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Audit: Community colleges rely too much on part-time faculty, misspending fundsAn audit shows California's community colleges do not employ enough full-time faculty and, in some cases, districts are using...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2023Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Mar 8, 2023 at 11:51 am | 4 comments | 2215 Views
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Tolling begins on Highway 101 express lanes between South San Francisco and SunnyvaleTolling began Friday morning on new U.S. Highway 101 express lanes between South San Francisco and Sunnyvale. Read the full...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2023Last comment by Anonymous, on Mar 7, 2023 at 12:30 pm | 10 comments | 3309 Views
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Everybody's got a story to tell, especially these 8 womenAfter meeting in a memoir-writing workshop, eight women penned a book recounting stories of war, revolution, family holidays,...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2023There are no comments yet. 2630 Views
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Following national trend, Palo Alto looks to establish gun-free zonesResponding to a recent Supreme Court ruling that loosened restrictions on concealed firearms, Palo Alto is preparing to join...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2023Last comment by Jocelyn Dong, on Mar 3, 2023 at 10:39 am | 13 comments | 5451 Views
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Kepler's hosts Sen. Bernie Sanders discussing new bookSanders will be in Silicon Valley March 4 for his only Northern California appearance to talk about his new book, "It's OK...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2023Last comment by SE Hinton, on Mar 2, 2023 at 4:59 pm | 1 comment | 2961 Views
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California homelessness: Where are the state's billions going? Here's the new, best answerA new state report offers a bird-eye view of how much the state has spent to halt homelessness -- nearly $10 billion over...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2023Last comment by Native to the BAY, on Feb 28, 2023 at 1:46 am | 6 comments | 3618 Views
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Foothill College will soon offer 2 bachelor's degree programsFoothill College, located in Los Altos Hills, was part of the initial pilot with a bachelor's in dental hygiene and gained...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2023Last comment by Marie, on Feb 25, 2023 at 2:31 pm | 1 comment | 4873 Views
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Santa Clara County breaks ground on youth mental health care centerSanta Clara County broke ground Wednesday on a first-of-its-kind behavioral health center for children and adolescents. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2023There are no comments yet. 3457 Views
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How will the Russia-Ukraine war end?As the one-year mark of Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine approaches, Stanford scholar Steven Pifer discusses how...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2023There are no comments yet. 4986 Views
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State offers $30M in funding for Bay Area electric vehicle charging projectsElectric vehicle charging station construction projects that are ready to break ground in the Bay Area can receive their...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Feb 21, 2023 at 4:03 pm | 5 comments | 3385 Views
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What hath Palo Alto wrought?In Malcolm Harris' expansive, engaging and explosive book, the image of Stanford racing to replace its beds to accommodate...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Feb 20, 2023 at 3:42 pm | 39 comments | 19804 Views
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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 | 2343 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 | 7469 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 | 5760 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 | 4629 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 | 3447 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 | 5496 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. 2748 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. 4331 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 | 2541 Views
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