East Palo Alto community health worker helps Pacific Islander patients get care
Tiffany ‘Uhilamoelangi-Hautau bridges the cultural and linguistic gaps separating her Pacific Islander patients from health care in San Mateo County.
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Mountain View mail carrier delivers what email can’t: a personal touch
The U.S. Postal Service is in dire financial straits. But with cheer and determination, one mail carrier in Silicon Valley is giving it all he’s got.
Dummies that teach — San Mateo firefighters train using high-tech mannequin patients
Firefighters from San Mateo County trained to treat children with medical emergencies. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital provided realistic mannequin patients that had their own heartbeats and lung function.
Menlo Park merchants, city leaders work to find common ground over parking
A plan to attract more residents, tourists and businesses to Menlo Park’s downtown calls for eliminating 764 parking spaces, including all the diagonal spaces on Santa Cruz Avenue, and building garages.
Long awaited, East Palo Alto’s first skate park due to open in November
Skateboarders in East Palo Alto have been practicing in the City Hall parking lot for years. But next month, East Palo Alto’s first skate park is scheduled to open.
Residents report communication lapses during Sunnyvale manhunt (PODCAST)
When a Sunnyvale neighborhood became the center of a manhunt for gunman Shareef Allman, police relied on media to update residents. But some crucial pieces of information fell through the cracks.
Local and federal officials crack down on medicinal marijuana
After 15 years of legal operation in California, medical marijuana dispensaries are now under fire as they struggle to navigate conflicting federal, state and local laws.
San Mateo plans to make city streets safer for pedestrians, but funding questions linger
San Mateo is planning to widen pedestrian walkways, add green space in place of parking spots and improve lighting. But the project relies on Caltrans funding at a time when the transportation agency is fighting bankruptcy.
Jobs memorial tributes continue, Sunday declared ‘Steve Jobs Day’ in California
The public outpouring of tributes to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs says as much about the public’s relationship with the technology he pioneered as it does about the man himself.