Burlingame News

As if there weren't enough good reasons for people to visit our new Tom and Annette Lantos Center for Compassion atA 1450 Rollins Road in Burlingame, we added two more.A One is more or less a seasonal deal, but since this is our first time through the spring in our new home, it's our first "kitten season."A People who know cats know they tend to ... (more)

Deep in the Vietnam jungle one night in 1968, a young soldier wrote his older sister a letter.

The Peninsula Humane Society is encouraging San Mateo residents to consider adopting a kitten this weekend should a new pet make a welcome addition to the home.

Math games on iPads, robot making and a social network where kids explore their interests were just some of the two dozen education technology booths featured at "DIY Learning: the New School" at the Maker Faire in San Mateo, held May 17 through 20.

Sign up for Express New from the Almanac, Express is an e-edition delivered via email each weekday.

A residential burglary occurred Thursday on Los Altos Drive in Burlingame. At 11:30 a.m., Burlingame police officers responded to a report of an in-progress burglary.

Nothing President Barack Obama said at the Wednesday night rally inside the Fox Theatre came as a surprise to anyone, but his signature oratory command and flashy grin ignited the audience.

Editor's Note: The following information is from an Events listing. The listing can be viewed here .

The Summit, held by the Smart Card Alliance in partnership with the NFC Forum , takes place this week through Thursday at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel in Burlingame, California.

Bicycling Magazine recently named San Francisco the eighth most bike-friendly city in the country.

The motto of the Burlingame Rotary Club is "Service Above Self," a sentiment members put into play on national Rotary at Work in the Community Day.

Partial funding for a proposed, pedestrian-friendly facelift for Burlingame Avenue will come from forming an assessment district in the area - a move that was approved Monday evening.

Are you looking for a way to join in your community and be a part of the future of Burlingame? Are zoning laws, building design reviews and following ordinances your thing? Then the Planning Commission might be for you.

As Facebook Inc. begins life as a public company, it is confronting heightened concern about its business.

A pair of East Palo Alto residents who pleaded no contest last month to felony chargers in connection with a string of robberies in San Mateo and Burlingame will be sentenced in June for their crimes.

Identive Group, Inc. , a provider of products and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced tomPAY, an innovative radio frequency identification peel & stick tag that allows payment card manufacturers to offer contactless payment capabilities using consumers' existing mobile devices.

Supporters of republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul wear t-shirts that spell out "PAUL" during a campaign stop at the Park Place Event Center on January 2, 2012 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Fifty years after a California Highway Patrol officer was gunned down in a Burlingame restaurant, a rest stop off of Interstate Highway 280 in San Mateo County is being renamed in his honor.

There's nothing like a little live music when you feel like spending a night out on the town.Whether it's classical, jazz or salsa music you prefer, there are plenty of options for live music nearby.

The burrito. It is the favorite food of many. As a Patch editor noted last week, "A burrito is like a present, it's like all of your favorite things wrapped into one thing." And we are fortunate to live in an area on the San Francisco Peninsula to have many wonderful options to choose from.