A new study indicates that body mass index may not be the best indicator of health — and two very different Bay Area women agree. One, a doctor, the other, a web series host, both advocate for happiness at realistic body weights.
A program giving temporary legal status to young immigrants was in jeopardy during the presidential election. Now, local undocumented immigrants are rushing to fill out applications.
San Mateo County voters defeated a bond measure that would have benefited three community colleges.
Peninsula residents turned out to vote on a variety of local races and initiatives, including a failed attempt to pass a community college bond measure.
Authorities are still searching a Sunnyvale neighborhood where a gunman is believed to be hiding.
In Santa Cruz, a family has dedicated itself to teaching people to learn music the same way they learned to speak: intuitively. Playing together downtown since the sons were children, the family has mastered the art of “Mountain Music.”
A Saratoga hiking trail has reopened after a six-month project to make it wider, less steep and not as prone to erosion during the rainy season. The trail stretches from the Parker Ranch neighborhood to the Fremont Older Open Space Preserve via Saratoga Country Club.
PALO ALTO – Palo Alto voters prefered to play it safe at the polls Nov. 3, electing four candidates with experience in public office or community involvement, and one newcomer with a highly conservative platform.
PALO ALTO – Fourteen candidates running for five open seats at the City Council, discussed their views on what are the city’s main issues of concern for the Nov. 3 elections, at a Candidates’ Forum hosted by the League of Women Voters on Oct. 7.