Showing posts with label spare the air. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spare the air. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Morning News Round-Up -- 9.22.09: Spare the Air (again)

It was an emotional night for San Mateo City Hall, where council members honored the four police officers and four school staff members who thwarted the armed Alex Youshock from a massive school killing last month.

Redwood City Elementary School District candidates say money and accountability is their number one concern. As it should be. But if that is everyone's concern, who they heck should we vote for?

Be sure to yield to pedestrians today, especially if you are driving through Belmont. Those pedestrians might be police officers. Undercover pedestrians...

Another day of bad air in the Bay Area. Ride the train, or BART, or your bike... please. Because climate change is really happening, folks.

Bad air = hot weather. Expect another “excessive” heat wave next week.

Menlo Park is unveiling the curtain on public employees' (outrageously high?) salaries tonight. A show not to be missed.

API scores are in and once again, Las Lomitas Elementary School District is ranked No. 1 in the state. Good job.

San Mateo County (and the rest of the country) is preparing for the (swine) flu season. Stay tuned.

Urgent! Rescue mini-horses in Woodside. Please.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Morning News Round-Up -- 9.21.09: It's hot... damn hot...

Fall officially starts tomorrow, yet it's going to feel as hot as summer for everyone except for those who are visiting from Texas. Remember to hydrate!

And because of the heat (and your SUV) the air quality around the Bay is bad enough that officials are asking people to telecommute, carpool, and take transit as part of the “Spare the Air” day.

Here is one thing the state IS good at: Mandating local programs that it cannot fund. Thank you Sacramento...

Strangely enough some parents in the San Mateo-Foster City School District are “miffed” that the District is finger-printing volunteers who work on the school campus. Apparently, money outweighs safety. Really? Miffed?

San Mateo County is considering building its new jail on the motor pool lot near the Maguire Correctional Facility. Let the NIMBYism continue...

Cougars were spotted in Portola Valley… and it wasn’t at your local bar.

Volunteers around the state picked up more than 909,294 pounds of trash and recyclables this weekend. Thanks, y'all. All that trash and the SBWMA isn't even in the story...