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Amazon to lay off 161 employees in East Palo Alto, Mountain View
Amazon plans to lay off 161 employees in East Palo Alto and Mountain View this spring as part of another round of cuts that will affect hundreds of corporate jobs across the Bay Area, state filings show.
NASA debuts its most powerful supercomputer at Ames Research Center
NASA’s newest and most powerful supercomputer – Athena – is up and running at its research center in Mountain View, ready to help the agency advance its mission of getting humans back into space.
Mountain View plans to add bike lanes to Castro Street, near El Camino intersection
Mountain View is planning to make bicycle and pedestrian improvements on Castro Street, near the El Camino Real intersection, a prominent entrance to the downtown area.
East Palo Alto reviews license plate cameras after data breaches in other cities
East Palo Alto is reviewing its license plate camera program after nearby cities have run into problems. Earlier this week, Mountain View opted to disable its cameras after a Voice investigation revealed that more than 250 California law enforcement agencies had searched the city’s license plate camera data without its authorization or knowledge.
Spare the Air Alert issued for Thursday, wood burning banned
The Bay Area Air District has issued a Spare the Air Alert for Thursday, banning wood burning in the region because of a forecast for high levels of pollution.
Arts news: ArtLift grants, TheatreWorks’ new season and more
Palo Alto seeks artists for its ArtLift grants; TheatreWorks announces its 2026-27 season and Redwood City’s Sound Union holds its first gear swap.

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