Mountain View embarks on uphill climb to make El Camino Real bike-friendly
In a region where roads are regularly crammed with cars, Mountain View officials say that making their city bike-friendlier is a top priority.
Parks & Recreation
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San Mateo’s Laurelwood Park plays host to smartphone naturalists
A San Mateo park turned into a data hub, as smartphone-wielding citizen scientists converged in a frenzy of knowledge gathering.
Bay Area Bike Share pilot grows but is still slow to get into gear, especially on Peninsula
With 700 bicycles at stations spread from San Francisco to San Jose, a new program aims to prove that bike sharing can be popular in the suburbs as well as on city streets.
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.
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.
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.
Assessing homelessness and following fish on Peninsula Report [PODCAST]
Angela Hayes shares the journeys fish take in Palo Alto: Salmon and trout are leaping amongst the millionaire’s houses. And Rob Franklin brings us the story of a local census that gauges where people go when they live on the streets.
Santa Clara County counts homeless, examines costs of cleaning up encampments
In May, Santa Clara County will release the results of its Count the Homeless report, which helps the county allocate funds for sheltering homeless people and cleaning up their encampments.
With barrier removal, endangered fish to migrate through San Francisquito Creek [VIDEO]
The San Mateo Resource Conservation District is spearheading a project that will remove a concrete barrier from the San Francisquito Creek, making it easier for fish to swim through.