Community briefs: Sudden Oak Death Blitz, County Superintendent forum and school board info session
Portola Valley hosts a family-friendly horse fair, volunteers needed for sudden oak death survey, candidates for San Mateo County superintendent speak at a Portola Valley forum and Menlo Park hosts a school board candidate info session.
Should the state’s tax commission even exist?
Two Midpeninsula residents are facing off for an elected position on California’s tax commission and they’re on opposite sides of a debate about whether the little-known Board of Equalization should exist at all.
Finance commissioner challenges Combs for Menlo Park City Council seat
The Menlo Park City Council election is starting to take shape, even though it won’t be on the ballot until November. A member of the city’s Finance and Audit Commission is running against Councilmember Drew Combs to represent District 2.
Waymo issued voluntary software recall after self-driving car drove into flood water
The autonomous ride company Waymo voluntarily recalled its entire fleet’s software last month after one of the vehicles drove into a flooded lane in San Antonio, Texas.
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DA: Woodside’s ex-town manager’s ‘aggressive negotiation’ isn’t criminal extortion
Former Woodside Town Manager Jason Ledbetter won’t face criminal prosecution for allegedly attempting to extort…
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Education
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…
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San Mateo County
Jim Irizarry, David Canepa face off in June primary for county elections chief
Two candidates are running in the June 2 primary for San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder and Chief Elections Officer, a countywide role that oversees elections,…
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