February 15, 2024
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San Mateo County District 4 Board Supervisor: Here are your candidates.
With the primary election just around the corner, political candidates are ramping up their campaigns and doing final neighborhood canvassing, ensuring no stone is left unturned.
Stanford students agree to end pro-Palestine sit-in after university threatens crackdown
After the more than 100-day stalemate, pro-Palestine student protesters at Stanford University say they will stop camping out overnight at White Plaza by Friday night in response to a school letter promising two meetings this week.
Celebrating the past, present and future of Black Americans
Community members gathered at the Belle Haven Library in Menlo Park on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 10, to pay respect to local heroes of the neighborhood and nearby communities and hear inspiring words of strength, triumph and resilience as part of the Black Liberation Month Celebration.
Legislators wanted 1,100 reports on how California’s laws are working. Most haven’t arrived
Given the state’s budget deficit, legislative leaders are calling for reviewing how existing programs are working. But there’s no good way to track their effectiveness.
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Los Altos Stage Company presents ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’: Now through Feb. 18
On the edge of the Wyoming wilderness, the last guests linger late into the night at a celebration for the new President of their conservative Catholic college. Reunited after seven years, the friends toss back whiskey and name-check Thomas Aquinas, Hannah Arendt, Steve Bannon, even Bojack Horseman, tracking their distance from each other and the people they thought they’d be by now. Will Arbery’s portrait of white conservatives trying to make sense of where they, and their country, stand is an incisive yet personal look at the intelligence and despair of the Catholic right. 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. >TICKETS
Weeknights out: 3rd Thursday, Lizzie No, Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic
Why wait for the weekend? Even on a “school night,” the Peninsula offers plenty of reasons to skip the Netflix and go out. Here’s a sampling of fun stuff to do this week, from local live music to a Bay Area author’s launch party for her latest book.
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Exhibit: Black History Museum
The Domini Hoskins Black History Museum & Learning Center features 22,000 square feet of exhibits that highlight the many contributions of African Americans throughout history. The museum hosts events throughout Black History Month. Go to hoskinsblackhistorymuseum.org.
Art: Encyclopedic: Weathered Volumes
Nanette Wylde presents an exhibition of works created from a set of discontinued encyclopedias, which have been painted and exposed to the elements over a period of years. Go to themaingallery.org.
TOMORROW
Performance: ‘What They Said About Sex’
Feldman’s Books presents actor Steve Budd performing his one-person show based on his talks with a wide variety of people on what they know about sex. Go to feldmansbooks.net.
Music: Anthony Arya
Bay Area-based Americana rock artist Anthony Arya performs at the Alhambra Irish House. Arya is a former contestant on “The Voice.” Go to alhambra-irish-house.com.
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