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A trip to the archives: Reflecting on six decades of The Almanac

On the eve of the end of The Almanac’s 60th year of covering this remarkable community, our journalists traveled to the Portola Valley Library to look back at our past and help inform our future.

Letters to the editor: Ex-college chancellor’s jail sentence raises concerns

In a letter to the editor, former Foster City mayor Jim Lawrence questions the jail sentence given to former San Mateo County Community College chancellor Ron Galatolo.

Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation brings national sailing competition to Redwood City

Tucked on the edge of Redwood Creek, the Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation is working to introduce local students to the maritime trades, teach them about sustainability and waste management, as well as create a sailing program.

Guest opinion: Woodside’s ethics decision raises questions about accountability 

Nothing in the July 28 agenda told a resident that the Woodside Town Council was about to resolve the only sustained finding against a sitting councilmember in an investigation that took four months. Residents figured it out anyway, says Lexi Reese in this week’s guest opinion.

Would you trust your boss with data about your brain? California moves to regulate neurotech

Brain sensors and implants are giving people the ability to control computers, robots and wheelchairs without moving a muscle. It’s a technology few Californians have used, but neurotechnology and brain data privacy is increasingly a target for regulation in the California Legislature.

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Andrea Gemmet is the editor of The Almanac and a Midpeninsula native who got her first newspaper job while still in high school. After graduating from the University of California, Santa Cruz, she became...