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Audit: Sex offenders overlooked
An audit that found one registered sex offender living in an East Palo Alto foster care home and another in a San Francisco child care facility proves that regulatory agencies need to do a better job of ...
No obstacle proved big enough to derail Leopoldine Matialeu from her education. Not her background, growing up in her poor native Cameroon in west-central Africa, where her high school had no library and no ...
Lobbyists give money for Papan mailings
Fundraising for the state Assembly 19th District race took a new twist in recent days when three statewide lobbyist groups began pouring almost $200,000 for mailings supporting Democratic candidate Gina Papan.
San Mateo County officials unveiled a new housing triplex Thursday designed to aid former foster youths who have "aged out" of the system by turning 18.
County considers allowing retirement fund loans
To help its employees through financial hardships, San Mateo County soon may allow them to borrow from their deferred compensation accounts.
Defendant ID'd as shooter in fatal shooting
Two Hayward men sat quietly in orange jail suits and shackles Thursday during a preliminary hearing in San Mateo County Superior Court while a friend identified them as being connected to the fatal shooting and ...
Supervisor calls for investigation of Emmanuel hospital
Continued labor disputes at Emmanuel Convalescent Hospital of Millbrae have prompted San Mateo County Supervisor Mark Church to call for an investigation.
Police seek suspect in robbery
San Mateo police are circulating a photo of a man who robbed a bank at Hillsdale Shopping Center shortly after noon Thursday.
Murder suspect says he panicked
A 26-year-old Daly City man accused of stabbing another man to death following a San Francisco Giants game in 2004 renewed his self-defense claim on the stand Thursday morning, testifying that he panicked and ...
City to hold workshops on digital TV conversion
People who will be affected by the digital television conversion next year can get help learning about converter boxes at free monthly workshops hosted by the city of Palo Alto.
Revelers celebrate Israeli independence
Sarah Wienner was just 8 years old when the state of Israel was born. She watched people dance in the streets of Tel Aviv after Israeli troops trounced the Arab Liberation Army in the 1948 War of Independence.
Welcome to the wacky world of WCAL baseball. Back-to-back infield singles with two outs induced throwing errors to hand Serra-San Mateo a 9-8 extra-innings victory in the championship game of the West Catholic ...
Performing with heart, soul & spine
In the two years before her operation, the teenage Chinese singer Jiahuan Zhang could no longer perform.
Hill under fire for Munks response
The fallout from Sheriff Greg Munks' trip to a Las Vegas brothel last year is starting to shape the campaign for the 19th state Assembly District seat as political opponents of Supervisor Jerry Hill blasted the ...
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20-year-old assaults Redwood City pedestrian
“what is wrong with what I asked? Nothing wrong with asking a question. And no I am not ...” — dan
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Knights retain hold on first place
“Yeah!!!!!! Mikey Diekroeger is my friend not many people can say that. What now!” — Sam Crowder
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Jerry Hill's Annulment as a Board Member
“Jerry Hill is a stump politician who probably is like the others running for Assemblyma...” — Jack Kirkpatrick
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Hill under fire for Munks response
“May 16, 2007 San Mateo County Supervisor Jerry Hill told CBS 5 of San Francisco report...” — Michael G Stogner