HYBRID CARS MIGHT be great for the environment and for fewer trips to your neighborhood gas station, but as a state senator from Long Beach points out, there is a hidden potential for injury particularly to those who are blind or visually impaired.  

EACH DAY, as we open the morning paper, it is beginning to feel that today's local news was no different from yesterday. When did the systematic robbery of eating establishments become a hallmark for crime?  

So where is the state of California's struggle with a long-overdue, deficit-ridden state budget headed? Nowhere fast. Sometime this week, perhaps already, the drop-dead date for placing measures on the November ballot passes, thus adding another level of complexity to the multi-sided political  

MONEY, no matter the source, is getting tight. Not surprisingly, government budgets are under extreme stress. Just look at the painful example of the state of California for proof.  

The Olympics are over, and Michael Phelps is not the only one who is relieved. While he is basking in the glory of his unprecedented eight gold medals, I am celebrating the fact that we no longer have to watch him every night.  

HOW does one do proper justice to a gathering of quaint canines running amuck in Hillsborough? It's not easy, especially when there were 116 of the cute critters and nearly 200 people involved in the festivities.  

Axis Health's patient load and increased demand for services show how the stalemate in Sacramento affects the most vulnerable people, as well as underscoring the need for spending-limit reform.  

ATTORNEY Jamie Casey was moved to respond to an item in this corner regarding the Bungalow Grocery, a tiny neighborhood market on Barneson Avenue in his San Mateo hometown.