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Farida Jhabvala Romero

Farida Jhabvala Romero

Farida joins Stanford after a career as a news producer and reporter at Radio Bilingüe, the national Latino public radio network. In that capacity, she traveled across California’s Central Valley, Salinas Valley and the Bay area covering a wide range of topics including education, farmworker health and traditional art. Her stories have appeared on NPR, Reportingonhealth.org and El Mensajero, a San Francisco weekly. She has a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Farida has worked as a communications professional in India, Mexico and the U.S.

Crime, News, Politics, TransportationJune 17, 2015

Driving with suspended license top crime in Menlo Park, many lose cars

By Farida Jhabvala Romero

Menlo Park police citations and vehicle impounds for driving with a suspended license nearly tripled from 2008 to 2014, and many impounded cars are never recovered by owners.

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Culture, Environment, HealthApril 15, 2015

Drought-tolerant plants star at spring garden market 

By Farida Jhabvala Romero

Just days after Gov. Brown announced California’s first-ever mandatory water cuts in response to the drought, hundreds gathered at the Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County’s Spring Garden Market.

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Business, Data Hub, News, PoliticsMarch 30, 2015

California fair pay bill could benefit Silicon Valley Latinas

By Farida Jhabvala Romero

As a new proposal to close the gender wage gap awaits its first hearing in the California legislature, Latinas in the region may have much to gain from the approval of the California Fair Pay Act.

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Housing + Development, NewsMarch 11, 2015

Renters struggle to keep up in Menlo Park’s Belle Haven neighborhood

By Farida Jhabvala Romero

Silicon Valley’s tech boom is exacerbating a regional housing deficit that is pushing low-income residents to move out of the region to more affordable cities or stay put in tough living conditions.

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CultureMarch 11, 2015

Redwood City celebrates Lunar New Year

By Farida Jhabvala Romero

Hundreds of families carrying children and pushing strollers packed Courthouse Square in Redwood City to welcome the “Year of the Ram” on Feb. 28.

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Business, News, PoliticsFebruary 13, 2015

Obama addresses cybersecurity concerns, signs executive order

By Farida Jhabvala Romero

President Obama called on Silicon Valley and corporate America to collaborate with the government on cybersecurity, signing an executive order that would promote the sharing of information on threats or attacks.

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Business, SPECIAL REPORT: State of the Valley 2015February 6, 2015

Big gender pay gap persists in Silicon Valley despite booming economy

By Farida Jhabvala Romero

Women with a bachelor’s degree or higher continue to earn much less than men, and Silicon Valley’s pay gap is larger than the rest of the state or nationwide.

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Culture, NewsJanuary 25, 2015

Martin Luther King Jr. march draws hundreds from across Bay Area

By Farida Jhabvala Romero

Hundreds of people rallied in San Francisco on Jan. 19 to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Culture, EnvironmentJanuary 20, 2015

Hens get second chance at Milpitas adoption event

By Farida Jhabvala Romero

Local animal groups teamed up this month to give young hens from a “battery” egg farm a second chance.

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Crime, Housing + DevelopmentDecember 15, 2014

Shootings vanish as Menlo Park’s Belle Haven neighborhood transforms

By Farida Jhabvala Romero

A new community garden. Facebook’s second campus. The drop in violent crime points to a public safety shift that’s characterizing a vast transformation of Menlo Park’s historically most-dangerous neighborhood.

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NewsNovember 13, 2014

Short on firefighters, Menlo Park trains civilians to deal with next earthquake

By Farida Jhabvala Romero

Menlo Park’s fire district predicts it won’t have enough firefighters to handle most initial emergency calls when the next big earthquake strikes. That’s why it’s expanding its training of volunteer civilians to help with first aid and rescue.

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Housing + Development, PoliticsNovember 5, 2014

Menlo Park voters defeat measure that would have limited construction

By Farida Jhabvala Romero

Voters in Menlo Park decidedly rejected a controversial initiative that would have cut in half the amount of future office space allowed in the city’s downtown and El Camino Real areas.

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