SF Beer Week comes to the Peninsula
The Rose and Crown and several other Peninsula bars and restaurants are pulling out the stops for SF Beer Week, which starts this Friday and lasts until Sunday, Feb. 20.
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Palo Alto community mentors help homeless work toward jobs and housing (VIDEO)
Palo Alto’s Downtown Streets Team pairs homeless and formerly homeless members of the community with volunteer mentors who help them find work and begin rebuilding their lives.
This Weekend – Last chance to taste San Francisco’s ‘Dine About Town’ menus
So much good food, so little time. Peninsula foodies will be heading into San Francisco for the final weekend of the annual “Dine About Town” restaurant event. Find out which restaurants are offering the best deals.
Stanford students design musical helmets and lockable lights to promote bike safety
Stanford students designed music-playing helmets and lockable bike lights to increase bicycle safety on campus. A bicyclist who wasn’t wearing a helmet died on campus last year after being hit by a car.
Neighborhood mountain lions? Summer Berkeley incident causes cities to rethink wildlife policies
When a mountain lion appeared in downtown Berkeley last August, it sparked debates in many communities about how police should respond. Shrinking habitat is pushing mountain lions into urban areas.
Here on the Peninsula, Stanford student’s company prototypes lights for the developing world
After meeting families in Burma who depended upon kerosene lanterns to light their daily tasks, Stanford student Erica Estrada recreated their living conditions in Palo Alto and developed safe, affordable lighting.
After five suicides, Palo Alto high school students change culture through peer support
After five classmates committed suicide last year, students at Palo Alto’s Henry M. Gunn high school banded together to form a support group of trained peer counselors.
Thunder Enlightening – Whatever happened to the Golden State Warriors’ mascot?
After the 2007 season, the Golden State Warriors mysteriously did away with their popular mascot, Thunder. Troubled by the team’s reluctance to provide an explanation, reporter Joe Ciolli set out to uncover the truth.
Oakland man determined to find a way home after 21 years in San Quentin
After 21 years in San Quentin State Prison, Harrison Seuga received parole from his life sentence for murder. Now, the Hawaii native strives to adjust to his new life beyond bars and make his way back home.