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Johnnie Gray Jr., founder of the East Palo Alto Boxing Club, welcomes teens who want to train, even if they can’t afford the membership fees. The club receives some city funds, but Gray says it still struggles financially.
East Palo Alto gym founder works to rebuild young lives through boxing Read More »
Sid Espinosa, Palo Alto’s first Hispanic and fourth-youngest mayor, juggles duties at City Hall with a full-time job at Microsoft. His career path included a White House job during the Clinton administration.
Palo Alto’s ‘mobile mayor’ favors compromise, except on developing parkland 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 »
Tiffany ‘Uhilamoelangi-Hautau bridges the cultural and linguistic gaps separating her Pacific Islander patients from health care in San Mateo County.
East Palo Alto community health worker helps Pacific Islander patients get care Read More »
Firefighters from San Mateo County trained to treat children with medical emergencies. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital provided realistic mannequin patients that had their own heartbeats and lung function.
Dummies that teach — San Mateo firefighters train using high-tech mannequin patients Read More »
Costumed crowds gather in the Peninsula this weekend for the 41st annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, which continues through Sunday.
Crowds celebrate all things pumpkin at Half Moon Bay festival (PHOTOS) Read More »
Twin sisters born with cystic fibrosis both received double lung transplants at Stanford and have become champions of organ donation in the U.S. and Japan. Their story is now an Oscar-qualifying documentary.
New documentary starring Redwood City cystic fibrosis twins qualifies for Oscar Read More »
As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Bay Area residents share how the tragedy affected their lives. In this video, one in a series, three young adults say America now has a culture of fear.
How has 9/11 affected your life? Three young adults say U.S. is more fearful Read More »
