Reporter’s Notebook: Life under shelter-in-place orders
A series of multimedia pieces by Peninsula Press staff documenting what life is like under the stay-at-home order.
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Into the Unknown: How college students around the world are coping with COVID-19
COVID-19 has universally disrupted the lives of these graduating college students around the world. Their backgrounds are wildly different. But their experiences coping with the pandemic are strikingly similar. A common theme we found throughout – from Uzbekistan to Trinidad and Tobago — was a palpable longing for certainty in a newly uncertain world.
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The Ever-Growing Fuentes Family
For the past nine years, the Fuentes Family in San Jose has been hosting players for the San Jose Giants, the Single-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. The relationships that players and host families build last of years beyond the hosting arrangement.
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Personal protective equipment rally sanitation workers, janitors
SAN JOSE — While some municipal collection agencies have enhanced sanitation practices and provided additional protective personal equipment, or PPE, to employees, other workplaces have been slower to adapt to the pandemic. In early April, workers at a McDonald’s in San Jose went on strike, after demands for PPE went unanswered.
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Podcast: Exploring the powerful, puzzling connections between climate change and the coronavirus crisis
Climate in the Coronaverse is a podcast about these two global crises — climate change and the coronavirus pandemic — and the powerful, puzzling connections between them.
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Connor Letourneau aims to set himself apart as SF Chronicle’s Warriors beat writer
Being the Golden State Warriors beat writer for the San Francisco Chronicle is a responsibility Connor Letourneau doesn’t take lightly. He often brings his laptop to a bar when he goes out to meet friends and has left many social events early to cover a breaking news story. Letourneau treats every day like Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
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For author John Gierach, the best fishing stories aren’t really about fishing
Author John Gierach, who is best know for writing about his fly fishing adventures, can easily tell fishing stories. But his ability to capture the essence of a day on the water, the significance of the event from a greater perspective, is what separates him from other writers.
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San Francisco Supervisor proposes permanently shutting down troubled county jail
SAN FRANCISCO — Last week, San Francisco Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer introduced a plan that aims to permanently shut down County Jail #4 — a facility that advocates and politicians say is in poor condition.
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‘Everybody Has a Story to Tell’: John Feinstein’s unique life as a sportswriter
Over the decades, John Feinstein has exploded into one of the most successful sports authors ever, but he still seeks out the story that nobody else notices.
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Ahead of Super Tuesday, Bernie Sanders rallies supporters in San Jose
SAN JOSE — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders panned Joe Biden at a San Jose rally Sunday, hours after the former vice president’s decisive win in South Carolina, and moments before Pete Buttigieg suspended his campaign.
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At Recovery Café, those recovering from homelessness, addiction, mental illness form a community
SAN JOSE — Recovery Cafés offer continued support to people in recovery lasting long after they exit traditional treatment providers.
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Domestic abuse advocates rally around incarcerated woman facing deportation
OAKLAND — Activists came together Feb. 7 at the Pro Arts Gallery in Oakland to show support for Liyah Birru, an Ethiopian immigrant who faces deportation after serving a four-year prison sentence.
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