This is the blurb for this category – it is clever and eye catching.
East Palo Alto’s only homeless shelter is scheduled to open in time for the cold-weather season due in part to a $30,000 city grant. The city has the highest per capita rate of homelessness in San Mateo County.
According to the U.S. Fire Administration, turkey fryers and other holiday mishaps cause 2,000 Thanksgiving residential fires nationwide. Santa Clara County fire and public safety departments urge caution.
Compared to Prop. 19, the state attorney general’s race and city taxes on pot will have a much more lasting impact on marijuana policy in California.
Project WeHOPE’s East Palo Alto warming shelter hosted Homeless Connect II, an event that provided free food, shelter and services for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness.
The El Palo Alto historic tree may threaten the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s plans to construct the high-speed rail line. Widening the tracks puts the tree in jeopardy.
After years of substance abuse and homelessness, a Santa Clara single father rehabilitated his life, found a job and reclaimed his 1-year-old son from Child Protective Services.
The Vice President of the Santa Clara county Board of Supervisors Dave Cortese says the strong bond with his grandfather, an immigrant from Sicily, helps him to better serve Santa Clara County’s diverse community.
East Palo Alto was known as a “food desert” for over 20 years, but that ended when the Mi Pueblo supermarket opened last year. Owners of smaller markets are concerned about the competition.
Northern California Natural Collective operator Clinton Cronin makes the transition from a delivery service to a storefront in San Jose—but not without some legal tangles along the way.