Thursday, November 12, 2009

Morning News Round-Up -- 11.12.09: Taking the protest to (Foster) City Hall...

As if Foster City wasn't in enough trouble with their schools... a group of teachers took their salary dispute to City Hall this week to protest Vice Mayor Linda Koelling who used to run a private school that went under and left teachers short on their paychecks and payroll taxes... this should get very interesting...

And those teachers aren't the only ones pissed these days...

Senator Simitian is pissed about the water bill that passed out of Sacramento... and when Senator Simitian is pissed, you know you are going to hear about it. Senator Yee likes it, however...

An illegal subdivision... that's the charge of several folks who are suing about a Redwood City subdivision at Cordilleras Creek.

The City of San Carlos runs a popular after school program... but the City is cash-strapped, so they are handing over the program to the cash-rich (?) San Carlos Elementary School District... thank you San Carlos... perhaps the City of Belmont should help foot the bill too?

San Mateo Union High School District is looking become a little less cash-strapped by installing solar... $32 million worth of solar.

Investigators don't think there is foul play in the death of a Palo Alto man who was found in a Redwood City pool. Foul play no... foul smell, yes...

Preuss Pharmacy is closing in Menlo Park... Safeway bought the business...

There was a long power outage in Portola Valley this week -- 26 hours. It was caused by a Portola Valley rat that tripped a circuit breaker. Raising the obvious question -- there are rats in Portola Valley? I thought the high-priced homes included a rat-free clause...

The Mi Pueblo grocery store is opening in East Palo Alto this weekend. Ikea, then Mi Pueblo, then Home Depot... the "honey do" list...

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