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Tight budgets might not cost teachers their jobs
- Teachers in most school districts in San Mateo County will not lose their jobs now that school officials have finagled tight budgets squeezed by looming state cuts.
- Teachers in most school districts in San Mateo County will not lose their jobs now that school officials have finagled tight budgets squeezed by looming state cuts.
County programs for disabled face ax
- Jim Engvall has a full life. He has a nice apartment in Belmont and a good job that he enjoys, he spends his free time volunteering for a cause important to him and he’s surrounded by people who care about him.
Sighting of mountain lion has neighbors, authorities on guard
- 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.
Bay Meadows nearing finishing line
- The wild cheers rose higher than the dust as race horses pounded the track at what is likely the last day of Bay Meadows’ last regular season meet.
- The wild cheers rose higher than the dust as race horses pounded the track at what is likely the last day of Bay Meadows’ last regular season meet.
Investigation finds sex offenders living in Peninsula care facilities
- A county audit has revealed that two registered sex offenders were living in child care and foster care facilities in the Peninsula, though no children were harmed on the two cases, county officials said.
A prescription for discount drugs
- The swelling costs of prescription drugs could be soothed by a hefty discount for tens of thousands of uninsured and underinsured San Mateo County residents.
Redwood City knee-deep in levee quagmire
- 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.
- 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.
Hospital’s ills may be due to bills
- San Mateo County’s public hospital is teetering on the financial edge — a situation that’s likely to grow more precarious with state budget cuts this year.
- San Mateo County’s public hospital is teetering on the financial edge — a situation that’s likely to grow more precarious with state budget cuts this year.
Company looks up for Foster City expansion plans
- Up seems to be the popular direction for buildings to go in Foster City lately, and the city’s largest company, Gilead Sciences, is following suit.
Dogs lend an ear to help children read
- A boy whose Dalmatian had recently died sat on the floor of the Redwood City library, reading aloud to Parker.
Insurance costs may flood county residents
- If Julie Pollock had ever heard of a flood in Foster City, she would not be balking at the prospect of being required to buy flood insurance for her home.
- If Julie Pollock had ever heard of a flood in Foster City, she would not be balking at the prospect of being required to buy flood insurance for her home.
Levy could avert dangerous waters
- San Mateo officials say they don’t have the $2.6 million to repair the levees; Foster City officials say the levees are not their problem to fix. With tens of thousands of residents caught in the middle, one viable solution for property owners may be to tax themselves to avoid buying expensive flood insurance.
Toddler appears to be recovering, family friend says
- A toddler who fell out of the window at his parents’ apartment is apparently recovering.