Planting seeds with Farming Hope
SAN FRANCISCO — Amid the daily bustle of San Francisco traffic, vegetables grow at the corner of Divisadero and Eddy.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Amid the daily bustle of San Francisco traffic, vegetables grow at the corner of Divisadero and Eddy.
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SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA — Social and emotional learning-driven art is emerging in school districts across the Bay Area. The program takes a progressive approach to education aimed at enhancing emotional intelligence and specifically designed for children.
Visualizing feelings: Art and social emotional learning in the Bay Read More »
SANTA CLARA COUNTY – San Jose’s Happy Hollow Park & Zoo opened its doors an hour early to seniors for the Senior Safari Walkabout on the fourth Thursday of each month from May to October this year. The free event sponsored by the Health Trust was just one of many activities encouraging seniors in Santa Clara County to exercise.
Santa Clara, San Mateo’s quests to make cities friendlier for older adults Read More »
SAN JOSE — A clinic aims to provide primary care, psychiatric care, and referral services to the homeless and formerly incarcerated in Santa Clara County.
Santa Clara County program connects the formerly incarcerated with primary healthcare Read More »
Jaritza Hernandez became homeless at 18, when her husband lost his job and the rent for their apartment rose. They couldn’t keep up with the bills, especially when they needed to pay for all the costs associated with their new baby, Alexa, who has epilepsy. With no support from their families, the family of three
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A group led by black women artists in the Bay Area has written an open letter of complaint about the way the Marin Theatre Company handled protests and concerns over its fall production of “Thomas and Sally,” which closed on Oct. 29. More than 1,600 black female and male artists have signed the letter, mainly from
PALO ALTO — The Hernandez family used to share a single bedroom in a cramped two-bedroom apartment. Because of affordable housing programs, not anymore.
As housing crisis grows, Palo Alto turns to below-market-rate program Read More »
PALO ALTO – Palo Alto’s Public Art Commission recently voted to remove “Digital DNA,” a sculpture that has sat in Lytton Plaza for 12 years—but local art enthusiasts won’t accept the commission’s decision quietly.
Palo Alto residents, artist protest removal of ‘Digital DNA’ sculpture Read More »
SAN FRANCISCO — California’s DMV is pushing through regulations that would allow autonomous vehicle companies to test cars without backup drivers on public roads as early as June 2018.
Driverless cars won’t need backup drivers in California next year Read More »
SILICON VALLEY — Can technology solve gender inequality in the tech industry? In October, the BBC hosted a hack-a-thon in Silicon Valley with the goal of doing just that.
Breaking the glass ceiling? There’s an app for that Read More »
SILICON VALLEY — Silicon Valley municipalities have a unique problem to account for when planning for emergencies like earthquakes—the area is too affluent.
Housing Crises Affects Emergency Response Plan Read More »
PALO ALTO – The recent fires that swept through California’s wine country have raised concerns over the appropriate use of emergency alert systems –whether it was sufficient to send alerts that are locally targeted and that require a previous registration. In San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, residents are being urged to sign up for