SAN FRANCISCO — Once a backyard endeavor played with the Wham-O Frisbee, disc golf has developed into a highly nuanced competitive endeavor played in 47 countries.
Disc golf courses evolve as sport’s popularity grows Read More »
SILICON VALLEY – There’s no such thing as a free lunch. This household phrase harkens back to the once common practice of offering a free lunch to saloon patrons who purchased at least one drink. It was believed that the provided meals were deliberately high in salt, intended to keep bar customers thirsty. Embedded in the phrase, and its origin, is the idea that one can never get something for nothing — there is always a hidden cost.
A free lunch in Silicon Valley: Health and wealth disparity in our food system Read More »
PALO ALTO — Applications for the H-1B visa, the program that allows companies to hire skilled immigrants, grew 3.2 percent during 2017 in the San Francisco Bay Area. That may not seem like much, but it bucks a national decline in H-1B visa applications since Donald Trump was elected president.
Bucking the national trend, H-1B visa applications continue to grow in the Bay Area Read More »
CATALONIA — Here are five things you need to know about the most important Spanish political crisis since the country transitioned to democracy after the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975.
Catalonia has a new pro-independence cabinet. Will the richest Spanish region secede? Read More »
Legislation passed by San Jose and the state of California has made it easier for people to construct accessory-dwelling units, but an analysis shows more can be done.
Despite efforts, challenges still remain for those wanting ADUs Read More »
PALO ALTO — The tech industry has long been troubled by a lack of gender diversity and pervasive harassment problems. But a growing number of startups and nonprofits hope to make tech part of the solution.
Online platforms hope to tackle sexual harassment in the tech industry Read More »
HALF MOON BAY, CA – On the winding highway to Half Moon Bay, a small dirt path leads up a mountain where wooden stables overlook grassy slopes with yellow flowers that welcome visitors to the Square Peg Foundation, a retirement home for former sport horses.
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SAN FRANCISCO — In the San Francisco Bay Area, home of Silicon Valley, the lack of affordable housing remains a consistent problem for local communities.
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BAY AREA — Proposition 68 in the coming Tuesday’s primary elections in California is seeking to bolster projects that tackle water and natural resource conservation, improve park access and increase resilience to climate change. If passed, $4 billion in bonds will be allocated statewide for improvement of parks, projects on environmental protection and restoration, water infrastructure and flood protection.
Prop 68 to decide funding for water, parks and climate change in California Read More »
REDWOOD CITY — The city council has cleared the way for the next phase in the development of businesses that will grow or deliver cannabis within city limits, approving a package of local regulations that in some areas are stricter than state standards.
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BAY AREA — California is also home to eight of the 10 U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest year-round concentration of particulate matter. In 2018, the Bay Area ranked sixth on the list, above the notoriously polluted Los Angeles-Long Beach area.
California tackles air pollution disparities with data, policy efforts Read More »
Students, faculty and community members gathered Tuesday evening to rally, march and speak out about sexual assault on college campuses for the national Take Back The Night event. Stanford’s event was just one of hundreds that happen at the end of sexual assault awareness month in April. Community organizer and Stanford student, Malia Wakinekona recognized
