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Mountain View looks to expand high-speed internet access
The city is asking community members to fill out a survey about their experiences with internet access in Mountain View, which is part of a broader city-led assessment of ways to improve local broadband service.
USGS campus in Menlo Park approaches end of era while next chapter remains a question
After nearly five years, the U.S. Geological Survey’s gradual move from Menlo Park to Moffett Field in Mountain View is now in its final stages.
Court ruling deals blow to housing law on split lots
In a decision that could upend zoning policies and housing plans in Palo Alto and more than 100 other California cities, a Los Angeles judge ruled this week that a recent law that allows duplexes and triplexes in single-family zones is invalid in charter cities.
Who killed CA utility bill legislation?
A bill to rein in a proposed monthly fee on California electric bills has been quietly shelved in the Assembly without receiving a single vote.
Saturday plans? Booked. Here’s where you can celebrate Independent Bookstore Day on the Peninsula
Independent Bookstore Day is a national one-day celebration of indie bookstores with author storytimes and talks, signings, discounts, merch and giveaways. Here’s how Peninsula booksellers are celebrating the event this Saturday, April 27.
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Celebrating Big Bands from the 30s – California Pops presents: Miller, Goodman, Dorsey & More – Friday April 26, 8pm
All Big Band, All the Time. The music that kept America on the dance floor, swinging away the nights. These Bandleaders and their outstanding bands introduced a new style of music and dance to the world and the world couldn’t get enough. The California Pops is joined by the Black Tie Jazz Band and together form the biggest Big Band on the West Coast for your toe-tapping pleasure. San Mateo Performing Arts Center (SMPAC), 600 N Delaware St, San Mateo. Purchase tickets online or call (800) 595-4849 (4TIX) >TICKETS
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Stage: ‘The Music Man’
Palo Alto Players presents the classic musical about a fast-talking salesman who arrives in River City aiming to swindle its citizens with plans to start a marching band that he doesn’t know how to lead. His con goes awry when he falls for the town librarian. Go to paplayers.org.
Performance: Jazz Inside Out – Afro Cuban Music
Guitar and tres Cubano virtuoso Kai Lyons brings his band to Campbell Recital Hall in a performance highlighting Afro-Cuban styles and exploring the powerful African roots of this music. Go to stanfordjazz.org.
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Garden: Plant exchange
Have plants that must be pruned or culled? Trade extra plants with others in the community at a plant exchange hosted by the Mountain View Library. All types of plants are welcome – seedlings, cuttings, houseplants, plants in containers, even shrubs and small trees. Go to mountainview.libcal.com.
Stage: ‘Tiger Style!’
TheatreWorks presents a comedy that explores “tiger” parenting, as 30-something siblings deal with adult dissatisfactions despite childhoods of achievements. When their lives fall apart, they run away to China on an “Asian Freedom Tour” where calamity ensues. Go to theatreworks.org/mainstage.
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Palo Alto Citywide Yard Sale, June 1, 2024
The City of Palo Alto and Palo Alto Online coordinate this event to encourage reuse. Reusing — whether you donate, buy, or sell — is one of the best ways to reduce waste, keep usable stuff out of the landfill, conserve our natural resources, and reduce our carbon footprint. Registration will begin in April. >LEARN MORE
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