Mountain View pursues allowing public drinking in downtown area
Mountain View is looking to implement an “entertainment zone” in the downtown area ahead of the soccer World Cup this summer, which would allow for the open consumption of alcohol on streets and sidewalks during city-designated events.
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One dead, two injured in Los Altos Hills I-280 crash
One person died and two others were injured Monday morning after a car veered off Interstate Highway 280 in Los Altos Hills and crashed into a tree, according to the California Highway Patrol.
With new plan, Palo Alto prepares to go big on housing around San Antonio
Creating what is essentially a brand new neighborhood from scratch is no easy feat, a fact that the Palo Alto City Council wrestled with on Monday evening during a discussion of the San Antonio Road Area Plan.
Rod Diridon remembered as Santa Clara County transit pioneer
If the state of California was a person, its name would be Rod Diridon Sr., who will be remembered as the “father” of Santa Clara County’s modern transit system. He died Friday at age 87.
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Food
Palo Alto’s Reposado brings Mexican fine dining to downtown San Mateo
Reposado got its start in Palo Alto in 2009, with the San Mateo location officially opening in February.
Students host future of food convention at Stanford University
The Food4Thought Festival will offer panels and workshops focused on connecting students and early career grads with researchers, policymakers and companies focused on sustainable and equitable food systems.
Shake Shack to open Mountain View burger joint on April 9
The global fast-casual food chain Shake Shake is slated to open a restaurant on San Antonio Road in Mountain View next week, marking its 17th Bay Area location.
Arts & Culture
For real: Four bandleaders team up in jazz collective
Realtime Collective, with pianist Tammy Hall, saxophonist Kristen Strom, bassist Ruth Davies and drummer Sylvia Cuenca, will perform April 4 in Palo Alto.
Title Pages: New reads for spring
Whether you’re looking for a good book for a sunny weekend outside or a rainy day indoors, here’s a sampling of new and recent releases by local authors as well as upcoming book events.
Title Pages: Los Altos author is making ‘Space for Saffron’
Novelist Rie Neal’s latest children’s book features a STEM-loving kid and a Silicon Valley setting.
Spotlight
Changing diet to generate a healthier microbiome and a healthy individual
Stanford microbiologists Justin and Erica Sonnenburg are working to understand the complex microbial community that resides within the human gut and its potential for helping people live healthier, longer lives.
Ivy League mentorship for college applications and career foundations through meaningful projects
Path Mentors was born out of dissatisfaction with the toxic high-pressure environment that college admissions has created. Founded in 2019 by Columbia graduates, the Path Mentors’ team of nearly 100 mentors from a wide range of professions including technology, finance,…
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Prosecutors allege Mountain View massage parlors were part of regional brothel network
From the outside, Relax Day Spa and Camino Massage Therapy presented themselves as massage parlors, but authorities allege the two Mountain View businesses were actually brothels. A criminal case is underway against the family accused of running the operation.
Google unveils historic restoration of Hangar One in Mountain View
Once reduced to a skeletal frame, a massive landmark visible from U.S. Highway 101 has been restored to its original form minus the toxic chemicals that made it too dangerous to inhabit for decades.
Real Estate
Multiple offers push $20M+ homes above-asking in Atherton
Midpeninsula real estate continues to defy expectations, with demand surging at the upper end of the market. Multiple offers and above-asking sales have become the norm, highlighting the intensity of competition in the region’s luxury segment, generally defined as homes…
Peninsula gardening in April: Build DIY raised beds and more
There are numerous advantages to raised beds: plants are easier to reach, you can add any soil blend you like, and you won’t compact the soil by walking on it – and you can build them yourself!
Meet the new orchardist caring for Los Altos’ heritage apricot orchard
Cristina Prevarin, an agronomist with deep roots in Italian farming, now tends the Los Altos Heritage Orchard’s apricot trees. Focused on soil health and organic care, she blends lifelong expertise with sustainable practices to nurture one of the area’s oldest…
The Six Fifty
Meet the Silicon Valley organizations and artists taking a creative approach to tackling the plastic problem
Peninsula Precious Plastics and its associates save plastics from being tossed into landfills and instead remake them into products that are intended to last.
From Easter feasts to egg hunts and more, here’s how to celebrate the holiday in Silicon Valley
Once again this Easter, children will sprint around in search of pastel-colored eggs while adults spend the days leading up to the holiday hunting for brunch reservations or to-go options.
These Silicon Valley spots offer paint nights and workshops
If you’re looking for ways to be creative socially, there are plenty of one-time painting classes as well as multiday workshops on the Peninsula.
