The bill was designed to increase efficiency in Sacramento and provide cost savings to the state.
A peninsula activist campaigns for an innovative but unlikely solution to the high-speed rail debate
Timothy Hanretty previously denied sloughing more than $100,000 from the district to remodel his home.
Local chapter of national organization seeing pink.
Gordon wrote two key pieces of legislation pertaining to California recycling programs.
The MidPeninsula American Dream Council will gather at a table Thursday on Laurel Street to distribute materials regarding Romney's tax plan.
In a Patch survey, Republican activists lauded Paul Ryan for his fiscal conservatism and brainpower, while Democrats said the choice could help the Obama campaign.
State senator critical of Wisconsin representative's proposed reforms of social safety net programs.
Mark Perkel argues that it's important to keep searching for life in space.
Annual 'State of the Lake Report' highlights trends revealing a complex picture of the famed lake's ecosystem.
New Hampshire GOP praises choice, but one observer says, "This pick doesn't move the needle here."
The district said air quality in the Bay Area is forecast to be unhealthy again Saturday.
A rule in the State Senate bars the legislature from considering new laws that can add to the prison population, but does this rule put the safety of peninsula communities at risk?
Weighs in on a case in which employees were fired for “liking” a Facebook page.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued the fifth Spare the Air Alert for smog in 2012.
A spokeswoman for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District this afternoon said air samples during and after the Chevron refinery fire showed "surprisingly minimal impacts" because of favorable weather conditions.
In the aftermath of the recent shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin, peninsula school leaders discuss plans to protect students in the Back to School Season
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 Greater East San Carlos Neighborhood Association feels a little frustrated. They think their voices are being ignored. In some cases, they are are right.
The President’s recent Bay Area trips have brought national attention and notoriety to Redwood City and surrounding cities, but even those residents who didn’t attend his fundraisers paid for traffic and security costs.
When the Supreme Court declared the Affordable Care Act constitutional, voters started asking Congresswoman Eshoo questions. She shares her answers here on Patch.
Top Bay Area libertarians are skeptical about Romney’s record and distrustful of him as a voice for small government.
Around 3,000 uninsured are currently on the District's waiting list.
The goal is simple: transform every park and facility, and find a way to be more self-funding.
California's budget vice continues to tighen around the State University system, severely limiting the number of students eligible to begin school next spring.
Toymaker says it received 10 reports of wheels and hubcaps coming loose or detaching from the vehicles.
San Mateo County parks need $12.1 million in capital improvements over the next five years in addition to typical annual expenditures.
Improvements to Holly Street/101 interchange and Transit Village Project on the agenda for study sessions.
Which mode of public transportation is more valuable to the Peninsula?
San Carlos, in its recent Green Annual Report, highlights some of the work in these programs as well as how they benefit residents, businesses and the San Carlos community.
People took a mostly positive view towards legalizing marijuana, but were sensitive when speaking about the issue.
Three San Carlos residents were given three years of supervised probation Wednesday for their alleged roles in growing marijuana at home and in a warehouse, also located in San Carlos.
Jay Walter attended Aragon High School before going to Cal Poly. He has been the Public Works Director in San Luis Obispo for over seven years.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors are asking residents will be voting in November whether to increase sales tax by half a cent, for a period of 10 years.
The San Mateo County Transportation Authority redesigned its website: www.smcta.com.
Advocacy groups argue for increased Bus Funding while others say to focus on Caltrain.
Advocacy groups contend more affordable housing is needed on the Peninsula to ease congestion and increase quality of life. The San Carlos City Council agrees.
The animal, found earlier this month, is the first squirrel to test positive for West Nile virus in the county this year.
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.
Many local politicians, including San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, are against the measure.