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Palo Alto, LifeMoves Set to Begin Construction on Interim Housing for Homeless

Fueled by $26.6 million in state funding, the City of Palo Alto and partner organization LifeMoves are charging ahead with their plans for project HomeKey Palo Alto – a large, first-of-its-kind transitional housing site for the city. In a press release, the city said the new HomeKey development will provide “a dignified transitional step for

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Woodside High School

“It’s beyond unsettling, it’s terrifying”: At local high schools, the fear of gun violence looms

WOODSIDE – On the morning of Oct. 12, the SAT and PSAT exams began as usual at Woodside High School. Students sat hunched over their test booklets, filling in answer bubbles in hushed classrooms. All was quiet across the high school’s sprawling 30-acre campus. Then the police cars arrived. The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office

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Firefighters work on the controlled burn in Soquel Demonstration State Forest.

Cal Fire, seeking to prevent wildfires, conducts historic controlled burn near Santa Cruz

LOS GATOS— Cal Fire conducted a historic controlled burn Nov. 4 over four acres of Soquel Demonstration State Forest, in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The burn came after weeks of work by the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) to prepare some 17 acres of the

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Abortion-rights supporters rallied outside of Oakland City Hall on October 8, 2022, to launch get out the vote efforts for Proposition 1. California voters passed the proposition, which affirms a constitutional right to abortion and contraception

Voters Establish Constitutional Right to Abortion, Legal Interpretations to Come

STANFORD – Californians voted to establish a constitutional right to abortion, marking the latest change in state policy following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June to overturn Roe v. Wade. The ballot measure, known as Proposition 1, passed by nearly a 2 to 1 margin, an anticipated result in the Democrat-controlled state known for

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Across the street from Santa Clara County Jail sits a “Now Hiring” sign from the Sheriff’s Office in Santa Clara. (Gilare Zada/Peninsula Press)

Santa Clara County Voters to Pick New Sheriff to Replace Disgraced Smith

SANTA CLARA – Santa Clara County voters will decide Nov. 8 whether to replace former Sheriff Laurie Smith – who resigned shortly before being found guilty on six counts of corruption and willful misconduct — with a candidate who has prior history in the county’s sheriff’s office, or someone from the outside. The candidates, former

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Proposition 30: Lyft Support For Climate Tax, Electric Vehicle Measure Looks Like A Liability

During October, donations aimed at defeating Proposition 30, a tax on the wealthy to subsidize electric vehicles in California, topped $14 million. As recently as the end of August, less than $1 million had been raised to fight the proposition. And as funding for opposition to Prop. 30 has increased exponentially, the chances that voters

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Experiments and correlational studies have proven that long-term music training beginning at an early age improves auditory processing skills.

Teachers say Calif. Proposition 28 affirms arts education is essential

Palo Alto, CA – California educators have rallied in support of a statewide proposition that aims to revive K-12 school arts programs, which were devastated by the 2008 recession, and more recently, the pandemic. Despite robust research proving arts education increases school attendance, improves students’ self-confidence, and boosts primary subject test scores, many educators still

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Election workers, Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters vote

Amid a national poll worker shortage, Santa Clara County has plenty of volunteers

SAN JOSE, Calif. – A tight labor market coupled with threats to poll workers have led to staff shortages in states including Georgia, Arizona and Pennsylvania, where some of the most hotly contested races will be held. While many election workers quit due to fears of violence and safety concerns, election officials in Santa Clara

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outskirts of Stanford University’s campus

Peninsula Healthcare Connection – a lifeline for growing local homeless communities, looking to expand 

Peninsula Press · Peninsula Healthcare Connection – a lifeline for growing homeless communities, looking to expand California’s homeless population saw an estimated increase of 22,500 people over the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC reports that people experiencing homelessness are placed at an increased risk of infectious diseases and also often experience mental illnesses such as anxiety,

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A midwife practices neonatal resuscitation with the Helping Babies Breathe

Stanford pediatricians collaborate with Tijuana midwives to help babies breathe

Peninsula Press · Stanford pediatricians collaborate with Tijuana midwives to help babies breathe Born out of the refugee crisis at the California-Mexico border, a yearslong partnership between Stanford pediatricians and Tijuana midwives continues to improve the life-saving skills of providers caring for pregnant mothers seeking asylum in the US. The partnership endures amid restrictions on

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