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Mountain View City Council taps incumbent Hank Dempsey to serve on environmental planning commission
Expressing a preference for protocol, the Mountain View City Council selected an incumbent to serve on the Environmental Planning Commission on Tuesday evening while also noting the possibility that more seats could become available in the near future.
Mountain View police arrest two men in alleged knife attack outside local taqueria
Two Mountain View men were arrested Sunday morning after they allegedly attacked another man with a knife in the parking lot of a local taqueria, according to the Mountain View Police Department.
Sparks fly when Silicon Valley congressional candidates face off
Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and California Assemblymember Evan Low traded razor-sharp rebukes of each others’ records on climate, public safety and housing in a tense one-hour debate for Silicon Valley’s hottest congressional race.
Ex-San Jose mayor leads in funding over congressional opponent
With 20 days left before the November general election, two candidates racing to represent Silicon Valley in Congress each have more than $1 million in hand — and a wide gap between them.
California ballot measure promises ‘mass treatment’ for drug crimes. Can counties provide it?
Proposition 36 appears likely to pass, and it has behavioral health leaders across California trying to figure out how they’d actually implement a part of the measure that pledges “a new era of mass treatment for those who need it the most.”
Rasa rises again in Burlingame
In 2022, Ajay Walia replaced his award-winning Burlingame restaurant Rasa with his more casual concept Saffron. On Oct. 15, Saffron reverted to Rasa, reintroducing itself among a growing list of elevated Indian restaurants on the Peninsula.
How motherhood inspired a San Mateo company that helps take meal prep off parents’ plates
Many parents would likely agree that having a child is a life-altering experience. In Peninsula resident Nichola Buckley’s case, motherhood inspired her to shift her priorities, start a business and become an advocate for access to high-quality food.
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Stage: ‘Hidden Strawberries’
Stanford Arts presents a new play inspired by interviews with California farmworkers, who are disproportionately affected by the state’s worsening wildfires. It delves into the broad impacts of California wildfires on issues of migration, the environment and more.
Concert: Music on Castro
Sony Holland Duo performs as part of the city of Mountain View’s Music on Castro series.
TOMORROW
Environmental talk: ‘Beavers in the Bay’
Peninsula Open Space Trust hosts an online talk, “Beavers in the Bay Area: How Nature’s Engineers Benefit Our Ecosystems” with Dr. Emily Fairfax — ecohydrologist and assistant professor of geography at the University of Minnesota — that explores the critical role of beavers in our climate.
Film: United Nations Association Film Festival
The 27th annual United Nations Association Film Festival holds screenings of 60 short and feature documentary films focused on human rights. Through Oct. 27 at venues in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Stanford and San Francisco.
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