Members of San Mateo County Peace Action are taking their case against the war in Iraq to the Burlingame City Council. On March 21, Peace Action was unsuccessful in asking the San Mateo City Council to consider a predrafted resolution asking for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Burlingame Mayor Joe Galligan said the item is not on the agenda and he is not interested in passing a resolution. "It's a national issue," he said. Galligan did say another councilmember could support it if they want. Burlingame made national headlines two years ago when the city passed an ordinance declaring "Yellow Ribbon Week" to allow residents to tie yellow ribbons on public property.
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Just in case the race for Jackie Speier's Senate seat wasn't interesting enough for you, there has been some discussion of a fourth candidate joining Lou Papan, Mike Nevin and Leland Yee. Some theorize Papan entered the race just to take San Mateo County votes away from Nevin and some say another candidate may emerge in San Francisco to take votes away from Yee.
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Some were saying that the San Mateo Police Station construction project could be equated with the Bay Bridge since its budget keeps climbing. To soothe those concerns, City Manager Arne Croce asked Finance Director John de Russy to stay on part-time after he retires in June to oversee the financing. High construction costs are causing the project's price tag to jump to $43 million. The city embarked on a creative financing plan to pay for it that de Russy would oversee if he accepts the job.
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If you are a traffic scofflaw, steer clear of Daly City Monday April 4 at 10 a.m. With the assistance of a $910,000 grant from the Office of Public Safety, cops will target speeders, DUI suspects, red light runners, unbuckled drivers and cars without baby seats from 10 a.m. to noon in a six-block swarm around the intersection of John Daly Boulevard and State Route 35. After noon, the team will fan out to north, central and southern San Mateo County cities until 3:30 p.m. There will be several other similar traffic enforcement "swarms" through the end of the year.
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Lots of luck to Jun Watanabe, a senior institutional sales person for FactSet Research Systems in San Mateo. He is running, swimming and biking in the Ironman Arizona Triathlon April 9 to help raise money for the nonprofit ITP (Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura) Foundation. Watanabe, 28, will be swimming 2.4 miles in a lake, riding 112 miles on a bike and running 26.2 miles in the competition. ITP is a disorder that can cause severe bruising and bleeding.
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The Coastside Adult Day Health Center is embarking on a $7.5 million campaign to build a 23,000-square-foot adult community center to be constructed on a 1.6-acre site on the corner of Main Street and Arnold Way in Half Moon Bay. The organization already raised $2.2 million.
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Borel Bank and Trust is celebrating its silver anniversary. The bank was opened 25 years ago by Hal and Ron Fick, the great grandsons of famous San Mateo resident Antoine Borel. Steven Borel Fick, Hal's son and now fifth generation banker,now runs Borel's Palo Alto office.
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Burlingame Police Chief Jack Van Etten met with some concerned citizens about a riot at the Lions Club Hall March 19. To be sure the situation does not happen again, Van Etten suggested a number of preventative measures including restrictions on alcohol and the presence of a Lions Club member or paid off-duty police officer during parties there. Time restrictions and screening people who want to rent the hall is also being considered.
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