Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Morning News Round-Up -- 4.28.09: Swine flu everywhere (in the news...)

Swine flu is everywhere...everywhere in the news, the actual flu isn't everywhere...

But just because there is a possible pandemic flu going around, doesn't mean the Belmont City Council can't continue the Garbage Saga... Belmont doesn't really like the SBWMA, the folks that run the garbage contracts in most of the County. Belmont wants to replace the SBWMA Board, which is made up of City staff from each City/Agency in the jurisdiction, with elected officials.

The on-again, off-again House of Representatives Financial Services Hearing on San Mateo County's (and other communities') losses from the Lehman Brothers' fiasco is on-again, but it won't be local. May 5th in DC.

The Safeway/Roti credit card scheme trials continue...this time, a Safeway clerk pleaded no contest to helping use stolen credit card numbers (from Roti) to buy stuff (at Safeway)...

In other Safeway news...Burlingame's Safeway plans are taking shape. Last Thursday, the Burlingame Planning Division got an official application for demolition for the current Safeway and the Walgreens.

Michelle Durand gets into the 2010 Governor's race in today's Daily Journal...Who's running...Guess?

The City of East Palo Alto and developers that own apartments in East Palo Alto still aren't getting along...surprise, surprise...

The November Millbrae City Council election is taking shape. Former Mayor Nadia Holober is in the race... with the backing of Congresswoman Jackie Speier, no less... (and just about every other political big wig...)

The City Manager in Palo Alto sees big cuts on the horizon...with a $10 million budget gap, what else are you going to do...Perhaps raise taxes on businesses? They could foam-containers... but instead are just going to be ban them...

The COWS in Woodside remind us that the Woodside Elementary School District has a parcel tax on the May 5th (NOT MAY 19TH) ballot...

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