South San Francisco, CA June 27, 2017 Submitted by Lau Hodges On June 21, 2017, the San Mateo County Harbor District Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to upgrade to 100% clean and renewable energy with Peninsula Clean Energy’s ECO100 program.…
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CPTF Volunteer Event Pecks Lot Clean Up and Tree Planting – June 2017
South San Francisco, Ca June 26, 2017 Submitted by Tom Carney, SSFFD, Safety Inspector, CPTF Director On Saturday, June 24th, twenty-five Community Preservation Task Force volunteers along with neighbors from Pecks Lot and surrounding neighborhoods planted 11 trees and…
Congratulations to US Citizen NORA KEVRANIAN; Living the American Dream
South San Francisco, CA June 25, 2017 Nora Kevranian realized her dream this past week when she became a US Citizen. Nora’s grandparents were refugees who were forced to flee to Syria during the 1915 Armenian Genocide, leaving behind…
A Friendly Reminder From our SSF Scavengers: Let’s Keep Our City Clean!
South San Francisco, CA June 20, 2017 We all know how windy South San Francisco can be and we all need to step up our game keeping our City litter free. Thanks to the Scavenger Company for providing some great tips…
SSFPD Media Release: Seeking Info on Felony Hit and Run on West Orange Ave / ECR
South San Francisco, CA June 23, 2017 Submitted by SSFPD On Thursday, June 22nd 2017 at approximately I I :09 PM, 21-year-old Merced resident Francisco Avelar was driving his vehicle on West Orange Avenue at El Camino Real…
Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA Pet of the Week: Sofia!
South San Francisco, CA June 23, 2017 Submitted by Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA Meet Sofia: a charming and high energy 9 month old gal still bursting with kitten playfulness that looks like it’s here to…
New Cheer Squad Coach at El Camino High School Looks to Spur Sport to New Heights
South San Francisco, CA June 23, 2017 In October 2015 Governor Brown signed the bi-partisan Assembly Bill 949, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) which officially made Cheerleading a recognized sport in California, joining Michigan, New York, Maine,…
Skyline College Engineering Summer Camp for Grades 9-12 and Entering College Students
South San Francisco, CA June 23, 2017 Submitted by Skyline College The Skyline College Engineering Summer Camp provides students with opportunities to learn to design and build projects using exciting equipment like Lasercutters, 3D printing, ShopBot, and Vinyl Cutters.…
New Data at EAN Show Genentech’s Ocrevus (Ocrelizumab) Significantly Reduced Multiple Measures of Disease Progression in Relapsing and Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
South San Francisco, CA June 23, 2017 Genentech Press Release OCREVUS increased the number of patients with relapsing MS (RMS) and primary progressive MS (PPMS) who maintained No Evidence of Progression or Active Disease (NEPAD) versus Rebif® (interferon beta-1a)…
FDA Approves Rituxan Hycela (Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human) for Subcutaneous Injection in Certain Blood Cancers
South San Francisco, CA June 23, 2017 Genentech Press Release Treatment can be administered in five to seven minutes, compared to 1.5 hours or more for intravenous Rituxan — SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA — 2017-06-22 00:00:00 Genentech, a member…