News Briefs News Briefs (September 15, 2004)

Local woman killed in road grader accident

Rebecca Kogan, 39, of Menlo Park was killed September 3 when she was run over by a Caterpillar road grader on Tower Road in American Canyon.

Tri-County Construction was grading the site near Highway 29 when Ms. Kogan was run over, according to Capt. Mike Loughran of the Napa County Sheriff's Department. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

American Canyon Fire Chief Keith Caldwell said Ms. Kogan may have been bending over and the man operating the grader apparently did not see her as he was backing up.

The Cultured Stone company has several buildings on the site and was having the area graded and paved for outdoor storage. -- Bay City News

Fire damages trailer at Sacred Heart

Fire officials have yet to determine the cause of a fire that damaged a double-wide trailer used as an office on the Sacred Heart Preparatory campus in Atherton on September 7.

Three fire engines, one truck and 13 firefighters from the Menlo Park Fire Protection District responded to the blaze, reported at 7:50 p.m. at the campus on Valparaiso Avenue, according to district Division Chief Paula Alloro.

The fire was extinguished before spreading to other structures. Fire officials estimated the cost of damage to the trailer at $30,000, Ms. Alloro said.

Filing period opens for write-in candidates

The filing period for people who want to be on the November ballot as write-in candidates is now open.

Nomination documents for races in San Mateo County's special districts and school districts are now available from the office of the San Mateo County Registration-Elections Division, 40 Tower Road, in San Mateo.

For more information, call 312-5222, or log on at www.shapethefuture.org.

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