South City Secures Funding For El Camino Real, Paves Way For Complete Streets Blueprint — Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

Just two years removed from passing its ambitious Active South City plan, the City of South San Francisco secured additional funding to move its El Camino Real Corridor Study forward and meet its goal of protected bike lanes on the entire stretch of the state highway.

In early March, Caltrans announced it awarded the City of South San Francisco approximately $50 million through its Reconnecting Communities Highways to Boulevards Grant Program. The competitive grant, funded by the federal Bipart

Pilot Project Pitches Protected Bike Lanes on El Camino Real to South San Francisco Residents — Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

This project is a culmination of months of workshops led by Smart Growth America, a nonprofit organization focused on building sustainable and livable communities, through its Complete Streets Leadership Academy. South San Francisco was one of three Bay Area cities (along with Berkley and San Leandro) that participated in the program and was awarded with a $15k grant to implement a temporary complete streets project on El Camino Real. Complete streets is a design approach to planning that enable

Micromobility in San Mateo County Moves Ahead — Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

City-based Bikeshare is great for short distances in dense, urban settings, but what if you’re traveling to a neighboring city for work, school, or that bakery with the delicious scones? Well, SVBC has some exciting (non-scone related) news for you!

In one word, it’s all about “micromobility” – transportation over short distances via lightweight, usually single-person vehicles, such as bicycles and scooters.

In December, the City/County of Association of Governments (C/CAG) Board of Directors

Boeing carrier doomed to fail again

An aircraft with a mind of its own, the Boeing 737 Max 8 is essentially a rogue aircraft that should never transport human lives again.

Boeing’s 737 Max 8 is now a popular aircraft for all the wrong reasons and is an example of what happens when a reputed aircraft manufacturer such as Boeing starts to focus on profits and less on product quality and standards. Despite the horrible incidents that put the plane on the spotlight, Boeing is still trying to fix the aircraft. This should not be the c

Motion to remove DASB president fails

The student senate failed to garner enough votes in an attempt to remove DASB President Matthew Zarate during a heated, nearly five-hour-long meeting on Wednesday, June 8.


Even though the majority of senators (13 out of 21) voted for Zarate’s unseating, the motion failed as it did not reach the two-thirds majority needed to pass.


Zarate was accused, among other things, of ignoring individual senators, disregarding their objections during meetings and not following parliamentary procedure

De Anza rallies, walks off in season opener

With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, first baseman Abe Arias hit a walk-off single, sealing the victory for the Dons in their home opener against Yuba College 7-6 on Thursday, Jan. 28.

“We don’t quit,” Arias said. “We have that in all of us that we don’t want to quit. Even if we’re down by 20 runs, it’s not going to matter.”

Arias was an impressive 4 for 5, scoring one run and led the team with three RBIs. He is one of the handful of veterans the team relies on to lead the