http://annkeighran.com/ Ann KeighranRecent News Archives Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:09:51 EDT en-us http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=332 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=332 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT Under Escoffier's watch, the main library underwent a reconstruction and expansion in 1997 after it was damaged in the 1989 earthquake. The Easton Branch was also reconstructed and reopened in 2004. Escoffier also helped establish a library foundation in 1994 for donors to support the library department. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=338 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=338 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT Burlingame council members said they would discuss whether to seek quiet zone status at their next meeting, set for Oct. 19. In San Mateo, the city's Public Works Commission will debate the topic Oct. 14 and may recommend that the City Council take action to mute the train horns. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=333 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=333 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT Burlingame sets aside $100,000 annually for projects to improve access for the disabled, according to Public Works Director Syed Murtuza. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=337 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=337 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT "(It's) just blatant disregard for peoples' personal situation, the effects of what's going to happen to the neighborhood (and) property values," she said. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=334 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=334 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT Keighran said the types of entertainment hosted by Broadway Grill could work in the Burlingame Avenue area if longtime business owners agree to expand their properties. A little theater or Internet cafes also could prove successful there, she said. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=335 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=335 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT Four of the five City Council members, recent City Clerk Doris Mortenson and others say the position should be appointed, arguing it could save the city $32,000 in election costs and ensure qualified candidates fill the post. Currently, any registered Burlingame voter can run for the seat, and Measure I advocates say that is troublesome, as city clerk duties continue to increase in complexity. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=336 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=336 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT The nation's largest annual hospitals survey has again recognized Mills-Peninsula Health Services for having low mortality rates and some of the safest surgical procedures in the country http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=330 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=330 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDT If you happen to be strolling down Burlingame’s Broadway this Saturday, be prepared for the presence of preposterously primped pets. This is not just some isolated incident, it’s actually Burlingame’s annual Pet Parade, a festive spectacle of man, beast and community spirit that has risen in popularity since its 2004 inception. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=331 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=331 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDT Mayor Ann Keighran reeled in the most dough, $18,153, and made $5,611 in expenditures. Her donors include Councilwoman Terry Nagel and San Mateo Mayor Brandt Grotte. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=327 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=327 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDT Caltrain is trying to come up with a way to return the horns to the trains' undersides while still satisfying federal safety requirements. Trains are required to blow the horns when they approach grade crossings - places where streets cross the tracks - and there are many along the Caltrain line. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=328 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=328 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDT Children will carol, lights will be lit, holiday spirit will abound in Burlingame during the city’s annual tree lighting at City Hall which will return to a Friday evening this December despite initial concerns about cost. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=329 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=329 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDT “People are slowing down when they approach and exercising a lot more caution when they approach that intersection,” Burlingame police Capt. Michael Matteucci said. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=323 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=323 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EDT “It’s nice we have been able to integrate the community input into this project,” Keighran said. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=324 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=324 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EDT Keighran was elected in 2005 and has been a nurse and clinical instructor. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=322 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=322 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EDT Keighran is a first-time mayor. She joined the council in 2005 after serving more than seven years on the Planning Commission. The wife of Sean and mother of two daughters, Kerry and Kate Rose, Keighran is a longtime Burlingame resident who became active in the community long ago. She worked as a nurse at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City and also taught at College of San Mateo and University of San Francisco. When Kerry was 2 years old, Keighran took some time off but still wanted to be involved, resulting in her time as a planning commissioner. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=321 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=321 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT During the past week, Caltrain's customer service center has been flooded with calls from residents and business owners wondering why the horns were suddenly so deafening. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=319 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=319 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT Weeks away from the filing period closing, a contentious race is already certain for three seats on the San Mateo Union High School District Board of Trustees since six candidates, including all three incumbents, filed to run. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=320 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=320 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT It’s not just you — Caltrain’s horns are indeed louder and the transit agency is working hard to tweak its “toots” and “tweets” to bring the noise level down and keep in line with federal law at the same time. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=314 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=314 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT “In these unprecedented economic times we understand that waiving an agreed upon salary increase without any guarantee as to what may happen in the future is not easy for employees as they worry about providing for their families in these uncertain times,” said Mayor Ann Keighran. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=315 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=315 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT Municipal employees have agreed to sacrifice salary raises they were due this year, and firefighters have conceded to service and pay setbacks to save Fire Station 36 from closure, officials announced this week. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=318 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=318 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT City employees in Burlingame have decided to defer salary increases owed to them this fiscal year, an agreement that will save the city an estimated $561,000, officials said yesterday. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=316 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=316 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT The smoke alarm of a two-story duplex at 936 Oak Grove Ave. went off at 12:30 a.m., said Central County Fire Department Battalion Chief Drew Flinders. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=313 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=313 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT Family and friends are invited to attend a vigil service 7 p.m. Sunday, July 19 at Sneider and Sullivan Funeral Home at 977 S. El Camino Real in San Mateo. Funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Monday, July 20 at St. Catherine’s Church, 1310 Bayswater Ave. in Burlingame. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=317 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=317 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT Designer Trina Turk, whose bright and breezy clothes evoke California of the 1960s, recently opened a boutique in Burlingame, her seventh, in a slow but steady growth of her brand. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=307 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=307 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT “You can’t take anything for granted, but I would hope that the voters would be in favor of this,” Keighran said. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=308 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=308 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT Burlingame Finance Director Jesus Nava, who serves on the SBWMA Board of Directors, explained the city waited to vote because of a desire to see the finished grand jury report. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=309 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=309 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT Burlingame, Millbrae, San Bruno and San Mateo are looking to increase the tax from 10 percent to 12 percent this November. Belmont is also considering such an increase, but was met with opposition. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=305 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=305 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT Cyclists are gearing up for the Burlingame Criterium, a race that will take them through the city's downtown streets on Sunday. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=311 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=311 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT With at least one new contender confirmed and another considering a run, how contentious the election for three seats on the San Mateo Union High School District Board of Trustees will be is resting on the decision of one trustee. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=310 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=310 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT Friedman to consider a run for the San Mateo Union High School District Board of Trustees instead. He has yet to make any decision. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=304 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=304 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EDT Burlingame City Hall, along with the city's corporation yard, library, and parks and recreation and fire departments, experienced a phone outage Wednesday after the central processing board of the city's phone system crashed in the morning. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=312 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=312 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT The historic Burlingame train station is getting a fresh coat of paint — the next step in a series of improvements in the last few years. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=290 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=290 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT While Burlingame Mayor Ann Keighran realizes the public will probably have safety concerns related to the brownout, she said the Burlingame Fire Department has been excellent in response time http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=306 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=306 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT Franklin Elementary School and its students shined in the Burlingame Lions Club's inaugural spelling bee contest in May. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=292 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=292 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT Mayor Ann Keighran explained the city has been blessed with the city clerks in the past. In general, however, it can be difficult to elect a person into the position. Going to the people, she argued, would still give them a chance to decide the appropriate criteria for the position http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=291 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=291 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT The cities and towns of San Mateo County must rein in employee costs through tiered benefit systems, renegotiated union contracts and cuts to the number of workers when possible, according to a civil grand jury report released yesterday. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=293 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=293 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EDT Mayor Ann Keighran explained the city has been blessed with the city clerks in the past. In general, however, it can be difficult to elect a person into the position. She expected the council would weigh the pros and cons of electing someone to a non-political position without being able to weigh qualifications and if the person will fit into the city staff team http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=294 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=294 Thu, 28 May 2009 12:00:00 EDT A tough year with revenue estimated to decrease means the near closure of a fire station, fewer library hours and no city funding for the trolley in Burlingame. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=295 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=295 Thu, 07 May 2009 12:00:00 EDT “We need to thank the community for supporting the council on this issue,” said Mayor Ann Keighran. “It’s so important for us to address the basics. Infrastructure has to be addressed. This will be a starting point and the end of Band-Aid solutions.” http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=296 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=296 Thu, 07 May 2009 12:00:00 EDT Mayor Ann Keighran said that the city can now get to work and fix the system. A substantial part of the system's upgrade will be completed within 10 years. "The community felt it was necessary to fix the system," she said. "We deeply appreciate it." http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=297 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=297 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT “We learned from mistakes the first time around and we’ve learned that it helps to have stakeholders involved from the very beginning,” Keighran said. “The process worked better.” http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=298 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=298 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT Keighran added, “I would rather present these possibilities to the public now rather than shock them when we have to do it.” http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=300 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=300 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST Mayor Ann Keighran spoke with Burlingame Elementary School District Superintendent Dianne Talarico about the potential of covering part of the program through volunteers. Although it may not work, Keighran wanted to ensure the option was considered. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=301 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=301 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST “We’re looking at almost $3 million in cuts. To me, I have to look at what is basic and what is luxury and try to make decisions based on that. And of course, you try to avoid reducing staff if possible,” said Mayor Ann Keighran http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=299 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=299 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST A new Burlingame Safeway with rooftop parking, second-floor offices and pedestrian paths might be open by spring 2011, according to company officials who outlined last night vague but hopeful plans crafted by five years of community input. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=302 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=302 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST The council will consider Monday night whether it is willing to waive $25,000 worth of field attendant and grandstand cleaning fees for the district’s use of Washington Park baseball field adjacent to Burlingame High School. http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=303 http://annkeighran.com//main.php?Page=33&id=303 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST An annual fee — costing anywhere from an estimated $116 to $2,060 — will go before Burlingame property owners in May after the City Council approved a ballot measure in an effort to raise $39 million for storm drain improvements.