San Francisco-based chef, author and TV personality Joey Altman will be a celebrity judge at an "Iron Chef"-style competition at Visitacion Valley Middle School. The competition is being hosted by Real Options for City Kids, a nonprofit that works with at-risk children. The competition will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. Read More
Thursday’s story on the possibility of “converting one of Highway 101’s four lanes to a carpool lane in San Mateo County” reported an idea supported by the Sierra Club — though we hope it would be one lane in each direction.SamTrans’ KX express bus travels on 101 from Hillsdale Boulevard to the airport and into San Francisco. Providing a carpool lane would make it far more attractive to commuters and airport travelers, as would SamTrans’ other express buses using the freeway. Read More
Every day before class, Visitacion Valley Middle School students pass an informal memorial known as the “R.I.P. wall,” a reminder of trouble that awaits them when the afternoon bell rings. Read More
Not everything you do in middle school will propel you to a lifelong career, but playing golf at Visitacion Valley Middle School could win students a summer job. Read More
