A mountain lion was seen around an unincorporated residential neighborhood near San Mateo on Sunday, prompting an alert by the county Sheriff’s Office and a fruitless search for the wild animal.

Dieters curious about how many calories are in their favorite restaurants’ pizza, taco or hazelnut latte won’t have to wait for pending state legislation to find out, provided they have a cell phone or computer.

The campaign to put a wildlife rescue center at Lake Merced is completely misguided. This is an inappropriate place for such a facility, which should not be located in the middle of a major city. I also don’t think it is an accident that some activists are trying to place a facility that they have no funding to build or maintain at this location. That is because it would displace the Pacific Rod and Gun Club, which has been at this location for 75 years and is one of the few tenants on city property that actually pays rent to The City instead of being subsidized by the city.

Although drivers would save about $30 during the summer if a “gas tax holiday” is passed by federal legislators, Bay Area transportation projects would lose $122.5 million worth of funding and progress on San Francisco’s subway to Chinatown would be delayed.

These are excerpts from Peninsula police departments’ daily log of activities. Incidents are listed by city.

These are excerpts from Peninsula police departments’ daily log of activities. Incidents are listed by city.

These are excerpts from Peninsula police departments’ daily log of activities. Incidents are listed by city.

These are excerpts from Peninsula police departments’ daily log of activities. Incidents are listed by city.

Redwood Shores has a predicament: federal emergency officials say a nearby levee is not high enough to protect the waterfront neighborhood from a major flood.