/San Mateo

Bay Meadows gear, memorabilia - even the starting gate - being auctioned off

By Lisa M. Krieger / Bay Area News Group Its grandstand is empty. The tote board is blank. The heart and soul of Bay Meadows Race Track - the horses and the...

Allied passed over for trash contract

By Shaun Bishop / Daily News Staff Writer It looks as though Peninsula garbage collector Allied Waste is going to get canned. A selection committee for...

Bay Meadows closes: Let the remote betting begin

Days after the Bay Meadows race track closed, Peninsula horse racing fans got a chance to enjoy the sport again with the opening of the Jockey Club Satellite...

Sutter nurses in Burlingame and San Mateo reach tentative ...

By Kyveli Diener After three strikes and more than a year of negotiations, a provisional agreement has been reached by registered nurses at Sutter Health...

Coach is back home at Hillsdale

By Nathan Mollat, Daily Journal Staff Every time Andy Hodzic tries to leave coaching, he comes back. He can’t help it. Coaching is in his blood....

Grueling summer sharpens former Aragon athlete

By Emanuel Lee, Daily Journal Staff When Steve Kalush was selected to play in the Cape Cod Baseball League this year — the top destination summer...

Bulldogs coach ready for return

By Vytas Mazeika / Daily News Staff Writer Time to get back to business in the junior college scene. With classes set to begin Monday at College of San...

Local boxer wins PAL title

By Emmanuel LeeSan Mateo Daily Journal Joe Gumina has all the confidence in the world. Thankfully, he’s got the pedigree to back up his talk....

Coming back to school on a high note

Music students at San Mateo High School began this school year with a surprise — updated facilities. The plans to renovate the facilities were not...

Parents give toot about children's music program

By Adria Murray / Society Columnist At the for kids! San Mateo-Foster City Education Foundation jazz benefit July 21, more than 150 parents, district staff...

State's high schools outpace nation on ACT test

By Neil Gonzales San Mateo County Times Article Last Updated: 08/13/2008 10:48:46 PM PDT California high school students improved on the ACT...

Report on High Schools in San Mateo

School Accountability Report Card for School Year 2006-'07, for Aragon High, Hillsdale High and San Mateo High, with details of student enrolment,...

Obituary: Muriel Campagna

Muriel Elizabeth Campagna        1923 - 2008 Was called to Heaven Saturday, August 16, 2008. Muriel was born in San Francisco,...

Obituary: Betty Velarde

Betty S. Velarde May 4, 1913 - August 15, 2008 At age 95, has joined her beloved husband Anastacio in rest. An Army wife of many years, she raised their two...

Obituary: Hilda Lucille Pelzner

     Hilda Lucille Pelzner Passed away on August 17, 2008 in San Mateo, CA. She was born in San Francisco on December 10, 1911 to Joseph and...

Obituary: Andrew Lyon

Andrew Canfield Lyon died at home with family around him on Friday, Aug. 15, 2008 at the age of 84 after a courageous battle with Wegener’s disease....