Stanley Williams poses some good questions regarding residential care homes in our city. ‘How do residential care home impact our neighborhoods. Do they bring the value down? are they legal? are they regulated in any way? The house next…
Category: Government
Downtown Quality of Life Issues on Council Agenda January 23 2013
Cameras and smoking bans downtown are some of the ideas before council to help clean up the downtown area. Your thoughts? Here is the link to the city staff report regarding the possible smoking ban & camera surveillance in the…
Housing Needs For The Next 5 Years – Your Input Is Needed
Still time to complete the city’s survey – ends January 31st – Do it! Let your voice & ideas be heard. Community Needs Assessment Survey – Avail until Jan 31st The City of South San Francisco requests your input on…
Gun Buy Back Program: Aye or Nay?
San Mateo County will be having a gun buyback program and we asked our readers: Will this keep more guns off the streets and out of criminal hands or un-arm legit gun owners? That is the question many are asking.…
Point of Inspection for Home Sales
Subject: Urgent Media Advisory – South San Francisco City Council study session on mandating sewer lateral and home inspection prior to sale of property on January 16 January 10, 2013 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact – Steve Blanton, Executive Officer,…
ESC welcomes our newly sworn in Councilmember Pradeep Gupt
By Richard Springer, Staff Reporter India West Jan 11, 2013 Thirteen people applied for a newly vacated seat on the five-member South San Francisco City Council, and city Planning Commissioner Pradeep Gupta was picked by the board members after an…
Point of Sale Home Inspections; Money or Safety?
San Mateo County Association of REALTORS has put out an urgent media advisory regarding an upcoming City Council study session slated for Wednesday January 16 to further discuss the current practice of home inspections by our Fire Department on all…
California State Budget To Benefit Education
Today California’s Governor Brown published the 2013-2014 Budget and the summary can be viewed here FULL BUDGET SUMMARY. The budget shows an increase in monies allocated to our educational system which has been sorely needed. Here is a general breakdown…
Tax forms delayed
Burlingame Library shared this information regarding tax forms and instructions: “The production of some 2012 major tax products, including the Form 1040 and the Instructions for Form 1040, is impacted by the recent passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act…
VFW 4103 SSF seeks essay contestants
Voice of Democracy & Patriots Pen 2013-2014 Themes Announced Posted on January 7, 2013 by VFW Post 4103 in Voice of Democracy/Patriot’s Pen Veterans of Foreign Wars National Headquarters has recently announced the themes for the 2013 Voice of Democracy…