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.
Transportation
Peninsula residents irked by Surf Air jet noise overhead homes
Surf Air planes flying overhead Atherton, North Fair Oaks and Menlo Park homes toward San Carlos Airport has some residents not happy with plane noise.
Small San Jose community heartbroken with promised BART station in danger
East San Jose residents remain unsure whether the proposed Alum Rock BART station will become a reality or not.
Tired of being bumped, Caltrain bike commuters push for more space
With bike ridership on Caltrain more than tripling in the past decade, the pressure is growing for Caltrain to expand bicycle capacity.
Traffic hazards near two Mountain View schools has area parent looking for solutions
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.
After pedestrian deaths, Mountain View asks residents to suggest traffic fixes
Mountain View is asking residents to propose improvements at major intersections after at least a half-dozen fatalities since 2011 prompted widespread community calls for change.