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Woodside parents donate $9M for century-old home next door to school

Three Woodside families donated nearly $9 million to the Woodside School Foundation to buy a historic Victorian house next-door to the elementary school. The foundation plans to transfer the 3.4-acre property to Woodside Elementary School for a potential campus expansion.

Challenger outraises Menlo Park City Council District 2 incumbent

Finance and Audit Commissioner Vamsi Velagapudi has raised almost $2,000 more than incumbent Drew Combs in the Menlo Park City Council District 2 race, according to campaign filings detailing donations made through Sept. 19.

Jury’s out — for seniors who don’t want to serve

Getting out of jury duty will soon get a lot easier for eligible California seniors thanks to a new law that drew inspiration from a former Santa Clara County supervisor.

A historic Peninsula post office is reopening as a fine-dining restaurant from the restaurant group behind The Village Pub and Selby’s

The Old Post Office in Burlingame combines 1940s-inspired fare with architectural flair.

Arts & Entertainment Editor Heather Zimmerman works in Embarcadero Media's newsroom. Photo by Magali Gauthier

Newsom signs first-in-the-nation law to bolster struggling local news organizations

California’s shrinking news industry just got a major lifeline. Gov. Gavin Newsom endorsed a novel plan to boost California’s struggling local media landscape, signing a law that will give news organizations tax breaks.

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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...