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Local Heroes Award Winners’ Profiles 2015
The Media Center’s Local Hero Awards series has recognized five people from the Mid-Peninsula in 2015 for making outstanding contributions to the community or overcoming significant hardship. The videos tell their inspiring stories. They will air on cable TV . Alternatively, you can click on each hero’s name below and watch individual profiles right now. MARIBEE Read More…
Can You Help Us Solve a Cold Case Homicide?
Produced for the Palo Alto Police Department. “We’re looking for tips to help us solve the unsolved murder of Maria Hsiao, a 21-year-old college student.”
Made Into America
We are building an archive of immigration stories to highlight the vital role of immigrants in the US and the heroic odysseys away from everything familiar – leading to re-invented lives. Please visit the archive, read some of the accounts (some are videos; most are written) and leave a comment when you are so moved. Read More…
City of Palo Alto Apps Challenge Grand Finale
The Palo Alto Apps Challenge, part of the 2nd National Day of Civic Hacking, was a competition to help launch awesome civic innovation apps. During the call for entries period we received 74high-quality app ideas. 30% of the entrants were younger than 18. More info & videos on the event website. The Grand Finale video was produced by the Media Center’s Pro Read More…
Alive and Free Youth Media
“Alive and Free” Stories East Palo Alto is a tough town to grow up in. There’s a lot of love and community, but also a lot of gang activity centered around turf and drug sales. A lot of young people have died before their time. Others have wasted many years in prison. In 2009, two Read More…
Borderless Dreams
Telling documentary co-produced by the Media Center and the Day Worker Center of Mountain View – looks at the lives and work of undocumented migrants who came to Mountain View, CA to provide for their families.