It was Sebastian Chancellor’s first day of his junior year, and he couldn’t stop smiling. After 10 years of attending Palo Alto public schools, he enrolled last fall in Copenhagen International School in Denmark, where high school classes are taking place in person with few restrictions. It was the first time he’d sat in classrooms […]
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How you can ring in the 'Year of the Ox' in Palo Alto
Chinese New Year celebrations in Palo Alto won’t be slowed down by the coronavirus in 2021. They’re just moving to a different platform. The traditional time for gathering, feasting and gift giving is moving online with a ZoomFair on Feb. 13, members of WizChinese, the nonprofit organizing the event, said. The event is co-sponsored by […]
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Brighter days: LGBTQ seniors find support through Rainbow Collective
To be older and alone is a challenge. For LGBTQ seniors, who are far more likely to be childless and estranged from family, the experience can be even more challenging. “LGBTQ seniors are more likely to be socially isolated in their later years just because of the nature of society,” Thomas Kingery, a social worker […]
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PUBLIC AGENDA: Study session on teacher housing proposal; school reopening plan discussion
A preview of Palo Alto government meetings for the week of Feb. 8. CITY COUNCIL … The council plans to hold study sessions to discuss a proposal from Santa Clara County for a 110-apartment complex for teachers and school district employees at 231 Grant Ave. and to hold a pre-screening hearing for 3997 Fabian Way, […]
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Watch: What to know about recalling California’s governor
By Byrhonda Lyons and Laurel Rosenhall What do Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom have in common? California voters have tried throwing all of them out of office. In fact, since 1913, the state’s voters have tried to recall elected officials 171 times. Ten recalls made it to the ballot. Six officials have been replaced. So […]
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High school ethnic studies controversy heats up: Guiding principles ‘compromised’
By Emily Hoeven The politically fraught work of developing an ethnic studies curriculum for California public high schools just got more contentious. In a Wednesday letter to the state Board of Education and Department of Education, the original curriculum’s authors and former advisory committee members demanded their names be removed from the text because its […]
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Gov. Newsom’s unlikely foe: teacher unions
By Guest Commentary In summary Self-interested attacks by teacher unions on the governor bring us no closer to balanced policy on how to reopen schools. By Bruce Fuller, Special to CalMatters Bruce Fuller is a professor of education and public policy at the University of California, Berkeley, b_fuller@berkeley.edu. Gov. Gavin Newsom best keep his back […]
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In race to vaccinate, could California see another surge?
By Ana B. Ibarra In summary Will California’s bumpy vaccine rollout, more contagious coronavirus mutations, and decision to open up the state send COVID-19 cases surging again? Lea este artículo en español. During some of the darkest days in the pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom offered some optimism: the winter surge of COVID-19 would be it. Liquid […]
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It’s time to reform AB 5 to help California’s business climate
By Guest Commentary In summary We need to consider the small businesses and employers that have been impacted by the enactment of AB 5 and COVID-19. By Manuel Cosme Jr., Special to CalMatters Manuel Cosme Jr. is a small business tax specialist at Vacaville-based Professional Small Business Services Inc., manuel@psbs-inc.com. He is former chair of the […]
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Homeless man pleads not guilty to murder of Venice senior
This article was originally published by The Venice Current. A homeless man charged with homicide in the death of 71-year-old Jesus Valdivia has pleaded not guilty.
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