Tissier initiates drug disposal program
Staff - 09/21/2006
San Mateo County Supervisor Adrienne Tissier has announced a new effort to help residents safely dispose of unwanted medicines.
Staff - 09/21/2006
San Mateo County Supervisor Adrienne Tissier has announced a new effort to help residents safely dispose of unwanted medicines.
Filipino American community speaks out
Lito Gutierrez - 09/20/2006
For most Filipino American families, the Iraq war, illegal immigration, inter-racial dating and gay rights may not seem to be ideal meal conversation topics. But then these issues may be a good segue after receiving the usually tepid answer, "Good," to the question, "How was your day?"
Lito Gutierrez - 09/20/2006
For most Filipino American families, the Iraq war, illegal immigration, inter-racial dating and gay rights may not seem to be ideal meal conversation topics. But then these issues may be a good segue after receiving the usually tepid answer, "Good," to the question, "How was your day?"
Caltrans director gives update
David Smith - 09/14/2006
The Will Kempton goodwill tour rolled through the Bay Area in an effort to spread the newfound gospel of the state's transportation department.
David Smith - 09/14/2006
The Will Kempton goodwill tour rolled through the Bay Area in an effort to spread the newfound gospel of the state's transportation department.
County nets $95M revenue increase
Staff - 07/06/2006
An 8.69 percent increase in local property tax roll for San Mateo County means there will be approximately $95 million in increased property tax revenue for schools, the county, cities and special districts, according to Warren Slocum, San Mateo County assessor/county clerk/recorder and chief elections officer.
Staff - 07/06/2006
An 8.69 percent increase in local property tax roll for San Mateo County means there will be approximately $95 million in increased property tax revenue for schools, the county, cities and special districts, according to Warren Slocum, San Mateo County assessor/county clerk/recorder and chief elections officer.
Carpooling will earn you cash
Staff - 06/25/2006
A new carpooling incentive will soon be available to commuters who travel to, from, or through San Mateo County.
Staff - 06/25/2006
A new carpooling incentive will soon be available to commuters who travel to, from, or through San Mateo County.
County to reduce solar permit fees
Michelle Durand - 06/12/2006
San Mateo County is poised to slash solar permit fees in half, mimicking moves made by its cities as a way to promote green building and alternative energy sources.
Michelle Durand - 06/12/2006
San Mateo County is poised to slash solar permit fees in half, mimicking moves made by its cities as a way to promote green building and alternative energy sources.
Homes on fault face shaky future
Todd R. Brown - 05/04/2006
There's a sinkhole about 4 feet wide and a foot deep on the west side of Oakmont Drive. Every couple of years, it opens up, and every couple of years the city of San Bruno fills it in and repaves it.
Todd R. Brown - 05/04/2006
There's a sinkhole about 4 feet wide and a foot deep on the west side of Oakmont Drive. Every couple of years, it opens up, and every couple of years the city of San Bruno fills it in and repaves it.
Crashes on 101, I-380 snarl traffic
Staff - 05/02/2006
Traffic problems caused by an accident in South San Francisco on northbound Highway 101 at Oyster Point Boulevard are being made worse by a collision on Interstate 380 just east of El Camino Real, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Staff - 05/02/2006
Traffic problems caused by an accident in South San Francisco on northbound Highway 101 at Oyster Point Boulevard are being made worse by a collision on Interstate 380 just east of El Camino Real, according to the California Highway Patrol.
SFPUC plans for water emergency
Kate Williamson - 05/01/2006
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is preparing to drill more wells between Daly City and San Bruno to provide additional water during a drought or emergency.
Kate Williamson - 05/01/2006
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is preparing to drill more wells between Daly City and San Bruno to provide additional water during a drought or emergency.
Museum to show cultural films
T.S. Mills-Faraudo - 02/05/2006
When San Mateo resident Heidi Schmidt Emberling set out to do a documentary about her German and Jewish roots, she found out more about her family than she anticipated.
T.S. Mills-Faraudo - 02/05/2006
When San Mateo resident Heidi Schmidt Emberling set out to do a documentary about her German and Jewish roots, she found out more about her family than she anticipated.
San Carlos teachers reach pay impasse
Heather Murtagh - 01/27/2006
Stalled teacher contract negotiations over pay and benefits is prompting the San Carlos School District and its teachers to seek mediation, an option that is neither rare nor necessarily wanted.
Heather Murtagh - 01/27/2006
Stalled teacher contract negotiations over pay and benefits is prompting the San Carlos School District and its teachers to seek mediation, an option that is neither rare nor necessarily wanted.
Flood prevention short on funds
Edward Carpenter - 01/23/2006
Flood prevention projects could get shortchanged again in the coming year under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget, according to county officials.
Edward Carpenter - 01/23/2006
Flood prevention projects could get shortchanged again in the coming year under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget, according to county officials.
Wind gusts sweep through the county
Julia Scott - 01/02/2006
Heavy winds and flooding took their toll on San Mateo County residents on Saturday and Sunday, uprooting trees and downing power lines from Brisbane to East Palo Alto.
Julia Scott - 01/02/2006
Heavy winds and flooding took their toll on San Mateo County residents on Saturday and Sunday, uprooting trees and downing power lines from Brisbane to East Palo Alto.
Here come the celebrations of 2006
Joan Levy - 01/02/2006
Welcome to the year 2006. This is a special year for our Peninsula. It marks the Sesquicentennial of the origin of our county as separate from San Francisco County. It also marks the Centennial of the Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906. All year long, newspaper articles, historical groups and municipal governments will be reminding you of these two events.
Joan Levy - 01/02/2006
Welcome to the year 2006. This is a special year for our Peninsula. It marks the Sesquicentennial of the origin of our county as separate from San Francisco County. It also marks the Centennial of the Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906. All year long, newspaper articles, historical groups and municipal governments will be reminding you of these two events.
South City fears toxic rail cars
Matthew Artz - 12/30/2005
City leaders are demanding that Union Pacific stop using South City's Caltrain station as a pit stop for rail cars filled with toxic chemicals.
Matthew Artz - 12/30/2005
City leaders are demanding that Union Pacific stop using South City's Caltrain station as a pit stop for rail cars filled with toxic chemicals.
County tax mistake to be righted
Heather Murtagh - 12/29/2005
Errors at the Assessor's Office which led to the mismanagement of $1.2 million in tax funds will begin to be corrected in January.
Heather Murtagh - 12/29/2005
Errors at the Assessor's Office which led to the mismanagement of $1.2 million in tax funds will begin to be corrected in January.
Peninsula won't affect S.F. power plans
Neil H. Dempsey - 12/28/2005
The Hunters Point power plant should still be shut down by the middle of next year even though construction on a 230-kilovolt electrical line connecting two Peninsula substations for the betterment of the region's electrical grid is running slightly behind schedule, a PG&E spokesman said Thursday.
Neil H. Dempsey - 12/28/2005
The Hunters Point power plant should still be shut down by the middle of next year even though construction on a 230-kilovolt electrical line connecting two Peninsula substations for the betterment of the region's electrical grid is running slightly behind schedule, a PG&E spokesman said Thursday.
Report says $1.7M in taxes misdirected
Neil H. Dempsey - 12/26/2005
Errors at the Assessor's Office have caused more than $1.3 million in local funding to be misdirected over the last two years, a two-month investigation by the County Controller's Office has found. Combined with a previous disclosure, total misallocations add up to $1.7 million.
Neil H. Dempsey - 12/26/2005
Errors at the Assessor's Office have caused more than $1.3 million in local funding to be misdirected over the last two years, a two-month investigation by the County Controller's Office has found. Combined with a previous disclosure, total misallocations add up to $1.7 million.
Slowly closing gaps in Bay trail loop
Carl T. Hall - 12/18/2005
Getting around San Francisco Bay on the half-built Bay Trail has always taken a fair bit of route-finding, truck-dodging and puddle-jumping.
Carl T. Hall - 12/18/2005
Getting around San Francisco Bay on the half-built Bay Trail has always taken a fair bit of route-finding, truck-dodging and puddle-jumping.
Paramedics in mental health program
Staff - 12/07/2005
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a new program designed to specifically train a small group of paramedics on how to assist individuals having behavioral emergencies stemming from drugs, alcohol, mental illness or other various factors.
Staff - 12/07/2005
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a new program designed to specifically train a small group of paramedics on how to assist individuals having behavioral emergencies stemming from drugs, alcohol, mental illness or other various factors.