East Palo Alto resident creates ‘LinkedIn for the hood’
Born in East Palo Alto, Ambition Spotlight is a networking website that helps young people with different passions highlight their work.
Teachers not included in mandatory vaccination efforts
Student vaccination rates and records have been in the news for months, but important data is missing from the statistics: that of teachers and administrators who are around children.
Lawmakers push legislation ending personal belief exemptions in California
Although vaccination opt-outs have decreased in the last year, California legislators are pushing a new bill that would fully remove personal belief exemptions from existing law.
StreetCode Academy teaching East Palo Alto students how to code
A Stanford senior studying computer science decided to put his education to what he considers a worthy cause: teaching East Palo Alto students how to code.
Students prepare for global space balloon challenge
A global balloon challenge connecting people from all over the world aims to simultaneously launch balloons to space from every corner of the Earth.
Menlo Park gathers for holiday tree-lighting ceremony
Menlo Park residents gathered Dec. 5 in Fremont Park for the town’s tree-lighting ceremony.
East Palo Alto nonprofit works with youth to promote self-empowerment through music
Live in Peace, a nonprofit in East Palo Alto, gives area kids a place to practice and learn music as an after-school activity.