Tick-Tock: Springtime brings higher risk of tick-borne disease this year
Life-supporting rains bring more ticks and disease risk to the Bay Area, at least in the short-term.
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Palo Alto homeless shelter celebrates a decade of transformation
The Opportunity Center in Palo Alto is celebrating a decade of providing affordable housing, medical services and other amenities to the area’s homeless and near-homeless community.
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Palo Alto Sport Shop and Toy World closes doors after 87 years
Palo Alto Sport Shop and Toy World is one of many independent stores in Palo Alto to close in recent years.
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Chinese bike-share Ofo emerging in Silicon Valley
A common sight in China has been popping up in Silicon Valley lately: bright-yellow Ofo bikes.
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In new political climate, more women are investing in long-term birth control
Since President Donald Trump’s election victory, more women are investing in long-term birth control out of precaution of possible policy changes.
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Sexy salamanders teach second graders the art of newt romance
Reporter Emily Williams writes about a field trip where elementary students could connect their experiences to what they are learning in the classroom.
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Anti-Muslim hate crimes in California:
What the data doesn’t tell us
Data that tracks anti-Muslim hate crimes is spotty, making it difficulty to accurately quantify the full scale of these crimes across California and the nation.
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Living on murky waters: Docktown Marina residents battle eviction
Like so many other relics of a long-ago freewheeling Bay Area of the 1960s, Docktown in Redwood City may soon be swept away, with an eviction battle currently stirring in San Mateo County Superior Court.
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Peripheral Arterial Disease patient recovers from pain
One in every 20 Americans over the age of 50 has peripheral arterial disease. We share the experience of one Los Altos Hills resident diagnosed with PAD.
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California and capital punishment: Why this blue state keeps voting for the death penalty
Although favor for capital punishment in the U.S. generally aligns with those on the political right, California has now broken from leftist death penalty propositions twice since the death penalty was reinstated in 1978.
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Palo Alto celebrates Earth Day with 5K, electric vehicles
In celebration of Earth Day, Palo Alto organized a series of activities, including educational booths, live music, food trucks, a chance to meet zoo animals and electric car test drives.
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California’s school financing shift gives a boost to East Palo Alto schools, but inequities remain
Reducing long-standing funding disparities between wealthy and impoverished school districts was one goal of a 2013 shift in how California funds public schools. But is it working?
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