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Patch · San Mateo, CA
Nearby: San Mateo, CAUninsured residents can get vaccinated without an appointment or identification ahead of the holiday season. SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — San Mateo County is offering free flu shots at walk-in clinics throughout November as health officials urge residents to get vaccinated ahead of holiday gatherings. The clinics are available to people without health insurance, and no appointment or identification is required. “Flu can cause serious illness, especially for young children, older adults and people with underlying health conditions,” said Dr. Kismet Baldwin-Santana, the county's health officer. “Getting vaccinated now is one of the simplest ways to protect yourself and the people around you before holiday gatherings begin.” Find out what's happening in Redwood City-Woodsidefor free with the latest updates from Patch. Upcoming clinics include: Nov. 12: Ravenswood Family Health Network, 1885 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 14: Coastside Health Center, 225 S.
Noozhawk · Pacifica, CA
Nearby: Pacifica, CAFour wins in the first round of play gave Santa Barbara High enough of an edge to beat Laguna Blanca for the CIF-SS Division 4 girls tennis championship on Thursday at Cate School. Led by three singles wins from Keren Monroy, the Dons won 10-8 to claim the seventh section title in program history. In the Division 6 final at the Claremont Club, Carpinteria lost to Pacifica Christian of Orange County, 12-6. Cate is playing in the Division 2 final against Campbell Hall on Friday at Redlands University. Santa Barbara 10, Laguna Blanca 8 Hali Wight and the doubles team of Kate Hashbarger and Lucy Kronberg pulled out 7-5 victories to give the Dons a big boost after the first round of matches. “We started strong today which ended up making the difference, knowing that the strong number one doubles team from Laguna and strong number one singles player from Laguna would get wins in later rounds against the Santa Barbara three and two lines,” said Santa Barbara coach Shane Carmody.
La Jolla Village News · San Carlos, CA
Nearby: San Carlos, CAMission Times Courier spotlights: San Carlos residents push for traffic safety upgrades and a three-way stop on Murray Park Drive. A group launches a recall effort against Mayor Todd Gloria. Police make 40 felony arrests in a College Area operation.
Ka Wai Ola · San Bruno, CA
Nearby: San Bruno, CABy Maile Arvin, Ph.D. Over the summer, rumors started to spread that a key archive for Hawaiian history would be closed. I was concerned to hear this, as a scholar of Hawaiian history, especially since I have always meant to visit this archive but have yet to make it. It requires some intentional planning to get to from Hawaiʻi. It’s the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) regional facility of San Francisco, located in San Bruno, close to SFO airport. This facility opened in 1973. It holds documents created or used by the United States federal government on a wide range of issues. Basically any topic for which there is, or was in the past, a related federal government agency (e.g. immigration, commerce, veteran’s affairs), has a corresponding group of archival documents.
Almanac · Redwood City, CA
Nearby: Redwood City, CAGetting your Trinity Audio player ready... A “Beauty of Bair Island” mural by Kelly Ording at Elco Yards near the Caltrain tracks in Redwood City on Oct. 27. Photo by Seeger Gray. From playful sculptures to vivid murals to numerous nods to local history, Redwood City’s Elco Yards’ public art program was curated with an aim to add colorful, meaningful touches to the mixed-use development. Heather Marx is the art advisor for the public art program at Elco Yards, a former industrial site spanning five city blocks and currently including public site-specific 11 artworks. She joined the project in 2019, before construction had begun, and worked closely over the years with the developer IQHQ, architecture firm WRNS Studio and landscape architecture firm SWA, as well as with the city’s art commission.
Wisconsin State Journal / madison.com · Portola Valley, CA
Nearby: Portola Valley, CATashia Frankfurth Morgridge passed away peacefully at her home in Portola Valley, California, on October 30, 2026.
Metro Silicon Valley · Menlo Park, CA
Nearby: Menlo Park, CADuane’s childhood was filled with backpacking, skiing, and climbing. John Muir was his hero, and Yosemite National Park was his paradise.
Metro Silicon Valley · Menlo Park, CA
Nearby: Menlo Park, CAWith a dozen albums over 25 years, they don’t have an armful (or fingerful) of Grammy Awards, but a authenticity and Neil Young-esque sound.
Mission Local · Daly City, CA
Nearby: Daly City, CAService will be adjusted as crews install new train control equipment PSA: BART to shut down trains between 24th Street and Daly City this weekend, bus bridge available
Stanford Law School · Stanford, CA
Nearby: Stanford, CAThe Stanford Center for Racial Justice’s Roses Talk Project co-led by Dr. Subini Annamma and Hoang Pham is continuing its work to center marginalized students in education policy and decision-making through a collaborative partnership with the San José Unified School District (SJUSD) and Gunderson High School. Building on the project’s successful pilot, which produced a first-of-its-kind set of policy recommendations for SJUSD grounded in student experiences, it is entering its next phase with a renewed commitment to understanding how education policies and practices can better support “at-promise” students—particularly through a Stanford Law and Policy Lab focused on youth participatory action research.
The Stanford Daily · Stanford, CA
Nearby: Stanford, CAStanford will no longer host College Horizons’ summer program in 2027 as planned, according to an Oct. 30 email addressed to community members which was obtained by The Daily. The national non-profit works to expand college access for Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian high school students. College Horizons’ summer program was most recently held at Stanford in 2007 and 2015, according to an Instagram post listing venues that have hosted College Horizons since 1998. Different universities, including Harvard, Yale and the University of California, Berkeley, rotate hosting the program each year. The organization is entering its 30th year with more than 4,900 alumni. Its remote program will continue on June 14-18 as scheduled, and one in-person program will be hosted at Colorado College on July 18-23, as planned. For the organization’s second in-person program, it has not yet named the new host college, with dates planned for June or July 2027.
The Stanford Daily · Stanford, CA
Nearby: Stanford, CAStudents in the course SOC 150 “The 2026 U.S. Election: How to Understand and Participate” did what the syllabus requires before last Tuesday’s election. They had to register to vote, if eligible, then canvass or phone bank. Last Tuesday’s midterm election put all 435 U.S. House seats, 35 Senate seats and 36 governorships on the ballot, according to Ballotpedia. The syllabus calls the fieldwork “the most important part of the class,” alongside readings on democracy, voting rights, polling and elections. Taught by sociology professor Michael Rosenfeld, 42 students are enrolled in the course across its cross-listings as of Oct. 31, according to Stanford Navigator. Every eligible student had to register and vote, which counts for 10% of the final grade, according to the syllabus. Students who cannot vote receive full credit for that portion but must still canvass or phone bank, Rosenfeld wrote to The Daily.
The Stanford Daily · Stanford, CA
Nearby: Stanford, CAPresident Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva triumphed over Flávio Bolsonaro in the Brazilian presidential elections on Oct. 25, becoming the first candidate to overturn a first-round defeat in a presidential election in Brazil since its return to democracy in 1985. Stanford students and faculty attributed the comeback to mass mobilization on social media. When Brazilian student Juliana Abreu ’28 first heard that Flávio Bolsonaro was running for president, she “thought it was a joke.” Bolsonaro is embroiled in various corruption scandals and ties to Daniel Vorcaro, a banker and businessman known as “Brazil’s Jeffrey Epstein.” Bolsonaro is the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro who is currently serving a 27 year house arrest sentence. Jair was convicted of plotting a coup attempt following his defeat against Lula in the 2022 Brazilian elections.
The Stanford Daily · Stanford, CA
Nearby: Stanford, CAThe Daily spent Tuesday reporting live on California elections, campus ‘Democracy Day’ events and Stanford community reactions to the results of the midterms. Find a full recap here and reported updates below. Democratic students celebrate victories in Texas — 8:08 p.m. Democratic students continued to celebrate as Democrats James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa won their elections in Texas. “I’m from Dallas, really excited about this. Like my whole life, my family’s been Democrats, and I’ve just seen Republicans f—k over our state. It’s so exciting. I’m fired up,” attendee Will Maher ’29 said. Hinojosa will serve as the first Hispanic Governor for Texas. Talarico’s victory is the first Senate seat Democrats have won in three decades. Several members of the Stanford Democrats phone banked for Talarico. “We’ve been working toward this day since the first day of classes or even before that,” said club president Robert Liu ’28.
The Stanford Daily · Stanford, CA
Nearby: Stanford, CAFive Bay Area counties will decide the fate of a key transit policy on Tuesday, affecting multiple transit systems that Stanford students rely on. The Regional Transit Measure, also known as Measure RTM, would enact a 0.5% sales tax in four of the counties, alongside a 1% sales tax in San Francisco, to raise funds that proponents say are necessary to rescue public transportation in the Bay Area. Most at risk of service cuts, according to proponents of Measure RTM, are the Bay Area Rapid Transport (BART) and Caltrain systems. “Measure RTM will prevent severe cuts to Caltrain and BART,” Adina Levin, executive director of transit advocate not-for-profit organization Seamless Bay Area, wrote to The Daily. “If the measure fails that will limit the mobility of Stanford students.” Urban studies and public policy double major Minji Cho ’28 agrees.
