Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Morning News Round-Up -- 2.3.10: No Battle Royale...

Jackie Speier isn't going to leave DC... yet. She announced yesterday that she will not run for Attorney General. Which makes Watch Dog sad because we sort of looked forward to Battle Royale locally that would have ensued...

Remember last week when the County Executive David Boesch sent a stern letter to Deputy Sheriff's union explaining how the union must not understand the economic crisis affecting the County? Well, the union shot back yesterday saying that they did offer salary concessions to the County, but County Administrators (in Boesch's office) never forwarded the union's proposal to the Board of Supervisors...

Menlo Park is about to make national news. Following in Belmont's footsteps, MP is about to enact a pretty far-reaching anti-smoking ordinance. Menlo Park, meet Fox News. Fox News, meet Menlo Park...

San Carlos has a major parks problem... and we aren't talking about the 'to turf or not to turf' issue. They have no money for maintenance and may close some parks, stop mowing lawns, and stop cleaning up graffiti. Welcome taggers...

San Bruno neighbors continued to tell the San Mateo Union School District not to sell the Crestmoor High School site in San Bruno...

Folks in the Burlingame Elementary School District have ballots in their hands for Measure B, renewing a parcel tax for schools. 2/3 of them need to say yes for the tax to get renewed... vote early and often, that's Watch Dog's motto.

Speaking of Burlingame, the Daily Journal's Jon Mays chimes in on the epic, 13 year struggle to get Safeway approved. In the process, he gives us all a pretty good indication of reporter Heather Murtagh's age...

Continuing the big weak for Safeway on the Peninsula, the Menlo Park City Council is allowing Rubio's and Peet's to get outdoor seating in the Safeway plaza...

This is sad, the Half Moon Bay Downtown Business Association is taking a vote on whether to disband. That isn't a very good sign...

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