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Ex-San Mateo County college chancellor gets jail for perjury, tax fraud

On Friday, Ronald Galatolo was sentenced to eight months in county jail after he was convicted of eight felonies for falsifying financial disclosures and tax filings and failing to properly report income and gifts stemming from his role as the San Mateo County Community College District chancellor.

New state law paves way for 30-unit townhome development in Atherton

Atherton, a town known for single-family homes on spacious lots, could soon see a 30-unit townhome development. A developer submitted a preliminary application under a new state law that allows denser housing near transit.

Sobrato fast-tracks 316 apartments in a larger project in Menlo Park

The Sobrato Organization is aiming to break ground on 316 apartment units in Menlo Park sooner rather than later amid improving conditions in the Bay Area rental-housing market.

San Mateo County Sheriffโ€™s Office works to combat underage drinking

After receiving a $75,000 grant, deputies from the Sheriffโ€™s Office and ABC personnel inspected 71 businesses in San Mateo County.

โ€˜Donโ€™t Flock meโ€™: California, U.S. lawmakers debate license plate reader technology

In the past year alone, theyโ€™ve helped catch suspected murderers, bank robbers and hit-and-run drivers. Theyโ€™ve located dozens of stolen cars and helped send a wildland arsonist to prison. Theyโ€™re also distrusted and despised by privacy rights activists on the left and on the right.

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Andrea Gemmet is the editor of The Almanac and a Midpeninsula native who got her first newspaper job while still in high school. After graduating from the University of California, Santa Cruz, she became...