In Silicon Valley, it’s not always easy for students who dream of jobs in humanities and arts. But in recent years, individuals and organizations have found ways to incorporate art into the Bay Area’s tech culture.

San Jose’s Clean Slate program has been rehabilitating local young adults for nearly 20 years by offering them free removal of the tattoos that are preventing them from moving forward with their lives.

Karen Scussel, an advocate for foster children in Santa Clara County, hopes to help judges and attorneys better understand a child’s background and needs.

Lawsuits questioning the Santa Clara County Board of Education’s authority to exempt Rocketship Education from local land-use requirements are signs of community unrest over a proposed charter school.

This spring, the city’s battle to reduce crime and violence will take on an unexpected new front: junior and senior high school students who chronically miss school.