The record-breaking budget stand-off in Sacramento has San Mateo County childcare providers and community colleges bracing for what could be disastrous fallout. With no state budget passed, the s...

Sheriff Greg Munks will ask county officials to extend its $215 jail fee to cover the cost of processing jail inmates until state leaders pass a budget which includes a minimum amount of money all...

A Belmont City Councilwoman wants to embrace skateboarders and offer them a place to practice their sport. Councilwoman Christine Wozniak is asking the City Council to consider placing on a futur...

The land south of San Bruno Mountain slopes gently down to a creek a mile away where the elevation is at sea level. The Colma Creek (originally named San Bruno Creek) headwaters formed in the hills to...

There was no stopping the rush as soon as the new 22,000-square-foot library was declared open to the public Saturday morning in Redwood Shores. ...

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration seized control Sunday of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, aiming to stabilize the housing market turmoil that is threatening financia...

WASHINGTON — President Bush said Sunday that the historic federal government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is needed to keep them from failing, a risk he called &ldq...

You’ve brought your new dog or cat home and now you’re on your own. Many adopters and new pet owners tell us they worked at making the first few days at home with their new pet as relaxing...

In 1565, a Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, Fla. In 1664, the Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the British, who ...

Four teenage boys of San Mateo suburbia taste the beginnings of musical success. And what a sweet taste it is. Three-and-a-half years ago, Billy the Kid started out as a few seventh graders hav...

SAN FRANCISCO — In the end, all the handwringing over who should be the starting quarterback of your San Francisco 49ers seems pretty absurd. After engaging in this charade for the past six...

SAN FRANCISCO — Quarterback Alex Smith could find out Monday whether his latest shoulder injury will end his season and his tenure with the San Francisco 49ers. The former No. 1 overall dra...

NEW YORK — The stock market has lurched back near its July lows — but Wall Street's concerns are a bit different now than they were then. In July, investors were vexed about record-hi...

SAN FRANCISCO — A group representing big-spending national advertisers said Sunday it sent a letter to the Justice Department asserting an online ad partnership between Yahoo Inc. and Google...