San Carlos News

A San Francisco Bay area postal worker accused of stealing thousands of pieces of mail to obtain credit cards has been sentenced to 18 months in jail.

Authorities evacuated part of the South Bay Waste Authority facility Wednesday while they investigated a possible pipe bomb a driver spotted in a garbage truck.

The public gets its first look this week at revamped plans for the Transit Village mixed-use project around the historic San Carlos train station.

A former Peninsula letter carrier charged with stealing thousands of pieces of mail while working -- including a 1938 telegram at the heart of a family love story -- was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in jail.

Another grassroots movement against artificial field turf in San Carlos is gaining momentum, this time with Crestview Park as the battleground.

Two men are in jail after police first found them with 400 Oxycodone pills, 3 pounds of marijuana and about $1,200 in cash as their vehicle was searched on Laurel Street in San Carlos May 8. A subsequent search of one of the suspect's home turned up another 1,000 Oxycodone pills, 6 more pounds of marijuana, $87,000 in cash and 50 explosives, ... (more)

The San Carlos Youth Center in partnership with the San Carlos Parks & Recreation Department and the San Carlos Youth Center Foundationis hosting a Youth Center Open House on Thursday, May 23rd from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

The BizSmart @Work Awards recognizes businesses and multi-family dwellings in San Carlos and throughout the Rethink Waste Service area that are leading the way to reduce waste and conserve natural resources.

An iconic hotel in downtown San Jose, the Marriott next to the city's convention center, has been bought by CBRE Global Investors.

Renovation & Refresh The San Carlos Library at 610 Elm Street will be undergoing a renovation and refresh project starting in mid-May. This work will last for a period of 6 months.

Background The Reusable Bag Ordinance was initially proposed by members of the City Council during one of the City's twice a year Strategic Planning meetings on February 18, 2011.

Library patrons use public computers at the San Carlos Library on Thursday, May 16, 2013.

Friday, May 17th at 5:00pm marks the beginning of the 33rd Annual edition of San Carlos Hometown Days at Burton Park.

A preliminary trial date has been set for Joseph Patrick Kaufman, the 23-year-old San Carlos man charged in the death of a Belmont man after an argument at a Belmont bar on April 29.

San Carlos police chief, Capt. Greg Rothaus was joined by representatives from the San Mateo County Sheriff's San Carlos Police Bureau last week at a Town Hall meeting to discuss a variety of public safety issues, including the spike in residential burglaries.

The City of San Carlos invites you to help us envision an updated Crestview Park.

In a public forum at 7 p.m. Monday, May 13, in the Performing Arts Center at Menlo-Atherton High School, officials from the Sequoia Union High School District will be seeking community input on possibly redrawing boundary maps that connect schools to neighborhoods.

Programs designed to help steer kids away from drugs, such as Drug Abuse Resistance Education , can be only as effective as the people who work face to face with the kids.

Doing city business in San Carlos could be getting more expensive if the City Council signs off on fee adjustments that would bring in about an extra $604,000 annually.

Two years after the city installed synthetic grass on the Highlands Park playing field - the result of more than a decade of debate, environmental reviews and even a lawsuit - a new round of opposition to the material is springing up around Crestview Park.