Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
San Mateo County is warning Burlingame and Hillsborough residents to prepare for a potentially historic El Niño winter, with NOAA forecasting a greater than 90% chance of a very strong event. The county listed four steps residents should take now, including picking up sandbags at local sites and signing up for SMC Alert.
Public Safety
San Mateo County is warning Burlingame and Hillsborough residents to prepare for a potentially historic El Niño winter, with NOAA forecasting a greater than 90% chance of a very strong event. The county listed four steps residents should take now, including picking up sandbags at local sites and signing up for SMC Alert.
San Mateo County is warning Burlingame and Hillsborough residents to prepare for a potentially historic El Niño winter, with NOAA forecasting a greater than 90% chance of a very strong event. The county listed four steps residents should take now, including picking up sandbags at local sites and signing up for SMC Alert.
Public Safety
A coastal flood advisory covering the San Francisco Bay shoreline, including Burlingame, runs through 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, with tides forecast 1.2 feet above normal, while a separate high surf warning affects the San Mateo County Pacific coast.
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A juvenile Hillsborough resident crashed an electric bicycle on Macadamia Drive on Friday, Sept. 25; police found no other vehicles were involved and the investigation remains active.
Public Safety
The San Mateo County Coroner's Office identified Maya Raphaella Shustik, 28, of Portola Valley as the driver killed in a single-vehicle crash on southbound I-280 near Hillsborough early Sunday, Sept. 20. The wreck went undiscovered for more than five hours despite an initial emergency response.
Public Safety
A 28-year-old woman died early Sunday after her vehicle struck a boulder in the center median of southbound Interstate 280 near the Black Mountain Road/Hayne Road exit in unincorporated Hillsborough, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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The Burlingame Neighborhood Network's free 13th annual Disaster Response Drill on Saturday, Oct. 3, will have residents practice organizing into neighborhood teams and using the Zello app to respond to simulated emergencies, with sponsorship from Central County Fire, Burlingame Police and CERT.
Public Safety
Ten years after a lithium-ion battery sparked a four-alarm fire that caused nearly $8.5 million in damage at San Mateo County's main recycling facility, RethinkWaste is reminding Burlingame and Hillsborough residents to place batteries in a clear zip-top bag on their black landfill bin, not the blue recycling bin.
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A 46-year-old man was sentenced to 24 years in state prison and lifetime sex offender registration after pleading no contest to sex acts against a child who was 8 when the abuse began, the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office announced.
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The Bay Area Air District issued a Spare the Air alert for Wednesday, Sept. 9, driven by high temperatures and light winds expected to elevate ozone levels across the region, with inland areas forecast to reach unhealthy ranges and a concurrent National Weather Service Heat Advisory in effect through Thursday evening.
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Caltrans begins repaving a two-mile stretch of State Route 35 (Skyline Boulevard) near the San Mateo County line on Wednesday, Sept. 9, with lane closures on weekdays and weekends expected through mid-October.
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A southbound Caltrain hit a car near the Broadway at-grade crossing on Wednesday evening, Sept. 2, causing hour-plus delays across the Peninsula. No serious injuries were reported, but the crash renews focus on the grade-separation project in final design to eliminate the crossing.
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San Mateo County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 28-year-old East Palo Alto man Monday in connection with 10 bicycle thefts from Caltrain stations over three months, a property-crime series relevant to Burlingame bike commuters who rely on the rail line.
Public Safety
Rep. Kevin Mullin conducted the first known congressional oversight visit to a CBP detention facility at SFO, finding green card holders held for days in a windowless lounge under a Trump administration policy shift.
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