The National Federation of Independent Business reported in October that over half of small business owners have job vacancies they cannot fill.
Labor shortage burdens small Palo Alto businesses as vaccine mandates strain hiring Read More »
In December 2020, while there are approximately 135 businesses in Japantown, at least 13 businesses closed during the COVID lockdowns.
Farmworker Caravan delivers nonperishable foods and household essentials to Santa Clara, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito and San Luis Obispo Counties, where local organizations distribute the items to more than 500 farmworker families once a month.
COVID-19, other threats continue to hit California farmworkers Read More »
Since the beginning of the pandemic, California’s job market has lost the largest percentage of parents of school children in the country, trailing only Nevada and Michigan, an analysis of U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey data shows.
‘A recipe for disaster’: The pandemic’s toll on working parents Read More »
In 2020, at least 247 reporters were jailed and 32 were killed according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Silenced and Under Siege – Profiles of Press Detained Around the World Read More »
Nearly 6.5 million doses have been administered in Los Angeles county, but neighborhoods in Southeast Los Angeles still lag far behind higher-income areas in vaccination rates. Non-profit organizations are aiming to close this gap.
Peninsula Press reporters, who are stationed across the country, provide snapshots of what life is like now more than one year into the coronavirus pandemic.
Reporter’s Notebook: A year into the pandemic, hopeful signs emerge Read More »
This week marks one year since minor league baseball players were asked to go home after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down their season in 2020. As players gear up to play again in April, some are reflecting on what the past year has been like.
After COVID-19 shut down baseball, minor leaguers eye an April return to the field Read More »
This visualization takes a look at coronavirus cases in three Bay Area counties.
Bay Area coronavirus cases decline Read More »
As a result of the guidelines set forth by Santa Clara Country in response to COVID-19, Stanford took drastic measures to limit the temptation to break social distancing rules.
Forbidden Recreation Read More »
I have been documenting life on campus since March through photos – this specific photo series documents Stanford life as of November 2020. Some photographs in this short photo collection depict changes Stanford enacted back in March, while others highlight recent developments.
Fall Quarter in Quarantine Read More »
As Senator Kamala Harris was blazing the campaign trail in August, a non-profit based in her hometown released a study that shows Black and Latinx girls are considerably more likely than their peers to identify as leaders. They are also more likely to have role models in their lives who identify as leaders.
Girls Leadership Nonprofit Works to Lessen COVID-strain for Girls of Color Read More »
