Elections 2012 — Data visualizations (Part 2) charting the money behind the measures
This is the final installment of a two-part Peninsula Press series featuring data visualizations that track the money behind California’s statewide ballot measures.
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Redwood City may join forces with YMCA to build community center
The Redwood City Council is exploring a public-private partnership with the YMCA to open a new community recreation and senior citizens center.
Special needs students, faculty adjust to new home [PODCAST]
Special education students and faculty are getting accustomed to their new home at the recently opened McCollam School County Annex in San Jose.
Amid concerns, proposed Islamic center in San Martin nears approval (PODCAST)
A group of Muslims in and around south Santa Clara County is close to gaining permission to build a mosque, cultural center and cemetery in rural San Martin, but some residents oppose the project.
In Half Moon Bay, arbitration victory sparks debate on how to spend millions
Half Moon Bay officials are deciding how to use $10 million an arbitrator awarded to the city. Some want to fund needed capital projects, while others want to pay down bond debt.
San Jose may charge developers for costs of protecting endangered species
This week the San Jose City Council spent two hours debating the economic impacts of a plan that would require developers to pay fees to keep their projects from harming endangered species.
California at technology forefront with passage of driverless cars bill [PODCAST]
The autonomous car technology is so new that previous state laws did not address it at all. Now, the law allows the cars to drive on streets if there is a licensed driver behind the wheel as back up.
Berlin Wall pieces to find new Mountain View home by summer
A Mountain View family donated two pieces of the Berlin Wall, and city officials are planning to put them on public display this summer. Pioneer Park on Church Street may be the relics’ new home.
Up to 60 percent of Bay Area workers may benefit from law to get commuters off roads
A four-year pilot program, to take effect early next year, is expected to reduce traffic in the Bay Area by providing incentives for workers to vanpool or use mass transit.