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May 17, 2008

Local News Archives

Friday May 16

Ruling leads to celebrations

Students vie for Schoolympics glory

Luxury car torched in Redwood City

Inventor flies into his 70s

San Carlos Hometown Days starts tonight

Cyclist crashes, dies on commute

Two teens escape from probation camp

Thursday May 15

BREAKING NEWS (3:40 p.m.): Heat warning in effect

Teachers protest cuts

Defendant out on bail

County loses out on jail funds

Parolee arrested in hit-and-run case

Blaze destroys San Mateo hair salon

Traffic congestion at 8-year high

Smooth sailing on Peninsula roads

Wednesday May 14

No murder charge in Giants death

San Carlos man recognized for putting pedal to pavement

Woman loses $400,000 in lottery scam

Grandmother in critical condition

Woman holds up Burlingame bank

Man pleads no contest in assault charges

Brisbane talks won't divert 49ers' focus from Santa Clara

CLARIFICATION

Tuesday May 13

Making sense of tragedy

Recycled water the standard

SFO will resurrect 'ghost terminal' within next 2 years

6-year-old saves father's life

Affordable loan program launches

Getting your fingers on fast-food nutritional details

East Palo Alo man shot during dominoes match

Mountain lion reported

CAL FIRE plans foliage inspections

Friends, classmates mourn student's death

Police find missing San Bruno man

Monday May 12

Sunday May 11

TIDE TOGETHER

Stench of sewer rate hikes in the Peninsula air

Googleplex chef going to a Go Go

Teachers to rally from Peninsula to San Jose

TV reporter arrested on suspicion of battery

Trucking company cuts speeds to save gas

R.A.V.E. attracts youths

NASA offers chance to add name to spacecraft

Saturday May 10

Debate rages over accountability in Munks fallout

Showing off their skills

Speier will discuss her first 30 days

Police seek credit union robber

Two men held in Hwy. 101 shooting

Yee endorses $78 parcel tax

Kitchen fire leaves 1 person, dog hurt

Friday May 9

Deaths from infection fall at area hospitals

Audit: Sex offenders overlooked

Middle school boot camp

Lobbyists give money for Papan mailings

County opens post-foster home

County considers allowing retirement fund loans

Defendant ID'd as shooter in fatal shooting

Supervisor calls for investigation of Emmanuel hospital

Police seek suspect in robbery

Perseverance pays off

City to hold workshops on digital TV conversion

Revelers celebrate Israeli independence

Performing with heart, soul & spine

Thursday May 8

Drawing up plans

Hill under fire for Munks response

Stanford gets $43.5M study grant

Burlingame High picks new principal

Coyote Point Museum upgrades wildlife exhibits

San Mateo debuts new design

Accused dog-kicker going to trial

Police searching for bank robber

Car crashes into apartment

Police seek 2 in fatal hit-and-run

Wednesday May 7

County buys 2 DNA machines

Burlingame schools seek heavy cuts

County OKs changes to school bond

County looks into allowing punishment of elected officials

E. Palo Alto man shot, killed in Menlo Park

20-year-old assaults Redwood City pedestrian

Pacifica joins effort to stop aerial spraying

Report: Older men marry younger women

Man accused of hitting dad pleads not guilty

Asylum proceedings ordered for rape victim

Scott gets Serra off to a strong WCAL start

Tuesday May 6

Burlingame short with PG&E over outages

Clouds part for school's solar plan

Unlucky Prop. 13

School district faces painful cuts

Students jump-start solar migration

Donation saves teacher jobs

Under their watchful eyes

Correction

Sunday May 4

Century complex conflict

And they're off!

Burlingame has volunteers on its radar screen

Schools seek way to fill budget hole

Exhibit highlights Cathay Pacific Airways

Saturday May 3

Assembly hopefuls debate taxes

Whose say anyway?

Library, music to take brunt of cutbacks

Biker event parks at hotel

Making a scene

S.F. judge issues gag order

Typewriter repairman clicks with customers

Project aims at widening Hwy. 101

Friday May 2

County to mull Measure M changes

Cooler classrooms, better fields on tap

History in the making

Negotiator: Daly City may face police exodus

Power to the women

Man convicted in Stubbs killing

Stranger offering girl $1 sought

Two charged with ID theft

Man accused of stabbing wife testifies

The business of freeing Jude

Thursday May 1

Caltrain seeks funding for cameras

Peninsula water rates likely to rise

Half Moon Bay closer to erasing debt

Mom grateful for a new start

Murder trial jury deliberates

Stabbing suspect ruled competent for his trial

Girl's 'hat' off to her doctors

Hot Harvest Nights market returns

Calendar

Wednesday Apr 30

Trotting into history

Padres work OT to beat the Irish

Track closure may spell doom for saddle shop

Parents, union speak out against paid intern

Redwood City council approves parking meter changes

Children's Theatre burglary suspect going to jail

Woman will not plead Fifth in trial

City council OKs Canada College apartment plan

Cyclist attempts wheelie, is killed

Tuesday Apr 29

Spanish intern idea upsets union

Judge rules against city in lawsuit

San Carlos council looks at budget cuts

Toddler survives 3-story fall

Woman killed by train identified

Coast Guard rescues stranded transients

Laptop orchestra sounds off

Sunday Apr 27

Student club's solar panel hopes dimmed

Returning to the races

Assisted living facility's plans scaling back in Burlingame

Children contribute to Burton Park fundraising effort

Neighbors appeal college housing

Redwood City community leader wins award

Saturday Apr 26

Pushing dental health

Minority mission

'Skate Jam' to remember Caltrain victim

Actor pays visit to Wyatt Earp

Sequoia to sponsor charter school

Airport to host Dream Machines Show

San Carlos officials eye budget options

Friday Apr 25

Poll: Big support for space approval

Speaking for an earthly cause

Teacher who allegedly taped girls resigns

City names interim manager

Blaze kills 2 pets in San Mateo

Thieves target ice cream men

High court rejects open space suit

Janitors rally for better contract in Foster City

New report could hurt trash firm

Summit Prep gets certified

Calendar

Thursday Apr 24

'Father figure' stepping down

Woman killed by SUV backing out of driveway

Former Redwood City resident killed

CALENDAR

Correction

Wednesday Apr 23

County manager announces retirement

Polystyrene gets boot

Supervisors explore greater oversight

City may let dogs have run of parks

Council split over tax proposal

City moves forward with controversial plan

Kmart replacement project wins green award

Courting Stanford

New technology can slow stolen cars

Tuesday Apr 22

Open season at Bay Meadows

Supervisor eyes change to charter

Thinking of a new chew

Belmont eyes development tax

Memorial set up for Caltrain victim

Councilman proposes going paperless

Locals, Chinese students seal Earth Day partnership

Library kicks off 'green' week by ripping plastic

CORRECTIONS

Sunday Apr 20

Much at stake with Bay Meadows

Battle at the Botball

Condo debate on smoking ban smolders

Police chief appointments spark officers' dissent

Locals rally for Obama, book drive

Saturday Apr 19

Revisiting Munks matter possible

Loosening the leash law

Two victims in car crash sue elderly driver

Council to vote on redevelopment

Man to be tried in attack on father

Suspect in fatal fire pleads no contest

State funding not enough for child care

Youth commission garners national acclaim

Friday Apr 18

OPERATION LOCKDOWN

Stunned in Sin City vice bust

Munks, Bolanos' friendship formed in police department

Experts: Scandal may not sink Munks' future

District: Teacher housing won't bust budget

Boats head toward a crushing conclusion

Hayward police nab alleged bank robber

Criminalist testifies in trial of accused murderer

E. Palo Alto police nab 21 since last week

Web hearing finds common ground

Gunn choir wins 'School of Rock' contest

Correction

Half Moon Bay edges Carlmont - finally

Thursday Apr 17

Lying in silence

Highlands Park to have turf times

Oak epidemic has separate roots

Two-alarm fire leaves Redwood City couple homeless

Suspect to be tried for aiding escape

Giving back to Bair Island

Emergency readiness video premieres

Apr 16, 2008

Schools eye year-end certificates

Sparring over experience

Report: Recycling numbers flawed

Cow Palace steers clear of sale

Teen approached by man in car

City spins controversial legal settlement

Apr 15, 2008

Council weighs open space rule

Sports field debate splits city residents

Schools gain artificial life

Camp Glenwood field trip goes awry

Biodiesel station set to open

Man rescued from Bay near Coyote Point

Man goes home to find burglar

Call renewed for mail-in voting

Six locals win delegate spots

Textbook petition picks up steam

CORRECTION

Apr 13, 2008

Dem convention a hot ticket

Local golfer scoring well

Consolidating developers' traffic studies

Assembly candidates to debate

Open space advocates start gathering signatures

District gives rancher grazing lease

Police chief can cancel days off

Apr 12, 2008

Traffic camera sought

Coastside fishing industry reels at latest blow

Never too old to dance

Court deals blow to coastside firefighters

Tech teaches students green science

Dog wash fundraisers soak in donations

Apr 11, 2008

Yee pushes car license fee hike

A tough turf decision

Speier's first House speech gets booed

Sustainability report targets water

Teen convicted of helping murder suspect

Murder trial starts

Pharmaceuticals taint Bay waters

Schools' fundraiser to fly the coop on Sunday

School district board approves tax proposal

Millbrae votes to enroll in PG&E carbon program

Apr 10, 2008

Time to regroup

Peninsula residents carry torch

Bay Meadows project wins key vote

SMH students honor pope by volunteering

High school teacher arrested

Community addresses teen drinking

State honors 10 local elementary schools

Delegate hopefuls seek party support

Seven Paly students qualify for Olympiad

Correction

Apr 9, 2008

Speier wins in landslide

Measure M suffers setback

Burlingame starts talks with City CarShare

Court hears ex-mayor's appeal

New superintendent's characteristics described

Man checks in to fraud charge

Tanker pilot: 'I'm not going to do well'

Correction

Apr 8, 2008

Evicted rant artist won't budge

Officials reward Samaritans

Voters to pick Lantos' successor

Torchbearers hope for peaceful relay

Shootings prompt police initiative

A razed Cow Palace offers school district a new future

Yee withraws support of wetlands development bill

Apr 7, 2008

BREAKING NEWS: Pedestrian killed by train in Menlo Park

Apr 6, 2008

Pooling the savings

Literacy pooches all book, no bite

Restaurants file claims in PG&E outage

City hall may ban plastic bottles

Raising a city

State's high-speed rail hopes revived by bill

On The Docket

Apr 5, 2008

Bill seeks to end ties between hospital, inspectors

Bay Meadows plan on track

Shadow hangs over rodeo opener

Ridership rockets to record

Two men wounded in separate E. Palo Alto shootings

Teacher charged with child porn

School district suing 2 ex-trustees

Police release sketch of wheelchair bandit

Flu preparedness tops Burlingame agenda

A stroke of natural beauty, acrylics

Apr 4, 2008

Big changes for struggling school

Collected with care

Garbage firm's performance reviewed

Commission considers Pilgrim-Triton

Pick-up soccer players get their time

Former officer sentenced to 90 days

Commercial real estate market cools in first quarter

Apr 3, 2008

Superdelegate at stake

Election turnout expected to be 30 percent

Students set sail on a knowledgeable journey

Turf talks spark idea for funding

Washington Elementary principal promoted

Getting roped in

Park fees for groups may rise

Hotel manager badly beaten

Man charged with lewd act in store

Memorial planned for Belmont blues rocker

Charity aims to net money for Darfur refugees

Stanford labor practices cleared

Apr 2, 2008

District to face more layoffs

2,000 amateurs learn cramming

Gore-backed drive hits airwaves

Yee postpones Cow Palace bill

Half Moon Bay settles with developer

Camper goes up in flames on highway

Woman could face two years in prison for role in boyfriend's plot

Legendary vineyard still delivers the goods

Apr 1, 2008

Stalled charter proposal drying up

The final countdown

Recycling scavengers upset some residents

City awaits possible land settlement

Local grad plays Carnegie

Nurses' strike over but contract dispute lingers

Fundraiser to aid Guatemalans

Seeds of the future

Couple arrested after attack

Mar 30, 2008

Poll: Public wants denser housing

Artificial turf plan resurfaces

To sleep, perchance to teach

Kids urged to walk, bike or carpool to school

Broadway By the Bay will open with 'Horrors'

Teens, adults honored for overcoming adversity

Racetrack fire suspicious

Woman given probation in vehicle assault

Woman hospitalized following garage fire

Law students help peers for a song

On The Docket

Mar 29, 2008

Hauling in campaign donations

As economy sinks, enrollment rises

City council to work on budget

Doubting Thomas

Murder hitting the airwaves

Dredging at Pillar Point no simple matter

Giddyup! Rodeo returns to Cow Palace

Mar 28, 2008

BREAKING NEWS (4:55 p.m.): Speier campaign hauls in $874k

All bets not off when track closes

Sheriff, city will part ways

Moloney sees a chance in congressional race

Bone marrow drive to help 2-year-old

Dog wash fundraiser aims for K-9 body armor

Brothers likely to get life in prison

Lions Club recognizes heroic efforts

Mar 27, 2008

Champion of rights

Ageless Conlon solves problems with numbers

Precocious McMurry determined to lead district

Study: Allied Waste pickup better

Colorful tribute planned for Hwy. 101 crash victim

Schools to pay for Ellison's break

Day spa bandit could face 29 years

Judge: Burglary spree case can go ahead

Mar 26, 2008

Barry Hermanson is on a mission of social justice

SPARRING DEBATE

Hill hauls in campaign contributions

Firetrucks will continue responding to medical calls

Crews replace soil at high school

Board toughens tobacco rules

Local competes in Olympic Hall of Fame

Menlo Park raises garbage rates

Police take cover as gunfire erupts

Local results

Mar 25, 2008

Attorney scrutinzes Cargill ballot push

Foster City police: Hit-and-run suspect pulled from lagoon

City's downtown overhaul nets award

Controversial rent hikes enacted

Report: Consolidate water agencies

Police seek female bank robber

Victims in 2 crashes identified

Maintenance work on train tracks set

Mar 24, 2008

Police seek female bank robber

Mar 23, 2008

Uniting San Carlos

Traffic queries linger as plan nears its OK

Candidates for 12th District seat to debate

Local class helps build Kenya school

City OKs name for plaza

Home school movement threatened

Man's trial in death of wife to begin

Mar 22, 2008

Businesses worry about expanded health coverage

A different kind of drama

Ex-police employee convicted of molestation

City plans easter egg hunt

Economy bites into restaurant industry

Police investigate fatal accident on 101

Couple loses thousands to e-mail scam

Pilot who hit Bay Bridge denies breaking laws

Pilot who hit Bay Bridge denies breaking laws

Mar 21, 2008

District votes to fire teacher

Hectic before the hunt

Judge bows out of Ayres hearing, citing 'antipathy'

Wrongful death suit may reach a settlement

Museum shows historic homes

Police seek suspect in abduction

Man accused of stabbing wife with syringe convicted

Protecting a rare treasure

Pacifica residents await new quarry plan

Correction

Mar 20, 2008

Five war-torn years

Playing field will remain natural grass

Aragon High School students rally for suspended teacher

Recycling center plans unveiled

Nurses to launch longest strike yet

Foster City aims to rid levee of squirrels

Forum focuses on stem cells

Mar 19, 2008

County residents healthier

Police capt.'s wife honored for crash aid

Teen focuses on Little League

Sen. Yee gives Papan his support in Assembly race

Palo Alto resident heads to trial

Police investigating series of car thefts

Jewish day care target of hate crime

Jewish day care target of hate crime

Love triangle may have been shooting motive

Activists focused on Romic

Mar 18, 2008

A plan to house working poor

Burlingame to sports leagus: The ball's in your court

Coverage plan up for vote

Former director withdraws lawsuit

Face-lift in store for aging center

Ravenswood $2.4M in the black

Feds file criminal charges against Cosco Busan pilot

Man briefly hijacks airport van

Local killed in motorcycle crash

Mar 16, 2008