On Saturday, two opposing demonstrations divided San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza, bringing the national debate over abortion rights to the forefront.

Rising veterinary bills and new pet health technologies are reshaping the economics of pet ownership, with Gen Z leading the ...

In response to six Palo Alto teen suicides during the 2008-09 school year, the City developed a Suicide Prevention Policy, providing a framework for youth mental health services. Now, almost 15 years ...

Alula Alderson is a first-year undergraduate student at Stanford considering a double major in Political Science and Communication. During middle school and high school, she wrote for Scholastic, the ...

Health experts have taken notice and spoken out about the physical harm that skin care products, which are marketed to young girls, can cause.

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.

An elementary school student at North Star Academy in Redwood City, California watches students play basketball on the blacktop at the end of the school day. (Hannah Woodworth/Peninsula Press) On Oct.

BAY AREA — Proposition 68 in the coming Tuesday’s primary elections in California is seeking to bolster projects that tackle water and natural resource conservation, improve park access and increase ...

Dustin Stetter is a cowboy from Dubois, Wyoming, who balances his work as an outfitter to guide people into the Wind River range. Every year, he sets up a camp in the prairie close to the trail to go ...

Erica is a recent Stanford graduate with a bachelor's degree in communication and a double minor in Spanish and creative writing. She is originally from Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

Santa Clara County’s first charter middle school for students will open in fall 2017 if the county’s board of education approves a petition.