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Large crowds of educators, parents and students converged at numerous intersections along El Camino Real from the Peninsula to Silicon Valley on Wednesday to protest proposed statewide school budget cuts.
Governor's proposal expands lottery, trims poor, elderly programs
Anxious to avoid deep cuts in education spending, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday proposed dramatically expanding the state lottery and slashing programs for the poor and disabled instead, to help close ...
Taylor Buckley, the San Carlos teenager accused of fatally punching 18-year-old Anthony Giraudo outside a San Francisco Giants game last Friday, was released on $200,000 bail Wednesday afternoon.
County loses out on jail funds
With San Mateo County's hopes of getting state money for a new jail dashed, the county likely will rely on bonds to pay for a facility that would ease severe overcrowding, officials said Wednesday.
Parolee arrested in hit-and-run case
The 28-year-old parolee accused in a fatal hit-and-run accident last week in Daly City had only recently been released from prison on charges related to shooting a man point-blank in the face in the state of ...
Blaze destroys San Mateo hair salon
A two-alarm fire ripped through a San Mateo hair salon Wednesday, causing part of the roof to collapse.
Traffic congestion at 8-year high
Traffic congestion on Bay Area freeways in 2007 hit its highest level since peaking in 2000, transportation officials announced Wednesday, but tie-ups diminished on some of the area's busiest corridors.
Smooth sailing on Peninsula roads
For the Peninsula, the bad news from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's new congestion study is that San Mateo County saw the biggest one-year jump in gridlock of any county in the region - at 36 ...
No murder charge in Giants death
The Carlmont High School senior whose punch outside a San Francisco Giants game that allegedly led to the death of 18-year-old Anthony Giraudo will be charged with involuntary manslaughter, San Francisco ...
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