O-Score proof

Bacteria turned up in 21 of 38 farmworker water systems tested in San Mateo County, California, and the county is now requiring inspections

10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets by our publish date · See proof →

Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 2, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.

Status history (2 events, ET)

7:12 PM ET, Nov 2, 2026 O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
7:19 PM ET, Nov 2, 2026 Published

The math

Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.

Score	Meaning	Major U.S. outlets that covered it
10	Fully overlooked ← this story	0 of 13 outlets
8	Barely covered	1 outlet
6, 5	Lightly covered	2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5)
4, 3	Covered	4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3)
2, 1, 0	Widely covered	6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0)

Provisional: Google News (5 term variants for AP, Reuters and The Washington Post; 3 for the others) and Bing News (5 variants, outlet domain only) were both used. AP, Reuters and CBS News block direct site search, and the other 10 outlets’ site search only loads in a live browser. A single search engine can miss articles, so this score may go down on recheck.

Checked Nov 2, 2026, 7:12 PM ET · search window: 40 days back from the check.

Every outlet

Outlet	Result	Searches run
AP apnews.com	Not found	google-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" google-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" google-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" google-news:"Half Moon Bay farmworker housing" google-news:"San Mateo County E. coli" bing-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" bing-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" bing-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"Half Moon Bay farmworker housing" bing-news:"San Mateo County E. coli" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Floodwaters swamp the Southwest, forcing evacuations and altering some Election Day voting - AP News Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96 Own site search: HTTP 403 (could not use)
Reuters reuters.com	Not found	google-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" google-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" google-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" google-news:"Half Moon Bay farmworker housing" google-news:"San Mateo County E. coli" bing-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" bing-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" bing-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"Half Moon Bay farmworker housing" bing-news:"San Mateo County E. coli" 4 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Matador expands San Mateo midstream with Delaware basin gas deals - Reuters Articles sitemap of 2026-10-28 - Reuters Australia agrees priority visa processing for vital farm workers, industry group says Water contamination and cancer concerns Own site search: HTTP 401 (could not use)
The New York Times nytimes.com	Not found	google-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" google-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" google-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" bing-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" bing-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"Half Moon Bay farmworker housing" bing-news:"San Mateo County E. coli" 4 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Video: What This Democrat’s Surge in Texas Says About the Midterms - The New York Times Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader and Force for Civil Rights, Has Died A Political Rebellion in the Rio Grande Valley The Best E-Reader Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com	Not found	google-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" google-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" google-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" google-news:"Half Moon Bay farmworker housing" google-news:"San Mateo County E. coli" bing-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" bing-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" bing-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"Half Moon Bay farmworker housing" bing-news:"San Mateo County E. coli" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
The Wall Street Journal wsj.com	Not found	google-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" google-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" google-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" bing-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" bing-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"Half Moon Bay farmworker housing" bing-news:"San Mateo County E. coli" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
CNN cnn.com	Not found	google-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" google-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" google-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" bing-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" bing-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"Half Moon Bay farmworker housing" bing-news:"San Mateo County E. coli" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story CNN Newsroom - CNN 2026 In Review Fast Facts The harvest moon pairs up with Saturn for a 2-for-1 celestial display Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
Fox News foxnews.com	Not found	google-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" google-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" google-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" bing-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" bing-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"Half Moon Bay farmworker housing" bing-news:"San Mateo County E. coli" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers co-founder who accused César Chavez of sex abuse, dead at 96 Man receives 2 years of probation for poisoning co-worker's water bottle E. coli outbreak lands 3 in hospital, health officials investigate link to pumpkin patch Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
NBC News nbcnews.com	Not found	google-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" google-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" google-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" bing-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" bing-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"Half Moon Bay farmworker housing" bing-news:"San Mateo County E. coli" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Dolores Huerta, farmworker and civil rights activist, dies at 96 Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
CBS News cbsnews.com	Not found	google-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" google-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" google-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" bing-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" bing-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"Half Moon Bay farmworker housing" bing-news:"San Mateo County E. coli" 13 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story California 11th Congressional District race is tight heading into final week before election - CBS News High tides continue to flood Bay Area communities; flood advisory extended - CBS News Xica Mexican restaurant in San Francisco honors chef's family history - CBS News Measure X puts Sausalito’s waterfront development rules before voters - CBS News SF & Peninsula News - CBS News San Francisco, Oakland approve 45-day moratoriums on data centers - CBS News Farmworker community looks to continue Dolores Huerta's legacy California state workers stage one-day strike over healthcare, pay, remote work Norte Fire burning near San Juan Capistrano prompts evacuation orders as flames threaten homes Measure Q supporters march in Half Moon Bay ahead of Election Day Dallas County investigates possible E. coli cases in children, potential link to State Fair of Texas Will County investigating 5 cases of E. coli possibly linked to Bengtson's Pumpkin Farm in Homer Glen Dallas County investigates possible E. coli cases linked to State Fair Own site search: HTTP 406 (could not use)
ABC News abcnews.go.com	Not found	google-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" google-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" google-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" bing-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" bing-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"Half Moon Bay farmworker housing" bing-news:"San Mateo County E. coli" Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
NPR npr.org	Not found	google-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" google-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" google-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" bing-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" bing-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"Half Moon Bay farmworker housing" bing-news:"San Mateo County E. coli" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Rise in accidents involving kids and e-bikes sparks debate about regulation Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
USA Today usatoday.com	Not found	google-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" google-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" google-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" bing-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" bing-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"Half Moon Bay farmworker housing" bing-news:"San Mateo County E. coli" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Texas AG Paxton investigates hundreds of data centers over water use - USA Today Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers co-founder, dies — See her career Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)
Bloomberg bloomberg.com	Not found	google-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" google-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" google-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"San Mateo farmworker water" bing-news:"farmworker housing water San Mateo" bing-news:"San Mateo County water contamination" bing-news:"Half Moon Bay farmworker housing" bing-news:"San Mateo County E. coli" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Home Depot Is Thrust Into Trump’s Crosshairs Audi CEO Defends Trump Rally Appearance in Letter to Workers Audi CEO Slammed for Trump Campaign Rally Appearance Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use)

Pickups

We published: Nov 2, 2026 (ET).

No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.

Check history

Checked (ET)	Check	O-Score	Confirmed outlets	What changed
Nov 2, 2026, 7:12 PM ET	initial	10 Fully overlooked	0	No change

Search terms

“San Mateo farmworker water”, “farmworker housing water San Mateo”, “San Mateo County water contamination”, “Half Moon Bay farmworker housing”, “San Mateo County E. coli”

Method

bing-news site: (5 term variants per outlet)
google-news site: tried once per outlet; partly available
direct open of every possible match on the outlet’s site
extra Bing News headline searches for wire copies on other outlets
editor read of every candidate headline

A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.