While Redwood City has been a water-saving leader in Silicon Valley, it has strained to find even more places to cut water use, after the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission recommended an additional 10 percent cut.
Redwood City targeting biggest water users to reach 10 percent cut Read More »
It might sound counterintuitive: doing something seemingly good is causing something bad? Turns out, the high salinity of recycled water is having a deadly effect on redwood trees in the Bay Area.
Water conservation could mean fewer redwood trees Read More »
The Asian Citrus Psyllid is smaller than a chocolate sprinkle but its impact is large: the insects are the agent that spreads an infection that kills citrus trees.
Asian pest threatens California’s citrus industry Read More »
Santa Clara County is training law enforcement, hospital and airport workers to combat human trafficking, which some activists say seems to spike during mega sporting events.
Santa Clara County tackling human trafficking ahead of Super Bowl Read More »
Though data encryption on smartphones might slow their investigations, police in Silicon Valley say it is unlikely to impede local level crime fighting long term.
Local Silicon Valley police unshaken by smartphone data encryption Read More »
Persistent over-enrollment in Mountain View’s schools is prompting the district to redraw school boundaries, a move that administrators hope will balance out enrollment in schools by the 2016-2017 school year.
Mountain View Whisman School District redrawing boundaries by 2016 Read More »
Mountain View is considering raising fees on new construction to fund affordable housing, a move developers say would shift projects to other towns and council members say is necessary because of a decrease in government funding for the projects.
Mountain View may increase development fees to fund affordable housing Read More »
Three seemingly unassociated organizations have announced a partnership they say will help consumers save money and cut back on carbon emissions, while also supporting an environmental advocacy group.
New program bundles solar panels, electric cars and hope for a greener grid Read More »
The Streetscape Project construction has driven street traffic to a trickle and caused businesses to lose up to 40 percent of their revenue, feeding frustrations among owners who aren’t being compensated for the losses.
California Avenue businesses in Palo Alto lament lost revenues amid construction Read More »
It’s a complicated commotion of bikes and cars near Monta Loma Elementary School and Crittenden Middle School in Mountain View. One parent speaks out about efforts to improve find a traffic solution.
Traffic hazards near two Mountain View schools has area parent looking for solutions Read More »
Helping to keep juveniles out of actual court, the East Palo Alto Youth Court is a community-centered courtroom staffed by youth who are trained to serve as the attorneys, jurors, bailiffs and clerks.
Local doctors are hoping that a new government recommendation that young children receive a nasal spray immunization will lead more to get their children vaccinated.
Young children breathing sigh of relief — and flu mist — as vaccinations ramp up Read More »
