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California’s rattlesnake season begins: Some tips to avoid getting bitten
In California, rattlesnakes bite about 800 people in a typical year; approximately two are fatal in a year. The threat usually begins in April and will decrease by September.
San Mateo
Bad news for California renters: Multifamily permits hit 10-year low
Permits approved to build multifamily housing in the first quarter fell 22% below 2023's start.
Redwood City
Redwood City police recover stolen wedding gown, arrest suspect
A 65-year-old man was booked into San Mateo County jail on a grand theft charge.
Menlo Park
Who’s selling your digital data? California offers tools to protect online privacy
About 450 companies are on the data broker registry in California, and a law passed last year will make it easier to delete the data they collect about people.
Atherton
De La Salle, Menlo-Atherton products dazzle in Saint Mary’s rugby playoff win against rival Cal
Saint Mary's college rugby: Menlo-Atherton's Sosaia Pongi and De La Salle's Erich Storti, Dom Besag...
Burlingame
Letters: Utility benefits | Limiting democracy | Incarcerated voices | Climate change | Jobs threatened | Abortion rules
Mercury News Letters to the Editor for April 21, 2024
East Palo Alto
East Palo Alto: Arrest made in fatal February stabbing
The 19-year-old suspect was already in custody for an unrelated crime, police said.
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Rosy reports masked 2023 ‘mini-recession’ in Bay Area
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Half Moon Bay
Tesla Devil’s Slide crash: Hearing to decide if driver goes to trial or mental health program
A Pasadena doctor was suffering from delusions around the time his family's car plunged off...
Pacifica
Man arrested in connection with stabbing at Pacifica home
The victim was treated for injuries that were later determined to be not life-threatening.
San Bruno
Peninsula catalytic converter theft suspects arrested after high-speed pursuit
The incident happened Monday morning in the 200 block of Florida Avenue.
San Carlos
Fatal Caltrain collision that kills man investigated
The collision happened about 12:10 a.m. Sunday.
South San Francisco
Peninsula man arrested on suspicion of hate speech at Gaza cease-fire rally
The incident happened Monday at El Camino Real and Chestnut Avenue in South San Francisco.