Know the People and Places That Make The Peninsula Great
In September, 22 medicinal marijuana delivery employees were arrested in “Up in Smoke,” a Santa Clara County sting operation. They claim innocence, expressing frustration with unclear medical marijuana laws.
Independent bookstore customers are increasingly curling up with Kindles, iPads and Nooks. Google Editions allows independent stores to sell e-books from their websites.
East Palo Alto is home to the largest per capita homeless population in San Mateo County, with roughly 230 people living on the streets. Project We HOPE runs the city’s only warming shelter.
The Peninsula Press interviewed a number of homeless at the event and visited the “Field of Dreams,” where East Palo Alto’s homeless once camped out in large numbers. Signs of the encampment still exist, and at least one makeshift shelter appears to be in use.
Aaron Blanding, a special education teacher at Woodside High School, recently began using iPads with his orthopaedically impaired students. These devices have helped the students develop and learn.
East Palo Alto mom Ofelia Valencia’s started taking community cooking class when her 9-year-old started gaining weight. The classes are part of the city’s effort to help families fight childhood obesity.
In an effort to replenish songbird populations, the City of Saratoga and the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society are teaming up to start a nestbox program in the city’s open spaces.
Real Christmas trees leave a smaller carbon footprint than artificial ones, especially if replanted after the holidays. Artificial trees, however, can be eco friendly if they’re used for more than 20 years.
Eight documentary film students will showcase their work at 7:30 p.m. in Stanford’s Annenberg Auditorium tonight. Unlike most film schools, which focus on digital filmmaking, Stanford requires students’ first projects be in black and white 16mm film.
Ava Roy, founder of the Bay Area’s We Players, has made a career staging Shakespeare plays in unusual settings. After much contemplation – and 36 days nearly alone at sea – she decided to take on a big challenge: producing Hamlet on Alcatraz.