San Mateo County, CA News

A South San Francisco man has been ordered to pay more than $5,000 in restitution to the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA in an animal cruelty case, the shelter announced today.2.7

The Millbrae City Council will vote tonight on proposals by the city manager that could save the city money and change police operations in Millbrae.2.7

On 7/12/2005 at 0108 hours, officers contacted the driver of a vehicle during a traffic stop in the Unit Block of El Camino Real.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday added more new judges to Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, ... He also named Franklin Bondonno, a Los Gatos environmental lawyer, to a Santa Clara judgeship, ...2.7

For the fourth time in three weeks, the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office has cleared ... The most recent incident involved two CHP officers who shot and killed a South San Francisco man in March.2.7

Two of the four men involved in a fatal 2002 Wells Fargo bank robbery in Burlingame were sentenced Tuesday in San Mateo County Superior Court.2.7

A New Mexico couple that allegedly left their small daughter on a San Mateo sidewalk pleaded not guilty Tuesday to child endangerment.

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office is trying to figure out the identity of a man whose decomposing body was found near Pescadero State Beach Sunday.

A 16-year-old East Palo Alto boy will be tried for murder in the stabbing death of his aunt, whose body was rolled up in a carpet and hidden amid debris in her backyard, a San Mateo County judge ruled Monday.

East Palo Alto's City Council indefinitely postponed a decision on a controversial condominium conversion policy Monday night saying the proposal was too unclear to pass.2.7

SAN CARLOS , One month after the San Carlos Optimum Operational Transit system drove off into the sunset, San Carlos residents are busily planning to replace it.2.7

With wildland fire season approaching, 18 Sleepy Hollow homeowners recently were given special pumps that can transfer water from their swimming pools to empty fire engines.

Opposition from neighboring farmers is holding up the building of coastal trails on State Parks property at Whaler's Cove, near Pigeon Point Lighthouse, according to the Examiner.2.7

REDWOOD CITY , A growing number of area students are being groomed for cutting-edge science jobs similar to those of the TV-land scientists watched by millions on the popular series CSI.2.7

The public is invited to attend the launch of Network of Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities, a community based Web site for the people of San Mateo County.2.7

The Archdiocese of San Francisco has agreed to pay $16 million to 12 people who were molested by a San Jose priest during the 1970s, a move that largely resolves one of Northern California's most notorious ...2.7

SO. SAN FRANCISCO , As new president of the San Mateo County Medical Association, Dr.2.7

Four first place awards and one second place award were bestowed on the Palo Alto Weekly Saturday at the California Newspaper Publishers' Association conference in San Franciso, while the Weekly's sister papers ...2.7

Criminal charges are not warranted against South San Francisco police officers who struggled with a man who later died, the San Mateo County district attorney said Thursday.

Update on San Carlos Parks and Recreation Foundation Advisory Task Force Status + Commissioner Harris and Director Weiss 6c.2.7

A one-time corrections officer who spent 18 months in federal prison for shooting an inmate before his conviction was overturned has been acquitted at a retrial in federal court.3.1

San Mateo architect Dan Ionescu unveiled his plan Tuesday night for high-density, mixed-use development in downtown Burlingame, linking the library with Burlingame Avenue with four- to six-story buildings and ...2.7

Is something broken in your neighborhood? We want tips from communities in San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Marin, Napa, Sonoma, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.2.7

A study of 350 San Mateo County students found those who reported having a bedroom TV scored 8 to 10 percent lower on math, reading and language arts tests than their peers.2

Phyllis Lucas-Woods, an administrator and professor at San Mateo County Community College District for 30 years, was named vice president of student services at Caada College.3.1

BURLINGAME , Some Bay Area leaders of the United Church of Christ gave mixed reactions to Monday's ... John's United Church of Christ in San Bruno, worried that the same-sex marriage endorsement might be a bridge too far.

Sealed in darkened containers, hidden from view and softly cooing, approximately 3,000 thoroughbred racing pigeons were trucked through the dark of night over the Sierras to a place they've likely never been ...

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Mercury News readers are great neighbors. Dozens of you have written to get more information on our Good Neighbor Gardens program, which encourages home gardeners to plant a little extra to share with area food ...2.7

FOSTER CITY , The Foster City Lions Club has been hosting Fourth of July celebrations since before there was a Foster City.2.7

A CALL TO ARTISTS. . . Committee for Green Foothills, a local environmental nonprofit, announces a call to artists for "Nature's Inspirations: Celebrating the Arts," a juried exhibition to be held Oct.2.7

On Tuesday, July 5, from 9am to noon, Save Our Shores is sponsoring cleanups at San Gregorio, Francis, Dunes and Montara State Beaches.3.1

A cement company cited numerous times for air and water pollution is facing roadblocks in its attempt to relocate next to an environmentally sensitive wetland.2.7

Like a mortician preparing a body for the grave, Bill Branner readies cars to be crushed into scrap oblivion.2.7

The Paradise Garden Club recently made its 200th $68 contribution to the Plumas National Forest Penny Pines Program.2.7