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Week in Review: Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Grassfire Near Highway 280; BART Attacker Gets Nine Months

A roundup of major news stories from the past week.

Monday, July 30

The Peninsula Health Care District Board of Directors approved a , two-year grant for the San Mateo County Health System for uninsured, low-income adults in the District.

 

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Tuesday, July 31

A bomb squad was sent to a South San Francisco home in response to the discovery of a live .

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The device was "safely mitigated" at a remote location, Sheriff's officials said.

 

Wednesday, Aug. 1

An Oakland man who earlier this year pleaded not guilty to felony assault for attacking a BART train operator with a cane was to nine months in county jail.

 

Thursday, Aug. 2          

Firefighters battling a near Highway 280 in Millbrae that was first reported at 1:55 p.m. just north of Larkspur Drive contained the blaze by 3:05 p.m.

 

Friday, Aug. 3

Presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's economic message in California.

 

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