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City Gives Heads-Up on Recology Labor Negotiations
The collective bargaining agreement for the city's trash/recycling vendor's unionized workers expired on Wednesday.

Joan has written for several local news organizations, including the Belmont City News and the Palo Alto Daily News, where she was advertorial editor and columnist for nine years. She is active in a variety of community service organizations: Peninsula Humane Society, Companions for the Soul, and Samaritan House. Joan is married to Eric, a wireless product specialist for Cisco; they have two sons in college, a loyal Labrador retriever and two curious cats.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1959, I was raised in Columbus, OH, and attended Ohio University in Athens, where I received a bachelor's degree in journalism. I've been living in the Bay Area for 20 years and am an avid runner, tennis player and SF Giants freak.
The collective bargaining agreement for the city's trash/recycling vendor's unionized workers expired on Wednesday.

“I am feasting in the Lord’s mountain house, and what pen may write my blessings?” —John Muir
“I am feasting in the Lord’s mountain house, and what pen may write my blessings?” —John Muir
“I am feasting in the Lord’s mountain house, and what pen may write my blessings?” —John Muir
The Red Cross Client Services Center will be open through Oct. 24 in the Fair Oaks Community Center.
Interstate Batteries will open a new store at 570 El Camino Real on Saturday.
Belmont's bi-weekly street sweeping happens between 5 a.m. and 1 p.m. on weekdays.
Patch asked each candidate the same two questions. In this six-part series, readers will learn what differentiates each candidate and what each would do to improve downtown Belmont.
Jeff Ira acknowledges balancing the needs of the community with the resources available is a daunting task, and he things three candidates are up to the challenge.
"She's one of the sickest patients I've ever cared for in my career." Dr. Margaret Knudson, SFGH chief of surgery
"She's one of the sickest patients I've ever cared for in my career." Dr. Margaret Knudson, SFGH chief of surgery
"She's one of the sickest patients I've ever cared for in my career." Dr. Margaret Knudson, SFGH chief of surgery
The big cat was spotted in the Skylonda area east of Hwy. 35.
The difference between a sharrow and a bicycle lane is a bicycle lane is a portion of the roadway that has been designated for the preferential use of bicyclists.
Recruitment is limited to the first 800 qualified applicants.
Upon completion in 2015, Crossing 900 will bring 1,000 more employees to downtown Redwood City. It is located on Middlefield Road adjacent to the Caltrain station.
The suspect told the teller he had a gun and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The suspect told the teller he had a gun and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The suspect told the teller he had a gun and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.