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Dutch Goose forced to close by health inspector, back open on Friday
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Dutch Goose in Menlo Park was forced to close on Wednesday, July 17, by San Mateo County Environmental Health Services due to the presence of “vermin, rodents, insects, birds or animals,” according to the department’s website. An inspector with the...
Bay Area voters weigh in on President Joe Biden dropping out
ALAMEDA, Calif. - The hot topic on Sunday: President Joe Biden’s announcement that he’s out of the race. Voters were serving up their opinions on presidential politics during Sunday brunch at Vally Medlin’s in downtown Danville, where Biden was the talk of the table. "I was relieved,"...
Public comment period opens for Woodside’s fifth housing element draft
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The fifth draft of Woodside’s housing element is now open for public comment from July 16 through July 23. The Town Council will be reviewing the draft at its meeting on July 23 at 7 p.m. in Independence Hall. Comments on the housing...
Harris and Newsom thrust Bay Area politics into national spotlight
OAKLAND, Calif. - President Joe Biden has ended his reelection bid, positioning Vice President Kamala Harris and California Gov. Gavin Newsom as two perceived front-runners for the Democratic Party nomination. The vice president and governor, who have established political careers, are well-acquainted from their time working closely together when Harris...
Pacifica celebrates Sanchez Library Outpost
I love libraries. I always have and always will. When we moved to Pacifica in 1994, the proximity of the Sanchez Library to our new home was a major appeal. Next to the warm micro-climate of Sunshine Valley, that is. As a reporter, editor and publisher of the Pacifica Tribune,...
The Town Palo Alto Replaced (pt. 1)
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The beautiful city of Palo Alto is home to one of the world’s great educational institutions- Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to simply as Stanford. Additionally, it’s home to one of the premier healthcare institutions- Stanford University Hospital. Palo Alto is...
Cupertino approves plan to end traffic deaths
There’s a car crash in Cupertino about every three days, city data shows. Officials and advocates are trying to change that. The Cupertino City Council unanimously passed the city’s Vision Zero plan earlier this month, joining a network of more than 60 cities in a national movement to end traffic-related fatalities and severe injuries. The plan aims to reach a net zero in deaths and severe injuries by 2040 through adding safety improvements to several intersections.
Mayor And Ally Seemingly Don’t Understand City Manager’s Role
Concerns by the mayor and her political cohort about how money from an infrastructure bond measure will be spent challenges the role of the city manager. For months, the Santa Clara City Council has been discussing a bond measure to address its crumbling infrastructure. Time and again, at meeting after meeting, city employees have raised the alarm that Santa Clara has $600 million in “deferred maintenance,” government-speak for things the city should have fixed long ago.
Meet Malcolm Harris, Author of “Palo Alto”
Last week, David Sacks addressed the crowd at the Republican National Convention 2024 in Milwaukee, an event our Talk of the Bay host Chris Krohn has been covering [LINKS COMING SOON]. I strongly recommend reading Malcolm Harris’s book “Palo Alto” to understand how exactly we arrived at this point: how did we get from exporting Californian mining engineering expertise around the globe after the Gold Rush to the venture capitalists like Joe Londsdale and David Sacks impacting national politics?
SF Supervisor Aaron Peskin wants city to be a 'more livable home for all' in race for mayor
Building a Better Bay Area means giving you the information you need to vote. And what happens in the San Francisco Mayor's race will impact not only the city, but the entire Bay Area.This week, we've talked with each of the top five mayoral candidates on ABC7 News at 3.Wrapping up the week with us was San Francisco District 3 Supervisor and President of the board, Aaron Peskin.MORE: San Francisco mayoral candidates spar in 1st debate"I've run for supervisor five times, and I've never lost. I love this city, and it's my community. And I actually think I have a...
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