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…
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Juliana’s Journey: Childhood Cancer Cure Needs Your Help Now!
Juliana Pena had the most incredible smile and the laughter bubbling up from this little two year old warmed the hearts of all that knew her. A South City neighbor, Juliana was diagnosed with a childhood cancer, Neuroblastoma, which would…
URBAN SHIELD; Red Area Command in South San Francisco
URBAN SHIELD; Red Area Command in South San Francisco By Kamala Silva Wolfe, Peninsula Progress September 2012 “We are the City that can”, Chief White said as he pointed to Sign Hill. “We are industrious and we can do it!” …
Regulating Health
Regulating Health New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed ban on large sugary drinks has been a national hot topic this past week and rightly so. Is this another step into a nanny state or does it bring attention to…
April is Earthquake Preparedness Month – Are You Prepared?
April is Earthquake Preparedness Month – Are You Prepared? N.E.R.T. The Beginning Years South San Francisco Fire Department began the Community Emergency Response Training program back in 1994 under the direction of then Fire Chief Andrew Stark. City staffer Susan…
Cemetery Union 256 Workers Locked Out
“12 workers from Local 256 have been locked out of work at the Woodlawn Cemetery by the owning company Service Corporation International in Texas. This company wants to reduce wages by $2 when the current wage is $17-23. Some of…
Measure J School Board Bond
BOND AUTHORIZATION By approval of this proposition by at least 55% of the registered voters voting on the proposition, the South San Francisco Unified School District (the “District”) shall be authorized to issue and sell bonds of up to $162,000,000…