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Dear Reader,
We are thrilled to share with you a special project that we’ve been working on for several months. Our special series, “Humans in the Age of AI,” tackles artificial intelligence, the most transformational technology of our generation, and explores how local residents and professionals are responding to the rise of AI.
Photojournalist Mark Tuschman, who spearheaded this project, teamed up with our reporter Hannah Bensen for a series of photos and conversations that aim to capture the broad array of hopes and anxieties that the new technology is spawning on the Midpeninsula.
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-Andrea Gemmet, editor
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Humans in the age of AI
Artificial intelligence is alternately billed as the most consequential technology in history or a speculative bubble that will pop and lead to economic chaos. For this project, a collaboration with photojournalist Mark Tuschman, we spoke to local residents and professionals about their views on this transformational technology.
Menlo Park overhauls license plate reader sharing after discovering more improper searches
Amid a wave of scrutiny over automated license plate readers across the Bay Area, the Menlo Park Police Department is tightening controls on its camera data after finding that outside agencies improperly searched the system for the second time in roughly a year.
For former TIDE students, a rocky start and missing programs at Woodside High
When the Sequoia Union High School District’s board decided to close TIDE Academy in Menlo Park, members proposed the idea of creating “TIDE at Woodside” as a way to carry on the small STEM-based schools culture and curriculum.
What’s up this week: ‘The Revolutionists,’ Portola Valley music festival, ‘The World’s Worst Mom’ and more
This week, four women imagine a better future in “The Revolutionists” and 30 local musical acts take the stage in Portola Valley. Plus, Train Day in Los Altos, a Redwood City cafe’s benefit concert and more.
Community briefs: PV Palooza and recruitment for Atherton committees
In Community Briefs this week, Portola Valley holds its fifth annual PV Palooza summer music festival on Saturday, and the town of Atherton is seeking volunteers to serve on a slew of committees.
The data center backlash is here — and Big Tech is spending big to combat it
Companies backing data center construction are flooding Sacramento with cash, hoping to stop or defang seven bills that would regulate the facilities as they head toward approval in the California Legislature this week.
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Menlo Park overhauls license plate reader sharing after discovering more improper searchesAugust 27, 2026 4:09 pm
