Concerned with vandalism and dog poop, a San Bruno school now locks its playground and sports fields after school, preventing access to a spot that kids and families have enjoyed for decades. “My kids grew up playing there when they were little,” said Debbie Gartner, who lives across the street from Parkside Intermediate School. Gartner said she often sees families wander up to the gate and then turn away. Read More

As 78-year-old Doris Dull was walking down to the wide cavity in the ground left by the gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno last year, her longtime neighbor Carol Piunti called out to her. “Go shovel!” Piunti said. “It’s really good. It’s closure.” Read More

Headlines have screamed “PG&E, PG&E, PG&E” in the year since the fatal San Bruno pipeline explosion, but the utility company is not the only entity that runs pipelines carrying hazardous materials under our feet.There are nearly 6,000 miles of pipeline operated by private companies and public utilities that carry liquid petroleum products across the state’s mountains, valleys, towns and cities. Read More

San Bruno students can now create gardens on campus, free of charge. Marsetti, a San Bruno landscaping company, is offering free vegetable beds, plants and gardening advice to the city’s eight public schools.So far, the company has committed 16 beds worth about $325 each to three schools.“It’s a hefty donation, but one which we hope will be beneficial to the city of San Bruno, where we have worked for 30 years,” said Joey Oliva, Marsetti’s marketing director. Read More