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Lunar New Year celebration lights up the crowds at Mountain View Community Center
Hundreds attended the Lunar New Year celebration at the Mountain View Community Center on Saturday, Feb. 10.
El Camino Real is open to traffic again after Christmas Day fire led to extended closure
A section of El Camino Real that was closed to traffic because of a Christmas Day fire reopened this morning, Feb. 12, just in time for the commuter rush hour.
Editorial: A difficult balance
Embarcadero Media CEO Adam Dawes reflects on the difficulty in hosting live community forums while safeguarding the proceedings from protestors intent on hijacking them for their own purposes.
3 weather systems expected to bring light to heavy rains in Bay Area
Three weather systems are expected to bring light to heavy rains in the Bay Area this week, forecasters said early Monday morning.
Restaurant 3000 in Menlo Park to reopen in the summer
Despite Google and Yelp listing Restaurant 3000 as open, the Menlo Park seasonal American bistro is closed for renovations.
A record amount went to lobbying California’s government. Who were the biggest spenders?
Advocacy efforts shattered records in 2023, with nearly $480 million poured into influencing legislation and regulatory decisions making their way through state government. That amount eclipsed the previous high $440 million spent in 2022, based on figures from the California Secretary of State.
What would you pay for more reliable electricity?
There have been many attempts to estimate peoples’ willingness to pay to avoid power outages. If regulators have a good handle on this number, they can better determine how much to invest in reliability.
Hot Picks
TODAY
Performance: Red Rock Open Mic
Red Rock Coffee hosts an in-person open mic night. Guests are invited to try out a new song or poem in front of a supportive audience. Event takes place 6-9 p.m. at 201 Castro St., Mountain View. Go to redrockcoffee.com.
Concert: Gunn High School Bands and Orchestra
The Gunn Bands and Symphony Orchestra’s February concert features Symphony Orchestra, Freshman Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble performing music from a wide range of genres and styles. Go to gunn.pausd.org.
Performance: Hershey Felder’s Great American Sing-along
TheatreWorks presents a sing-along with pianist and performer Hershey Felder. He leads the audience through 100 years of American music, featuring songs by composers including Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. Go to theatreworks.org.
TOMORROW
Talk: Meet the Game Changers
The Palo Alto Community Fund hosts a virtual panel discussion of their three impact grant recipient organizations: LifeMoves, JobTrain and Climate Resilient Communities. The panel explores the ways the issues they address — homelessness, economic mobility and environmental/climate justice — intersect. Go to https://bit.ly/PACFGameChangers23
Art: ‘Lasting Impressions’
Qualia Contemporary Art presents a group show of works on paper by 10 established and mid-career artists. Go to qualiacontemporaryart.com.
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