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Caltrain showcases its new electrified trains in San Carlos
After over 20 years of reimagining its design, Caltrain showcased on Saturday its new electric train, which will begin operating from San Francisco to San Jose in September.
Local bicycle coalition hosts Bike to Wherever Days offering free prizes to bicyclists
A cyclist bikes down E Meadow Drive in Palo Alto on July…
Holiday Fund grants announced
Seventy-three local nonprofit organizations have received grants totalling $636,000 from the Palo…
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Leaders applaud proposed decision rejecting AT&T request to drop landlines
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Caltrain crossing arms down in Menlo Park, traffic impacted
The Caltrain railroad crossing arms at Encinal Avenue, Oak Grove…
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Acoustic guitar virtuoso Pierre Bensusan plays Club Fox
Pierre Bensusan, the French-Algerian composer and acoustic guitar virtuoso, comes to Redwood City May 14 as part of his current North American tour to perform his world-music blend of traditional, jazz and pop.
From ghost kitchen to brick and mortar: Pamilya aims to shine a light on Filipino food
Redwood City Filipino restaurant Pamilya is transforming from a ghost kitchen into a brick and mortar, with an expected opening in mid-to-late June. Pamilya opened in 2022 out of a CloudKitchen in Redwood City, serving to-go Filipino bowls.
Arts briefs: Comedian Zarna Garg, dance party with Soji Odukogbe and more
This weekend, comedian Zarna Garg performs at Stanford Live, Redtone Records holds an Afrobeat dance party with Soji Odukogbe at Feldman’s Books; and Earthwise Productions serves up some roots-rock with supergroup Spaghetti. Plus, Plus, ’00s favorites with Emo Night Brooklyn at The Guild; Pacific Art League members’ exhibition opening reception.
Inside the new restaurant group bringing burger-making robots and Vietnamese fusion food to Los Gatos
Robots will soon be crafting juicy burgers and crispy chicken sandwiches next to a DJ mixing upbeat tunes inside a former historic bank in Los Gatos. For Oishi Mirai Restaurant Group founder Elizabeth Truong, the project is a significant step toward the legacy she hopes to leave behind.
It doesn’t get more Silicon Valley than this: Moonwake Coffee Roasters is brewing coffee out of the back of a Tesla Cybertruck
Cybertrucks aren’t just for driving or gawking at anymore: They’re also for making coffee. Moonwake Coffee Roasters has been brewing espresso out of the back of a Cybertruck since February, a “purely business decision,” said Moonwake co-owner and former Tesla software engineer Ming Wood.
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Inside the fast-paced world of Peninsula Roller Derby
The Burlingame-based roller derby team embraces diversity, fun and full-contact hits. Our visual journalists captured the scene at recent practices.
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‘Hamptons-style’ home with studio and guesthouse sells for $21M in West Atherton
Each week, Embarcadero Media takes a look at home sales…
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CHP isn’t supposed to aim less-lethal munitions at protesters’ heads and fire into crowds. It did at UCLA
In summary A CalMatters review documented at least 25 instances…