New classrooms and playgrounds greet Midpeninsula students as school starts
Returning to school can bring feelings of excitement and anxiety, but on Belle Haven Elementary’s brand-new playground, smiles and laughter were all around.
From chocolate-covered crickets to guacamole with grasshoppers, here’s why these Silicon Valley businesses are embracing bugs as food
A staple of Oaxacan cooking, insects are a sustainable protein source slowly creeping their way onto Peninsula menus.
State brings case against Meta for allegations of hooking young users, despite health risks
Menlo Park-based Meta is defending itself in federal court against claims accusing the social media giant of creating addictive products that harm young users’ mental health. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Menlo Park-based social media giant Meta Inc. is fighting in federal court to prove it doesn’t harm young people’s mental health, collect their data in…
Federal trial alleging Meta created harmful and addictive products gets underway in Bay Area courtroom
Opening arguments are set to begin Tuesday, Aug. 18, in a federal case brought by the state of California and dozens of other states alleging that Menlo Park-based technology giant Meta Inc. created social media algorithms designed to keep young users hooked at the expense of their mental health.
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Menlo Park launches ‘Laurel,’ an AI chatbot to help navigate city services
The city of Menlo Park launched a chatbot called “Laurel” on its website in early…
Is this Menlo Park’s friendliest neighborhood?
Someone walking down Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park on a recent Sunday may have heard clanging cutlery interspersed with joyful chatter emanating from Rosefield…
Train horn ‘quiet zone’ at Menlo Park border delayed over Palo Alto’s traffic concerns
Palo Altans living near the city’s northernmost Caltrain crossing will have to wait a bit longer for relief from the horn that blares each time…
