Burlingame News

Union Bank established "priority banking" offices within existing branches in Burlingame, San Mateo and Palo Alto as the San Francisco bank steps up its efforts to reach the affluent on the Peninsula.

Not long after a San Mateo County man with a valid driver's license was sentenced to two years in jail for his ninth drunken driving conviction, a local legislator has called for a rule that would automatically revoke the licenses of motorists who are repeatedly over the limit and behind the wheel.

A $200,000 project to reduce the volume of train horns was completed one month ahead of schedule, Caltrain officials announced Friday.

Burlingame's Ilan Lesov rushed for 125 yards and two TDs on 23 carries during the Panthers' 28-12 win over Half Moon Bay Friday.

San Mateo Measures L, M: Voters approve tax hikes Nov. 4--SAN MATEO -- Voters made it clear in Tuesday's election that they would prefer to endure higher taxes rather than face cuts to city services.

Burlingame's Brooke Tsu hits a return during her 6-3, 6-0 win over San Mateo's Sammy Huang to capture the PAL tournament singles championship.

Questions raised over the possible historic status of a Burlingame house halted its pending sale and resulted in additional costs for the owners primarily because the city does not have an ordinance for such situations - a conversation the Planning Commission will begin Monday.

Daily Journal file photo Burlingame Councilwoman Rosalie O'Mahony looks upon five red roses given to her when she became mayor for the fifth time in 2007.

With big-ticket items absent from Tuesday's election, voters trickled into polling places at a low rate, leaving some candidates to sweat out whether late ballots will swing results of races in coming days.

San Mateo Public Works Director Larry Patterson participated in a Context Sensitive Solutions workshop on high-speed rail in Burlingame yesterday.

It's hard to imagine the City Council without Rosalie O'Mahony - after all, she was first elected the year the Berlin Wall came down and Madonna's "Like a Prayer" swept the nation.

The voters have spoken. And, as they have for several years, they did so early in Tuesday's electoral game, often decisively.

After beating City College of San Francisco, the College of San Mateo football team now finds itself rooting for the Rams this weekend.

Hoping to inflate the city's budget during its fiscal woes, voters have chosen to boost taxes on anyone who stays in a hotel in the city.

Based on early returns, voters have clearly opted to tax themselves more to avoid cuts in city services.

The image of the state's bullet train ripping apart Peninsula communities in the next decade has once again spurred local leaders into action, this time with a planning process usually applied to freeway construction.

City clerks in Burlingame and San Carlos are best chosen by appointment rather than election, according to voters who opted in their respective cities to change how the city fills the position.

Mike Vail, a supporter of Robert Ross, watches election results update via the Internet along with Claudia, at Ross' election night party.

Keighran followed with 2,670 votes. The real race was between Baylock and O'Mahony who ended up with a 77 vote difference in the semi-official final results.

Saratoga has a new Asian fusion find. The menu at Mint Leaf Cuisine marries the cuisines of Thailand, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, India, Hawaii - oh, and Maine, if you count the lobster.