The website says a small group of βdeniersβ continues to distort the facts about climate change.
A peninsula activist campaigns for an innovative but unlikely solution to the high-speed rail debate.
Assemblyman Jerry Hill says PG&E's $2.2 billion plan, proposed in the wake of the 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosionο»Ώ, would saddle ratepayers with the majority of the costs while the utility would unfairly make a profit.
The influx of new inmates has resulted in a 53 percent increase in sentenced days at the county jail facility.
The San Mateo County Office of Education participates in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs to provide affordable meals to the countyβs students.
All those forgotten bank accounts and mislaid safety deposit boxes make for one huge lost-and-found collection. Could any of that $6 billion belong to you?
Ayres, a former child psychologist in San Mateo, has been accused of molesting his patients.
In the aftermath of two mass shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin, Bay Area lawmakers and gun rights activists disagree on how to proceed.
Learn how to avoid scam artists and and telemarketing fraud at a workshop hosted by Assemblymember Jerry Hill.
Only two incumbents so far have pulled papers and filed to run for Half Moon Bay City Council seats.
Bacigalupi feels her background, rural and urban, will help her represent the 14th district, which is "a combination of urban and rural, city and country, coastal and mountain."
The program brings together abandoned dogs and current inmates.
The goal is simple, tranform every park and facility--and find a way to be more self-funding.
The appeal argues that individual states should be allowed to define marriage because the U.S. Constitution neither requires nor condemns gay marriage.
California's budget vice continues to tighen around the State University system, severely limiting the number of students eligible to begin school next spring.
Affordable housing for seniors in Half Moon Bay got a boost, thanks to tax credits awarded by the state.
Despite news reports saying otherwise, school boards are exempt from new rules giving cities, counties and other public agencies permission to ignore California's open-meeting laws.
Our county parks need $12.1 million in capital improvements over the next five years in addition to typical annual expenditures.
Half Moon Bay's representative is not in line with Gov. Brown's Bay Delta Conservation Plan.
Modernizing aging school buildings, or replacing them altogether, must be done to meet the needs of the next generation, according to the state schools chief.
The November ballot will be packed with opportunities for Half Moon Bay residents to raise their own taxes.
The animal, found earlier this month, is the first squirrel to test positive for West Nile virus in the county this year.
Californians Aware is asking voters to sign a petition that would protect key provisions of the Brown Act, the state's open-government law.
Both candidates were in the Bay Area to raise money.
Half Moon Bay residents could face a November ballot with three sales tax proposals--by the City, County and State. If all pass, shoppers in Half Moon Bay will end up paying a sales tax of 9.5 percent.
While 70 state parks across California struggled to stay open, it was discovered recently the State Parks and Recreation Department was sitting on extra funds.
Consumers looking to hire a professional pest control operator should be aware of new regulations.
Assemblyman Rich Gordon's bill allows all Notices of Violations to be recorded by the county recorder.
Many local politicians, including San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, are against the measure.
In a Patch statewide survey of influential California Republicans, 40 percent feel Democrats will benefit from the system.
First-ever vehicles will help green SamTrans.
Despite the suspension of the Brown Act, the City will continue notifying residents of meetings.
A report released this week by the San Mateo Civil Grand Jury says, yes, in order to save money.
Law unlocks billions in funding for high-speed rail, Caltrain and BART.
The governor will be in San Francisco Wednesday for a bill signing ceremony.
The USGS is building a database it hopes will lead to increased early warning of conditions likely to invoke disaster.
Assemblyman Jerry Hill is running for State Senate in District 13, of which Belmont is a part.
Tell us how you think Ammiano's bill to limit immigration detention affects public safety in Half Moon Bay.
The county supervisor race has a run-off between two candidates.
In an effort to save money, the state decided to suspend mandates that require local jurisdictions to keep the public informed.