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Driver who ran over two people outside Mountain View sports bar takes plea deal
It took nearly six years to wind through the legal system, but the driver who ran over two patrons in the Sports Page bar parking lot in 2018 accepted a plea deal that finally will put the case to rest.
Santa Clara County cities are failing to hit housing goals
Nearly all the cities in Santa Clara County — including San Jose — are moving so slow in meeting state housing goals that hitting the numbers looks like a pipe dream, a data analysis by San José Spotlight shows.
Thousands of upset Santa Clara County nurses strike
The Registered Nurses Professional Association (RNPA) went on strike yesterday and will stay out until Thursday at Santa Clara County’s three public hospitals — Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (VMC), O’Connor and St. Louise — after the union and county hit an impasse over wage increases and relocating nurses for temporary assignments to adjust for patient volume. A tentative agreement has been reached on other key terms including workplace safety, the county said in a news release.
Housemade pasta and gelato, focaccia sandwiches by the pound and seasonal produce: Il Mercato di Che Fico opens in Menlo Park
Il Mercato di Che Fico opened March 21, just a few feet away from Che Fico Parco Menlo at Springline. I stopped by the Italian market and loaded up my basket with a variety of foods to try.
Weeknights out: poet laureate Yosimar Reyes, Angie Maserati, Sam Grisman Project
This week, Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Yosimar Reyes shares from his life and work in Los Altos, singer-songwriter Angie Maserati kicks off a season of free live music Mountain View’s Village at San Antonio Center and Sam Grisman Project plays The Guild Theatre.
Ambrosia India Bistro opens in Los Gatos
A Monterey Indian food favorite has made its way to Los Gatos. Ambrosia India Bistro opened its fifth location along Santa Cruz Avenue March 22, replacing Vietnamese restaurant North, which closed after 10 years in business on Jan 6.
Lack of housing supply pulled national home sales to lowest level in 28 years in 2023. Will 2024 be a repeat?
It’s no surprise that demand for housing is higher than the number of available homes for sale. Insufficient housing inventory is a chronic problem across most of the nation – but just how out of sync it’s become is startling. Home sales last year dropped to the lowest level in nearly three decades.
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TODAY
Author event: Booki Vivat
Linden Tree Books hosts bestselling author-illustrator of the Frazzled series, Booki Vivat, to celebrate the launch of her new graphic novel, “Meet Me on Mercer Street.” Vivat will discuss and sign her book and share tips for aspiring graphic novelists. Go to lindentreebooks.com.
Gardening: Success with Tomatoes
The Menlo Park Library holds an online talk on how to start and care for tomato plants to get the best harvest and which varieties perform well in our area. Go to menlopark.gov.
TOMORROW
Author talk: Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Yosimar Reyes
The Los Altos Library hosts a talk with Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Yosimar Reyes, who shares his journey as a poet. Yosimar’s presentation dives deep into the cultural wealth of queer and immigrant communities. Go to sccl.bibliocommons.com.
Film: ‘Picture of His Life’
United Nations Association Film Festival screens a documentary about photographer Amos Nachoum’s life and his dangerous quest to capture an underwater photo of a polar bear swimming. At the Rinconada Library in Palo Alto. Go to paloalto.bibliocommons.com.
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