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Mountain View looks to ban sales of e-cigarettes, flavored tobacco
Mountain View is seeking to establish a citywide ban on the sale of all flavored tobacco, electronic cigarettes and vape related products, with a goal of bringing down nicotine use among teens and young adults.
Mountain View schools see slight enrollment increase, even as state declines
The number of students in Mountain View’s public schools increased slightly this…
First, a near-death experience. Then, an unlikely reunion.
Joe Teresi and Patrick Feehan don’t meet very often, but when they…
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Zone changes in Palo Alto aim to lure housing to El Camino
Seeking to encourage a housing boom on commercial zones along…
Mountain View backs seven-story office building at San Antonio Center
A massive office building at The Village at San Antonio…
Palo Alto moves to join suit against White House
Palo Alto agreed on Monday to join a coalition of…
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Review: Villain takes center stage in West Bay Opera’s ‘Otello’
In presenting one of the more daunting operas in the canon, the company has exceeded all expectations, creating a riveting production of Verdi’s late-life masterpiece.
A Japanese marketplace and full-service restaurant concept is coming to Palo Alto
Grab a bento box and matcha latte to go, peruse a marketplace with Japanese ceramics and fresh vegetables or even enjoy a full-service, Japanese-inspired brunch at a new culinary destination slated to open in Palo Alto by the end of the year.
Things to do on the Peninsula this week: Smuin Ballet, music photographer Henry Diltz and more
This week, Smuin Contemporary Ballet is in town with a world premiere; music photographer Henry Diltz discusses his most famous images; Foothill Theatre Arts stages an absurdist comedy; and Stanford screens a documentary about the teenager that the university was founded to memorialize.
Brisbane’s award-winning Little Green Cyclo hosts weekend pop-ups and introduces new Vietnamese coffee flavors
For fans of the bold flavor and caffeine buzz of Vietnamese iced coffee who don’t have time to linger in a cafe or prepare the beverage at home, Little Green Cyclo’s ready-to-drink canned coffees offer a convenient – and award-winning – solution.
Stanford public art collection offers beauty in your backyard
The Stanford University campus has more than 80 pieces of outdoor public art. Here are some of the latest additions to its collection.
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The unofficial kickoff to summer has arrived. Here’s how to spend the rest of May and June in Silicon Valley
Whether you consider Memorial Day weekend or the solstice to be the start of summertime, get in the spirit of the season with traditional festivities…
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Take a look inside this Atherton villa on the market for $32M
With courtyards, fountains, formal gardens, Venetian plaster walls and large-scale…
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How the Trump administration’s vow to revoke Chinese student visas could hurt California
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