Despite a year's worth of pleas by many Burlingame residents to save Broadway's 30-year-old magnolia trees, the City Council has ordered that 15 of them be cut down to make way for a sidewalk repaving and street drainage project....[more]
Burlingame drive-in drives out
The developer of the immense office project at our Drive-in movie site has put the City on notice that the project will be coming forward as four buildings and that , since they are no longer asking for any variances or code exception, they are no longer required to apply for a use permit....[more]
Bay Front Historical
The San Francisco Bay is the life giving force that ultimately was responsible for the settlement of our region, the S.F. Bay Area. Since the mussel, and clam gathering days of the Castanoan Indians, through the Oyster farming and bass and crab fishing of the early 1900's, the Bay has provided many important uses. ...[more]
Airport Runway Expansion Threatens Burlingame's Waters
SFO Airport is proposing to fill anywhere from 1,100-1,400 acres of the bay (roughly three times the size of Treasure Island) to create three new runways, out into the bay. ...[more]
General Plan Says Build Bike Paths
There are five important elements listed in bold print in the Burlingame's General Plan. Professional urban planners and architects put the five elements in place. ...[more]
What’s the deal with design review?
Monster homes once preyed upon our neighborhoods, eroding the quaint charm of our city. But thanks to a recently approved design-review process, they are back in their cages-for now. Still, citizens need to remain vigilant about protecting the architectural character of Burlingame from those who favor easy profit and expediency....[more]
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