In the heart of Silicon Valley, home to venture capital and entrepreneurial activity, demo days occur frequently. But Breakthrough Demo Day in particular, provides a unique opportunity and powerful visibility to underrepresented founders.
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A group of demonstrators gathered outside Tesla’s Palo Alto showroom on Wednesday, March 5, as part of the growing Tesla Takedown movement, calling for a boycott of the electric vehicle company and denouncing CEO Elon Musk’s political influence.
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The Cubberley Community Center is home to various local groups, including the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, after school programs, Mandarin Chinese classes and private artist studios.
For residents of East Palo Alto, a majority-minority community of 30,000 residents nestled near the technology behemoths of Silicon Valley, housing has been a key issue since the city was incorporated in 1983. To protect low-income tenants, East Palo Alto passed a “vacancy control” law in 1983 that strictly limited the ability of landlords to
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The recent crisis in Haiti didn’t come out of nowhere; centuries of foreign intervention coupled with an opportunistic Haitian political elite have contributed to the country’s troubles, said Robert Fatton Jr., former professor of Government and Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia.
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As someone who worked for just about every section in newspapers, Kevin Baxter may not always have been a “sportswriter.” But the world of sports keeps drawing him back in.
Peninsula Press · Stanford pediatricians collaborate with Tijuana midwives to help babies breathe Born out of the refugee crisis at the California-Mexico border, a yearslong partnership between Stanford pediatricians and Tijuana midwives continues to improve the life-saving skills of providers caring for pregnant mothers seeking asylum in the US. The partnership endures amid restrictions on
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John Chowning discovered the FM synthesis, founded Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics and developed digital sound spatialization.
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In January, Impact secured a three-peat in the masters division at the Sin City Classic. The glory of winning, though, is just a small factor in why the members of Impact, many of whom have played softball for decades, continue to play the sport. For them, softball is a means to stay connected with friends and preserve community.
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A chapter 11 case often involves many different parties.
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President Donald Trump has at times offered his own suggestions for how California should address wildfires.
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