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Top Stories
Emily Ann Ramos announces run for Mountain View City Council
Mountain View Council member Emily Ann Ramos recently announced her intentions to run for a second term for City Council, ahead of the November 5 election.
Landels dedicates bench in honor of mom who died after collapsing at football game last year
Members of the Landels Elementary School community came together last week to honor the life and contributions of Lucinda Daniels, a Landels mom who died last August after suffering a stroke on the field at a Mountain View High School football game.
‘Total loss’: Fire guts affordable housing project near Redwood City
A fire broke out on Monday at a $155 million, 179-unit affordable housing project in North Fair Oaks, prompting firefighters to evacuate nearby homes. The blaze started on the fifth floor of the building, which has been under construction since June 2023 on a county-owned vacant parcel behind the county’s Fair Oaks Health Center.
Obituaries: Local residents who have died recently
Residents who’ve died recently include: Jane B. Differding, Teresa Najera Spiva and Maribee Smith.
Certain DMV services now only available online
On Monday, DMV moved certain services to only online that otherwise required Californians to make an in-person trip to a DMV office.
How shots instead of pills could change California’s homeless crisis
Doctors on the front lines of California’s homelessness and mental health crises are using monthly injections to treat psychosis in their most vulnerable patients.
Mother-daughter team opens board game cafe Plucky’s Cafe in Burlingame
Burlingame now has a board game cafe inspired by a pika. While Plucky the pika is fictional, the small, Guinea pig-like animal pays homage to co-owner Michelle Slaughter’s home state of Wyoming.
Hot Picks
TODAY
Workshop: Nature journaling
The Foster hosts a workshop on nature journaling, a blend of art and science that aims to deepens our connection with nature. Discover ways to observe and enjoy the mysteries of the natural world through sketching and writing. Go to thefoster.org.
Art: Summer show
The members of Gallery 9 hold a summer show, featuring special guests. A reception takes place June 7. Go to gallery9losaltos.com.
TOMORROW
Concert: Music on Castro
As part of the city of Mountain View’s Music on Castro series, Rick Sanders plays favorites from the ’70s through the ’90s. Go to mountainview.gov.
Online talk: ‘Queer is Natural’
The Palo Alto Library hosts “Queer is Natural,” an online talk with Megan Nguyen of Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) and Dr. Christine Wilkinson, who delve into the complexities of queerness in nature. This event celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Go to paloalto.bibliocommons.com.
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