Two-way Hayes Street is part of proposal that would try to relieve area congestion Under a new proposal for the Market-Octavia area, Hayes Street traffic could run two ways, fewer parking spaces would be provided to new residents and developers would pay special fees under a proposal for the area.
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Washington farmer takes the top prize for third year in a rowHALF MOON BAY — Donning a T-shirt reading "In search of the great pumpkin" Monday, Joel Holland became the only farmer to twice win back-to-back-to-back championships at the city’s annual pumpkin contest.The contest kicks off the 36th annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival.
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FOSTER CITY — Residents and visitors will soon be able to kick back by the waterfront while surfing the Internet.Foster City will become the first in the county to launch citywide wireless Internet access anywhere within city limits when it holds its formal "wire-cutting" ceremony Oct. 16, according to Mayor Linda Koelling.
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Oct. 1 announcement from company suggested it was closing Daly City storeDALY CITY — Daly City officials said that their Krispy Kreme store remains open and is doing quite well despite a recent company announcement that the doughnut shop would close as of Oct. 1.The Sullivan Avenue Krispy Kreme, paired with an In-N-Out Burger, opened to much ballyhoo and long lines in 2001, and the store is "doing very well," said Daly City Economic Development Director Terry Sedik.
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Group fights big money with old-fashioned organizingBRISBANE — Opponents of residential development in the Guadalupe Valley Quarry are trying to make the most of the small amount of money in their coffers, printing posters and planning postcard mailers in the next month.But they’re competing against the deep pockets of the Committee to Close the Brisbane Quarry, which has nearly $75,000 from three donors to spend.
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HIA leaders say they won’t join city without a more stable government in placeBELMONT — Some city leaders are urging a kinder, gentler approach to annexing 67 acres of unincorporated land in the Harbor Industrial Area, but property owners there say that won’t make them warm up to the idea.
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Redwood City mayor says mandate could be excessiveREDWOOD CITY — Downtown’s retail core is beginning taking shape, but city leaders continue to face fallout from the decision to acquire downtown land through eminent domain.
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Long-range solutions for replacement being reviewedBURLINGAME — A plan is being developed to replace the towering Easton Drive eucalyptus trees — some of the oldest in the city— as they die or become diseased in the future.
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500 slots for school district program went unfilled last year; deadline is FridayFree after-school tutoring is available for low-income students at San Francisco public schools that have low overall scores on state standardized tests, but parents have to sign up by Friday to qualify for the extra educational help.Last year, more than 500 slots for the free program went unfilled in San Francisco. Critics charged that the district did not do enough to publicize the program because unused funds go back into a general pool for the low-achieving schools.
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With so many pointless and politically motivated measures on the local ballot this year, it’s no wonder a lot of San Francisco residents are driven to distraction.But of all the wayward initiatives cluttering the voting pamphlet, none reveal just how out of touch some city supervisors are with the needs of everyday workers and average families quite like Proposition E, this fall’s proposed parking punishment tax.
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