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The proposed 300,000-square-foot Big Wave Development project near Half Moon Bay includes housing for disabled adults and a large office complex that many say doesn’t belong on the coast.
Coastside split over housing and office park development near Half Moon Bay (VIDEO) Read More »
After the Sept. 9 PG&E gas-line explosion in San Bruno, residents received an outpouring of community support. In this video, victims, volunteers and city leaders recount acts of heroism on the night of the fire.
San Bruno residents remember local heroism during PG&E explosion (VIDEO) Read More »
Freecycle is a website that connects local residents who want to get rid of old furniture and household items with people in the community who will take them. Everything listed on the site is free.
Criminal record clearance assistance is in high demand in Santa Clara County; however, the programs that provide it are struggling to find the money and support to stay afloat.
Santa Clara County program cleared 346 criminal records; now lacks operating funds Read More »
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.
After identifying sandboxes in two Redwood City parks that were contaminated with E. coli bacteria, the city is renovating the parks, removing the sandboxes and replacing them with water attractions.
Water attractions to replace E. coli contaminated sandboxes in Redwood City (VIDEO) Read More »
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.
East Palo Alto program offers shelter to county’s highest homeless population (VIDEO) Read More »
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.
Woodside High School special needs students learn with iPads (VIDEO) Read More »
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.
Nutrition and exercise programs help East Palo Alto families fight childhood obesity Read More »
