Household appliances draw surprisingly large amounts of energy during all hours they’re plugged in – even when they’re not in use. They are “energy vampires” that waste electricity and drive up power bills.
With the rising popularity of home theaters and online movie viewing, boutique movie theaters see their attendance drop. Stanford Theatre and the Aquarius are still strongholds in Palo Alto.
Once numerous, few boutique movie theaters remain in the Peninsula Read More »
The San Carlos Transit Village – the housing and retail development near a train station – worries some east San Carlos residents. They fear the 50-foot buildings will eliminate neighborhood views and amplify train sounds.
Housing and shopping complex to rise in east San Carlos; height worries neighbors Read More »
Stanford, like universities across the country, now allows boys and girls to be roommates in campus housing. The school has received positive feedback and few complaints, as participants feel safer and happier.
Stanford allows boys and girls to be roommates, earning praise from LGBT students Read More »
When luminaries like the Chancellor of Germany, Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Dalai Lama visit Stanford, Deputy Red, the bomb-sniffing black lab, is on the front lines to protect them.
Almost put down as a puppy, black lab becomes Stanford PD’s bomb-sniffing expert (VIDEO) Read More »
Many consumers worry that electric vehicles require frequent battery charges, but Palo Alto-based Tesla expects its Model S to travel 300 miles-per-charge, comparable to the distance cars travel on a tank of gas.
Battery Battles – Tesla expects new Model S will drive 300 miles without a charge Read More »
In California, 70 percent of released inmates return to prison – the highest recidivism rate in the nation. But, in San Mateo County, only 11 percent inmates enrolled in the Achieve 180 program return to prison.
QuestBridge, a nonprofit in Silicon Valley acts as a matchmaking service connecting low-income students to top colleges. The organization has placed thousands of students since 1994.
Palo Alto organization funds elite college educations for low-income students Read More »
For decades, the Williamson Act kept taxes low for property owners who protected open land from development. Now, as state faces budget crunch, some landowners must farm or see tax rates nearly double.
128 San Mateo County landowners must farm natural land or pay higher taxes Read More »