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Another parent switches plea to 'guilty' in college admissions scam
A former Palo Alto resident and one-time Gunn High School student has agreed to plead guilty to a single federal charge in the 2019 national college admissions scam that involved more than 50 parents, sports staff and test proctors. William McGlashan, 57, a former senior executive at the global private equity firm TPG Capital and […]
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Another parent switches plea to 'guilty' in college admissions scam
A former Palo Alto resident and one-time Gunn High School student has agreed to plead guilty to a single federal charge in the 2019 national college admissions scam that involved more than 50 parents, sports staff and test proctors. William McGlashan, 57, a former senior executive at the global private equity firm TPG Capital and […]
Posted inArts, TV, and Music, Bay Area, California
Isn't it romantic? Livermore Valley Opera sets Valentine's weekend virtual show
Livermore Valley Opera is offering a romantic concert for Valentine’s weekend with local favorites Sarah Cambidge and tenor Kyle Van Schoonhoven performing duets from Puccini’s “Tosca” and Wagner’s “Die Walkure,” plus works by Tchaikovsky and Joseph Marx at 6 p.m. next Saturday (Feb. 13). The singers will be accompanied by LVO music director Alexander Katsman […]
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Adding color to the garden is subject of Pleasanton club's speaker event
The next meeting of the Livermore Amador Valley Garden Club will host Lorene Edwards Forkner, gardener, artist, designer, writer, editor and educator, speaking on the topic, “Seeing Color in Your Garden — Nature’s Tool for Attention.” Forkner is a columnist for the Seattle Times Weekly GROW column in Pacific NW Magazine. For nine years she […]
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Isn't it romantic? Livermore Valley Opera sets Valentine's weekend virtual show
Livermore Valley Opera is offering a romantic concert for Valentine’s weekend with local favorites Sarah Cambidge and tenor Kyle Van Schoonhoven performing duets from Puccini’s “Tosca” and Wagner’s “Die Walkure,” plus works by Tchaikovsky and Joseph Marx at 6 p.m. next Saturday (Feb. 13). The singers will be accompanied by LVO music director Alexander Katsman […]
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SRVUSD: Board to review plans for hybrid in-person instruction
The San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Education is set to provide residents with an update on its plans to reopen schools, including a review of state guidelines and potential timelines for implementation, during its regular meeting on Tuesday. Set to be held virtually, the meeting will see Superintendent John Malloy report on […]
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Unpleasant ‘Reckoning’: Neil Marshall Turns in Yet Another Dud With This Poor Period-Horror Film
By Bob Grimm Neil Marshall is the director of one of my very favorite horror films, The Descent. It came out in 2005—16 years ago. Since then … yikes. He’s been responsible for the terrible Hellboy remake and awful films like Centurion and Doomsday. He’s done some decent TV work here and there, but nothing […]
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Mountain View faces $1.5M deficit amid prolonged COVID-19 recovery
Years of economic prosperity and hefty surpluses have come to an end in Mountain View, with the latest projections showing the city will be $1.5 million in the red this year. And it’s not expected to get better any time soon. The gloomy economic forecast shows that the drawn out recovery from the coronavirus pandemic […]
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Bonsai bonanza: Filoli's biggest-ever show of its smallest-ever trees
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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