South San Francisco, CA September 5, 2013 Local Veterans Leo McArdle and John Pieretti are the two men behind this upcoming fundraiser benefiting WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA on Friday October 11 up at the SSF ELKS Lodge. The proceeds and donations…
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RIM FIRE UPDATE; September 4, 2013
The Rim Fire Incident Command has released the following “Fact Sheet” for the fire: Rim Fire: Day 17 Acreage: 235,841 Square miles: 371 Largest wildfire in the United States to date in 2013 (Second largest to date in 2013: Lime…
City Council Candidate Forum Slated For Sept 30 & Oct 1
South San Francisco, CA September 4, 2013 From our City Clerk’s Office: The 2013 City of South San Francisco Candidate Forums are being co-sponsored by the City and the Chamber of Commerce and will be moderated by the League of…
RIM FIRE UPDATE; Video and T-shirts here
Direct from their community; This is an amazing video, 22 minutes long, interviewing folks who have been working this beast; firefighters, Red Cross, Lions Club, and everyday people. It is incredible to see such an outpouring of help and such…
RIM FIRE UPDATE August 30 8:30pm
Inferno burns on The Rim Fire, which started for reasons unknown at this time, is only 35% contained after blazing since the afternoon of August 17th and consuming 213,414 acres, has demanded a total of 4,844 personnel. This update…
Shouts out to Mr. Midge Damonte; A favorite teacher and principal
South San Francisco, CA August 28, 2013 Our recent Throw Back Thursday included a photo of a favorite teacher and principal, Mr. Midge Damonte. He was the principal of Los Cerritos Elementary School in 1966. And we wanted to…
San Bruno Resident TED PALLAS reports on the Korean War
South San Francisco, CA August 30, 2013 I Remember Korea By Ted Pallas Korea? Never heard of it. But got there in spite of it. I remember being told, that It was a “Police Action,” “No Big Deal!” There should…
San Mateo County Releases Balanced Budget
Hearings Start September 16 San Mateo County Manager John L. Maltbie today unveiled a balanced budget for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 fiscal years that invests in public safety, prepares the County for federal health care reform, funds affordable housing projects and…
Bay Bridge Closure: SSF Ferry Schedule and other routes
Closure begins Wednesday August 28th at 8:00 PM The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will be closed in both directions Labor Day Weekend in order to take the original East Span out of service and to open the new East Span…
RIM FIRE UPDATE: Wednesday August 28 2013
Here are some of the latest updates on the RIM FIRE * Yosemite firefighters saved by Army C130s VIDEO HERE About 25 Rim Fire firefighters were saved from dangerously close flames using the latest military technology. * Thank you to…