Menlo Park police citations and vehicle impounds for driving with a suspended license nearly tripled from 2008 to 2014, and many impounded cars are never recovered by owners.
Driving with suspended license top crime in Menlo Park, many lose cars Read More »
Just days after Gov. Brown announced California’s first-ever mandatory water cuts in response to the drought, hundreds gathered at the Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County’s Spring Garden Market.
Drought-tolerant plants star at spring garden market Read More »
As a new proposal to close the gender wage gap awaits its first hearing in the California legislature, Latinas in the region may have much to gain from the approval of the California Fair Pay Act.
California fair pay bill could benefit Silicon Valley Latinas Read More »
Silicon Valley’s tech boom is exacerbating a regional housing deficit that is pushing low-income residents to move out of the region to more affordable cities or stay put in tough living conditions.
Renters struggle to keep up in Menlo Park’s Belle Haven neighborhood Read More »
Hundreds of families carrying children and pushing strollers packed Courthouse Square in Redwood City to welcome the “Year of the Ram” on Feb. 28.
Redwood City celebrates Lunar New Year Read More »
President Obama called on Silicon Valley and corporate America to collaborate with the government on cybersecurity, signing an executive order that would promote the sharing of information on threats or attacks.
Obama addresses cybersecurity concerns, signs executive order Read More »
Hundreds of people rallied in San Francisco on Jan. 19 to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. march draws hundreds from across Bay Area Read More »
Local animal groups teamed up this month to give young hens from a “battery” egg farm a second chance.
Hens get second chance at Milpitas adoption event Read More »
A new community garden. Facebook’s second campus. The drop in violent crime points to a public safety shift that’s characterizing a vast transformation of Menlo Park’s historically most-dangerous neighborhood.
Shootings vanish as Menlo Park’s Belle Haven neighborhood transforms Read More »
Profiles of Silicon Valley communities in transition, from transformations in Menlo Park’s Belle Haven neighborhood to the unsheltered homeless in Santa Clara County to North Fair Oaks’ revitalization efforts.
SPECIAL REPORT – Living in Silicon Valley: Profiles of communities in transition Read More »
Menlo Park’s fire district predicts it won’t have enough firefighters to handle most initial emergency calls when the next big earthquake strikes. That’s why it’s expanding its training of volunteer civilians to help with first aid and rescue.
Short on firefighters, Menlo Park trains civilians to deal with next earthquake Read More »
Voters in Menlo Park decidedly rejected a controversial initiative that would have cut in half the amount of future office space allowed in the city’s downtown and El Camino Real areas.
Menlo Park voters defeat measure that would have limited construction Read More »
