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41st Annual Palo Alto Festival of the Arts Set to Enliven Downtown Streets This Weekend
The Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, hosted by the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the City of Palo Alto, is returning for its 41st installment this weekend. Taking over University Avenue, which will be closed to traffic between High Street and Webster Street from 1:30 a.m. on Saturday until 11:00 p.m. Sunday, the event promises an array of creativity and community spirit set against downtown Palo Alto's verdant streets.
Arts briefs: Palo Alto Festival of the Arts, Nancy Pelosi, Pride cabaret and more
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... This week, see the work of 250 artists and enjoy live music at the Palo Alto Festival of the Arts and hear Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi discuss her new book in a talk presented by Kepler’s Books. Plus, Fuse Theatre hosts a cabaret evening to raise funds for the San Mateo County Pride Center and the Riekestra returns from tour to a homecoming concert at The Guild.
Cal Water shares plan to provide reliable resources to local communities
In the South Valley, Cal Water hosted a tour to share their efforts in providing safe, clean and reliable water to local communities.California Water Service, or Cal Water, shared their Infrastructure Improvement Plan for 2025 through 2027.They are focused on creating reliable resources by replacing more than 48,000 feet of water main to prevent the failure of aging and high-risk pipelines.They also plan to rehabilitate existing wells to improve water supply, and find locations for new wells.For news updates, follow Kassandra Gutierrez on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Coffee Pot Fire: Destructive, but beneficial?
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – While the Coffee Pot Fire threatens to burn down historic sequoia groves, there may be a glimmer of hope within the flames. Per the California Interagency Incident Management Team (CIIMT), the Coffee Pot Fire was burning 2,231 acres and was 0% contained as of Thursday afternoon. The Bureau of Land Management […]
Enhancements coming to car-free Cal. Ave.
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It’s taking far longer than many had hoped, but Palo Alto is targeting this fall as a time for streetscape improvements — including new signs, planters, bike lanes and bollards — on the car-free segment of California Avenue. The city’s “second...
Education Insight 8/22: How Continuation High Schools Have Changed for the Better
Stanford University recently completed a 10 year deep dive study into continuation and alternative high schools in California. Those schools are getting students to graduation at better rates than other schools. This episode explores how continuation high schools have changed for the better.
Santa Clara candidates question ethics behind pledge
An independent ethics pledge is gaining notoriety in Santa Clara’s elections, while some candidates call it a political tool. The pledge — created by Tom Shanks, former Santa Clara ethics advisor and former executive director for the Santa Clara University Markkula Center for Applied Ethics — has been touted as a way to restore public... The post Santa Clara candidates question ethics behind pledge appeared first on San José Spotlight.
California Boosts AI Education and Innovation
California has launched a new, statewide initiative with NVIDIA, a technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. NVIDIA, described as the world leader in artificial intelligence computing, has agreed to partner with the State of California in a“first-of-its-kind” AI collaboration. The initiative, intended to expand access to artificial intelligence (AI) tools and resources, will enable students, educators and workers, especially those in community colleges, to learn new skills and advance their careers.
Border Water Authority awards $400M contract to expand South Bay plant
California's elected leaders Wednesday applauded the International Boundary and Water Commission's announcement that it has awarded the contract for a project to expand the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant. Over the course of the project, the IBWC will use the more than $400 million in federal funding secured by...
Cruise will dispatch some of its trouble-ridden robotaxis to join Uber’s ride-hailing service
Cruise’s trouble-ridden robotaxis are joining Uber’s ride-hailing service next year as part of a multiyear partnership bringing together two companies that once appeared poised to compete for passengers. The alliance is the latest change in direction for Cruise since its California license to provide driverless rides was suspended...
Santa Clara Councilmember Karen Hardy Did Not Reply to Civil Grand Jury Report as Legally Required
The May 2024 Civil Grand Jury Report “Irreconcilable Differences” documented how the 49er Five frequently engage in “abusive and belittling behavior.”. It has gotten a lot of press coverage as one international democracy expert has called them “the rudest city council ever.”. The report recommended that...
California: Jamul Casino appoints Rocio Zorrilla Hotel Director for hotel tower opening
California: Jamul Casino appoints Rocio Zorrilla Hotel Director for hotel tower opening. Jamul Casino appointed Rocio Zorrilla as Hotel Director of the 16-story hotel tower set to open in spring 2025. Story continues below. Bringing more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry to San Diego’s gaming destination,...
The Star's Joe Curley delivers Week Zero's high football picks before naming the column
It started with Swami Jim. The Deuce kept the tradition alive. Then there was The Lock. Under their memorable mononyms, Jim Parker, Derry Eads and the late Loren Ledin have carried on the tradition of forecasting Friday Night Football for decades. So now what? ...
California bill that could open new path to homeownership for undocumented immigrants advances
California Bill AB 1840, which would allow undocumented immigrants to qualify for first-time homebuying loans, has passed the Senate Appropriations Committee and now faces a floor vote in the Senate.
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