The program, the Community Wellness and Crisis Response Team was piloted in 2022 amid calls to increase community resources for mental health in policing after the county experienced a surge in mental health related 911 calls during the pandemic.
San Mateo County To Expand Police and Behavioral Health Provider Partnership Program Read More »
In a wide-ranging interview with the Peninsula Press at the sheriff’s office in Redwood City on Oct. 26, Corpus also called hiring and retention of staff one of her top challenges, described interventions to tackle officer burnout and acknowledged that amid nationwide mass shootings, she worries for her daughter when she drops her off at school.
San Mateo County is embarking upon a year-long process to reimagine and restructure the Gateway Court and Community School, one of the county’s alternative education programs for students who have been disciplined or released from juvenile justice systems, administrators announced at a Board of Education meeting on Oct. 4.
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A series of multimedia pieces by Peninsula Press staff documenting what life is like under the stay-at-home order.
Reporter’s Notebook: Life during the coronavirus pandemic Read More »
SANTA CLARA COUNTY – San Jose’s Happy Hollow Park & Zoo opened its doors an hour early to seniors for the Senior Safari Walkabout on the fourth Thursday of each month from May to October this year. The free event sponsored by the Health Trust was just one of many activities encouraging seniors in Santa Clara County to exercise.
Santa Clara, San Mateo’s quests to make cities friendlier for older adults Read More »
PALO ALTO – After more than two years of complaints about airplane noise generated by new flight paths, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties are working to establish a new forum to address their residents’ concerns.
South Bay officials create forum to address airplane noise Read More »
A Peninsula Press analysis of water sampling data shows the water quality problems at Pillar Point Harbor are chronic.
Do you know what’s lurking in the surf? Heed the warning signs for beach bacteria Read More »
As residents of increasingly affluent San Mateo County, one family’s grief became a luxury they could literally not afford. Reporter Carinne Gale shares the story of a family overcoming homelessness in Silicon Valley.
Our little secret: A story of overcoming homelessness in Silicon Valley Read More »
After years of drought, the rainy winter has been a welcome change. But it brought its own set of problems, including damage to parks throughout San Mateo County.
Rainy winter does damage to San Mateo County parks Read More »
The psychiatric emergency response team — known as PERT — consists of a sheriff and a social worker, working together to help a mentally ill individual, who has come to the attention of law enforcement.
Police, social workers team up for psychiatric emergencies in San Mateo County Read More »
Starship Technologies created a delivery robot designed to transport food, groceries and parcels from businesses to customers. The company claims its delivery bot is the world’s first of its kind.
The Buckingham Apartments is home to predominantly lower-income Latino residents, and owner Trion Properties has sent out at least 12 eviction notices since September, with plans to remodel the building to potentially attract higher-paid tech workers.
North Fair Oaks renters facing eviction as developer plans building upgrade Read More »
