Spare the air and wood burning, too
Denis Cuff - 02/02/2007
Bay Area residents asked not to use fireplaces on bad air nights this winter could be required to snuff out their wood fires under a new mandatory ban proposed by air quality regulators.
Denis Cuff - 02/02/2007
Bay Area residents asked not to use fireplaces on bad air nights this winter could be required to snuff out their wood fires under a new mandatory ban proposed by air quality regulators.
Median makeovers to bolster San Bruno's image
Mark Abramson - 01/25/2007
The city of San Bruno plans to spend nearly $1 million on road median makeovers.
Mark Abramson - 01/25/2007
The city of San Bruno plans to spend nearly $1 million on road median makeovers.
Traffic calming faces bumpy road
Will Oremus - 01/23/2007
Residents of San Mateo's Aragon neighborhood are embroiled in a debate over the use of "speed cushions" to slow traffic on Edinburgh Street.
Will Oremus - 01/23/2007
Residents of San Mateo's Aragon neighborhood are embroiled in a debate over the use of "speed cushions" to slow traffic on Edinburgh Street.
John Muir's Stagnaro loses cancer battle
Mark Abramson - 01/12/2007
San Bruno Park School District officials announced this week that longtime educator Raymond Stagnaro has died. He was 74.
Mark Abramson - 01/12/2007
San Bruno Park School District officials announced this week that longtime educator Raymond Stagnaro has died. He was 74.
Neighborhood watch gains popularity
Kristina Peterson - 01/10/2007
Claudia Albano, neighborhood services manager for the Oakland Police Department thinks the recent surge in local Neighborhood Watch groups has ties to the alley - the bowling alley.
Kristina Peterson - 01/10/2007
Claudia Albano, neighborhood services manager for the Oakland Police Department thinks the recent surge in local Neighborhood Watch groups has ties to the alley - the bowling alley.
San Bruno to simplify recycling system
Mark Abramson - 01/05/2007
San Bruno is ramping up its recycling efforts with a new program that gets under way this month.
Mark Abramson - 01/05/2007
San Bruno is ramping up its recycling efforts with a new program that gets under way this month.
Marlon Ruff said to have killed self
Jaxon Van Derbeken - 01/03/2007
The state prison camp escapee who allegedly shot and killed San Francisco police Officer Bryan Tuvera last month apparently committed suicide and was not killed by Tuvera's partner, authorities said Tuesday.
Jaxon Van Derbeken - 01/03/2007
The state prison camp escapee who allegedly shot and killed San Francisco police Officer Bryan Tuvera last month apparently committed suicide and was not killed by Tuvera's partner, authorities said Tuesday.
San Bruno baby is first of 2007
Dana Yates - 01/02/2007
It didn't take Sally Khoury long to make a name for herself. Born just 40 seconds after midnight on New Year's Day, the newborn was introduced to the press yesterday as San Mateo County's first baby of 2007.
Dana Yates - 01/02/2007
It didn't take Sally Khoury long to make a name for herself. Born just 40 seconds after midnight on New Year's Day, the newborn was introduced to the press yesterday as San Mateo County's first baby of 2007.
Jim Fitzgerald was one of a kind
Joan Levy - 01/01/2007
We lost one of our truly great characters recently with the death of James Vincent Fitzgerald of San Bruno.
Joan Levy - 01/01/2007
We lost one of our truly great characters recently with the death of James Vincent Fitzgerald of San Bruno.
Locals weigh in on Mexican 'circus'
Tyche Hendricks - 12/02/2006
Mexican residents around the Bay Area watched the tense inauguration of Mexico's new President Felipe Calderon with sadness and frustration Friday, some expressing disgust that Calderon prevailed in what they called a stolen election, others dismayed by the fisticuffs and jeers as opposition lawmakers tried to impede the swearing-in ceremony.
Tyche Hendricks - 12/02/2006
Mexican residents around the Bay Area watched the tense inauguration of Mexico's new President Felipe Calderon with sadness and frustration Friday, some expressing disgust that Calderon prevailed in what they called a stolen election, others dismayed by the fisticuffs and jeers as opposition lawmakers tried to impede the swearing-in ceremony.
Carey family devoted to show dog
Todd R. Brown - 11/27/2006
Debbie and Steve Carey are the devoted owners of Beau, a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog with a spate of wins under his collar at California dog shows and a decidedly in-your-snout personality.
Todd R. Brown - 11/27/2006
Debbie and Steve Carey are the devoted owners of Beau, a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog with a spate of wins under his collar at California dog shows and a decidedly in-your-snout personality.
Joe Burton dies in Tuolumne County
Lenore Rutherford - 11/27/2006
A Tuolumne County businessman and volunteer with the county sheriff's Search and Rescue Team died Friday when his off-road vehicle went off Forest Service Road 3N01.
Lenore Rutherford - 11/27/2006
A Tuolumne County businessman and volunteer with the county sheriff's Search and Rescue Team died Friday when his off-road vehicle went off Forest Service Road 3N01.
Book explores Bay's architectural roots
Annalee Allen - 11/26/2006
Mitchell Schwarzer is professor of art and architectural history at California College of the Arts, where he is also chair of the Department of Visual Studies. A resident of Oakland, he has written extensively for architectural magazines, academic journals, and edited books on architecture and the built environment.
Annalee Allen - 11/26/2006
Mitchell Schwarzer is professor of art and architectural history at California College of the Arts, where he is also chair of the Department of Visual Studies. A resident of Oakland, he has written extensively for architectural magazines, academic journals, and edited books on architecture and the built environment.
Firms eager to make cash off e-waste
Douglas Fischer - 11/24/2006
Before buying this year's hot new electronic gizmo, you might consider evicting last year's not-hot, not-new, very-forgotten gewgaw taking up space in the garage.
Douglas Fischer - 11/24/2006
Before buying this year's hot new electronic gizmo, you might consider evicting last year's not-hot, not-new, very-forgotten gewgaw taking up space in the garage.
WWII-era camp art shown in SF
Robert Taylor - 11/16/2006
They gathered shells from dry lake beds and pieced them together into tiny floral corsages. They gathered abandoned animal traps, softened the metal in coal-burning stoves, and made carving tools. They unraveled the waxy string of an onion sack and wove it into baskets.
Robert Taylor - 11/16/2006
They gathered shells from dry lake beds and pieced them together into tiny floral corsages. They gathered abandoned animal traps, softened the metal in coal-burning stoves, and made carving tools. They unraveled the waxy string of an onion sack and wove it into baskets.
Vacant lot spurs talk of 'vision'
Heather Murtagh - 11/15/2006
Revitalizing San Mateo Avenue will require a vision San Bruno doesn't have - yet.
Heather Murtagh - 11/15/2006
Revitalizing San Mateo Avenue will require a vision San Bruno doesn't have - yet.
Latino film festival shows movies
Mark Abramson - 11/12/2006
A little slice of the Latino life has come to San Bruno and Redwood City.
Mark Abramson - 11/12/2006
A little slice of the Latino life has come to San Bruno and Redwood City.
A day to honor local Veterans
Heather Murtagh - 11/11/2006
American soldiers aren't just the ones filling the television news and illustrating the recent international stories, they are the people who make up local neighborhoods.
Heather Murtagh - 11/11/2006
American soldiers aren't just the ones filling the television news and illustrating the recent international stories, they are the people who make up local neighborhoods.
James V. Fitzgerald dies at 87
Julia Scott - 11/10/2006
James V. Fitzgerald, creator of the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve and a longtime San Mateo County Supervisor, died on Monday. He was 87.
Julia Scott - 11/10/2006
James V. Fitzgerald, creator of the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve and a longtime San Mateo County Supervisor, died on Monday. He was 87.
Tony Reyes takes first title
Matt Fiorito - 11/06/2006
The fired-up fans at the finals of the Denny's PBA Motor City Classic at Taylor Lanes, deliriously chanted Tony Reyes' name, over and over and over.
Matt Fiorito - 11/06/2006
The fired-up fans at the finals of the Denny's PBA Motor City Classic at Taylor Lanes, deliriously chanted Tony Reyes' name, over and over and over.