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Election Guide 2024: Five compete to represent District 5 on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
It has been more than a decade since voters elected a new candidate to fill the District 5 seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. But that’s about to change with this year’s election, as a new slate of contenders vie for the chance to represent the North County.
Cold front to bring rain, strong wind this weekend
The National Weather Service forecast for the greater San Francisco Bay Area for Friday calls for mostly cloudy skies during the day and up to 60 percent chance of rain at night, with patchy fog in some areas. Daytime highs will be mostly reaching the 60s in the Bay Area. Overnight lows are expected to be mostly in the upper 40s, with some areas around the bay dropping into the lower 50s. Forecasters say dry weather conditions will prevail through Friday night. Then, the next cold front will bring rain starting also on Friday night for the North Bay, Saturday […]
How CA lawmakers want to target retail theft
Nearly four months after forming a bipartisan select committee and two hearings later, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announced legislation Thursday to combat shoplifting and organized retail theft — just beating today’s deadline to introduce new bills.
Obituaries: Local residents who died recently
A list of the local residents who died recently.
San Mateo becomes only county in California where you need to earn more than $500K annually to afford a median-priced home
$518,400 – that’s how much you need to earn annually to afford a median-priced home in San Mateo County. In neighboring Santa Clara County, you need $468,000. Higher borrowing costs and a shortage of available homes for sale have brought California housing affordability to the lowest level in 16 years, with San Mateo and Santa Clara counties requiring the highest minimum incomes in the state for a median-priced home.
Peninsula high school alum’s ‘Loudmouth’ has lots to say
Gunn High School alum Josh Alexander wrote and directed “Loudmouth,” a documentary about activist Rev. Al Sharpton.
Arts briefs: Joy-Ann Reid, ‘Corpus Evita,’ TedX Palo Alto and more
This week, journalist and author Joy-Ann Reid discusses her latest book and West Bay Opera stages a work that draws on black magic and populism. Plus, indie acoustic and Turkish music shows and a panel of experts weigh in on “AI and Human Potential.”
Hot Picks
TODAY
Stage: ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning‘
Los Altos Stage Company presents a drama about the reunion of four friends who met at a conservative Catholic college and how they reckon with their lives seven years after graduation. Go to losaltosstage.org.
Performance: ‘What They Said About Sex’
Feldman’s Books presents actor Steve Budd performing his one-person show based on his talks with a wide variety of people on what they know about sex. Go to feldmansbooks.net.
TOMORROW
Classical: ‘Passionate Perspectives’
The Palo Alto Philharmonic performs works by Revueltas, Fauré and Brahms. Go to paphil.org/performances
Community: Lunar New Year Celebration
Stanford Shopping Center hosts performances by local community groups including Viet Steps, Stanford Taiko and Lion Dance Me! Go to .simon.com/mall/stanford-shopping-center
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