As President-elect Donald Trump prepared to return to office, political shifts signal a renewed uncertainty about environmental commitments. Over the past decade, reversals in federal climate policy have weakened global momentum at critical moments, with consequences that extend far beyond any single administration.
On Oct. 17, the fifth-grade teachers at North Star Academy in Redwood City sent an email to parents. “Students should not be wearing Apple watches in class,” the teachers wrote to parents, the second such warning of the school year. “We have had a number of instances where students have been texting or messaging other
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Aid Access, a tele-health provider of abortion pills received 10,000 requests for medication abortion on Nov. 6. Similarly Plan C an organization that informs women on how to obtain abortion pills at home documented a 500% increase in traffic to the company’s site.
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Community organizations are building California-wide initiatives to discuss the political moment and how to prepare for the next four years.
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San Mateo was one of the locations on the San Francisco Peninsula where the first Japanese immigrants, hoping for better work opportunities, settled around the turn of the 20th century.
An estimated 1.8 million undocumented immigrants in California who could be impacted by President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to conduct the largest deportation operation in American history.
Company founders from across different industries came together in mid-November to present their businesses to potential investors at an exclusive startup pitching event. Held at Stanford University due to each founder’s connection to the institution and overall difficulty in finding investor backing in the industry, nine entrepreneurs explained how their product or service is
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California schools don’t all teach students about preventing skin cancer. A dermatologist at Stanford hopes augmented reality technology can change that.
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In the last few years, home insurance bills that have doubled or tripled in cost. And an increasing number of California homeowners are unable to find a private insurer at all.
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SUNNYVALE — The Tech Business Expo in downtown Sunnyvale brought together local residents and Silicon Valley tech companies on October 3rd, offering insights into public perception of autonomous vehicles and expert perspectives on the technology’s future.
REDWOOD CITY — The Student Threat Assessment team at the San Mateo County Office of Education oversees Level Two Student Threat Assessments across the county. Two detectives from the Redwood City Police Department are assigned to the team, according to Clements. Since 2017-2018 school year, the Level Two team has handled 151 cases with 22 occurring this year alone, Henricks said. The highest was in 2022 with 41 cases.
SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco fundraiser led by two recent graduates of the University of California, Berkeley, brought in over $18,000 for the Lebanese Red Cross. Held at a commercial office space in San Francisco’s Mission Bay, attendees contributed a suggested $20 minimum donation for a home-style Lebanese dinner. Around 50 attendees, most
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