Mountain View City Council votes for new park to remedy open-space shortage
Open space accounts for nearly a quarter of Palo Alto, but only one-eighth of Mountain View. City leaders recently voted to create a park in the Rengstorff Planning Area.
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Menlo Park to deploy cameras in Belle Haven and license-plate readers in three police cars
Menlo Park police will use technology to identify stolen or suspicious vehicles and to monitor Belle Haven neighborhood streets. But some are concerned about privacy and racial profiling.
San Mateo downtown beautification contract goes to national bidder
San Mateo city officials say they want to support local businesses whenever possible. When it came to awarding a recent contract, however, factors other than proximity came into play.
Divided by speeding cars, Half Moon Bay debates options for making life safer along Highway 1
Residents of eastern Half Moon Bay are struggling with safely navigating chores on foot on their side of California’s major coastal artery, without a nearby traffic signal, sidewalks or pedestrian paths.
San Jose city leaders consider competing visions to serve growing homeless population
San Jose’s homeless population has grown 18 percent in the past two years, prompting divergent visions between the Director of Housing and the San Jose Downtown Association for how the city should respond.
San Jose Earthquakes, jolted by stadium delays, come back to Santa Clara for another year
The San Jose Earthquakes soccer team are back at Santa Clara University’s Buck Shaw Stadium for another year.
Palo Alto is the second ‘most educated’ place in U.S.
While 30.9% of Americans have completed at least a bachelor’s degree, almost 80% of Palo Alto residents have an undergraduate degree, according to U.S. Census data compiled by NerdWallet.
Renovations to begin at Palo Alto golf course
The city’s finance committee approved plans to improve the Baylands Golf Course, and officials are now selecting the company that will provide the massive amount of dirt needed.
Stories from the deep, local immigration and innovation, and election in Pakistan [PODCAST]
The San Jose Business Journal’s Luke Stangel joins us to talk about Google’s latest projects and Apple’s tax schemes. Anyone for a double Irish Dutch sandwich? Atul Singh, editor of Fair Observer, takes us through a recap of this week’s historic election in Pakistan. Peninsula Press reporters Anna Hallingstad and Julia Barrero each have environmental