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 »
PENNSYLVANIA — A survey of counties in Pennsylvania, reveals little resources or guidance at the state level to help replace outdated and potentially hackable voting systems.
PALO ALTO — Pets in Need, a no-kill shelter that surpasses the industry standard of a 90 percent live release rate, is vying for the opportunity to take over the Palo Alto city shelter.
Animal shelter eager to take over outdated Palo Alto Animal Services Read More »
STANFORD — Over 500 Stanford community members gathered on Jan. 20 to march across Stanford University campus in support of equality for women and transgender identifying people.
Families march for women’s rights at Stanford University Read More »
OAKLAND — On Jan. 20, 2018, an estimated 50,000 people marched in Oakland, Calif. for the second annual Women’s March, according to CBS.
Women’s March draws thousands in Oakland Read More »
PALO ALTO, CA – Roughly 200,000 Bay Area kids could lose their Medi-Cal health insurance after Congress failed to renew funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, according to a report released at the end of October by the California Department of Health Care Services.
Nearly 1.3 million kids’ Medi-Cal coverage jeopardized without CHIP funding Read More »
PALO ALTO – Nonprofits and many California counties are gearing up for a possible showdown in Sacramento against the state’s service employees union over a bill that could make it harder for local governments to contract with outside organizations that provide critical services.
San Mateo County officials, non-profits say labor bill would harm services Read More »
PALO ALTO — As of Jan. 1, Palo Altans will be able to buy marijuana by delivery but it will be illegal to sell in stores. Five miles away in Mountain View, retail sales will be allowed. Just a short hop over the Santa Cruz Mountains in Half Moon Bay, farmers are preparing for the possible commercial cultivation of marijuana plants.
SAN MATEO – In a wide-ranging interview with the Peninsula Press at her San Mateo district office Oct. 30, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-14th) also said that Democrats would have to accept some Republican demands if they want to protect undocumented youth immigrants from deportation, that she planned to introduce legislation to make it easier for Congressional staffers to file sexual assault claims and that social media companies could face regulation beyond laws forcing them to disclose political advertisers’ identities.
Speier dismisses Trump’s response to Manafort indictment as ‘spin’ Read More »
SAN JOSE — As immigration enforcement agents pick up the pace of arrests in Northern California, local rapid response networks have grown in membership and sophistication throughout the Bay Area.
Grassroots rapid response networks expand throughout Bay Area as ICE arrests increase Read More »
As pressure from hostile political rhetoric towards immigrants looms, the daughter of migrant farmworkers in California’s Central Valley joins local activists to bring awareness to issues facing farmworkers and the greater immigrant community. Experience the story of her life through 360 video.
In the heart of the Central Valley, a young activist fights for immigrant rights Read More »
The U.S. sold more weapons to Saudi Arabia than any other country in the world from 2012 to 2016.
Where do our guns go? Read More »
