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Review: Palo Alto Players’ ‘Sweat’ offers steely-eyed look at challenges factory workers face
In "Sweat," playwright Lynn Nottage captures the big picture through a series of revealing small pictures that offer a great ...
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A ‘Great American Baking Show’ contestant is hosting a pop-up with Pacifica’s Craftsman Coffee
"The Great American Baking Show" contestant and Bay Area baker Parwana Ashari will bring some of her favorite goodies to a ...
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Menlo Park’s public pool partnership remains in turmoil after agreement violated
After the company behind the Burgess and Belle Haven aquatics centers violated its agreement with Menlo Park, the Menlo Park ...
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Woodside embarks on months-long process to update Town Center Plan
The town of Woodside is taking its first step in updating its Town Center Plan — an effort to reimagine the future of the ...
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Historical Association, La Brea Tar Pits join in new research effort
The San Mateo County Historical Association announced a first-of-its-kind research collaboration with the Los Angeles County ...
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Police, DA refuse to release records on Latina senator’s DUI arrest near Capitol
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A Democratic California senator is now considering suing Sacramento police for what she alleges was a “politically ...
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Bay Area transit systems want more money. But their payrolls soared as ridership declined
This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit five years ago, the state forced countless businesses to shut down and told millions of California ...
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A California county may lose its only hospital. How a dispute over roads is endangering it
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A debate over roads may cost Glenn County its only emergency room.  Glenn Medical Center, a 25-bed hospital in the ...
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How Trump’s win changed CA Dems’ thinking on the Constitution
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. State Sen. Scott Wiener speaks before lawmakers during a Senate floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on ...
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Buying a house? Here’s what you need to know about title insurance
A home’s title may be a lesser-known detail of the real estate transaction, but it can cause a sale to fall apart: Ask anyone who has tried to close on a home without a “free and clear” title — ...
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Lawsuit says federal government discriminates by funding Hispanic-serving colleges
This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. A lawsuit recently filed in Tennessee could affect colleges that serve large numbers of Latino students in the Inland Empire and ...
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Approved contracts set stage for Newell Road bridge replacement
After more than a decade of political wrangling, design revisions and permitting hurdles, Palo Alto is preparing to start reconstruction of the Newell Road bridge, a project that city leaders see as ...