New BART stops, fares in works
Will Reisman - 10/13/2010
It could cost $10.80 for passengers from The City to travel round-trip to BART's newest station, and nearly $21 for a two-way ticket from that spot to the San Francisco International Airport.
Will Reisman - 10/13/2010
It could cost $10.80 for passengers from The City to travel round-trip to BART's newest station, and nearly $21 for a two-way ticket from that spot to the San Francisco International Airport.
San Bruno sewage spills over 5 years
Bob Egelko - 02/18/2010
The city of San Bruno spilled 1.9 million gallons of sewage and polluted water into San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean over a five-year period and should pay $633,600 in fines, the staff of the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board said Wednesday.
Bob Egelko - 02/18/2010
The city of San Bruno spilled 1.9 million gallons of sewage and polluted water into San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean over a five-year period and should pay $633,600 in fines, the staff of the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board said Wednesday.
What did BART cost San Mateo County
Guy Span - 11/04/2009
It would be nice if there were a simple answer to that question. SamTrans (San Mateo County Transit District) says in one place on their website that their capital investment for the Airport Extension was $171 million (this is an oft-repeated number). In their audited financial report however, the total is as follows: $100 million to buy into BART's existing service (San Mateo was not part of the three-county founders), $52.352 million for the Colma Extension, $181.530 million for the South of Colma portion and $72 million more for a forgiven loan (more about that later).
Guy Span - 11/04/2009
It would be nice if there were a simple answer to that question. SamTrans (San Mateo County Transit District) says in one place on their website that their capital investment for the Airport Extension was $171 million (this is an oft-repeated number). In their audited financial report however, the total is as follows: $100 million to buy into BART's existing service (San Mateo was not part of the three-county founders), $52.352 million for the Colma Extension, $181.530 million for the South of Colma portion and $72 million more for a forgiven loan (more about that later).
False move
John Horgan - 03/07/2007
FALSE MOVE - Not long ago, the Oracle of San Bruno, Alice Barnes, chimed in with an e-mail clarifying a report in another media outlet which indicated that a sprawling veterans' cemetery had somehow been relocated from her town north to Colma.
John Horgan - 03/07/2007
FALSE MOVE - Not long ago, the Oracle of San Bruno, Alice Barnes, chimed in with an e-mail clarifying a report in another media outlet which indicated that a sprawling veterans' cemetery had somehow been relocated from her town north to Colma.
Alice saves the day in Lewiston, Maine
John Horgan - 04/25/2006
Credit San Bruno's Alice Barnes with a razor-sharp memory. As usual, she's right on top of things. And the good citizens of Lewiston, Maine, can be thankful for that.
John Horgan - 04/25/2006
Credit San Bruno's Alice Barnes with a razor-sharp memory. As usual, she's right on top of things. And the good citizens of Lewiston, Maine, can be thankful for that.
Tsunami wall suggested
John Horgan - 01/14/2005
The ever-vigilant Alice Barnes, who has sounded the alarm about deaths along the Caltrain corridor in her hometown of San Bruno for many years, is getting used to the prospect of a massive grade separation over three key intersections in that North County burg.
John Horgan - 01/14/2005
The ever-vigilant Alice Barnes, who has sounded the alarm about deaths along the Caltrain corridor in her hometown of San Bruno for many years, is getting used to the prospect of a massive grade separation over three key intersections in that North County burg.
Alice Barnes comments on canape
Alice Barnes - 12/17/2004
On page 12 of your Dec. 16 edition you carried an Associated Press story written by James and Morris Carey (Let there be portable bright light). In it the duo wrote:
Alice Barnes - 12/17/2004
On page 12 of your Dec. 16 edition you carried an Associated Press story written by James and Morris Carey (Let there be portable bright light). In it the duo wrote:
Alice Barnes promotes Sweeney Ridge
John Horgan - 07/27/2004
Alice Barnes said she was a bit perplexed. The San Bruno resident said she was perusing a book devoted to Daly City history and found a curious passage relating to Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portola.
John Horgan - 07/27/2004
Alice Barnes said she was a bit perplexed. The San Bruno resident said she was perusing a book devoted to Daly City history and found a curious passage relating to Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portola.
Alice Barnes bouncing back
John Horgan - 06/16/2004
The ever-resilient Alice Barnes might have offered a quasi-scientific opinion just a bit too soon.
John Horgan - 06/16/2004
The ever-resilient Alice Barnes might have offered a quasi-scientific opinion just a bit too soon.
Local politics goes high-tech
Justin Jouvenal - 04/30/2004
The campaign to fix a broken Burlingame sign on Highway 101 did not begin in traditional political fashion with a petition or rally; it started in part in cyberspace with city residents taking a poll.
Justin Jouvenal - 04/30/2004
The campaign to fix a broken Burlingame sign on Highway 101 did not begin in traditional political fashion with a petition or rally; it started in part in cyberspace with city residents taking a poll.
Walk this way
John Horgan - 02/17/2004
Pedestrians are not always a top priority in the suburbs. After all, communities like these here in San Mateo County have been built with the automobile in mind, first and foremost. Hence the growth of mammoth shopping centers and their acres of free parking.
John Horgan - 02/17/2004
Pedestrians are not always a top priority in the suburbs. After all, communities like these here in San Mateo County have been built with the automobile in mind, first and foremost. Hence the growth of mammoth shopping centers and their acres of free parking.
Alice Barnes: Safety First
Leah Barvels - 02/07/2004
Sitting in a coffee shop in San Bruno as sheets of rain pounded the window, Alice Barnes sipped her drink and chatted with about 10 city workers taking a break. She knew most of them because they are the ones who respond to her calls.
Leah Barvels - 02/07/2004
Sitting in a coffee shop in San Bruno as sheets of rain pounded the window, Alice Barnes sipped her drink and chatted with about 10 city workers taking a break. She knew most of them because they are the ones who respond to her calls.
Alice Barnes pleads for oxygen
John Horgan - 12/18/2003
The irrepressible Alice Barnes got an e-mail regarding a proposal to tax California bicyclists over the age of 16 at a rate of $5 per year because, in the writer's rather caustic view, the two-wheel set is not paying its fair share to use public streets.
John Horgan - 12/18/2003
The irrepressible Alice Barnes got an e-mail regarding a proposal to tax California bicyclists over the age of 16 at a rate of $5 per year because, in the writer's rather caustic view, the two-wheel set is not paying its fair share to use public streets.
Watchdog keepin' BART honest
Emily Fancher - 06/14/2003
Alice Barnes has a one-track mind, and BART trains run through it.
Emily Fancher - 06/14/2003
Alice Barnes has a one-track mind, and BART trains run through it.
Guardian Angel
John Horgan - 01/20/2000
Three cheers for Alice Barnes. San Bruno's self-appointed guardian angel has done it again. After weeks of public urging on her part, a protective fence has been erected near a BART construction project.
John Horgan - 01/20/2000
Three cheers for Alice Barnes. San Bruno's self-appointed guardian angel has done it again. After weeks of public urging on her part, a protective fence has been erected near a BART construction project.
Tanforan's Elf
John Horgan - 11/18/1999
Alice Barnes is on top of things. In San Bruno, she may be the ultimate community watchdog. Few know that North County town better than she does.
John Horgan - 11/18/1999
Alice Barnes is on top of things. In San Bruno, she may be the ultimate community watchdog. Few know that North County town better than she does.
Transsexual Plays Watchdog Role in San Bruno Politics
Bill Workman - 08/19/1999
Alice Barnes of San Bruno has been spit on, chased out of a coin laundry by a teenager wielding a broken bottle, pulled off her bicycle, and had rocks tossed at her while she waited for a bus.
Bill Workman - 08/19/1999
Alice Barnes of San Bruno has been spit on, chased out of a coin laundry by a teenager wielding a broken bottle, pulled off her bicycle, and had rocks tossed at her while she waited for a bus.