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‘The Help’ Today — Bay Area domestic workers advocate for fair labor practices (VIDEO)

Leave a Comment / Culture & Features, Frontpage Featured, Multimedia, Politics & Gov / By Kathryn Roethel

The appearance and of today’s typical domestic worker has changed since the 1960s era of “The Help,” but working conditions for those who clean and care for children and the elderly can still be difficult.

Bay Area earthquakes unlikely to trigger deadly tsunamis, experts say

1 Comment / Environment, Frontpage Featured, Science & Tech / By Priyanka Sharma

Could it happen here? Stanford University expert says Bay Area earthquakes are unlikely to trigger deadly tsunamis. A quake along the San Andreas fault would cause a different type of motion than the Japan quake.

SPECIAL REPORT – Leaded gas: A toxic tale

June 9, 2014 No Comments

"Leaded Gas: A Toxic Tale" is an adaptation of an award-winning print article that tells...

SPECIAL REPORT: Climate change comes home

May 22, 2014 No Comments

Climate change is happening and though local governments in the Bay Area have begun to...

SPECIAL REPORT: On Silicon Valley’s coast, cows unite ranchers and open space groups

April 10, 2014 No Comments

"Cattle Drive": A multimedia report which explores the ways agriculture and open space groups are...

SPECIAL REPORT: Silicon Gap – Widening Inequality in the Valley

February 7, 2014 No Comments

Articles and multimedia from Peninsula Press staff about Joint Venture Silicon Valley's 2014 State of...