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A New Shade of Green
by Sherry Listgarten
Can we build enough clean, affordable power on time?
Dec 5, 2021 | 6 comments

The Food Party!
by Laura Stec
Holiday Hoopla in the City
Dec 3, 2021 | 0 comments

An Alternative View
by Diana Diamond
Please prioritize saving Palo Alto's emptying downtown
Dec 3, 2021 | 28 comments

Couple's Net
by Chandrama Anderson
“Attached.” by Amir Levine, MD, and Rachel S.F. Heller, MA
Dec 2, 2021 | 1 comment

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Photo (0363.JPG). Mona & Bob Armistead and Vista Center Board Member, Joivta Honor attended the 35th Annual Vintage Affaire benefiting Vista Center For Blind & Visually Impaired individuals and their families through evaluation, counseling, education and training, to promote Independence & quality of life. Photo (0364.JPG) Many Atherton people incl. Barbara Peyton and Dave & Lynne & Heppberger enjoyed the wine & chiefs tasting reception before the live auction and gourmet dinner Benefit at a lovely Atherton Estate on Saturday, July 15. The benefit is staffed by local volunteers and the has raised over $8 million in the 34 years. vintageaffaire.org Submitted by bobbi bon on Jul 25, 2017

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Tolls going up, fines for violations going down on Bay Area bridges
The cost to travel over seven of the Bay Area's bridges will increase by $1 on Jan. 1, 2022, while the fine for people who violate bridge tolls is being reduced retroactively to the beginning of the year, regional officials announced. Sunday, 9:28 AM

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announces $7M in grants for local organizations
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced this week that it will commit to providing $7 million in grants to 75 organizations across San Mateo County that support underserved communities. Saturday, 9:32 PM

Prosecutors: Five convicted in one of state's largest retail theft rings
California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday announced five people have been convicted of crimes linked to a retail theft ring that involved $8 million in merchandise stolen from stores throughout the Bay Area.
Saturday, 9:37 AM

After recount turns up one additional vote, Woodside land use measure still passes
After two days of manually recounting ballots, Measure A has still passed, the county Elections Office said. The Woodside initiative changes land use restrictions on two sites in the Town Center area. Friday, 11:08 AM | 1 comments

Holiday Fund: Ecumenical Hunger Program offers more than food to households hit hard by pandemic
During Thanksgiving week, East Palo Alto nonprofit Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP) was bustling as staffers and volunteers loaded meal kits into the vehicles and arms of underserved households. But that's just a part of EHP's work. Friday, 10:39 AM

SamTrans launches pilot program to give free rides to low-income students
SamTrans, in partnership with the San Mateo County Office of Education, is launching a six-month pilot program to offer free fares to low-income students, the agency announced this week. Friday, 11:14 AM

Community briefs: Food and toy drives, Hanukkah and more
This week in community briefs, learn where to donate food and toys locally, Portola Valley and Woodside celebrate Hanukkah and a COVID-19 vaccine clinic is set for Thursday evening at the Sequoia Adult School in Menlo Park. Thursday, 11:29 AM

Drew Combs: Being Menlo Park mayor is an honor, but it's no kindergarten
In Menlo Park Mayor Drew Combs' household, he's in an ongoing debate with his young daughter, he told a mostly online audience at the city's annual State of the City address on Nov. 30. Thursday, 10:30 AM | 1 comments

Menlo Park author releases two new books for kids, spinning yarns set in outer space and a fantasy foodie town
Menlo Park resident and author Stephanie Lucianovic is currently celebrating the release of two new books for children, just in time for the holiday season. Wednesday, 11:26 AM

Should sexually violent convict, deemed 'no longer a threat' by the state, be housed in East Palo Alto?
The release from prison of a man with a history as a "sexually violent predator" and his proposed placement by the state in an East Palo Alto neighborhood are stirring up opposition. Sunday, 9:44 PM | 1 comments

Holmes, Balwani hoped to 'build the true American empire' at Theranos, text messages show
Text messages between former Theranos executives Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani that were read out loud during Holmes' criminal fraud trial on Tuesday revealed a more complicated story. Wednesday, 11:17 AM

A portal to Paris
Bon Marché, downtown Menlo Park's new French-themed midweek farmers market, is heading into winter with earlier hours and a rotating cast of vendors. Tuesday, 11:56 AM | 2 comments

Coronavirus central: First U.S. case of omicron variant reported in San Francisco
The first case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been reported in the U.S., and it is in San Francisco from someone who recently returned from South Africa, the CDC announced Wednesday. Friday, 5:28 PM | 4 comments

Obituaries: Robert Frank Ferrando

Stanford administrators uncertain if possible nooses found on campus were deliberate