Crash claims life of 12-year-old cyclist
Mike Rosenberg - 05/20/2008
A 12-year-old girl died Sunday after she rode her bicycle into a van in San Bruno last week, authorities said.
Mike Rosenberg - 05/20/2008
A 12-year-old girl died Sunday after she rode her bicycle into a van in San Bruno last week, authorities said.
Crash claims girl, 12
Heather Murtagh - 05/20/2008
A 12-year-old San Bruno girl died this weekend after being seriously injured riding her bicycle into a vehicle at the intersection of Niles Avenue at Oak Avenue after school Wednesday.
Heather Murtagh - 05/20/2008
A 12-year-old San Bruno girl died this weekend after being seriously injured riding her bicycle into a vehicle at the intersection of Niles Avenue at Oak Avenue after school Wednesday.
Girl, 12, dies of bike injuries
Neil Gonzales - 05/19/2008
The Parkside Intermediate School community is mourning a student who died from injuries she suffered in a bicycle crash last week.
Neil Gonzales - 05/19/2008
The Parkside Intermediate School community is mourning a student who died from injuries she suffered in a bicycle crash last week.
Students learn value of clean water
Christine Morente - 04/23/2007
With a clear voice and a smidgen of conviction, 10-year-old Jacob Sexton-Fox read a page from "Water for Life" as his classmates at Portola Elementary looked on.
Christine Morente - 04/23/2007
With a clear voice and a smidgen of conviction, 10-year-old Jacob Sexton-Fox read a page from "Water for Life" as his classmates at Portola Elementary looked on.
Students want stronger anti-smoking rules
Will Oremus - 04/14/2007
The anti-smoking sentiment that has been wafting around San Mateo County in recent months appears to have drifted onto the hillside campus of College of San Mateo.
Will Oremus - 04/14/2007
The anti-smoking sentiment that has been wafting around San Mateo County in recent months appears to have drifted onto the hillside campus of College of San Mateo.
Audit set for school district
Staff - 02/16/2007
In the wake of the San Mateo Union High School District's financial problems over the past few months, officials of the district and the County Office of Education announced Thursday that a team of state auditors will be brought in to analyze the district's finances.
Staff - 02/16/2007
In the wake of the San Mateo Union High School District's financial problems over the past few months, officials of the district and the County Office of Education announced Thursday that a team of state auditors will be brought in to analyze the district's finances.
Experts to check high school budget
Will Oremus - 02/16/2007
A team of outside experts will scan the books of the San Mateo Union High School District to make sure it's on track to recover from its recent money crisis.
Will Oremus - 02/16/2007
A team of outside experts will scan the books of the San Mateo Union High School District to make sure it's on track to recover from its recent money crisis.
Skip Henderson investigated for violating open meeting law
Heather Murtagh - 02/14/2007
Longtime school trustee Skip Henderson is being investigated for asking other members of the San Bruno Park Elementary School Board to make him vice president prior to a public meeting - a potential violation of the Brown Act, California's open meeting law.
Heather Murtagh - 02/14/2007
Longtime school trustee Skip Henderson is being investigated for asking other members of the San Bruno Park Elementary School Board to make him vice president prior to a public meeting - a potential violation of the Brown Act, California's open meeting law.
Skyline College's center the latest upgrade
Banks Albach - 02/13/2007
At 26,000 square feet, Skyline College's new Student and Community Center is the latest upgrade to a campus that's lacked a central hub for students since it opened in 1969.
Banks Albach - 02/13/2007
At 26,000 square feet, Skyline College's new Student and Community Center is the latest upgrade to a campus that's lacked a central hub for students since it opened in 1969.
Mountain of cash
John Horgan - 02/11/2007
Wary taxpayers in the San Mateo Union High School District have to be keeping their fingers crossed these days.
John Horgan - 02/11/2007
Wary taxpayers in the San Mateo Union High School District have to be keeping their fingers crossed these days.
District has lots of money to spend
Mark Abramson - 02/09/2007
Ideas about how to put the San Bruno Park School District's $30.5 million windfall to the best use abounded during a special school board study session Thursday night.
Mark Abramson - 02/09/2007
Ideas about how to put the San Bruno Park School District's $30.5 million windfall to the best use abounded during a special school board study session Thursday night.
District on deadline to restructure debt
Heather Murtagh - 02/09/2007
Steps were taken toward avoiding millions of encroaching debt by the San Mateo Union High School District when the Board of Trustees moved last night toward an $80 million consolidation loan.
Heather Murtagh - 02/09/2007
Steps were taken toward avoiding millions of encroaching debt by the San Mateo Union High School District when the Board of Trustees moved last night toward an $80 million consolidation loan.
School loans put district in bind
T.S. Mills-Faraudo - 02/09/2007
The financially troubled San Mateo Union High School District has run into yet another dilemma: It's having difficulty paying back loans it borrowed nearly five years ago for construction projects.
T.S. Mills-Faraudo - 02/09/2007
The financially troubled San Mateo Union High School District has run into yet another dilemma: It's having difficulty paying back loans it borrowed nearly five years ago for construction projects.
Schools' financial problems growing
Will Oremus - 02/09/2007
Months after making $3.5 million in budget cuts, including dozens of layoffs, the San Mateo Union High School District learned Thursday night that it will have to save an additional projected $475,000 next year.
Will Oremus - 02/09/2007
Months after making $3.5 million in budget cuts, including dozens of layoffs, the San Mateo Union High School District learned Thursday night that it will have to save an additional projected $475,000 next year.
Police nab teen with gun on campus
Mark Abramson - 02/06/2007
A 17-year-old South San Francisco boy was arrested at Skyline College for allegedly bringing a loaded gun to campus to settle a score with one of the school's students, police said in a press release.
Mark Abramson - 02/06/2007
A 17-year-old South San Francisco boy was arrested at Skyline College for allegedly bringing a loaded gun to campus to settle a score with one of the school's students, police said in a press release.
District ready for toxic dirt
Will Oremus - 02/06/2007
After several setbacks and much delay, the San Mateo Union High School District is ready to attack the problem of toxic dirt on the grounds of Burlingame High School.
Will Oremus - 02/06/2007
After several setbacks and much delay, the San Mateo Union High School District is ready to attack the problem of toxic dirt on the grounds of Burlingame High School.
Boy arrested for loaded gun at Skyline
Staff - 02/04/2007
A 17-year-old South San Francisco boy was arrested at Skyline College Friday morning after allegedly bringing a loaded gun onto school grounds to settle a fight with a student there, according to San Bruno police.
Staff - 02/04/2007
A 17-year-old South San Francisco boy was arrested at Skyline College Friday morning after allegedly bringing a loaded gun onto school grounds to settle a fight with a student there, according to San Bruno police.
Teachers on picket line
Will Oremus - 02/02/2007
Mills High School economics teacher George Pleasant saw his monthly out-of-pocket medical expenses jump $400 in January. Mills math teacher Denise Dreyer switched to her husband's health plan rather than face a similar leap.
Will Oremus - 02/02/2007
Mills High School economics teacher George Pleasant saw his monthly out-of-pocket medical expenses jump $400 in January. Mills math teacher Denise Dreyer switched to her husband's health plan rather than face a similar leap.
Teachers: Pay deductions illegal
T.S. Mills-Faraudo - 02/02/2007
Crowds of angry San Mateo Union High School District teachers and other employees picketed before and after school Thursday over what they say were illegal health benefit deductions the district took out of their January paychecks.
T.S. Mills-Faraudo - 02/02/2007
Crowds of angry San Mateo Union High School District teachers and other employees picketed before and after school Thursday over what they say were illegal health benefit deductions the district took out of their January paychecks.
Web site updates parents on grades
T.S. Mills-Faraudo - 02/02/2007
Kids beware: Your parents can likely find out about every bad thing you do in school, just by logging on to the Web.
T.S. Mills-Faraudo - 02/02/2007
Kids beware: Your parents can likely find out about every bad thing you do in school, just by logging on to the Web.