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Woodside California’s Filoli mansion draws crowds looking to go back in time. The estate was built in the early 20th century and has found new popularity, as period dramas like PBS’s “Downton Abbey” attract audiences.
California Valley Solar Ranch, now under construction in San Luis Obispo, is one of more than 15 large-scale solar projects scheduled for construction in in the state.
Is Yelp hiding small businesses’ good reviews? Will schools ever see promised funds from redevelopment agencies? What are the lives of “the help” — domestic workers in the Bay Area — like today? Find out on the Peninsula Report podcast.
In this video, two domestic workers share the sacrifices they made when their own children were young and how those sacrifices have paid off now that those children are in college.
Enma Delgado cleans homes and cares for children in San Francisco. She left three children of her own in El Salvador and sends money and packages home to help support them.
The appearance and of today’s typical domestic worker has changed since the 1960s era of “The Help,” but working conditions for those who clean and care for children and the elderly can still be difficult.
Soccer stars and startups highlight the Peninsula Report radio show’s coverage of the South Bay, and, this week, a reporter goes international, sharing her experience reporting on the Arab Spring in Egypt.
In January, the California Supreme Court upheld a law disbanding local redevelopment agencies and remanding their funds to the state. The ruling shot holes through Milpitas’ entire city budget.
A tennis pro returns to Stanford to finish her degree, other Stanford students start companies while still working toward their degrees, and high school cheerleaders find a unique way to raise money for nationals.