Kayla Adams, a former mental health case manager with more than 10 years of professional experience, is joining the San Mateo Police Departmen…
Last week, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte was forced to close two of its three health centers in San Mateo County due to drastic Medicare cuts i…
Five Planned Parenthood locations in Northern California — including one in San Mateo and another in South San Francisco — have been forced to…
A new report finds that the number of abortions in the U.S. grew in 2024 as more women obtained pills through telehealth. The latest WeCount project for the Society of Family Planning finds that 1 in 4 abortions uses medications prescribed by a provider who does not see the patient in person. That is up from 1 in 20 in the months before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The number may explain why another recent study found that fewer women crossed state lines for abortion in 2024 than the year before.
As a Los Angeles kindergarten teacher, I am charged with caring for, teaching and launching into the world the youngest Angelenos, however, I’…
San Mateo County will open a multiagency center that will provide resources for victims of interpersonal violence under one roof, the county D…
Despite significant advances, women in the United States — and right here in San Mateo County — are still not guaranteed equal rights under th…
San Mateo County supervisors will give $1,000 a month to help domestic violence survivors with children leave their abuser.