After 30 years in prison, man walks across country for sense of freedom (VIDEO)
After spending 30 years in prison, Don Moseman, “Walkin’ Don,” found joy in traveling the state – and the country – on foot.
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Peninsula Hangouts – Stanford students learn classic steps on the dance floor (VIDEO)
Stanford dance instructor, Richard Powers, gets even the most reluctant dancers on the dance floor. He teaches around the world, but he came late to dancing and started in an unexpected way.
Peninsula Hangouts – Palo Alto hookah lounge gives western twist to Middle East classic (VIDEO)
This video, the second in the Peninsula Hangouts series, features the modern twists Palo Alto’s Hookah Nites Lounge has brought to this Middle Eastern social tradition.
Peninsula Hangouts – Sunnyvale climbing gym second home to Stanford athlete (VIDEO)
Andrea Szekely, a Stanford psychology student, competes in international climbing competitions. She climbs at Sunnyvale’s Planet Granite almost every day.
Community businesses buckle under East Palo Alto’s building code crackdown
East Palo Alto officials crack down on building code violations. Longtime businesses, including a building supply recycler and a gym that helped troubled youth, couldn’t afford repairs and had to close or relocate.
Stricter national school lunch guidelines challenge cash-strapped districts
Cash-strapped school districts struggle to meet new national school lunch guidelines paired with strict state nutrition laws. Fremont High School, for example, can only spend $1.10 per meal.
California ties for third most shark attacks in U.S. as attacks rise worldwide
There was a 25-percent increase in shark attacks worldwide in 2010, but California’s stats remained steady at five. The state is tied with Hawaii and South Carolina for the third most attacks in the nation.
East Palo Alto builds new bayfront park; still lags behind neighbors in parks per capita
East Palo Alto is planning to turn the vacant Cooley Landing into a bayfront park. It will add nine more acres of parkland to a city that does not have the state’s recommended number of parks per 1,000 people.
San Joaquin Valley farmers find new ways to irrigate but still have water-use critics
After 1992 water conservation legislation forced many San Joaquin Valley farmers to leave crops untended, farmers found more eco-friendly ways to irrigate land. Still agriculture watering has many critics.