poverty

San Mateo foresees ‘silver tsunami’ of aging Baby Boomers who can’t afford home prices

Frontpage Featured, Health, Politics & Gov, Real Estate / By Emiliano Vazquez

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.

Stanford students support Ugandan women with eco-friendly fashion show

1 Comment / Business & Money, Culture & Features, Environment, Frontpage Featured / By Alexandra Wexler

Stanford’s Sustainable Fashion Collective held a fashion show featuring eco-friendly beaded necklaces made by women in Uganda. The proceeds from jewelry sales help the women escape poverty.

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...