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Pro-Palestinian rally disrupts Google conference in Mountain View
Speaking out against Google, more than a hundred pro-Palestinian protesters convened in Mountain View Tuesday morning demanding that the tech behemoth cut ties with the Israeli government and military.
Palo Alto moves ahead with plant to purify wastewater
Seeking to squeeze more value out of wastewater, Palo Alto approved on May 13 the construction of a $63-million salt-removing plant in the Baylands.
Holiday funds grant over $1 million
Holiday funds of the Mountain View Voice, Palo Alto Weekly and the Menlo Park Almanac raised and distributed more than a million dollars during the holiday season to local nonprofit organizations serving families and children.
Obituaries: Local residents who died recently
Local residents who died recently include Maxine Hoffland Tucker and Alma Phillips.
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.
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TODAY
Art: Works by Meng Huang and Clive McCarthy
Qualia Contemporary Art presents two solo shows: “Landscape and Shanshui” by Meng Huang and “The Continuation of Painting by Other Means” by Clive McCarthy. Go to qualiacontemporaryart.com.
Outdoors: Managing Garden Pests
The Mountain View Library hosts a talk with Laura Westley, Master Gardener of Santa Clara County, who discusses an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to managing pests in the garden. She also discusses beneficial insects. Go to mountainview.libcal.com.
TOMORROW
Author event: Steven Johnson
Books Inc. Palo Alto hosts author Steven Johnson discussing his book “The Infernal Machine,” which tells of an epic struggle between the anarchist movement and the emerging surveillance state that stretches around the world and between two centuries. Go to booksinc.net
Art talk: Cultivating Community with Christine Wong Yap
Stanford Neighborhood Visiting Artist Christine Wong Yap talks about recent projects that gather and amplify grassroots perspectives on belonging, resilience, and mental well-being. Go to events.stanford.edu.
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