Sylvia Rauch and her husband Ted were used to doing without health care. She gave up her private health coverage when it got too expensive; he was denied due to a pre-existing condition. They made do with hospital visits Read more -->>

Some foundations are like the nonprofits they sustain: humble, quietly supportive, and focused impacting people’s lives on a personal, grassroots level. That would be a good way to describe the Atkinson Foundation, which Read more -->>

When Juan Morales discovered a flat tire on his BMX one-speed, he knew what he needed: a visit to the Bike Booth. So on a sunny Thursday in August, Morales, 13, walked his bike into the Pescadero Grown! Farmers’ Market Read more -->>

Blue cards. Green cards. Congress has not yet passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill, yet Puente has already received plenty of questions from undocumented residents on the South Coast. Many have lived here for decades Read more -->>