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Profiles: Meet the 2014 Palo Alto School Board candidates
Palo Alto’s quest to fill two vacant seats has become a debate over priorities: Address Common Core standards, student stress or soaring enrollment?
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Ro Khanna turns to youth to help get out the vote
With California’s 17th Congressional District race in a dead heat between candidates Ro Khanna and Mike Honda, Khanna has turned to a youth grassroots campaign to put him over the top.
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Profiles: Meet the 2014 Palo Alto City Council Candidates
How Palo Alto will manage the tension between development and quality of life is a key issue for a dozen candidates running for city council this Tuesday.
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Prior malpractice victims urge passage of Proposition 46 to aid future plaintiffs
Debate over whether to adjust the $250,000 pain and suffering cap in medical malpractice lawsuits for inflation is pitting insurance companies against trial lawyers, each with different views of Prop. 46’s implications.
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Massive oak tree in Redwood City loses branches, births an activist
Gwen Minor climbed a Redwood City tree about to be cut down — and refused to come down for the next eleven hours — back in September. Are Americans’ attitudes toward trees changing? Hear from Minor.
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Ambiguity around Proposition 1 remains as Election Day approaches
In the midst of one of the worst droughts in memory, key details about Proposition 1 — the California Water Bond — still remain unclear as Election Day nears.
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East Palo Alto schools exploring most expansive upgrades in decades
The Ravenswood City School District is proposing spending more than $133 million on repairing and expanding East Palo Alto’s schools, the most major upgrades since 1945.
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CORRECTION: Domestic violence cases likely underreported among Santa Clara County’s immigrant communities
Domestic violence-related assistance calls have gone down 32 percent since 2004 in the county, but activists say that may be skewed by underreporting of cases, especially within immigrant communities.
‘Private security patrols’ a no-go as San Jose City Council rejects safety grant program
Despite a depleted police force and rising crime, the council rejected Councilman Ash Kalra’s recommendation to provide neighborhoods with funds to hire private security personnel and deploy other safety measures.
Mountain View boosts its minimum wage to $10.30, with $15 goal by 2018
The Mountain View City Council has approved an ordinance to increase the city minimum wage to $10.30 with annual adjustment to inflation, starting July 1, 2015.
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Election battle divides Menlo Park over how much to grow
Measure M is being portrayed as a vote on the future identity of Menlo Park — all happening in one of the hottest real estate markets in the country.
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