San Mateo News

CSM wide receiver Rahsaan Vaughn goes up high for a catch during the Bulldogs' 31-20 win over Reedley in the fifth annual Bulldog Bowl Saturday afternoon in San Mateo.

From a Peninsula Humane Society press release: November 22, 2009 The Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA invites high school students to explore two distinct, but related animal welfare career paths this December.

Mike King calls his pizza business a labor of love. Sure, he likes the job and the food he serves.

The phone call was a pre-recorded message by Parkside Elementary School Principal Lynn Gurnee.

Fighting back tears, the mother of murder victim Lon Dell Wilson told her son's killer Thursday afternoon before he was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison that she forgave him.

Students from Sunnybrae Elementary School in San Mateo launched a drive helping a United Nation's organization that champions children's rights.

Getting around the city on two wheels will be easier and safer if officials succeed in their quest to revamp local bike transportation.

With newly initiated sales outpacing new listings, San Mateo County single family home inventory is being absorbed faster than it is being added.

Nick Brocha, 2008 XDL freestyle national champion, performs a trick during a motorcycle show at the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows expo at the San Mateo County Event Center Friday afternoon.

As recently as two weeks ago, the Burlingame High football team was peaking, playing well in all three phases of the game.

Getting around the city on two wheels will be easier and safer if officials succeed in their quest to revamp local bike transportation.

Students from Sunnybrae Elementary School in San Mateo launched a drive helping a United Nation's organization that champions children's rights.

Walking into J'me boutique is like walking into any San Francisco high-end boutique -- only it's in San Mateo.

The need at the Second Harvest food banks of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties echo the alarming picture of food insecurity painted by a national report released this week, according to food bank officials.

It was a hot summer in Bakersfield and Pacific Gas and Electric has raised rates twice in the past 13 months.

Longtime Peninsula journalist George E. Golding died Nov. 14 at his home in San Mateo from complications due to a stroke.

On paper, Saturday's Northern California Community College football championship game between host College of San Mateo and Reedley is a mismatch.

Ending long-running speculation about whether he will run for re-election, San Mateo County Sheriff Greg Munks confirmed Thursday he plans to seek another term next November, despite a Las Vegas brothel scandal that has clouded his tenure as the county's top cop.

The rumble and roar of a vast motorcycle caravan will roll into town tonight for a glimpse into the future of the industry.

Xtreme Power, a provider of large-scale power management and storage systems, today announced that is has been selected as a finalist for the first Innovation Competition at GreenBeat 2009, the seminal conference on the Smart Grid.