Mountain View is considering raising fees on new construction to fund affordable housing, a move developers say would shift projects to other towns and council members say is necessary because of a decrease in government funding for the projects.
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Three seemingly unassociated organizations have announced a partnership they say will help consumers save money and cut back on carbon emissions, while also supporting an environmental advocacy group.
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The Streetscape Project construction has driven street traffic to a trickle and caused businesses to lose up to 40 percent of their revenue, feeding frustrations among owners who aren’t being compensated for the losses.
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It’s a complicated commotion of bikes and cars near Monta Loma Elementary School and Crittenden Middle School in Mountain View. One parent speaks out about efforts to improve find a traffic solution.
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Helping to keep juveniles out of actual court, the East Palo Alto Youth Court is a community-centered courtroom staffed by youth who are trained to serve as the attorneys, jurors, bailiffs and clerks.
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Local doctors are hoping that a new government recommendation that young children receive a nasal spray immunization will lead more to get their children vaccinated.
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Live in Peace, a nonprofit in East Palo Alto, gives area kids a place to practice and learn music as an after-school activity.
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After quietly purchasing what’s believed to be the first police drone in the Bay Area, the San Jose Police Department has apologized for lack of transparency.
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Themed “Ideas with Impact,” the ATXpo event aimed to bring Stanford’s community into a single physical space to discuss teaching and learning with technology.
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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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Farms don’t survive for generations in California without backup plans. That’s why, in the midst of an exceptional drought, some farmers have prepared for the worst.
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The world has enough food today. But if climate change and population growth continue the way experts think they will, our food supply may not last beyond the next couple of decades.
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