News Briefs News Briefs (August 11, 2004)

Club gymnasium named after Glaster

In recognition of her 14 years with the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula, retiring executive director Jacqueline Glaster got a special honor on August 5: the gymnasium at the club's Menlo Park facility was named after her.

Several hundred people were on hand for the ceremony to honor Ms. Glaster, who helped the organization grow from one to four sites during her tenure. Ms. Glaster has said she plans to stay on with the club as a consultant, helping with community outreach.

New executive director Peter Fortenbaugh, who previously was the club's operations director for two years, served as emcee of the ceremony.

Waste drop-off open to locals

Residents of the cities of Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, Woodside, East Palo Alto and Redwood City will be able to bring household hazardous waste to a drop-off point on Saturday, September 11.

Acceptable items to bring to the Redwood City site include paint, thinners, batteries, and pool and photo chemicals. Business waste, explosives, and infectious or radioactive waste are not eligible.

Residents must make an appointment in advance by calling 363-4718 or going to www.smhealth.org/hhw/appt.

County manager puts off retirement

After initially planning to retire in December, San Mateo County Manager John Maltbie will be staying on longer.

Mr. Maltbie, who has been with the county since 1989, announced last week that he had changed his mind, and the Board of Supervisors agreed to extend his contract. The terms of his contract extension are scheduled to be determined by the end of the year.

"The county has been well served by County Manager John Maltbie," board president Mark Church said in a prepared statement, adding, "John Maltbie's change of mind will benefit the county of San Mateo."

-- Bay City News Service

SamTrans board approves bus cuts

Four SamTrans bus routes will be eliminated and other routes will have fewer trips in a round of budget cuts recently approved by the SamTrans board. The changes are scheduled to take effect August 22.

Locals could be affected by a change to the Route KX express bus route from Palo Alto to San Francisco. Two of its late-night weekend round-trips will be eliminated.

Routes that will be completely cut serve the south Coastside, Brisbane, San Bruno and San Carlos. The frequency of buses will be reduced on routes in Daly City and Millbrae.

Overall, the changes are expected to affect about 376 riders and save SamTrans roughly $1.4 million in annual operating costs, officials said. These steps were approved after several public meetings.

For more information, call 1-800-660-4287 or go to www.samtrans.com.

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