Brisbane News

A man suspected of driving under the influence nearly died early Thursday morning when he crashed an SUV into two businesses at the intersection of Airport Boulevard and Grand Avenue, police said.

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These female musicians are giving a whole new meaning to the words squeeze play.

The Jefferson Union High School District board of trustees approved a list of budget cuts totalling $1.3 million in an effort to balance its budget beginning with the 2010-11 school year.

The fact that it never happened helped create Brisbane's small-town character and an aversion to change that colors the town's present-day politics.

There is no one big foolproof method for ensuring that your grown children are home for the holidays with you year after year other than failing to potty train them .

In a meeting room packed with parents, staff and students, the Jefferson Union High School District board considered its next round of budget cuts for the 2010-11 school year.

A glass ceiling still looms over California companies, although it's less prevalent in San Francisco, according to a report to be released today.

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Photo submitted by Lynn Adams Lynn Adams Lynn Adams, President of the Pacifica Beach Coalition , said that 23 years ago, when she left Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, to head out to San Francisco, she and her roommate saw a shooting star along their journey and considered it a confirmation that they both belonged out West.

Expanding a successful online business to a downtown storefront might seem risky these days, but it made sense to Mark and Carter Bolick, the design team behind India Rose.

A lookout was chosen to hold open the door. An invasion song was selected. "OK, when I say go, we go! No hesitation, or the maitre d' has time to throw us out," said ringleader Paul Rogers.

Voters delivered a surprise election victory to City Council newcomer Cliff Lentz on Tuesday night, sending current City Councilman Michael Barnes to the sidelines.

Early results showed Brisbane's transit occupancy tax measure set to succeed on Tuesday night, with 57.43 percent of voters in favor as of 8:30 p.m. The measure needed a simple majority to pass.

Oct. 30--Six cities in San Mateo County are looking to boost their hotel tax rates in an effort to balance their budgets without increasing the tax burden on local residents.

Joining the growing list of Peninsula cities that require development projects to be more environmentally friendly, the Redwood City City Council unanimously passed the city's first green building ordinance last week.

October 20, 2009, Brisbane, Calif., -- The new AskBob online community , a unique forum connecting aviation maintenance professionals and the aviation industry, celebrates its one year anniversary this month with phenomenal growth that reached over 46,000 unique page views in September from over 11,000 visitors.

City managers in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties have united to cut retirement benefits for new hires, saying taxpayers should no longer have to fund employee pension costs that have skyrocketed out of control.

John Greenlee has targeted the Great American Lawn - that notorious sink of fossil fuels, water, chemicals and spare time - for destruction.

San Bruno Mountain Watch Conservancy invites you to 23 Club, 23 Visitacion Avenue in Brisbane to celebrate San Bruno Mountain Watch Conservancy's 40th Anniversary, Sunday, October 25 from 5 to 9 p.m. Cover charge $15 includes dinner of baked ziti , salad, bread, and cookie buffet.