Express: Local charities help relocate pets from LA to Peninsula | County schools pledge support for maginzalized communities

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County schools pledge support for immigrants and marginalized communities

The statement, signed by San Mateo County Superintendent Nancy Magee and Board of Education President Hugo Torres, pushed back against harmful rhetoric aimed at race, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, and other identities.

Emergency flight brings shelter animals to the Peninsula after LA fires

Greater Goods Charities is a global nonprofit that relocated 48 pets on an emergency flight to find them new homes and support overwhelmed shelters in the greater Los Angeles area.

‘Keep positive:’ Peninsula cities celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Peninsula residents gathered across the region Monday – on trains, at community centers and museums – to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr., reverend and civil rights leader who promoted peace and togetherness.

As President Trump declares a border emergency on Day One, targeted California immigrants lay low

Undocumented immigrants and their California families braced for the worst — and many told CalMatters they would go underground — as newly sworn-in President Donald Trump began issuing executive orders to enable what he promises will be the most massive deportation in U.S. history.

Blog: I have a Dream … and San Mateo is creating a nightmare

Sadly, my dream hasn’t been shared by the County of San Mateo or the San Mateo City Council.

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