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Downtown vibrancy advocate joins race for Menlo Park City Council
An advocate for downtown is running for Menlo Park City Council to represent District 4 after Mayor Betsy Nash announced she is not seeking reelection.
Five candidates up to bat for Congressional D-15
The ballot will feature five candidates: incumbent Rep. Kevin Mullin, Anthony Dang, Mantosh Kumar, Charles Hoelter and Jim Garrity — all of whom are Democrats, except Hoelter, a Republican, and Garrity, an independent.
Monday is last day to register to vote in June 2 primary election
May 18 is the deadline to register to vote in California’s statewide primary election, which will be held June 2.


Local residents who have died recently: Mills, Woodworth
Local residents who died recently include Jean C. Mills and John Baer Woodworth.
Guest Opinion: What climate advice gets wrong
Want to reduce your carbon footprint? Recycling alone isn’t going to do it, says contributing writer Gabriel Sanders.
North Fair Oaks continues debate over potential school expansion
North Fair Oaks residents opposed to a potential expansion of the Synapse School implored San Mateo County during a public meeting on Thursday, May 14, to honor a recent community vote recommending that the project not move forward because of traffic, parking and other concerns.

$6 gas and refinery fears collide with California’s climate ambitions
California is considering handing oil refineries and other major polluters billions of dollars in free emission allowances just as the state says carbon reductions need to come faster than ever.

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