Brisbane News

The city of Davis announced Tuesday that a new interim fire chief has been hired to replace Bill Weisgerber, who retired this week, ending a two-year stint as temporary head of the Davis Fire Department.

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THE Duyfken Replica has set sail from Brisbane on her five-month journey back to Perth and her new permanent home in Fremantle.

The special district oversight group whose recommendation could spell the end for the county's embezzlement-scarred mosquito district or reaffirm its current governance put off a final decision until comments made at yesterday's public hearing can be incorporated into a final report.

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To the average Peninsula voter, Brisbane and Sunnyvale have little in common. The former is a small, industrial suburb on San Francisco's doorstep, the latter a high-tech hub in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Frances Hildebrand, San Francisco I went because: Australia was on my must-do list and I had the opportunity to cruise there from San Francisco on the Queen Elizabeth.

In June, for the third time in less than two years, the Jefferson Union High School District will run a parcel tax past voters.A Residents within the district, which covers Pacifica, Daly City, Colma, Broadmoor and Brisbane will see Measure Y on June 5's ballot.

Market watch: New farmers markets are sprouting up all over, including two at community college campuses -- San Jose City College and Canada College.