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04/05/2025

In 2022, San Francisco announced plans to replace the city’s nearly 2,900 trash cans with custom-designed stainless steel bins. Nearly three years later, old cans still remain, and it may take another two years before the new ones appear on the streets.

In 2022, San Francisco announced plans to replace the city’s nearly 2,900 trash cans with custom-designed stainless steel bins. Nearly three years later, old cans still remain, and it may take another two years before the new ones appear on the streets.

02/27/2025

The Unite for Ukraine Rally and March brought together local officials, Ukrainian community leaders, and advocacy groups to reaffirm the need for lasting international support and a resolution that guarantees Ukraine’s full territorial integrity.

The Unite for Ukraine Rally and March, held at Harry Bridges Plaza, brought together local officials, Ukrainian community leaders, and advocacy groups to reaffirm the need for lasting international support and a resolution that guarantees Ukraine’s full territorial integrity.

02/27/2025

Federal grant-reliant arts orgs in the Bay Area are forced to find new funding sources after the National Endowment for the Arts announced the cancellation of Challenge America, a program which aimed to “extend the reach of the arts to underserved groups/communities."

Federal grant-reliant arts organizations in the Bay Area are forced to find new funding sources after the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced a cancellation of Challenge America, a program which aimed to “extend the reach of the arts to underserved groups/communities,” on Feb. 6.  T...

10/10/2024

🌎 EPA to the World! in the News:

“The children of East Palo Alto deserve to know the world and it deserves to know them too,”
Zakiya Carr Johnson, the chief diversity and inclusion officer for the U.S. Department of State.

📸 by Itzel Luna & Sasha Tuddenham | Peninsula Press

🔗 Link to the article below and in our bio

11/27/2023

The Superfest Disability Film Festival showcased 15 jury-selected films. The festival took place amid immense turmoil in the entertainment industry with two expansive strikes halting production for much of 2023, threatening a disproportionate impact on disabled creatives:

https://peninsulapress.com/2023/11/22/disability-representation-takes-center-stage-at-bay-area-film-festival/

09/26/2023

David’s Bridal is not the only retail establishment finding trouble with changes in the industry. Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., an employment consulting firm, reported that in April retailers announced 14,689 job cuts, making them the industry with the most layoffs that month.

When wedding retail giant David’s Bridal filed for bankruptcy in April, the company left thousands of its employees in limbo as they searched for a buyer to save the company. Amanda Michaelson was in the first wave of layoffs at the corporate office in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, where she worked ...

08/28/2023

The growing popularity of solar panels has brought attention to a critical issue: the challenge of recycling these devices at the end of their lifespan.

The growing popularity of solar panels has brought attention to a critical issue: the challenge of recycling these devices at the end of their lifespan.

08/25/2023

Stanford students interview and profile reporters from around the world whose lives have been forced into exile and remain unsure when, if ever, they will be able to return

Stanford students interview and profile reporters from around the world whose lives have been forced into exile and remain unsure when, if ever, they will be able to return

08/24/2023

Data reveals a growing trend in the nail industry, even amidst the challenges of the pandemic.

05/17/2023

In California, one in five children go hungry every day, yet more than six million tons of food are wasted every year.

Approximately 35% of all food produced annually in the U.S. goes to waste, while one in eight households experience food insecurity.

09/13/2022

Muhammad T. Alameldin’s three-month ordeal into homelessness while being a student at UC Berkeley would test his character, sharpen his academic focus and point him toward a career helping other people find homes they can afford.

Muhammad T. Alameldin's three-month ordeal into homelessness while being a student at UC Berkeley would test his character, sharpen his academic focus and point him toward a career helping other people find homes they can afford.

08/05/2022

A look back at our wide-ranging interview with San Jose Mayor , who discussed the city's struggle to meet its housing construction goals.

In a wide-ranging interview, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo discussed the city's struggle to meet its housing construction goals, suggested replacing the VTA’s light rail system with a fleet of electric buses and urged the state to allow the pumping of purified recycled water back into the system ami...