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Community advocates protest police enforcement of vehicle registration in Mountain View
After months of lax enforcement, the Mountain View Police Department says it plans to return to normal operations and enforce vehicle registration more consistently in the city, starting this week.
College campuses can’t hire undocumented students. How that might change in California
Federal law prohibits employers from hiring anyone who is undocumented, but Alvarez’s Assembly Bill 2586 says California’s public colleges and universities should be exempt and allowed to hire undocumented students for on-campus jobs.
Newsom releases billions for mental health housing ahead of schedule: ‘Time to deliver’
The first $3.3 billion of bonds approved by voters in March to build and rehab housing and treatment beds for people with mental illness will be available to counties months ahead of schedule, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday.
American diner Jack’s Prime is relocating and reopening as Maverick Jack’s San Mateo
After 15 years in San Mateo, modern American diner Jack’s Prime is moving – just down the street to The Villa. The new location of Jack’s Prime, formerly Polynesian restaurant Tokemoana’s, will be renamed Maverick Jack’s San Mateo and will keep its menu (think burgers, fries, salads and sundaes) and ambiance (modernized retro ‘50s) while introducing 30% more capacity for parking.
Menlo Park home designed with 14-foot sound wall to block unwanted noise is among ‘modern marvels’ open to the public on Saturday
Sharp angles, clean lines, neutral colors, open floor plans – these are the design elements one can expect to find in the seven houses that will be open to the public during the 2024 Silicon Valley Modern Home Tour on Saturday, May 18.
One of the homes on the tour, however, boasts an unusual design created to tackle a not-so-uncommon challenge: noise.
It’s wine time: Elleary Wine opens in Los Altos and a² debuts in San Mateo
Here are the stories behind two new wine bars along the Peninsula that aim to foster conversations and introduce you to your new favorite wines.
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TODAY
Author event: Steven Johnson
Books Inc. Palo Alto hosts author Steven Johnson discussing his book “The Infernal Machine,” which tells of an epic struggle between the anarchist movement and the emerging surveillance state that stretches around the world and between two centuries. Go to booksinc.net
Art talk: Cultivating Community with Christine Wong Yap
Stanford Neighborhood Visiting Artist Christine Wong Yap talks about recent projects that gather and amplify grassroots perspectives on belonging, resilience, and mental well-being. Go to events.stanford.edu.
TOMORROW
Author talk: ‘The Death of Expertise’
Bestselling author Tom Nichols returns to Kepler’s Books for another dialogue with Angie Coiro. Their conversation revisits Nichols’ book “The Death of Expertise” in the wake of the Trump era and COVID. Go to eventbrite.com.
Music: 3rdThursday First Anniversary
3rdThursday, a free, monthly, year-round music festival on Palo Alto’s California Avenue, celebrates its first anniversary with four bands, a photo booth, Zumba and line dancing, an anniversary cake ceremony, kids’ play area and more. Some area businesses offer specials and extended hours. Go to 3rdthursday.fun.
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