Hillsborough

A four-year community dispute ended this spring when the town of Hillsborough quietly agreed to pay a $125,000 settlement to the owner of the “Flintstone house” in a dispute over her yard display.

On the Peninsula, a four-year community dispute is over. The settlement calls for the town of Hillsborough to pay $125,000 to the owner of the “Flintstone house.”

Police are investigating a series of burglaries in Hillsborough over the weekend.

The Bay Area’s most expensive market for houses remains on the Peninsula. According to the real estate company Compass, Atherton is the priciest on the market with a median home price of over $6.3 million in 2020.

The Bay Area’s most expensive market for houses remains on the Peninsula. According to the real estate company Compass, Atherton is the priciest on the market with a median home price of over $6.3 million in 2020.

The owner of the iconic Flintstones House in Hillsborough filed a counter suit against the town accusing city officials of discrimination.

Towering dinosaurs stand among fanciful mushrooms in the sloping backyard. A life-sized Fred Flintstone welcomes visitors near the front door. And by the driveway on the lawn is a giant “Yabba Dabba Do” sign in orange, purple and red.

Lack of water has forced East Palo Alto to freeze proposed developments that would provide jobs and help its residents economically. Critics of the system that resulted in the water shortage say it’s not by accident.

Gov. Rick Scott has declared a health emergency in four counties due to the Zika virus.

State and federal officials say a now-defunct, for-profit, Miami-based college accused of fraudulently obtaining millions in federal dollars used exotic dancers as admissions workers.