Filoli is going small this month. The grand estate known for its huge gardens, immense house and large holiday festivities is taking a scaled-down approach for its latest exhibit — a collection of bonsai trees. These diminutive plants span a variety of different species, including wisteria, juniper and camellia. Filoli has opened up its entire […]
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Three file for community officer post for June VNC elections
This article was originally published by The Venice Current. Three newcomers have tentatively filed for the position of Community Officer for the upcoming Venice Neighborhood Council (VNC) elections scheduled for June.
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EPA councilman forms committee to push diversity in Sequoia district leadership
East Palo Alto Councilman Antonio Lopez has created an ad hoc committee to expose the history of racial inequality within Sequoia Union High School District leadership ranks, a direct result of the district’s unwillingness to recognize these issues or a committee on the topic, he said. The committee will be composed of local leaders, most […]
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Nation’s first mandatory farmworker hazard pay gains approval
By Jessica Fu Leaders of Coachella, California, mandated a $4-per-hour pay increase for local food workers. They included ag workers at the last minute. The Coachella city council on Wednesday night adopted an emergency ordinance requiring that farm employers pay workers a hazard premium of $4 per hour, effective immediately for the next six months. […]
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Besieged by vacancies, Town & Country Village wants to welcome medical offices
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began to shut down local businesses last March, the Town & Country Village was staring into a murky future. With online shopping on a steady rise, the shopping center’s boutique shops have taken a hit and the shopping center’s retail vacancy rate had risen from 1.4% in 2018 to 8.2% […]
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America’s biggest retailers and foodservice companies have already agreed not to sell GMO salmon
By Sam Bloch AquaBounty says its first bioengineered salmon will be harvested in March, but that doesn’t mean it’ll be easy to buy. For decades, Americans have been teased with the impending arrival of genetically engineered salmon. If a boycott campaign continues apace, they may have to wait even longer. Earlier this month, a coalition […]
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Armed robber holds up gas station
A gas station clerk came face to face with an armed man who fled with money in a Tuesday night robbery on San Antonio Road in Palo Alto. Police are seeking information that will lead to an arrest. Officers responded to a call on Feb. 9 at about 9:15 p.m. regarding the armed robbery, which […]
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State's first cases of South Africa COVID-19 variant identified in Alameda, Santa Clara counties
California’s first confirmed cases of the South African coronavirus variant have been identified in Alameda and Santa Clara counties, health officials announced Wednesday afternoon. The Stanford Clinical Virology Lab identified two cases, one in each county, as the B.1.351 variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The patients in both cases have recovered. Dr. […]
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State's first cases of South Africa COVID-19 variant identified in Alameda, Santa Clara counties
California’s first confirmed cases of the South African coronavirus variant have been identified in Alameda and Santa Clara counties, health officials announced Wednesday afternoon. The Stanford Clinical Virology Lab identified two cases, one in each county, as the B.1.351 variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The patients in both cases have recovered. Dr. […]
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State's first cases of South African COVID-19 variant identified in Bay Area
California’s first confirmed cases of the South African coronavirus variant have been identified in Santa Clara and Alameda counties, health officials announced Wednesday afternoon. The Stanford Clinical Virology Lab identified two cases, one in each county, as the B.1.351 variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The patients in both cases have recovered. Dr. […]
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