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Community turns out for Mountain View’s first citywide Pride celebration
The plaza outside City Hall was festooned with rainbow flags, balloon arches, tinsel and garlands on Saturday as the community gathered to celebrate Mountain View’s inaugural citywide Pride celebration.
First all-affordable housing development in North Bayshore opens
A new fully affordable apartment building just opened in Mountain View, making…
CA files 24th lawsuit against Trump over National Guard deployment
After President Donald Trump deployed California National Guard troops in Los Angeles…
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Funding falls through for Santa Clara County mental health facilities
Santa Clara County received zero Proposition 1 help from Gov.…
Los Altos High graduation celebrates community, finding joy
The of Los Altos High School’s Class of 2025…
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Things to do this week: Rasquache Liberation Front debut album, journalist Keach Hagey’s Sam Altman biography and more
This week on the Peninsula, Bay Area band Rasquache Liberation Front celebrates the release of their first album; journalist Keach Hagey discusses her biography of OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman at Kepler’s Books; the Computer History Museum hosts a discussion on how AI is helping to decipher papyrus scrolls burned by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius…
Palo Alto landmark celebrates 100 years of movies
The Stanford Theatre hits a triple-digit milestone with a weeklong silent film festival and special guests. Events kick off June 9 with a screening of the very first film shown at theater 100 years ago to the day, with the granddaughter of that film’s star on hand to discuss his work.
What’s up this weekend: Charito, Mads Tolling and more
This weekend, vocalist Charito performs at Meyhouse Palo Alto; Mads Tolling and the Mads Men give a fresh spin to ’60s jazz with Tony Lindsay; Kepler’s Books hosts a discussion on design and architecture; and Bay Choral Guild closes out its season with a mix of sacred and secular songs.
Five downtown galleries revive Palo Alto’s First Friday Art Walk
The monthly event’s first outing will be June 6, with galleries in the downtown area offering extended hours for visitors to check out their current shows.
Longtime friends open a creamery, bakery and cafe in Los Gatos featuring innovative ice cream flavors and Persian desserts
Marcel Khorsand is taking his dreams and turning them into reality – literally. The Los Gatos native recently debuted his dessert shop and cafe Petals Creamery in Los Gatos featuring all original creations, including many that he dreamt about.
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The unofficial kickoff to summer has arrived. Here’s how to spend the rest of May and June in Silicon Valley
Whether you consider Memorial Day weekend or the solstice to be the start of summertime, get in the spirit of the season with traditional festivities…
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Exploring Portola Valley Ranch: Vineyards, orchards and nature trails
For this edition of Embarcadero Media’s “A Day In’ series,…
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Trump’s military deployment in Los Angeles has little to do with the rule of law
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