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Clarence B. Jones, civil rights icon and Stanford scholar, dies at 95
Clarence B. Jones, a civil rights icon and long-time Palo Alto resident who helped write Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and who helped spread King’s teachings as a scholar at Stanford University, died earlier this month. He was 95.
Menlo Park police officer injured in Dumbarton Bridge car chase
A Menlo Park police officer was injured during a pursuit across the Dumbarton Bridge on Wednesday afternoon, May 27.
Amid AI disruption, Silicon Valley congressman favors tech partnerships over regulations
With artificial intelligence threatening to upend workplaces throughout Silicon Valley, the area’s representative in Congress has an idea that he hopes will reduce anxieties about the revolutionary technology: nudge tech companies to take a central role in educating the workforce of the future.
Voters get a say in San Mateo County’s next judge
For the first time since 2014, San Mateo County voters will have the opportunity to choose a new Superior Court judge.
Review: Foothill Theatre Arts’ ‘Oliver Twist’ embraces Victorian camp and grit
Charles Dickens was clever, pointed in his social commentary — and not subtle. Neil Bartlett’s quirky, dark adaptation of “Oliver Twist” has great fun living up to all of that, even without singing and dancing. The show runs through June 7.
Review: Politics, lust and religion bring topical high drama in ‘Tosca’
West Bay Opera is presenting Puccini’s notorious potboiler with excellent voices in primary roles through May 31.
Invasive grapevine-killing pest found in hundreds of Bay Area plants
Bay Area agriculture officials are on high alert after a Fresno County nursery imported a dangerous grapevine pest into the region via Costco sales to consumers.
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