One Bay Area woman’s fight to keep families housed
For tenants at St. Francis Center who have lost their jobs and can’t pay rent, Sister Christina Heltsley is the woman keeping them housed through the pandemic. But after waging
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Dominion sues MyPillow and its CEO Mike Lindell for $1.3 billion
Dominion Voting Systems, the election technology company that has been the focus of debunked conspiracy theories about election fraud, is suing MyPillow and its CEO Mike Lindell. The company is seeking
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Property deal bolsters proposed Santa Clara residential development
Developers have bought a Santa Clara site where hundreds of homes have been proposed in a section of the city slated for massive projects. The residential project, located at and
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Northern California Redwood Forest Preserved in $25M Deal
A sprawling redwood forest north of San Francisco has received permanent protection under a deal between a Bay Area environmental group and a family who has owned it since 1925.
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She Interned for NASA at 14. Now This Stanford Student Is Helping the World Better See and Understand Climate Change
Liza Goldberg’s high school experience wasn’t ordinary. She spent half her day attending classes and the other interning for NASA. Now a freshman at Stanford University, Goldberg is drawing on
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Driver’s License Picture Worth a Thousand Words About Pandemic Life at the DMV
A mix-up at the California Department of Motor Vehicles left a California woman with a frame-worthy driver’s license photo and a sign of the times. Lesley Pilgrim followed strict pandemic
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Six Flags Announces It Will Reopen All of Theme Parks in 2021
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced it will reopen all 26 of its theme parks in North America this year. The announcement, however, did not provide a date when Six Flags
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Children’s Discovery Museum Reopens Outdoor Area
The museum will reopen Bill’s Backyard on Friday, March 5. After successfully operating Bill’s Backyard for eight weeks last fall, the museum is offering two members-only weekends — this weekend,
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Effort Aims to Get Vaccine Information to Underserved Communities in the South Bay
As Santa Clara County expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is looking for help in getting the word out in underserved communities. “We need volunteers,” Liccardo said. “We
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Marijuana Eradication Team Cleans Up Environmental Damage at Illegal Grow Sites
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Marijuana Eradication Team (MET) is wrapping up a series of raids on illegal pot grows this week. The team, along with state agencies, spent the
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