Cooking is one of the most popular classes offered by Job Train, a Menlo Park program that teaches former inmates skills that will help them get jobs. However, the program lacks funding in tough economy.
Menlo Park cooking class helps keep former inmates out of jail (VIDEO) Read More »
Many locals don’t realize Santa Clara County is home to about two dozen Christmas tree farms. But with the growing popularity of artificial, pre-lit trees, tree farmers’ sales drastically decreased in last 20 years.
Santa Clara County Christmas tree growers sell only 15% of trees they sold in 1990s Read More »
Max Jan and Ryan Corces-Zimmerman met counting worms – lowly lab work for Princeton undergrads. Today, they’re Stanford Ph.D students whose friendship guides groundbreaking leukemia research.
The Devil’s Slide tunnel project on Highway 1 is expected to open in 2012, allowing traffic to travel under Montara Mountain between Pacifica and San Mateo County. Will it be safe for foot traffic at nearby Surfer’s Beach?
Devil’s Slide tunnel expected to open in 2012, but questions of pedestrian safety remain Read More »
It’s no secret that illegal downloads have taken a toll on album sales, but music ownership has also steadily declined over time. Graphics examine the trends with data from Nielsen SounScan.
As illegal downloads cut into album sales, Americans choosing to own less music Read More »
Although only one out of five people interviewed in Saratoga could identify petanque, the city is spending almost $17,000 on a court in Azule Park after a Saratoga resident spent five years petitioning the city council.
Getting accepted to Stanford isn’t getting any easier. In 2000, the university received about 18,300 applications. In 2010, that figure had increased 75 percent to more than 32,000 applications.
Environmentalists on one side of the Saltworks development debate want to restore the site to bay wetlands. Others insists the community and environment would benefit more from smart-growth housing.
Debate over developing Redwood City’s Saltworks continues, Peninsula seeks more housing Read More »
Stanford’s Entrepreneurship Week activities close with remarks from Joe Kennedy, CEO of Pandora Media, Inc. Kennedy advised students to adapt their future companies to the fast-changing Internet landscapes.
