Millbrae News

Skip bumper-to-bumper airport traffic and avoid parking hassles this holiday season by leaving the driving to Caltrain and BART.

A proposal to sell the 41-acre school facility that houses Peninsula High School in San Bruno sparked the anger of residents who wanted to maintain open space and were visibly frustrated about the San Mateo Union High School District's poor notification about the issue.

Remember that epic rainstorm in mid-October? In addition to filling the Bay Area's parched reservoirs, the storm had a fun side effect: It sent thousands of gallons of raw sewage spewing into the bay.

South San Francisco drivers are just the latest to join a long-running battle between San Mateo County residents, who have said the cameras are just a way for officials to fill empty coffers, and authorities, who say the devices save lives by reducing collisions.

Then the Millbrae resident - his grandson Joseph, 4, and granddaughter Marissa, 7, standing beside him - tucked a bouquet of yellow flowers into the ground.

A white police commander has repeatedly harassed an Asian-American sergeant for minor infractions and manufactured complaints against him because of the officer's race, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.

City clerks in Burlingame and San Carlos are best chosen by appointment rather than election, according to voters who opted in their respective cities to change how the city fills the position.

San Jose officials are expected to take another step to improve the environment by restricting the use of plastic foam at public events.

City officials are close to inking a new eight-year contract with their longtime trash hauler, although they have decided not to seek offers from other companies that may lower residents' garbage rates.

Thomas Levinson/Daily Journal Mike Vail, a supporter of Robert Ross, watches election results update via the Internet along with Claudia, at Ross' election night party.

Oct. 30--Six cities in San Mateo County are looking to boost their hotel tax rates in an effort to balance their budgets without increasing the tax burden on local residents.

Piles of unwanted phone books littered throughout the Bay Area and the state could soon be reduced under legislation announcedA Thursday by state Sen.

A proposed state law could make the "white pages" portion of phone books and the expense of disposing them a thing of the past in California, though a company that makes them says the directories still have a place in the Internet era.

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.

On October 26, 2009, Pacifica City Council unanimously approved a comprehensive polystyrene foodware ordinance, which goes into effect January 1, 2010, requiring all Pacifica restaurants to use biodegradable or recyclable containers and utensils for to-go food orders.

City officials have come out swinging against a legal action by an environmental group accusing the city of sewage spills and other infractions in violation of the federal Clean Water Act.

The Millbrae Station Pavilion project, dubbed Site One by city officials, also could lose part of its 8 acres to tracks for the San Francisco to San Jose section of the state's high speed rail project, which is planned to run right behind the development.

The Millbrae BART and Caltrain station reopened following an investigation into a suspicious package found in a bus on the Caltrain side of the station Wednesday night, a BART spokesman said.

A 22-year-old man has been booked into San Mateo County jail on suspicion of having sex with a middle school student.

Share + Oct 21, 2009 9:18 pm US/Pacific MILLBRAE The Millbrae BART and Caltrain station reopened Wednesday night following an investigation into a suspicious package found in a bus on the Caltrain side of the station, a BART spokesman said.