Kathryn carried a fresh pepperoni pizza into the visiting room, just as she had the week before and the week before that. Her son shuffled in barefoot through an opposite door that was unlocked by facility staff. The nervousness that led Kathryn to take two wrong turns on the familiar drive across the Santa Clara
There’s no amount of money that can make up for losing 32 years, but a successful lawsuit “will be something to vindicate” what he went through.
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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 – 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
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
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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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
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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At the heart of the debate is a proposed development on an empty lot near the Suburban Park neighborhood that would create affordable housing with priority for teachers and staff in the Ravenswood City School District.
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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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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,
Peninsula Press · Protesters Fight Against Animal Cruelty in the Fashion Industry PALO ALTO, Calif. — At the Stanford Shopping Center’s Anthroplogie store on the afternoon of Oct. 15, two protesters were handing out leaflets containing information about acts of animal cruelty involved in fashion production. Holding signs in front of the store entrance, the
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