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 Struggle between preservation and development continues on San Bruno MountainDevelopment on San Bruno Mountain could help, as well as hurt, environmental goals for the 1,300-foot peak.
Leave smokers a few places to smoke
The article about the “City aiming to cut smokers’ havens” (The Examiner, July 16) really ticked me off. I mean, really.
Cracks slow Caltrain commute
Caltrain riders were hit with a one-two punch at the height of the morning commute Wednesday after unrelated mechanical problems in both directions caused delays of up to an hour.
City officials did everything by the book
The Examiner’s editorial (“Felon sanctuary misguided,” July 8), accused city officials of turning a “blind eye” by protecting immigrant minors from federal deportation. Contrary to the recent news reports, there was never a covert effort to abuse San Francisco’s sanctuary ordinance or circumvent federal immigration law. In fact, San Francisco’s policy of reuniting undocumented youth with their families was enacted with the full knowledge and cooperation of the Immigration Naturalization Service (INS), the predecessor to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Fire preparation the only option
The seemingly endless outbreak of infernos that enveloped the skies of Northern California with sooty smoke since late June is at last being fought toward closure, although several of the biggest blazes — Butte County, Big Sur and Santa Barbara County — still are mostly uncontained and continue ravaging through thousands of acres.  Crime & Punishment: Man pleads no contest in four-year abuse caseA 23-year-old pharmacy technician will spend up to 20 years in prison for beating and molesting a 12-year-old girl for four years, including an 18-month stretch when he kept her as a sex slave in his basement, prosecutors said Wednesday.  Metering lights zoom onto Peninsula onrampsStoplights are cutting precious minutes from drivers’ commutes during rush-hour traffic.
Green-lit project to bring green to city
A once-controversial project that will bring hundreds of new residents and much-needed cash flow to the city of San Bruno has finally been given the stamp of approval nearly three years after it was first proposed.  County eyes drivers as deficit fixBay Area drivers, already battling record transportation costs, may soon have to pay more to park at San Francisco International Airport.
BART is approaching its SFO goal
At its fifth anniversary, the BART extension through the Peninsula to San Francisco International Airport rates kind words for a healthy gain in ridership. Average weekday passengers to SFO topped 10,000 for the first time since the airport station opened in June 2003 — a 65 percent increase from the station’s first full month of operation.
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