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Mountain View bans smoking inside public buildings and within 30 feet of playgrounds. Now a proposed ordinance may extend restrictions to outdoor areas within 25 feet of any publicly accessible building.
Mountain View may ban smoking within 25 feet of restaurants, bars, other buildings Read More »
Redevelopment funds helped transform Redwood City’s downtown. But after Gov. Brown’s proposal to ax redevelopment agencies, future improvements are in the hands of the California Supreme Court.
Redwood City downtown redevelopment in limbo as state Supreme Court decision looms Read More »
Palo Alto-based Rocketship Education, recognized for its innovative teaching of low-income students in San Jose, won approval late Wednesday for a dramatic expansion in the next five years.
Palo Alto-based charter network wins approval to expand by 20 schools in San Jose area Read More »
A new report ranks Palo Alto second on the list of the country’s most expensive college towns in which to buy a home. Three of the top 10 cities are in the Bay Area.
Real estate report — Palo Alto near top of the class for expensive college towns Read More »
Frustrated with bank practices, Most Holy Trinity Church closed its account with Bank of America and moved to a local credit union. It is one of many churches to follow this trend. View the video.
Enough is enough: San Jose church leads movement to pull funds from banks (VIDEO) Read More »
Bay Area architect Frank Jesse serves on the Envision San Jose 2040 task force and has opinions about how independent workers and tech startups may create the shared office spaces of the future.
Architect leads as San Jose startups move from homes and garages to shared offices Read More »
In response to numerous foreclosures in his parish, a priest known as “Father Eddie” persuaded his church to divest $3 million from Bank of America and move the money to a credit union.
Parish foreclosures spur San Jose priest to take stand against bank Read More »
San Mateo County voters defeated a bond measure that would have benefited three community colleges.
Community college bonds defeated in San Mateo County Read More »
Credit unions across the country took advantage of Saturday’s “Bank Transfer Day,” a Facebook-fueled movement that encouraged individuals to switch their accounts away from big banks.
On ‘Bank Transfer Day,’ Peninsula credit unions see opportunity to court new customers Read More »
