Burlingame playwright Geetha Reddy’s The Employee Dharma Handbook has its world premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley from July 8 to Aug. 2. Reddy discusses how the Silicon Valley workplace culture and the systems of caste and capitalism inspired the story.
A multicounty coalition is kicking off a campaign in opposition to the regional sales tax measure meant to fund major transit agencies’ gaping deficits, including Caltrain and BART, claiming taxpayers shouldn’t be on the hook for poor fiscal management.
Cardrooms expecting major financial losses from new state restrictions essentially banning blackjack have been dealt a reprieve after a Superior Court judge struck the new rules down.Â
Horizon Treatment Services is looking to get the final approval from the state to house a treatment facility in Burlingame instead of the previously planned site in San Mateo, following a vote in support of the relocation from county supervisors Tuesday.Â
While other Bay Area cities grappled with a number of fireworks incidents, San Mateo saw a 77% drop in illegal fireworks-related calls compared to the previous year, according to the city’s police department.
A man accused of stabbing a woman in San Mateo and posting a Facebook video of the victim will have a July 17 hearing on six additional charges pertaining to his conduct in jail, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.Â
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