Politics & Government
Week in Review
DA files complaint against son of former Millbrae School District trustee for soliciting sex with minor on Facebook; charges dropped against "saggy pants" passenger.
Patch reported Monday that authorities arrested Michael Darro, son of a former Millbrae School District trustee, for allegedly soliciting sex from a nine-year-old girl through Facebook.
Darro, 19, used his father’s (John Darro) work computer to contact the nine-year-old girl, whose parents alerted Millbrae police, said San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe.
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Darro posted bail and is scheduled to be arraigned on one felony and two misdemeanors on Aug. 9.
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The Millbrae School District Board of Trustees on Monday looked over the final details of putting a $30 million bond on the November ballot.
The board will vote on July 25 whether to put the bond before voters. If approved, the property tax would amount to $25 per year per $100,000 in assessed value.
The City Council Tuesday got some answers about the cause of a daylong power outage in downtown Millbrae on Saturday. It wasn’t a plane, but a bird.
Councilwoman Gina Papan said downtown businesses lost lots of money during Saturday's power outage.
The city postponed approving contracts with the Millbrae police and sanitation worker unions that call for 5 percent wage and benefit concessions.
Rags used to stain a deck spontaneously combusted and burned a fence and side of a home Tuesday night.
On Wednesday the San Mateo County District Attorney announced that he won’t charge Deshon Marman, who allegedly refused to pull up his pants on a U.S. Airways flight.
Protesters gathered outside San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday in support of Marman.
The San Mateo Union High School District trustees picked Burlingame’s Marc Friedman to replace Dave Pine.
