Mercury in Crystal Springs fish
Julia Scott - 07/19/2010
Fish caught in Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir were found to contain dangerously high levels of methyl mercury, a potent neurotoxin, in a recent study conducted by scientists with the San Francisco Estuary Institute.

Families honor the dead at Memorial day ceremony
Joshua Melvin - 05/31/2010
Four years ago Nenita Manalese received word that her son, Spc. Michael Idanan had been killed in Iraq by an roadside bomb. On Monday she made sure that his loss isn't neglected.

Bay Area faults do not exist
Katharine Mieszkowski - 04/30/2010
Like Pluto, the planet-that-wasn't, the poor Antioch and San Bruno faults have become the latest casualties of advancing science. State geologists have determined these two faults to be the geologic equivalent of false alarms. They've scrubbed the faults off the official state seismic map.

Before it was San Bruno, what was it?
Darold Fredricks - 02/22/2010
A number of years ago, I was asked to put up a display of some of my historic photographs. They were of several sizes, some quite large. I chose a 3-foot by 5-foot photo for a strategic location in the exhibit. It was an early photo of San Bruno, taken in the hills to the west, looking over the landscape to the east. An on-looker came up to me and asked me why in the world was I putting up that particular photo. "There's nothing there!" he exclaimed. "My point exactly!" I replied. There were no houses in the photo, no businesses, only dirt paths for roads. There were wild-grass-covered hills in the west and creeks flowing to the east. There were few trees, except for the thirsty willows that always seem to crowd in along edges of a stream.

Toddler, 2, takes two-story dive
Dana Yates - 08/01/2008
A 2-year-old girl is at San Francisco General Hospital after falling from a second-story window in San Bruno yesterday afternoon.

SB toll road was the main thoroughfare
Darold Fredricks - 05/19/2008
In the late 1700s the Mission Road (El Camino Real) was established as a main thoroughfare between Mission Dolores in San Francisco and the Mission Santa Clara (west of the Pueblo San Jose).

Driver in fatal Highway 101 crash identified
Staff - 08/09/2007
The identity of a man killed Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 101 in San Bruno was released today by the San Mateo County coroner's office.

Thousand make 'Journey' back to Tanforan
Ben Hamamoto - 06/07/2007
The shopping center at Tanforan on the San Francisco Peninsula does not look much different from any number of suburban malls today. A massive concrete parking lot surrounds the building full of such staples as Old Navy, Barnes & Noble, Nine West, and JCPenney. Families walk back to their SUVs clutching bags bearing the names of those shops, and maybe even an Orange Julius or Starbucks cup.

Hundreds pay respects to military dead
Dana Yates - 05/29/2007
Hundreds gathered on a sunny Memorial Day at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno to remember thousands of servicemen and servicewomen from past and present wars.

Paying tribute to the fallen
Jason Green - 05/27/2007
Eight-year-old Teresa Molina doesn't share a personal connection with any of the 138,000 servicemen and servicewomen buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno.

Senator touts veterans' care facility
Michelle Durand - 03/17/2007
The waiting room in the VA San Bruno Outpatient Clinic looks much like that of any other medical facility - pastel chairs lined up awaiting clients, a television helping pass the time, pamphlets on proper nutrition and health stacked on tables.

Teachers worry about shaky district finances
Staff - 02/08/2007
A multi-million dollar loan consolidation to address ongoing financial problems facing the San Mateo Union High School District will be considered tonight as teachers raise concerns that deeper problems need to be explored.

San Bruno single-bin recycling coming
Todd R. Brown - 01/08/2007
John Verity believes his job is a bigger deal than the day-to-day duties he fulfills for the San Bruno Garbage Company. After all, there's more to it than just chucking trash.

Names on highway signs
Joan Levy - 12/16/2006
Do you ever wonder about the people for whom some local roads are named? The signs appear at the side of highways showing the names without any explanation. Some are readily recognizable local people, but others are not so obvious.

James V. Fitzgerald saved marine reserve
Diana Walsh - 11/16/2006
James V. Fitzgerald, a former San Mateo County supervisor who led the county's effort to save a popular marine reserve in Moss Beach, died Nov. 6. He was 87.

Online suitor defrauded, slain in Brazil
John Cote - 10/25/2006
Raymond Merrill bought a $5,000 engagement ring for Regina Filomena Rachid and declared in e-mails, "I have more kisses for you than there are stars in the sky."

Veterans get new final resting place
Dogen Hannah - 10/17/2006
Land that once nurtured crops became hallowed ground Monday as a World War II Marine Corps sergeant became the first person laid to rest in the newest national cemetery.

First SF soldier killed in Iraq buried
Staff - 07/11/2006
The first San Francisco soldier killed in Iraq since fighting began more than three years ago was laid to rest during a tearful ceremony Tuesday.

Couple die in San Bruno fire
Wyatt Buchanan - 07/10/2006
A San Bruno couple long active in veteran affairs died early Sunday in a two-alarm house fire at their home, according to the San Bruno Fire Department.

Hollywood comes to San Bruno
Heather Murtagh - 05/17/2006
What if kindergartners could take writing a story one step farther?