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Bruce Balshone is a community activist and has worked as a city planner in three peninsula cities. He currently serves on various citizen's transportation and land-use committees and operates his own planning and government relations firm in San Mateo County

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San Francisco Supervisor misses the green over Sharp Park Golf Course

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

On December 16 the debate over the future of the Sharp Park Golf Course in Pacifica will be – again – discussed by the San Francisco Board...
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San Mateo County Election Roundup 2009

The aftermath of the November 2009 local elections in San Mateo County yielded some surprises that, while not obvious as predictions, may have...
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Illegal Campaigning in Burlingame?

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There is growing confusion over who is funding the campaign in support of Burlingame Measures H and I. It seems the normally required campaign filings...
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Daly City Council Buckles to Realtors

Facing hundreds of angry residents, the Daly City Council failed to approve a controversial housing resale permit ordinance that would have...
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San Mateo County's actions in the assembly

Hill's Half Moon Bay Bailout Bill FailsFreshman Assemblyman Jerry Hill’s quest to bring home $10 million in the form of a state loan to the...
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Redwood City Mayor is a NIMBY

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Redwood City’s Mayor Rosanne Foust continues to vocalize opposition to the county’s desire to build a new San Mateo County jail within the...
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Budget axe falls on the Cow Palace

Yesterday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he is interested in declaring several well-known California landmarks as surplus so that the...
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Shakeup with the Peninsula Health Care District Board

Sue Smith, a 20-year veteran of the Peninsula Health Care District Board of Directors, has tendered her resignation due to health concerns, according...
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Raising taxes through the ballot box

With a bleak economy depleting the local tax base and a state government struggling with an enormous deficit, many local cities and school districts...
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Foul politics nets pay cuts in Daly City

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The Gateway City continues to amaze as it remains a center of anachronistic politics that would make any Chicago politician of the early 20th Century...
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