger |last2= |first2= |date=2022-06-12 |title=Millbrae City Councilman Attacked With Concrete Block in San Francisco |url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/millbrae-city-councilman-attacked-with-concrete-block-in-san-francisco/2917494/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=NBC Bay Area |language=en-US}}</ref>