Alexander Robert Youshock had been plotting Monday’s attack on Hillsdale High School. He ordered the explosive material, he built bombs while telling his mother he was constructing model rockets, and then videotaped himself making the weapons.
And here come the copy cats…
San Mateo School District officials told us what we already know… derailing the former Hillsdale High School student’s plot to kill students and teachers ended ideally – with nobody hurt and the wannabe killer in jail. To make the school grounds even safer, officials are considering other security devices, like cameras or text messaging alerts.
High-Speed Rail foes have something, other than their never-ending NIMBYism, to hang their hats on today. A Judge questioned the Environmental Impact Report for the proposed route over Pacheco Pass (and into San Jose). This has NIMBYs pretty psyched. Not so fast, say High-Speed Rail advocates, because the Judge also called the other possible routes, over Altamont Pass and across the Bay, too expensive. Nonetheless, this means delay, and cost, and probably huge parties up and down the Caltrain corridor this weekend. Remember, if you drink at these parties NIMBYs, take the train home...
And while Hillsdale High talks security, Brewer Island Elementary School in Foster City showed off its new digs.
Same story, different agency – budget cuts. This time Sequoia Union High School District.
The southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 101 near Brisbane are open again after a chemical spill Wednesday night. It appears that five one-liter bottles labeled "thionyl chloride," were the culprit.
A San Mateo County Superior Court judge has lowered the bail for the former Belmont Chamber of Commerce President charged with molesting a young girl in San Mateo. It went from $1.5 million to $1 million. (Remember this story?)
Now government is stealing from scavengers… those who are caught taking recyclables from curbside bins will soon face a $100 fine under a new law approved by the Redwood City Council.
Police had to turn away insistent gate-crashers from Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s panel event on high-speed rail Wednesday, which drew hundreds of people. Naturally, people couldn’t resist brining up healthcare reform.
Menlo Park City leaders think less government is good. A majority of City Council members are trying to find a way for the city to extricate itself from running a child care program for preschool-age children.
Residents in East Palo Alto are pissed that a twice-convicted rapist is moving to town. Stay tuned for protests.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
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