Hillsborough News

Ending long-running speculation about whether he will run for re-election, San Mateo County Sheriff Greg Munks confirmed this week that he plans to seek another term next November, despite a Las Vegas brothel scandal that has clouded his tenure as the county's top cop.

A Hillsborough man is suing San Francisco International Airport because he claims airport noise led to his divorce.

The sound of a jet engine roaring overhead can be earsplitting. But a man living near San Francisco International Airport claims the noise was so powerful it ripped apart his marriage, too.

After serving 20 years on the City Council, Rosalie O'Mahony can expect a pretty lengthy farewell tribute Monday.

Hazardous waste containers could soon be as ubiquitous as regular old garbage cans on many of San Mateo County's residential streets as some local governments face critical decisions about waste management.

Assemblymember Jerry Hill hosts free child safety seat check for San Mateo County residents.

You can pack a lot of inspiration into a fashion show when the models are your neighbors and not leggy 15-year-olds. Images View More Images Bloomingdale's partnered with the nonprofit Family Services Agency of San Mateo County to present fall and holiday looks to customers at two shows at Stanford Shopping Center this week.

San Francisco Recreation and Park officials recommended Friday that the city-owned Sharp Park in Pacifica be retained as an 18-hole golf course, but that the course be modified to protect the habitat of a federally protected snake and threatened frog.

Joining the growing list of Peninsula cities that require development projects to be more environmentally friendly, the Redwood City City Council unanimously passed the city's first green building ordinance last week.

SAN MATEO High School is launching its annual canned food drive in partnership with Samaritan House and Second Harvest Food Bank.

Police are looking for suspects in a trio of construction site robberies that netted about $5,000 worth of tools Tuesday night.

Actress and environmental advocate Alicia Silverstone will discuss her new book, "The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight and Saving the Planet" at 7 p.m. Nov.

Concert seems to attract bigger and brighter talent. This year, the event's 23rd installment, was a prime example.

Monetary support for candidates hoping to lead local school districts is starting to pile up with campaign financial forms for those running for office due Thursday.

A powerful rainstorm on Oct. 13 overwhelmed pipes and manholes in San Mateo, spilling 87,000 gallons of untreated human sewage into streets and creeks in violation of the federal Clean Water Act, records show.

Neil Young performs at the Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View,Calif., Saturday, October 25, 2008.

Continuing to offer a large variety in academic offerings while meeting individual student needs despite uncertain financial times will be a challenge in the coming years, according to candidates running for the Hillsborough City Elementary School District Board of Trustees.

A resident of Palo Alto for 35 years, for the past year at the Jewish Home in San Francisco, Mary passed away on October 10, 2009.

Institute for the Future teamed up with Sun Microsystems and Boing Boing Video to co-host the Digital Open , an online tech expo for teens 17 and under around the world.

Tom Waliany* was spiraling into the sub-par unknown.A Barely passing his classes and on the brink of failing out, Tom was on track to becoming a statistic.A The Waliany's, immigrants from India, were perplexed: the same son who just years ago was a bright, curious computer whiz-kid who wrote his first computer program at age 7, was now failing out ...