Colma News

During the nine years Doug Dorst struggled over his first novel, he became a contestant on the "Jeopardy!" game show to pay the rent.

A Colma man pleaded guilty in federal court today to mail fraud for defrauding investors of $8.3 million by inflating hedge-fund returns by as much as 200 percent.

This year, 2009, marks the 50th anniversary of the Pacifica Tribune under the ownership of Bill Drake, now publisher emeritus.

However, because San Mateo County Judge James Ellis gave Corderell McKnight, 19, credit for the time he has served since his arrest in March, the man will be out of jail by next week, said defense attorney Jeff Jackson.

We all know that people used to get buried in San Francisco and then, when the city got short on space, those dearly beloved were dug up and moved south to Colma.

Our guide in the spookiest room in City Hall-- the Board of Supervisors main chamber! - City Hall is haunted.

SamTrans riders will soon have the luxury of knowing exactly when their bus will arrive without having to leave their computer or telephone, the agency said Thursday.

Opinions, fiery debate and breaking news constitute a normal day on wine blogs. And one in particular can get especially juicy.

Filmmaker H.P Mendoza is a quadruple threat: He wrote, produced, directed and composed the music for the independent film Fruit Fly, one of the featured movies at this weekend's Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.

There was also a little surprise as the infamous 'tankard of Colman' made an appearance in San Francisco .

As a candidate for San Jose mayor three years ago, Chuck Reed stood before City Hall flanked by his supporters and declared that "gambling is a disease that destroys families." As a candidate for San Jose mayor three years ago, Chuck Reed stood before City Hall flanked by his supporters and declared that "gambling is a disease that destroys ...

The North Peninsula Food Pantry & Dining Center of Daly City's annual fundraising dinner and raffle, "Take My Hand," will be held Oct.

If you grew up in the Bay Area, seeing rows of headstones isn't any more of a shock than seeing a Starbucks.

Psychologist Paul Ekman, the inspiration for Fox's Lie to Me, will appear tonight at Mechanics Institute Library.

The founder of the Imperial Court system, Jose Sarria paid a visit to San Francisco where he held court at the Castro exhibit space of the GLBT Historical Society.

Every city in San Mateo County has met the federal deadline to receive stimulus money for transportation projects, allowing more than $13 million to flow into the region.

One of these babies should be as essential to reading as an Itty Bitty Book Light.

"I'm taking checks from my former classmates for delivery to own hometown," said Santos Yap, a graduate of St.

Faye Bloomberg Begen passed away peacefully in San Francisco on September 28, 2009 at age 96 or 99.

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