The three city-owned heritage apricot orchards in Saratoga, Sunnyvale and Los Altos are remnants of a history that has been preserved despite challenges due to climate change and increased development in Silicon Valley.
Read MoreHere are 10 ways to spend the month of June around the San Francisco Peninsula, from Pride Month and Juneteenth activities to fairs and an air show.
Read MoreDazzling displays of wildflowers are blanketing vast areas of California, often in places where aficionados say they haven't seen them before. Now, Northern California residents are getting a glimpse of the colors of spring.
Read MoreDespite the passage of Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, cities and counties statewide continue to waffle over the cannabis question. Silicon Valley is no exception.
Read MoreAfter finding a jar of pickled steelhead from the 1890s, Dr. Richard Lanman of Los Altos set out to discover local wildlife history. Now he and his colleagues have published groundbreaking findings confirming the past existence of local populations of Chinook salmon, American beavers and Tule elk.
Read MoreEach year, Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a regional nonprofit think tank, publishes its Silicon Valley Index, a report chock-full of data points attempting to paint a point-in-time portrait of the region. This year's data points confirmed a lot of what I'd observed anecdotally in my own circles: Essentials like housing, transportation, food and child care feel more expensive than ever.
Read MoreFour local environmental organizations are taking on a new threat: climate change, working to evolve along with the threats that could damage the environments they worked so hard to save.
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