http://sanbrunoviews.com Stuff about San Bruno, all of the time. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:41:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en State Senator Leland Yee (D-San Mateo/San Francisco) visited the shops of downtown Millbrae to support his 2010 census outreach effort. Joined by representatives of the 2010 U.S Census Bureau and Millbrae council member Marge Colapietro, Senator Yee walked the downtown area to inform local shops and constituents of the upcoming ... http://sanbrunoviews.com/2010/03/12/state-senator-yee-leads-census-outreach-effort-in-millbrae/ During a well attended board meeting at Crestmoor school last night, the San Bruno Park school district board unanimously voted to move forward with proposed teacher layoffs in order to meet its budget shortfall. The board, driven by a deadline of March 15th, will be issuing letters of intent to ... http://sanbrunoviews.com/2010/03/11/san-bruno-park-school-district-board-to-move-forward-with-teacher-layoffs/ Last night's city council meeting was held at the San Bruno Senior Center on Crystal Springs Road and was moderately attended. Restaurants recognized for early adoption of sustainable food packaging The city council recognized several food service establishments for their early adoption of the City's sustainable food packaging ordinance, which takes effect on April 1, 2010. ... http://sanbrunoviews.com/2010/03/10/san-bruno-city-council-roundup-march-09-2010/ San Mateo county parents, teachers and students joined together to protest the proposed budget cuts to public education. In San Bruno, hundreds lined up along El Camino Real with handmade signs and heartfelt cheers in an effort  to let California legislators know that further cuts to public education would not ... http://sanbrunoviews.com/2010/03/05/sacramento-legislators-join-san-bruno-to-protest-budget-cuts-to-public-education/ Last night the San Mateo Union High School district's 7-11 committee held a public hearing in the little theater at Hillsdale high school in San Mateo. The third public hearing held by the committee and the first in San Mateo, the hearing presented a interesting perspective on the public view of ... http://sanbrunoviews.com/2010/03/03/saving-the-crestmoor-site-waging-the-war-beyond-the-7-11-committee/ State Senator Leland Yee reached out to the San Bruno Views today to impart some helpful hints on how to fight the cuts to education that are on the table as part of the Governor's 2010-2011 budget. In a previous post I pointed out that Senator Yee was a fan of education in California and sees ... http://sanbrunoviews.com/2010/03/02/saving-our-schools-holding-elected-officials-accountable/ California schools continue to bear the brunt of budget cuts under the Schwarzenegger administration. California's schools rank at the very bottom of all 50 states in staff-to-student ratios and nearly last in the nation in per-pupil spending. In fact, California is ranked 47th in the nation in per student spending for ... http://sanbrunoviews.com/2010/03/01/state-senator-leland-yee-joins-the-fight-for-californias-schools/ School districts across California are under siege from the current round of Sacramento budgeting efforts. As per the usual when it comes to state legislators, cutting school funding is an easy way for them to bridge the budget shortfalls. Every year more money is drained from the already struggling school ... http://sanbrunoviews.com/2010/02/26/march-4-2010-save-our-schools-now/ By now it's now secret that the city of San Bruno is experiencing issues with the current waste water infrastructure. Last week the California Regional Water Quality Control Board threatened the city with a $630,000 fine for spilling nearly 1.9 million gallons of sewage into the Bay and the Pacific Ocean.  ... http://sanbrunoviews.com/2010/02/25/san-brunos-waste-water-woes-continue/ This meeting highlighted two key areas of focus for the council: The budget shortfall for fiscal year 2009-10 and the current waste water issues. Tonight's meeting was sandwiched in between a city council study session aimed at reviewing budget strategies and a closed session with legal council regarding litigation against the ... http://sanbrunoviews.com/2010/02/24/san-bruno-city-council-meeting-roundup-february-23-2010/