Senior volunteers help local food bank program
At a time when nearly 100,000 Santa Clara County residents don’t know how they’ll get their next meal, services such as the Second Harvest Food Bank Brown Bag program are even more essential.
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Cupertino becomes latest Bay Area city to crack down on plastic shopping bags
A new law makes it illegal for retail establishments to provide single-use plastic bags and allows the Cupertino stores to charge a dime for paper bags.
San Mateo foresees ‘silver tsunami’ of aging Baby Boomers who can’t afford home prices
By 2030, almost a quarter of San Mateo County’s population is expected to be older than 65. San Mateo city officials are exploring how to address housing affordability for an aging demographic.
Bay Area groups struggle to enroll Filipinos in Covered California
Filipino health advocates are working overtime to educate the community and to enroll as many people as possible in California’s health insurance exchange before the Dec. 15 deadline.
Former Redwood City mayor Howard elected to council along with two incumbents
Redwood City voters on Tuesday re-elected council members Jeff Gee and John Seybert, along with former mayor Diane Howard.
Palo Alto voters reject Measure D rezoning plan, scuttling affordable housing for seniors
Results show 56.1 percent of Palo Alto residents voted against Measure D, rejecting a city-backed plan to rezone land on Maybell Avenue for the construction of affordable senior citizen housing.
San Mateo election will shape city’s leadership for the next four years
Parcel taxes and bond measures will be decided in San Mateo’s municipal election on Nov. 5, while infrastructure issues and business concerns are the focus of the city council elections.
Redwood City to elect three City Council members
On Nov. 5, Redwood City will elect three City Council members. Two council members are up for re-election, and one is being termed out, leaving an open seat.
New Common Core school standards inspire Ravenswood to revamp curriculum
Teachers and administrators in East Palo Alto are preparing for a national initiative that leave curriculum planning to individual school districts, but provides a set of universal standards.