Event to protect local endangered species
Brent Plater - 12/31/2007
Bay Area conservation groups are launching an exciting program in 2008 to reconnect residents with the natural resources and values of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) with the first-ever GGNRA Endangered Species Big Year, to be kicked off with a celebration at 1 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008 at the entrance to the San Francisco Zoo. Following the opening ceremonies, attendees will cross the street to see western snowy plovers at Ocean Beach.
Brent Plater - 12/31/2007
Bay Area conservation groups are launching an exciting program in 2008 to reconnect residents with the natural resources and values of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) with the first-ever GGNRA Endangered Species Big Year, to be kicked off with a celebration at 1 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008 at the entrance to the San Francisco Zoo. Following the opening ceremonies, attendees will cross the street to see western snowy plovers at Ocean Beach.
Cupid's artery clogged
John Horgan - 10/18/2007
It's not all love and kisses near Cupid Row in San Bruno. A drainage canal that emerges into the open just beyond that quiet street is again clogged with silt and vegetation.
John Horgan - 10/18/2007
It's not all love and kisses near Cupid Row in San Bruno. A drainage canal that emerges into the open just beyond that quiet street is again clogged with silt and vegetation.
Frustrated residents take matters into own hands
Rebekah Gordon - 01/07/2006
In San Mateo County, there are a handful of locations that repeatedly flood, frustrating area residents, business owners and the municipalities trying to fix the issue.
Rebekah Gordon - 01/07/2006
In San Mateo County, there are a handful of locations that repeatedly flood, frustrating area residents, business owners and the municipalities trying to fix the issue.
Cupid Row stands up to winter rains
Neil H. Dempsey - 01/05/2006
Winter rains don't seem to be threatening the neighborhood near the Cupid Row drainage canal with floods this year thanks to recent work by the county, Belle Air resident Robert Riechel said. "Believe it or not ... we're not having any problems in the street," he said.
Neil H. Dempsey - 01/05/2006
Winter rains don't seem to be threatening the neighborhood near the Cupid Row drainage canal with floods this year thanks to recent work by the county, Belle Air resident Robert Riechel said. "Believe it or not ... we're not having any problems in the street," he said.
Public asked to weigh in on Cupid Row cleanup
Edward Carpenter - 07/17/2005
A two-year battle by a group of San Bruno residents to unclog a debris-filled canal and prevent flooding appears to be gaining traction -- though snakes and frogs still stand in the way.
Edward Carpenter - 07/17/2005
A two-year battle by a group of San Bruno residents to unclog a debris-filled canal and prevent flooding appears to be gaining traction -- though snakes and frogs still stand in the way.
Riechel disagrees with city on flooding
Nat Friedland - 03/05/2004
If Caltrain's $82 million, two-year grade separation project doesn't specifically fix the ongoing flooding problems just south of San Mateo and San Bruno avenues, it could make things even worse downtown.
Nat Friedland - 03/05/2004
If Caltrain's $82 million, two-year grade separation project doesn't specifically fix the ongoing flooding problems just south of San Mateo and San Bruno avenues, it could make things even worse downtown.
San Bruno storm greets New Year
Michele Leung - 01/02/2004
Toppled trees, downed power lines and flooded intersections greeted residents on the first morning of the New Year as a powerful winter storm whipped San Mateo County Thursday.
Michele Leung - 01/02/2004
Toppled trees, downed power lines and flooded intersections greeted residents on the first morning of the New Year as a powerful winter storm whipped San Mateo County Thursday.
South City braces for another wet winter
Justin Nyberg - 11/03/2003
South City engineers are scrambling to prepare for another wet winter, hoping to prevent the floods that washed out several businesses in low-lying parts of the city last year and the subsequent litigation that followed.
Justin Nyberg - 11/03/2003
South City engineers are scrambling to prepare for another wet winter, hoping to prevent the floods that washed out several businesses in low-lying parts of the city last year and the subsequent litigation that followed.
Cupid's Row canal being dredged
Justin Nyberg - 10/23/2003
It was not the weeds and muck that were clogging the flood-prone Cupid's Row canal in San Bruno. It was wads upon wads of red tape.
Justin Nyberg - 10/23/2003
It was not the weeds and muck that were clogging the flood-prone Cupid's Row canal in San Bruno. It was wads upon wads of red tape.
Rare frogs keep floods coming
Yunmi Choi - 09/05/2003
Rubber boots are being hauled out by a group of beleaguered San Bruno residents for what they expect to be yet another water-logged winter, and it's mostly thanks to some endangered red-legged frogs that took over the canal that drains the area.
Yunmi Choi - 09/05/2003
Rubber boots are being hauled out by a group of beleaguered San Bruno residents for what they expect to be yet another water-logged winter, and it's mostly thanks to some endangered red-legged frogs that took over the canal that drains the area.
Governor declares state of emergency for winter rains
Sara Zaske - 03/01/2003
Flooded streets, landslides, power outages and downed trees -- the early winter storms hit San Mateo County hard this year. The damage to the Peninsula was serious enough that the governor included San Mateo when he declared a state of emergency for 15 other northern California counties on Feb. 21.
Sara Zaske - 03/01/2003
Flooded streets, landslides, power outages and downed trees -- the early winter storms hit San Mateo County hard this year. The damage to the Peninsula was serious enough that the governor included San Mateo when he declared a state of emergency for 15 other northern California counties on Feb. 21.
In the wake of the flood
Michael Flaherty - 01/21/2003
Representatives from state and federal regulatory agencies met with city and county officials last week to discuss a long-term agreement to permanently fix an aging levee blamed for repeatedly allowing floods to drench San Bruno homes.
Michael Flaherty - 01/21/2003
Representatives from state and federal regulatory agencies met with city and county officials last week to discuss a long-term agreement to permanently fix an aging levee blamed for repeatedly allowing floods to drench San Bruno homes.
SFO's engineer C-Y Tam notes situation.
Rowboat needed to reach community gardens.
Light at end of rainy tunnel.
San Bruno storm water system being improved.