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Our news organization was a nonprofit a long time before our official transition to a 501(c)3 foundation in January. We haven’t turned a profit in five years and it is likely that without government support during the pandemic, we would have joined the ranks of newspapers that have shuttered across the nation at the rate…
Ladera residents sue Las Lomitas district over use of school campus
Ladera residents filed a complaint on April 23 to extend public access…
President Biden is met with protesters in Portola Valley, Palo Alto ahead of fundraiser
Biden’s trip to the Bay Area to attend fundraisers with wealthy donors…
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SMC Sheriff’s Office: 4 caught trying to smuggle drugs into jail
Four people were arrested after they allegedly tried to smuggle…
FBI warns public against ‘escalating threat’ of cyber criminals using AI
The FBI’s San Francisco office warned the public earlier this…
Lower speed limits set on several Menlo Park streets
Menlo Park will see new lower speed limits along several…
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Arts briefs: Comedian Zarna Garg, dance party with Soji Odukogbe and more
This weekend, comedian Zarna Garg performs at Stanford Live, Redtone Records holds an Afrobeat dance party with Soji Odukogbe at Feldman’s Books; and Earthwise Productions serves up some roots-rock with supergroup Spaghetti. Plus, Plus, ’00s favorites with Emo Night Brooklyn at The Guild; Pacific Art League members’ exhibition opening reception.
Inside the new restaurant group bringing burger-making robots and Vietnamese fusion food to Los Gatos
Robots will soon be crafting juicy burgers and crispy chicken sandwiches next to a DJ mixing upbeat tunes inside a former historic bank in Los Gatos. For Oishi Mirai Restaurant Group founder Elizabeth Truong, the project is a significant step toward the legacy she hopes to leave behind.
It doesn’t get more Silicon Valley than this: Moonwake Coffee Roasters is brewing coffee out of the back of a Tesla Cybertruck
Cybertrucks aren’t just for driving or gawking at anymore: They’re also for making coffee. Moonwake Coffee Roasters has been brewing espresso out of the back of a Cybertruck since February, a “purely business decision,” said Moonwake co-owner and former Tesla software engineer Ming Wood.
Treat mom right this Mother’s Day – with food!
Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday, May 12, which means it’s time to honor the mother or maternal figures in your life. Cooking up breakfast and delivering it to mom in bed or getting a bouquet of flowers may be the classic plans, but if you want to elevate and outsource the festivities and…
Flutist Claire Chase and JACK Quartet debut new work
Flutist and music educator Claire Chase will be joined by JACK Quartet for the premiere of minimalist composer Terry Riley’s “The Holy Liftoff,” commissioned by Stanford Live. The concert takes place May 8.
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Visit Midpeninsula artists during Open Studios’ second weekend
As Silicon Valley Open Studios continues, the event’s second weekend focuses on the Midpeninsula region. In the second of a two-part series, we chat with…
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With median home price 19x higher than household incomes, Palo Alto becomes second-least affordable U.S. city to buy a house
Palo Alto is now the second-least affordable U.S. city to…
State news from Calmatters
CA budget woes are hitting hard
Gov. Newsom addresses the media during a press conference unveiling…