South San Francisco, CA August 20, 2019 by Matt Grocott Is anyone else out there in the universe of the this readership feeling like things are getting upside down in California, particularly since Gavin Newsom was elected governor?For…
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Editorial: A practical and serious state budget – Rebroadcast from San Mateo Daily Journal
South San Francisco, CA January 11, 2017 Rebroadcast from San Mateo Daily Journal California has come a long way since the yawning budget chasms of 2008-2012 and has actually enjoyed a four-year stretch of balanced budgets with some money…
Sen. Leno’s Minimum Wage Bill Passes the Senate
South San Francisco, CA June 1, 2015 Press Release by Senator Leno’s Office SB 3 Increases Floor Wage in Two Steps: $11 an hour in 2016 and $13…
California drought lacks leadership; Change.org petitions for results
South San Francisco, CA April 17, 2015 Submitted by Elias Change.org Petitioning Governor Brown, Members of the California Legislature, Mayors of Cities in California Stop punishing California Residents The…
SSFPD required to participate in Radar Survey
South San Francisco, CA April 8, 2015 South San Francisco Police Department will be participating in a mandated Radar Survey that requires officers (both sworn and non-sworn employees) in unmarked cars to record the speeds of the vehicles traveling on…
Legislative session holds promise and peril; Op-Ed by Assemblyman Kevin Mullin on SMDJ
South San Francisco, CA January 20, 2015 SMDJ Op-Ed by Assemblymember Kevin Mullin There is no shortage of challenging issues that will make news from the state Capitol during the 2015-16 legislative session ranging from education reform, to…
10 Cent Mandatory Charge For Paper Bags Effective April 22, 2013
Last year our City Council passed the ordinance created by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors to outlaw the use of plastic bags and to add a 10 cent charge for paper bags given to customers from our retailers.…
Happy and SAFE New Year’s Eve
With New Year’s Eve arriving in the next 24 hours now is the time to program some emergency numbers and contacts in your phone if you plan to be out on the town ringing in the new year. *Once again…