Top San Mateo County Headlines

Court overturns same-sex marriage ban

05/15/2008 09:06:18 PM GMT

California's Supreme Court today struck down state law's same-sex marriage ban, calling marriage a "basic civil right."

Redwood City: man accused of fatally stabbing wife

Bay City News Service — 05/15/2008 08:21:37 PM GMT

REDWOOD CITY - A jury in San Mateo County Superior Court today found a Daly City man accused of fatally stabbing his wife in 2006 guilty of first-degree murder.

Family of tiger attack victim to file claim against San Francisco

Associated Press — 05/15/2008 08:07:23 PM GMT

The family of a teenager killed by an escaped tiger at the San Francisco Zoo is filing claims against the city alleging wrongful death and negligence.

No free rides on Spare the Air Thursday

05/15/2008 04:39:23 PM GMT

With federal grant money running out, free public transit on Spare the Air days -- which cost $2 million per day -- is over.

Weather and air pollution forecasts

Teachers, parents lead miles-long rally from Peninsula to Silicon Valley

05/15/2008 01:13:10 PM GMT

Large crowds of educators, parents and students converged at numerous intersections along El Camino Real from the Peninsula to Silicon Valley on Wednesday to protest proposed statewide school budget cuts.

Teachers, parents lead miles-long rally from Peninsula to Silicon Valley

05/15/2008 01:13:10 PM GMT

No relief from rising foreclosures

05/15/2008 01:04:11 PM GMT

Foreclosure auction sales tripled in San Mateo County in April, and are likely to continue rising in the next few months, a new report revealed.

Ballpark death defendant out on bail

05/15/2008 12:56:16 PM GMT

Taylor Buckley, the San Carlos teen accused of fatally punching 18-year-old Anthony Giraudo outside a San Francisco Giants game last Friday, was released on $200,000 bail Wednesday afternoon.

Feds investigate claims of illegal migratory bird kill

05/15/2008 12:55:32 PM GMT

Federal investigators said Wednesday they were looking into claims that up to 3,000 eggs and hatchlings of a protected migratory bird were crushed under harvesting machines in one of the largest bird kills in recent California history.

Educators breathe brief sigh of relief

05/15/2008 12:46:11 PM GMT

State and local education leaders were relieved and wary Wednesday when schools seemingly escaped serious harm in the governor's proposed budget.

District may scale back lunch program

05/15/2008 06:34:07 AM GMT

Students in Palo Alto schools will likely face a shorter and colder menu of lunch items next year. Faced with a program that continues to lose money, district staff this week proposed drastic changes to school lunches next year, including eliminating heated meals at elementary schools and offering only one menu choice each day.

Rumored replacement for Giants' honcho has local roots

CCT Staff — 05/15/2008 06:33:37 AM GMT

RUMORS of a possible change in the top leadership of the Giants have been swirling all week. Managing partner Peter Magowan is said to be preparing to step aside.

County loses out on jail funding

05/15/2008 06:33:27 AM GMT

With San Mateo County s hopes of getting state money for a new jail dashed, the county likely will rely on bonds to pay for a facility that would ease severe overcrowding, officials said Wednesday.

Smooth sailing on Peninsula

05/15/2008 05:47:16 AM GMT

For the Peninsula, the bad news from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's new congestion study is that San Mateo County saw the biggest one-year jump in gridlock of any county in the region " at 36 percent.

China quake shows flaws in building boom

05/15/2008 05:40:07 AM GMT

n Collapsing structures the main mortality culprit in 7.9 temblor