A round-up of what's going on elsewhere on the Peninsula.
- After closing in September 2009, the on Highway 280 reopened last week. The new rest area features 24-hour surveillance cameras, a California Highway Patrol drop-in station, vending machines run by the Department of Rehabilitation, new landscaping, a new wheelchair ramp and the new restrooms, including a "family" restroom.
- in a car accident near La Honda Thursday morning. The people in the vehicle were spraying non-native plants for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District when the car went out of control and into a canyon.
- received mixed grades from Heal the Bay, a non-profit group dedicated to clean water. Three San Mateo beaches earned "D" grades, while four in Pacifica earned an "A+."
- and business advocates joined together to discuss ways to promote a regional economic development strategy, with a special emphasis on biotechnology.
- A Thursday, displacing two or three residents.
- A worth more than $200,000 purchased in San Bruno remains unclaimed.
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