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With artificial intelligence looming, debate over 'basic income' heats upProponents say universal basic income could help people pay off debts and obtain job-skills training, among other goals,...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Clinton Foundation = A Cash Cow For Chelsea, 39 minutes ago | 32 comments | 6374 Views
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Food allergy clinics a test of faith for desperate familiesNew clinics are opening and offering food-allergy treatment to desperate families, but some researchers say it's too soon...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by A Precautionary Note, 1 hour ago | 6 comments | 1263 Views
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World-famous architect Frank Gehry helps East Palo Alto students imagine future citiesArchitect Frank Gehry brought the same concepts he has used with teams to design renowned buildings, including the Walt Disney...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on May 23, 2019 at 6:12 am | 3 comments | 2023 Views
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Report: Santa Clara County sees big surge in homeless populationNew data released by Santa Clara County shows that homelessness is a rapidly growing problem, with thousands of additional...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by Bananas & Not Oil Drive The Economy, on May 22, 2019 at 7:02 pm | 78 comments | 3181 Views
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East Palo Alto celebrates grand opening of U.S. Highway 101 overpassA new walkway connecting East Palo Alto neighborhoods on the east and west of U.S. Highway 101 debuted on Saturday. Construction...
Original post made on May. 19, 2019Last comment by Tessa, on May 22, 2019 at 9:57 am | 21 comments | 9315 Views
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Webcast: RV parking program takes offAlicia Garcia of the nonprofit Project WeHope talks about East Palo Alto's pioneering new Safe Lot program, which is giving...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by RV Dweller, on May 21, 2019 at 8:05 pm | 14 comments | 2940 Views
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First-of-its-kind program for people living in RVs debuts in East Palo AltoAfter more than a year of planning, a new city-approved $300,000 RV Safe Parking program launched in East Palo Alto, which...
Original post made on May. 4, 2019Last comment by Bon Jovi - Palo Alto Style, on May 20, 2019 at 6:07 pm | 59 comments | 12902 Views
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Local photographer illuminates the many faces of immigrationMenlo Park resident Mark Tuschman has earned accolades for his international photography. Now, he has turned his photographic...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by eyeswideopen, on May 16, 2019 at 9:02 pm | 1 comment | 1048 Views
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With new plan, Caltrain prepares for ridership surgeFacing persistent funding challenges, a growing ridership base and a patchwork of plans from Peninsula cities for redesigning...
Original post made on May. 3, 2019Last comment by Maurice, on May 14, 2019 at 7:39 am | 67 comments | 11144 Views
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Bills to encourage housing density near transit advance in SenateTwo state bills that would allow more housing density in transit corridors cleared their first legislative hurdles this week,...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2019Last comment by Annette, on May 13, 2019 at 2:53 pm | 37 comments | 4248 Views
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Stanford asks county to halt GUP hearingsStanford University has asked the county Planning Commission to delay hearings on the university's expansion application,...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by Curmudgeon, on May 11, 2019 at 12:42 pm | 9 comments | 2994 Views
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Guest Opinion: Water conservation, reuse should benefit environmentReplacing Hetch Hetchy water with recycled water could leave more water flowing down the Tuolumne River (the source for Hetch...
Original post made on May. 3, 2019Last comment by Space Oddity, on May 9, 2019 at 6:43 pm | 34 comments | 3895 Views
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Home front: Rhody talk, class on wall tileA roundup of local home and garden news and events on the Midpeninsula, including a talk on rhodies, putting in wall tile,...
Original post made on May. 9, 2019Last comment by Edwin Nealey, on May 9, 2019 at 4:05 am | 1 comment | 1121 Views
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Stanford removes dam, giving endangered fish room to roamWater is now flowing freely along a 480-foot stretch of San Francisquito Creek after Stanford University removed the aged...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2019Last comment by Field & Stream, on May 1, 2019 at 3:11 pm | 18 comments | 6282 Views
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TheatreWorks to receive Tony AwardTheatreWorks Silicon Valley will receive the Regional Theatre Tony Award for 2019, founder and Artistic Director Robert Kelley...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2019Last comment by Wonderful news!, on Apr 30, 2019 at 10:24 am | 5 comments | 2777 Views
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Guest Opinion: Are we too divided as a society? Even locally?Rigidity. A lack of willingness to change one's views -- or really listen to other people's points-of-view. It's happening...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Apr 28, 2019 at 6:41 am | 32 comments | 2372 Views
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Sutter Health to return $30 million to Medicare Advantage for alleged false claimsThe health care provider that operates Palo Alto Medical Foundation has agreed to pay the federal government $30 million...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2019Last comment by Jennifer, on Apr 25, 2019 at 9:23 pm | 8 comments | 4454 Views
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Is Silicon Valley a threat to humanity?Journalist and activist Bill McKibben's new book takes stock of how well humankind is coping with the effects of climate...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2019Last comment by Bananie, on Apr 25, 2019 at 8:44 pm | 24 comments | 3651 Views
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Coroner identifies East Palo Alto motorcyclist killed in freeway crashA motorcyclist who died in a Menlo Park crash on U.S. Highway 101 early Saturday morning has been identified as 34-year-old...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2019Last comment by Nancy, on Apr 23, 2019 at 5:20 am | 1 comment | 5996 Views
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Off Deadline: Bringing real-world humanity to the Great Immigration DebateAs the Great Immigration Debate rages in America and other countries, there's a modest bit of sanity -- and humanity -- happening...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Apr 22, 2019 at 7:07 pm | 29 comments | 2660 Views
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