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Loose dogs are cause for concern - The San Francisco Examiner border=

Loose dogs are cause for concern - The San Francisco Examiner

The San Francisco Examiner
SAN MATEO — San Mateo — An increasing number of dog owners are letting their pooches roam free in parks, prompting city officials to investigate how to …

San Mateo couple's Bacone making a squeal - The San Francisco Examiner border=

San Mateo couple's Bacone making a squeal - The San Francisco Examiner

The San Francisco Examiner
The 30-year-old self-described “techie” said he wanted to create something unique for the bacon-lovers' convention. What he came up with is known as the …

Park's art installation fails to meet San Mateo's vision - The San Francisco Examiner

The San Francisco Examiner
SAN MATEO — San Mateo — One of the 14 kinetic and interactive art installations at Seal Point Park is not working as planned, so city officials are …

Housing needs demand group effort - The San Francisco Examiner border=

Housing needs demand group effort - The San Francisco Examiner

The San Francisco Examiner, California
Facing an uphill battle in the long-running fight to provide ample affordable housing in The City — a challenge only exacerbated by the recession — officials are now thinking more creatively to figure out how people can afford to live in San Francisco. …

Mayor pushes for sustainable tourism - The San Francisco Examiner border=

Mayor pushes for sustainable tourism - The San Francisco Examiner

The San Francisco Examiner, California
San Francisco is going to be the lead US city to participate in a sustainable tourism program that draws on more than 30 partners from around the world. The so-called Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria Partnership is meant to foster and promote local …

San Mateo votes on levy to bolster levee - The San Francisco Examiner border=

San Mateo votes on levy to bolster levee - The San Francisco Examiner

The San Francisco Examiner, California
SAN MATEO — Monday is the deadline for south San Mateo property owners to turn in their vote on funding a project to decrease the chances of flooding in their neighborhoods. The tax would pay for repairs and other improvements along the South Bayfront …

Personal best: Transplant recipient out to conquer Alcatraz - The San Francisco Examiner border=

Personal best: Transplant recipient out to conquer Alcatraz - The San Francisco Examiner

The San Francisco Examiner, California
When he isn't taking care of Drake, his 5-month-old son with wife Julia, the Colma Fresh Choice restaurant general manager volunteers with the California Transplant Donor Network in an effort to raise public awareness on organ transplantation. …

Electronic Arts remains at the epicenter - The San Francisco Examiner border=

Electronic Arts remains at the epicenter - The San Francisco Examiner

The San Francisco Examiner, California
Redwood City-based Electronic Arts Inc. has helped the city of 80000 become an epicenter for video game developers on the West Coast. The firm is the world's second-biggest electronic entertainment company with about 9000 employees and revenue of more …

Frogs find home on dam spillway - The San Francisco Examiner border=

Frogs find home on dam spillway - The San Francisco Examiner

The San Francisco Examiner, California
Engineers at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, which owns the dam, started considering how to address those concerns and return it to previous capacity. With water no longer flowing regularly over the spillway, the 119-year-old dam's …

College honors interned Japanese-Americans - The San Francisco Examiner

The San Francisco Examiner, California
Motoyama, who is also a language arts professor, said she was pleased when she saw the list of names to be honored, and she thought of her own students. “They disappear during the semester for work or family issues,” she said, “but not because of an …