More than 1,600 PG&E customers are still without power on the Peninsula coast following strong winds and rain earlier in the day.
According to PG&E spokesman Joe Molica, the major areas affected are in Half Moon Bay and along Skyline Boulevard in the community of Woodside.
Molica said a majority of the outages occurred between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. when the first of the series of storms came through the area.
Molica said crews continue to work through the night to get power restored as quickly and safely as possible.
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Despite community objections, Daly City elected officials approved a resolution to extend severance pay for the city manager and city attorney by an amount equivalent to an additional six months’ salary if fired without cause.
Councilman Dave Canepa, the lone dissenting vote in a 4-1 decision, told The Examiner he could not justify an additional benefit to the two officials.
Daly City cut $5 million from its $72 million operating budget this year.
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A new thermal imaging device will help the Daly City Police Department find missing persons, hiding suspects or recently fired and abandoned guns.
Permission to purchase the device was granted last week with money forfeited during drug busts.
This is the first thermal imaging device for Daly City patrol units, police Capt. Eric Wollman said.
The gadget costs roughly $5,000, Wollman said, but it comes from the Police Department’s asset forfeiture fund, which gives law enforcement agencies money confiscated during drug busts.
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A debate about stop signs is dividing neighbors in Redwood City, and city officials say the decision must be left to the residents.
Supporters of installing stop signs in both directions on Redwood Shores Parkway at Cringle Drive say the move will increase safety for pedestrians and slow speeds of drivers.
But opponents say it would just supply easier access to residents making a left turn.
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The sixth-graders at Westborough Middle School currently conduct science experiments in their compact classrooms, since there is no dedicated space for labs.
Science teacher Dan Kessler and his colleagues at the South San Francisco school are excited about the possibility of Westborough receiving a new lab to teach their courses in.
“The sixth-graders do an experiment with plants,” he said. “It would be nice to have the storage space to do a multiweek experiment.”
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At the west end of Orange Park in South San Francisco, there is a concrete path that weaves through a garden of public sculptures — from a granite slab to a statue of a child holding a dog — part of a public art program that aims to expand horizons and open minds.
“I appreciate the effort,” San Bruno resident Dawn Ferrer, 50, said of cities that put up art in public places. “There’s not a lot of cool architecture in this part of the city. It’s a perfect addition.”
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Larger class sizes, a shorter school year and the loss of programs could come to the Redwood City School District as officials brace for additional cuts now that one-time stimulus funds are running out.Jan Christensen, superintendent of the 9,000-student district, said although the one-time federal dollars will soon be completely spent — resulting in cuts for the future — it was worth saving jobs and programs for one more year.
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Reading out loud can be a tough task for any child learning the skill.
To make things easier, the Peninsula Humane Society has teamed up with local libraries to provide dogs for children to read to. The “Paws for Tales” program aims to boost kids’ confidence and skills in reading.
When reading in groups, children who tend to be shy and have trouble reading are quiet; they won’t develop those skills if they do not participate, Redwood City children’s librarian Jacky Averill said.
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While some Bay Area residents began the New Year on Jan. 1 by resolving to lose weight or save money, Brian Klug had a different idea: make his first purchase of 2010 a $2.9 billion CD-ROM.
The 30-year-old engineer, who works in San Mateo, said he saw the item — a Discovery Channel “Cells” CD-ROM — listed for $2,904,980,000 on the shopping site Amazon.com. He said he just had to see if it would go through.
It did.
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The CEO of DockDogs will bring some of the world’s leading jumping water-dogs to demonstrate at the 34th Annual International Sportsmen’s Exposition at the San Mateo County Event Center on Jan. 14-17.
What is DockDogs? It is probably, without quantifying, the largest and fastest growing canine sport in the world. We’ve been around since 1999. We do 180 sanctioned events every year.
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In the next 12 months, Burlingame’s newly appointed mayor wants to complete the needed steps to allow the decade-old Safeway project to break ground and create a strategic plan to guide the city on how to work with the planned California High-Speed Rail project.
Cathy Baylock, who was first elected to the Burlingame City Council in 2001, was appointed in December to serve a one-year term as mayor, her second time to hold the post.
One of her main goals for 2010, she said, is to give Burlingame a bigger voice in the statewide rail discussions.
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Smaller class sizes, retaining qualified teachers and maintaining libraries are just some of the benefits the San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District will see, school officials say, if a parcel tax increase is approved by voters in February.
The elementary school district, along with Burlingame Elementary School District and the San Mateo Community College District, is among school entities on the Peninsula going to voters for more revenue — or considering asking for more — in order to support the education of local students.
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With a multitude of choices in San Mateo County, finding a restaurant is easy — but finding one with the highest health inspection rating can be a little more challenging.
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Dealing with a multimillion-dollar budget deficit, building a new jail and meeting the increased need for health care are among issues facing San Mateo County as candidates for the Board of Supervisors gear up for the June 8 election.
Of the five board seats, only District 3 will be open without an incumbent. Supervisor Rich Gordon, the current representative for that district, is termed out. Five candidates have filed to run for the post, with one already intending to drop out.
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A fixed pipe in South San Francisco’s Centennial Way dog park should solve problems with pooling brown water, city officials said.Mary Bates, superintendent of parks and facilities, said within the next few weeks an underground pipe will be fixed for better flow and drainage.
“It’s not functioning. We need to dig it up,” she said. “We want to keep the dog park clean and safe.”
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