The Times is moving. The newspaper, founded in 1889, is shifting its headquarters back into San Mateo’s downtown area where it began. A lease for office space at 477 Ninth Ave. has been signed and it is expected that editorial, advertising and circulation functions will commence at that address fairly soon. The current headquarters, at 1080 S. Amphlett Blvd. adjacent to Highway 101, is for sale. It has been in operation since the mid-1960s. However, since the newspaper is no longer printed at that site, there is no reason to retain it. And, like Bay Meadows, the land is simply too valuable to keep as an under-utilized asset.