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U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein announces she will not run for reelection in 2024U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, announced Tuesday that she will not run for reelection next year. Read the full...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2023Last comment by Anonymous, on Feb 17, 2023 at 9:03 pm | 4 comments | 2108 Views
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Here's what you need to know about the new teacher-housing project in Palo AltoPlans are underway to break ground in the next several months on an educator-housing project in Palo Alto that was proposed...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2023Last comment by Ana, on Feb 16, 2023 at 4:02 pm | 6 comments | 6858 Views
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Palo Alto's own Molly Tuttle wins first GrammyPalo Alto-raised Molly Tuttle, 30, and her band, Golden Highway, won the Best Bluegrass Album category at the 65th annual...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2023Last comment by Silver Linings, on Feb 11, 2023 at 5:59 am | 5 comments | 5112 Views
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Palo Alto sued over delay in adopting housing planTwo pro-housing groups are asking the court to limit Palo Alto’s control over approving development application because...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2023Last comment by Elon Thiel, on Feb 9, 2023 at 1:50 pm | 27 comments | 6269 Views
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Study: Promising drug could cut COVID hospitalizations in halfA new drug requiring only a single injection could be a game changer in keeping people with COVID-19 infections out of the...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2023Last comment by Neal, on Feb 9, 2023 at 11:21 am | 1 comment | 4236 Views
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Stanford Medicine finds racial disparities in child abuse reportingBlack children who are injured because of suspected child abuse are reported to Child Protective Services more frequently...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Feb 7, 2023 at 6:22 pm | 3 comments | 3139 Views
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La Baguette settles federal lawsuit for $430K in fraudulent PPP claimsA Palo Alto bakery has settled a lawsuit with the federal government for making false claims to acquire $430,000 through...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Feb 7, 2023 at 5:15 pm | 11 comments | 5025 Views
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California snowpack reaches record high in latest surveyThe series of atmospheric rivers that hit California in December and January certainly improved the state's snowpack, state...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2023There are no comments yet. 2491 Views
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Making connections: How a Redwood City woman is fostering community through jigsaw puzzle competitionsPutting together puzzles is more than a pandemic pastime for Emma Taylor, the founder of Peninsula Puzzlers. Read the full...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2023There are no comments yet. 4017 Views
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New exhibition explores how nature and geography made a Silicon Valley town what it is todayThe Los Altos History Museum's new permanent exhibition, "Making Connections: Stories from the Land," truly gets down to...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2023Last comment by Jerome Jackson, on Feb 2, 2023 at 10:40 am | 1 comment | 2305 Views
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Kings of the court? As pickleball grows, tennis players worry about getting edged outAs pickleball has exploded in popularity, the city has taken notice -- and action. Next month, the City Council is scheduled...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2023Last comment by Seer, on Jan 30, 2023 at 1:40 pm | 16 comments | 12649 Views
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Terminated Meta content moderators worry about fake news flourishing in their absenceNearly 200 Meta content moderators who used to work in Mountain View say that the company abruptly terminated their contracts. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2023Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jan 27, 2023 at 1:51 pm | 5 comments | 4054 Views
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Musicians with deep local ties return to Stanford with genre-pushing project Diving DameFor multitalented, multidisciplinary musicians Zach Moses and Freddy Avis, their Jan. 27 performance at Stanford University’s...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2023Last comment by kayak, on Jan 27, 2023 at 11:12 am | 1 comment | 1647 Views
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Coastal farmworkers eke out a living amid hardshipShootings, wildfires, the pandemic and other challenges have tested the Coastside's isolated communities, but many of its...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2023There are no comments yet. 5681 Views
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Palo Alto deals setback to planned foothills homeBuilding in the foothills is, by nature, a sensitive subject in Palo Alto but the design team behind a Los Trancos Road proposal...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2023Last comment by Mondoman, on Jan 26, 2023 at 12:45 am | 8 comments | 5949 Views
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Biden flying into Mountain View to visit storm-ravaged Capitola, AptosPresident Joe Biden will visit Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties Thursday to see first-hand the damage from a series of...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Jan 23, 2023 at 5:52 pm | 1 comment | 5174 Views
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Biden stops by Mountain View before heading to Santa Cruz County to survey storm damageAir Force One landed around 11:41 a.m. on Thursday at the Moffett Federal Airfield, and President Joe Biden emerged about...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Jan 22, 2023 at 7:01 pm | 11 comments | 9387 Views
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'Every time it rains, we get wet': For Mountain View's unhoused, dealing with inclement weather is 'business as usual'For some unhoused folks in Mountain View, a brief respite from the rain on Jan. 4 meant it was time to prepare for what was...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2023Last comment by Henrietta Layne, on Jan 21, 2023 at 3:20 pm | 7 comments | 5268 Views
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Is California's drought over? Here's what you need to know about rain, snow reservoirs and droughtA dozen days of wet and wild weather haven't ended the drought, and won't cure the driest period in the West in the past...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2023Last comment by Consider Your Options. , on Jan 19, 2023 at 1:21 pm | 10 comments | 15343 Views
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Santa Clara County shutters hybrid meetings — for nowSanta Clara County is eliminating hybrid committee meetings in favor of an in-person only format, which residents said could...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2023Last comment by Consider Your Options. , on Jan 16, 2023 at 12:15 pm | 1 comment | 3525 Views
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