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SamTrans has approved a new code of conduct and enforcement policy following a spike in bus driver assaults. The agency logged 14 incidents last year.

Pop icon and former member of The Pussycat Dolls, Kimberly Wyatt, has been announced as a headliner at this years Isle of Wight Pride.

Eric Gutschmidt poses for a picture with the owner of Haj Ali Darvish Tea House in Tehran, Iran on or …

In this weeks community briefs, attend a housing element community workshop in Atherton, a NaNoWriMo writing event at the Menlo Park library and apply for Caltrains Bicycle and Active Transportation Advisory Committee.

The San Mateo County Transit District is extending its free promotional period for its on-demand service through the end of the year, the agency said Tuesday.

SamTrans new curb-to-curb Ride Plus service, which debuted in East Palo Alto, Belle Haven and Half Moon Bay in June, is now extending its free rides through the end of October.

A new microtransit service in San Mateo County called Ride Plus — that aims to replicate popular ride-hailing services like Uber or Lyft — has had more than 1,000 passengers,

Its early days in research on what causes students to be chronically absent from classrooms, but theres a burgeoning industry to help school districts tackle the problem. "Every absence has its own story," said one researcher.

Its early days in research on chronic absenteeism, but companies have grown out of it. School officials are also trying to get to the root causes of low attendance numbers.

Its early days in research on chronic absenteeism, but companies have grown out of it. School officials are also trying to get to the root causes of low attendance numbers.