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Candidates for Menlo Park council spar over city’s future in election forum
Menlo Park City Council candidates debated the future of downtown, Meta’s role in the city and how to fix issues with Belle Haven’s new $65 million community campus at The Almanac’s candidate forum.
Bill Draper, Silicon Valley venture capital pioneer and Atherton resident, dies at 98
Bill Draper, the pioneering Silicon Valley venture capitalist who was an early investor in companies like Yahoo, Skype and Tesla, in a career that spanned decades, died at his Atherton home on Sept. 8. He was 98.
Menlo Park council now favors plan to open downtown road to traffic
Menlo Park City Council is trying to find a middle ground between building a community plaza downtown or reopening eastbound vehicle traffic on the 600 block of Santa Cruz Avenue for the first time in six years.
The Bard goes Broadway in ‘Something Rotten’
Woodside Musical Theatre presents show spoofing musicals, Shakespeare’s greatest hits, through Oct. 17.
True Food Kitchen files for bankruptcy. Palo Alto location remains open
True Food Kitchen, a wellness-driven restaurant chain that’s been a tenant of Stanford Shopping Center since 2016, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Oct. 4. But despite the financial issues, the company maintains that the Palo Alto restaurant “is continuing to operate as usual,” according to a spokesperson.
Peninsula chefs share recipes to make the most of persimmon season
From pickled persimmons to persimmon desserts, here are four dishes to try at home.
Rising temperatures raise fire concerns across Bay Area through Friday
Warmer temperatures and dry conditions are expected across the San Francisco Bay Area through Friday, raising fire weather concerns in higher elevations, particularly in the North Bay interior mountains, according to the National Weather Service.
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