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Online trolls target Mountain View at City Council meeting
Up until now, Mountain View has not had to contend with the online trolls that have set other municipalities on edge with profanity-laced comments and hateful speech. But that recently came to an end, as several “Zoom bombers” dropped into the City Council meeting on March 26 to spew slurs and extreme views of intolerance during the public comment period.
With $369M in upgrades, Palo Alto’s regional wastewater plant will help prevent algal bloom
With its $369M upgrade of the wastewater plant, Palo Alto joins regional effort to prevent algal blooms in the city’s most expensive and most complex ongoing infrastructure project.
California insurance market ‘in chaos,’ says former insurance chief. Can the new chief fix it?
With more California homeowners just discovering their insurance policies are getting canceled — and hundreds of thousands of others stuck with a pricey option of last resort — state Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s efforts to fix the home insurance market can’t come quickly enough.
California’s disabled students left behind during emergencies: ‘They just weren’t ready for someone like me’
While California’s public university systems have robust emergency policies and procedures, not all students who are physically disabled have reliable access to equipment to help them evacuate in an emergency.
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Peninsula high schooler creates artwork for orchestra concert
Gunn High School student Ethan Zhou created original art to accompany a performance by the Golden State Youth Orchestra. The concert takes place March 30 in Palo Alto.
California home sales see highest gains since 2022, and spring market has just begun
California’s February home sales reached levels not seen since September 2022. The monthly sales increase was the second straight month of double-digit gains, and it was also the second straight month of annual gains, according to the California Association of Realtors.
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Performance: Movies and Music – Through the Composer’s Lens
Music@Menlo presents a two-day residency that explores the relationship between some composers and cinema. On March 28, the artists present an interactive discussion with musical demonstrations, before performing the works discussed on March 30. Go to musicatmenlo.org.
Author talk: ‘The Einstein Effect’
Author Benyamin Cohen comes to the Oshman Family JCC to discuss his book, “The Einstein Effect,” in which he embarks on a global quest to explore Albert Einstein’s ongoing relevance and influence today. Go to paloaltojcc.org.
TOMORROW
Outdoors: Hidden Villa night hike
Hidden Villa hosts a nighttime hike around its farm and forest edges. Participants will learn to navigate by starlight and use other senses to investigate the nocturnal side of Hidden Villa. Go to hiddenvilla.org.
Stage: ‘Queen’
TheatreWorks presents a play by San Jose-born playwright/filmmaker Madhuri Shekar that follows two Ph. D. candidates researching bee colonies. When a flaw emerges in their research, their friendship and careers are at risk. Go to theatreworks.org.
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