After voters reject sales tax, Half Moon Bay may cut parks, police
Half Moon Bay must close the $500,000 budget deficit after voters rejected a one cent sales tax last week. Options include closing parks and cutting police.
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High hopes – San Jose medicinal marijuana delivery expands despite legal battle
Northern California Natural Collective operator Clinton Cronin makes the transition from a delivery service to a storefront in San Jose—but not without some legal tangles along the way.
Arrests of 22 medicinal marijuana deliverymen cause protests in San Jose (VIDEO)
On Oct. 14, protesters gathered at San Jose’s Terraine Courthouse to protest the arrests of 22 medicinal marijuana delivery people in a Sept. 30 police sting.
From robbery victim to chief of police, a trailblazer fights crime in San Mateo
After protecting her 2-year-old daughter from a robbery in 1982, Susan Manheimer was motivated to become a police officer. She is now the first female police chief in San Mateo.
Silicon Valley attorney protests arrests of medicinal marijuana delivery workers
As chairman of a Silicon Valley medicinal marijuana advocacy group, Lauren Vazquez splits her time working as an attorney and organizing protests for pot. Related news: Weed on Wheels.
County to take over San Carlos Police Department
On Nov. 1, the city’s 26 sworn officers and 34 other full-time employees — along with police equipment and facilities — will become part of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, which is taking over law enforcement for San Carlos.