Friday, May 8, 2009

Morning News Round-Up -- 5.8.09: Amici's + MP = Love

The San Mateo-Foster City School District versus the City of Foster City feud is certainly kicking into high gear. The School District says (and almost everyone agrees, except for Mayor John Kiramis) that they will need more classrooms soon. They want to build a new school and they would like the City of Foster City to provide some land to do it. That makes good sense to Watch Dog. The City apparently thinks differently. The City doesn't really believe that the School District is worthy of land and wanted a whole bunch of costly analysis done and reports and paperwork. Instead, the School District last night decided to provide the City with the information it had, and is hoping the City doesn't behave like the kindergartners that the District serves...

Big rate hikes, big service cuts, and a big stick in the eye to bicycle commuters... that seems to be the plan for CalTrain this fall. Does this mean Jack Morton doesn't want them to control High-Speed Rail now?

But it isn't just CalTrain looking at budget gaps to fill, so is the San Mateo Public Library...

In the wake of Burlingame's big sewer fee/tax increase, Redwood City is considering the same...

The Daily Journal's Editorial Board says (hold your nose and) vote yes on Propositions 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1F. (Poor Propositions 1D and 1E... no love)

Three kids escaped Wednesday from the Log Cabin Ranch (a juvenile detention facility) in La Honda. Because we may have screwed up stories about the Log Cabin Ranch before, it is important to note that the this Ranch is actually run by the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department. Thank you careful readers...

Amici's East Coast Pizza + Menlo Park = Delicious...

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