1978 law Proposition 13 caps California property tax. But experts at today’s State of the Valley Conference say the law is outdated and prevents schools and local governments from getting the funding they need.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation says Gilead Sciences has rushed testing of a controversial drug that might allow people to avoid contracting HIV/AIDS by taking a pill before engaging in risky sexual behavior.
Food trucks are rolling into parking lots and plazas across San Francisco and the Peninsula in increasing numbers. They are growing in popularity, but some brick-and-mortar restaurants say they are hurting business.
Donna Baranski-Walker works for peace by organizing projects in Gaza and the West Bank from thousands of miles away. Her nonprofit group has helped rebuild playgrounds, schools and houses.
Voters rejected a bond measure that would have financed building and technology upgrades at the College of San Mateo, Cañada College and Skyline College. In recent years, two similar measures passed.
San Mateo County voters defeated a bond measure that would have benefited three community colleges.
San Mateo is planning to widen pedestrian walkways, add green space in place of parking spots and improve lighting. But the project relies on Caltrans funding at a time when the transportation agency is fighting bankruptcy.