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Committee Briefs: Bond oversight committee applications, a volunteer fair and free hazardous waste drop-off
This week in Community Briefs, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is seeking bond oversight committee members, Mountain View is hosting a volunteer fair and a free hazardous waste drop-off event is coming up.
‘Taking it off the speculative market’: These nonprofits help tenants afford to stay put
The number of community land trusts – non-profits that buy up land and then sell or rent the buildings on top of it to low-income residents — has tripled in California since 2014, according to the California Community Land Trust Network.
Caltrain reduces youth fares to boost ridership
Starting Sept. 1, youth can hop on Caltrain for just $1 one-way or $2 for an all-zone day pass after the Caltrain Board of Directors approved the new fare structure to make travel more affordable for riders aged 18 and under.
UC admits more California residents, looking to meet state goals
The University of California admitted a record number of California resident first-year students for the upcoming fall term, offering a spot to 93,920 of them, the university system announced Wednesday.
Newly built home in West Atherton sells for $29M
Nearly half of the 48 homes sold this week had price tags of $4 million or higher. Atherton saw the most-expensive recorded sale at $29 million, while Los Altos saw the most transactions.
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TODAY
Community: Schola Cantorum Summer Sings
Schola Cantorum hosts a series of sings for the community to take part in, led by guest conductors. This week, Ash Walker, director of Oakland Symphony Chorus and Pacific Edge Voices, leads singers in Vaughan Williams’ “Dona Nobis Pacem” and excerpts from Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” Go to scholacantorum.org/summer-sings.
Talk: Perseid meteor shower
Peninsula Open Space Trust is re-releasing a video of a 2023 talk given by astronomy educator Samuel Singer, who discusses the annual phenomenon of the Perseid meteor shower, taking place now through Aug. 24, with peak viewing on the nights of Aug. 12-13. Go to openspacetrust.org.
TOMORROW
Music talk: Crumb’s ‘Black Angels’ and Messiaen’s ‘Quartet for the End of Time’
Music@Menlo hosts a talk with former Principal Flutist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and lecturer Michael Parloff, who explores George Crumb’s “Black Angels” and Olivier Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time.” Go to musicatmenlo.org.
Art: ‘A Moment in Black and White’
Gallery 9 presents an exhibition of black-and-white photography by Dave Massolo and Bill Moy. Go to gallery9losaltos.com.
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