REDWOOD CITY — About 580 people, many wearing turquoise shirts that read, “Censorship is so 1984!” gathered on Oct. 8 in downtown Redwood City for the 4th Annual Upscale Pub Crawl event organized by the Redwood City Library Foundation. The crawl took place during Banned Books Week, a nationwide event that has celebrated the freedom to […]
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In a wide-ranging interview with Stanford Journalism MA students on Oct. 23 at her district office in San Jose amid the government shutdown, Democratic U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) said Congress is doing “almost nothing” right now.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW — Despite property owners’ concerns, the Mountain View Environmental Planning Commission supported a staff recommendation to add 63 new properties to the city’s Register of Historic Resources during a review meeting on Oct. 1. The meeting was one of several check-ins between city staff and the commission during the course of the Historic
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STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford football stopped Florida State at the goal line to secure a 20-13 win on Oct. 18, handing the Seminoles their fourth straight loss. Florida State was the heavy betting favorite ahead of the game at -17.5, and head coach Mike Norvell is on the hot seat following the team’s ninth consecutive
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EAST PALO ALTO, Calif.–The city of East Palo Alto is in the final stages of forming its own youth governing body–a group of students between ages 12 to 18 who would provide guidance to the city about local issues. Members of the East Palo Alto City Council have been pushing for a youth governing body
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PALO ALTO AND MOUNTAIN VIEW— Thousands rallied along major intersections of El Camino Real on Oct. 18, protesting the Trump administration in a second wave of nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations. Nearly seven million people across the country took to the streets in over 2,700 protests, making the event the largest single-day protest in U.S. history,
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OAKLAND, Calif. – According to event organizers, over 10,000 demonstrators poured into downtown Oakland on Saturday for one of the largest “No Kings” rallies in the Bay Area to protest against the Trump Administration. Organizers in Oakland framed Saturday’s march as a patriotic stand for democracy. “This is a ‘Love America’ rally. People are here
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Hundreds of people gathered in San Francisco’s Castro District on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025 for the 51st annual Castro Street Fair. Founded in 1974 by Harvey Milk to uplift queer-owned businesses, the fair brought locals and tourists alike to San Francisco’s historically LGBTQ+ neighborhood to celebrate this year’s theme, “Radical Happiness.”
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SANTA CLARA — The City of Santa Clara approved NVIDIA’s Phase 3 architectural review at the Development Review Hearing on Oct. 1, paving the way for the next phase of construction in the tech giant’s headquarters expansion. The approval marks a major step in completing NVIDIA’s long-term plan for its San Tomas Business Park Campus,
Ramped up ICE raids are perpetuating fear among trafficked immigrants in the Bay Area, making it harder for them to report crimes, speakers noted at an Oct. 3 conference in San Francisco. “When the policies around immigration are tougher and harsher, you normally have chilling effects on all immigrants, but it affects especially survivors of
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — City council on Oct. 7 unanimously approved revisions to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s construction plan for the BART extension it’s building, allowing around-the-clock work at the future Santa Clara station site. The extension isn’t expected to be open for passenger service until 2037, but VTA’s Chief Megaprojects Delivery Officer
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SAN FRANCISCO — Kamala Harris discussed her new memoir at the San Francisco Masonic on Oct. 5, 2025, where she encouraged Californians to vote in favor of Proposition 50. The event was the fifth stop of her book tour promoting “107 Days,” which details Harris’ 107-day presidential campaign following former President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from
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