Morning News Round-Up -- 7.17.09: Newsy Friday...

Get shot by San Mateo Police by accident collect $210,000. Seems like a low dollar amount to Watch Dog. After all, a person that was hit (by car) by accident by State Assemblywoman Carole Migden collected $300,000+.

In other police news... A Federal appeals court will allow a civil rights case to proceed against the San Carlos Police. This may cost the San Carlos Police a bunch more than the accidental shooting cost the San Mateo Police...

Watch Dog has covered NIMBYism in the area as it relates to High-Speed Rail, to housing developments, to grocery stores, and to artificial turf... but these episodes will seem like child's play compared to the NIMBY reaction Sheriff Greg Munks is about to walk into when he tries to convince the cities on the "short-list" of where to put a new jail of the following: "The jail is actually a service to the community..." Good luck Sheriff... Menlo Park is already very concerned... Half Moon Bay, on the other hand, isn't...

Here are three stories that are tailor-made to follow the previous one...

• Folks in San Mateo are getting annoyed with cars on the street that are for sale...
• 21 homes were approved for development in Redwood City...
• A decision to allow (or disallow) a massage parlor in Redwood City was delayed because of neighbors' "concerns"...

Another re-occurring story we have been tracking is the Sequoia Union High School District versus Everest Charter School. After several appeals, Everest has its Charter. Now, the battle about where Everest will actually be located is the question. Sequoia wants Everest in East Palo Alto. Everest doesn't want to be in East Palo Alto. Everest has tried to get into a building in Redwood City, and Sequoia is fighting Everest at every step... So the question is now being asked (by the Almanac) is: Will Everest Charter School open in August?

A bad (5-alarm) fire destroyed three (connected) homes in Sharon Heights/ Menlo Park yesterday.

The Daily Journal gives props to Belmont for not going forward with a hotel tax hike.

SamTrans + Bad Economy = Fare Increases + Service Cuts. (Same thing for our friends down south and VTA...)

The meth salesman that was (allegedly) operating outside of Safeway in Menlo Park pleaded not guilty yesterday...

The final escapee from Camp Glenwood was taken back into custody. Thank you HMB Review for the follow-up story...