Friday, September 18, 2009

Morning News Round-up --9.18.09: The cycle of life.

Here is a chance to shell out more money to fly…SFO passengers can pay a fee that will go toward reforestation projects. It pays to be green.

San Mateo County prosecutors filed additional charges against the suspect in the Skyline College shooting. It’s the first time prosecutors claimed the shooting confrontation was gang-related.

Portola Valley schools got a $3 million windfall from the federal stimulus package. Forget textbooks and teachers they are using that money to go solar.

East Palo Alto’s biggest landlord legally blocked a new rent law that was supposed to be on the November ballot.

Palo Alto has a new police chief, and according to the city manager the newly hired chief “knows, in his bones as well as his head, that the mandate for the police must come from the community.” Let's hope so.

Caltrain also learned how to listen to residents.

The San Mateo-Foster City School District is still thinking about building its new elementary school on a site planned for a retirement community. We believe the children are our future, etc, etc, etc...

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