Plans to replace the 102-year-old Newell Road bridge have generated controversy in neighboring communities of Palo Alto and East Palo Alto, raising concerns over increased traffic and access to jobs.
While most girls her age are practicing with school sports teams or studying for the SATs, Kenia Miranda is lobbying government agencies in San Mateo County for improved immigrant rights.
Mixed first quarter guidance and flat revenue projections for 2013 sent shares of SunPower Corp. tumbling in trading Friday.
Speaking at the 2013 State of Valley Conference in San Jose, local officials said regional disconnect is hurting the Bay Area’s ability to collaborate, save administrative funds and respond to problems.
Five years ago, Ravenswood City School District identified the high turnover rate among teachers as a significant problem. Now, staff are working to boost retention by increasing teacher satisfaction.
Youth sports leagues in East Palo Alto will see their rental costs for fields and gyms at local schools increase about 40 percent under a new facility fees policy.
After second-grader was killed in a crosswalk on her way to school last year, East Palo Alto school officials jumped into action, examining the hazards students face getting to and from school.
When voters elected East Palo Alto’s first majority-Latino City Council in 2008, the political landscape finally caught up to a demographic shift that had happened a decade earlier. But those gains have yet to solidify.
Traditions abounded at Los Robles Magnet Academy Friday, as the East Palo Alto school hosted a family celebration of Día de los Muertos, Day of the Dead.