Hometown Days brings San Carlos together
Anna Feng, Staff Writer
May 24, 2018
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With holidays such as the Fourth of July, it is easy to forget about one's hometown. With San Carlos, this is not the case. From May 18–20, the San Carlos Hometown Days Committee and a group of volunteers puts on an event dubbed Hometown Days, featuring music, food, and games. Hometown Days began in 1979 when then-Mayor Pat Bennie and other...
California takes steps to require solar panels on all new homes
Nina Heller, Staff Writer
May 19, 2018
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New refrigerator? Check. New couch? Check. New solar panels? Potentially. On Wed. May 8, the California Energy Commission (CEC) voted 5-0 to recommend energy efficiency standards to the state building regulations, which would require solar panels to be put on all new homes built after Jan. 1, 2...
Belmont Library hosts college tuition workshop
Justin Som, Staff Writer
May 17, 2018
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Every year, college tuition prices are rising. According to Make Lemonade, a site that helps with financial aid, there are 44 million borrowers in the United States who have college debt from these large fees. In light of these tuition issues, Kristi Longoria, a Financial Education Administrato...
San Carlos voices opinions towards potential gun shop opening
Emma Romanowsky, Staff Writer
May 16, 2018
The gun control debate has reached the San Carlos Chamber of Commerce. The potential opening of Turner’s Outdoorsman, a sporting goods store chain known for selling guns, triggered a community reaction which resulted in a moratorium. A moratorium means that the store is temporarily banne...
Animal rights activists connect through ‘Bunnies and Boba’
Nisha Marino, Staff Writer
May 14, 2018
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Vegetarianism is a widely understood concept. Knowledge about veganism, which takes animal rights to another level, is less widespread. Vegans of the Bay is just one group trying to change that. Vegans of the Bay connects primarily through Facebook with nearly 10,000 members. They aim to provide resour...
The San Carlos Library presents the world’s deepest cave
Connor Rickson, Staff Writer
May 13, 2018
The world's deepest cave in one that has only been experienced by few, until now. On April 24, the San Francisco Bay Chapter (SFBC) of the National Speleological Society (NSS) held its monthly meeting at the San Carlos Library. The NSS is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, exploration, and teaching of ca...
‘Art at Play’ helps to beautify the Belmont community
Ailee Lim, Staff Writer
May 10, 2018
A scene of children playing a the playground would not be complete without the bright colors of the play structure. In an effort to help add more color to playgrounds, Art at Play is coming to help make the Belameda Park brighter. Art at Play is dedicated to helping beautify Belmont by adding art ar...
New cannabis regulations encourage Redwood City vendors
Ethan Tarnarider, Staff Writer
May 10, 2018
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In Redwood city, small marijuana delivery businesses have been delivering for years, but now they are looking to make Redwood city their headquarters. That became possible, on this past Monday after new regulations were passed. The regulations apply to marijuana delivery operations without walk-in...
Charter Learning Center relocates campus
Molly Donaldson, Staff Writer
May 7, 2018
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After 23 years of sharing a campus with Tierra Linda Middle School (TL), Charter Learning Center (CLC) will have its own campus. Charter is relocating due to the recent addition of Mariposa Upper Elementary School to the school grounds. It will move into newly constructed buildings, and Tierra Lin...
STEAM Fest exposes kids to new careers
Anna Feng, Staff Writer
May 6, 2018
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From 11 a.m.–3 p.m., the Redwood City Courthouse Square was packed with booths featuring everything from art to science camps to robotics. This year's Redwood City Science Technology Engineering Art and Math (STEAM) Fest was hosted by the Redwood City Library Foundation (RCLF) on April 28, 2018. According to its website, the event ...
Makerspace meeting assembles design plans
Justin Som, Staff Writer
May 3, 2018
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In 2006, Mark Schatz was the principal architect for the design of the Belmont Library. In 2018, he's making plans to expand on his past creation by building a Makerspace in the location of the Belmont Library's Teen Center. This space would serve as a secondary activity room to the already present Taube...
Local blood bank seeks more donors
Emma Romanowsky, Staff Writer
May 1, 2018
Blood donor turnout is too low. In partnership with the Blood Centers of the Pacific, the Redwood City Public Library hosted a blood drive open to any community member over age 15. But only ten percent of eligible donors showed up on April 24 despite the fact that blood is always in high demand...
A closer look at Belmont's governmental bedfellows.
Kaylee George, Staff Writer
Think someone in prison has hit rock bottom? Maybe not. The juvenile detention center in San Mateo County provides many opportunities that can help kids who may have fallen down the wrong path turn around. There are many rehabilitative resources and services to offer kids in need, including academic counselors, who make sure school credits are being transferred, and therapists, who help the kids through their traumatic experiences.
Brian Olivares, Staff Writer
The internet is not as private as some may think. There are ways in which the Carlmont staff can see everything that a student accesses on their Sequoia Union High School...
Nihal Karim, Staff Writer
For Rebecca Shentu, Manon Llorach, and Sarah Tocatlian, moving to a new country was just the beginning of a new journey. The transition from middle school to high school...
Sam Hanlon, Staff Writer
Ninety-seven percent of sexual offenders walk free. Only 15 to 35 percent of sexual assaults are reported. Sexual assault can happen to men, women, or children. According...