Peninsula reporter
Stephanie Lam
Stephanie Lam is a Bay Area News Group reporter covering the Peninsula. She previously worked as a freelancer in the Bay Area, and was a reporter for Cap City News in Wyoming. A Cupertino native, she graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from San Jose State University and a master’s in international public and political communications from the University of Sheffield. In her free time, she teaches local journalism students through the Mosaic Journalism Program.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Award: 2021 California Journalism Awards Campus Division - First Place Enterprise News Story or Series
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Shooting at Halloween store in Fairfield killed a pregnant woman, wounded 6 other people
Four of the injured remained hospitalized in critical condition.

Vallejo man sentenced to prison for smuggling meth at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center
He will serve 37 months for possession with intent to distribute over 300 grams of meth to inmates

East Palo Alto man arrested on firearms, ammunition related charges
Officers had pulled the man over for not stopping at a stop sign before discovering multiple firearms in his car

Oakland man gets 10 years in prison for robbing East Bay businesses
The robbed businesses included seven gas stations and one Taco Bell restaurant

Bay Area county considers banning youth e-bike users
Children under 12 would be barred from riding the motorized bikes, which can travel up to 20 mph.

Mountain View school district pays $700,000 to settle sexual harassment claims
As part of the settlement, the district also agreed to restructure its employee complaint process

Alameda geese test positive for bird flu
The geese were collected on Oct. 8 and Oct. 2 from the Crab Cove area of Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach

Woman killed after being struck by tractor-trailer on I-80
A woman was struck and killed by a truck early Sunday morning near Fairfield, according to CHP

A sign of the times? Political sign theft, vandalism pops up in South Bay cities
Each South Bay city has their own rules for where residents put up political signs, and what entities handle theft or vandalism-related incidents.

San Mateo County considers regulating new data centers
An earlier proposal include looking into a countywide ban, but supervisors said the move would be too strict without further information on the center's impact.