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Poniard rebounds on picoplatin colon cancer data
- A day after Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc. said its drug candidate picoplatin failed to improve survival for patients with lung cancer, the company reported positive data on the drug as a treatment for colorectal cancer.
Poniard cancer drug misses goal in lung cancer
- Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday its cancer drug candidate picoplatin did not help lung cancer patients live longer, sending its shares plunging in early trading.
County to pay for overvaluing land
- Biotech giant Genentech stands to receive a tax refund from the county to the tune of $20 million — and that amount could increase.
Youth gets neck cut in fight over beer
- A 28-year-old roofer was arrested early Sunday morning for slashing a youth’s neck with a knife during an argument over beer Sunday, according to South San Francisco police.
Millions in funding can’t solve ferry terminal’s problems yet
- Fears of delay still loom even after the ferry terminal at Oyster Point received $10 million in much needed funding.
Text message lures teen into ambush
- Receiving a text message from a friend’s cell phone turned into a trap for a young man recently.
Worker crushed to death at asphalt plant
- The death of a worker crushed and killed at an asphalt plant Wednesday evening was caused by an employee who, police said, turned on a conveyer belt machine by accident.
Dead bird in South City was West Nile carrier
- The start of West Nile virus season was marked by the county’s first reported case of the rare but potentially fatal human disease this year in a dead bird found in the Industrial City.
A bold new center for Orange Park
- Karate teacher Sue Miller and her students are ready to come back home to Orange Memorial Park, where the new recreation building is opening today.
- Karate teacher Sue Miller and her students are ready to come back home to Orange Memorial Park, where the new recreation building is opening today.
Styrofoam ban floated for South City
- Styrofoam to-go containers may soon become a thing of the past in The Industrial City, the latest municipality in San Mateo County to consider banning the plastic.
Cabbie robbed of cash, keys by two men
- A cabdriver was robbed at gunpoint early Monday morning as he parked his taxi near his South City home, police said.
Newly planted trees felled in nighttime vandalism spree
- Boredom and intoxication allegedly led five young adults from Pacifica to vandalize trees in a newly built community park in South City.
Ex-auto dealership on road to being a mechanics’ school
- Dave Hill understands the value of working with your hands — he has been teaching auto shop at South San Francisco High School for the last 28 years.
- Dave Hill understands the value of working with your hands — he has been teaching auto shop at South San Francisco High School for the last 28 years.
Mike Stollenwerk
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