Joan Lane, trailblazing volunteer and Stanford’s go-to for ‘sticky problems,’ dies at 97
Atherton resident Joan Lane, a longtime Stanford University who advised two deans, three presidents and four university board chairs, died Feb. 19 at Stanford Hospital.
Volunteers get up early for one-day homeless count
As the sun rose on a chilly Thursday morning, hundreds of trained volunteers set out across San Mateo County in search of unhoused people. The biennial one-day homeless count aims to collect census data on people who have no permanent address.
‘Deep roots’: East Palo Alto Community Archive keeps the city’s story alive
At a time of rapid changes in the community, the local nonprofit East Palo Alto Community Archive is committed to preserving history and telling the city’s story.
San Mateo County supervisors approve $900,000 in food assistance
Amid a federal government shutdown that threatens food assistance benefits, the San Mateo Board of Supervisors approved nearly $900,000 on Tuesday morning to help purchase and distribute food over the next year.
Simitian celebration packs community center
Before Joe Simitian learned to make laws, he had to break one. As a 12-year-old…
