East Palo Alto nonprofit supplies teachers with a helping hand
Andrea Quezada’s transitional kindergarten classroom at Los Robles Ronald McNair Academy is decorated with colorful posters, a play kitchen, dollhouse, hands-on tools and boxes of toys and nearly all of it was funded by a grant from the East Palo Alto Kids Foundation (EPAK).
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75-year-old bicyclist dies of injuries from Woodside car collision
A 75-year-old bicyclist who was seriously injured in a car collision in Woodside has died, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday, May 11.
Man arrested after overnight standoff in North Fair Oaks
A 34-year-old man was allegedly having a mental health crisis when he was accused of firing several gunshots inside and outside of a residence in San Mateo County on Saturday, leading to a standoff with law enforcement that lasted overnight.
Holiday funds grant over $1 million
With a record-breaking amount of money raised over the holiday season from readers, businesses and foundations this year, The Almanac has made grants of $34,500 each to 11 local nonprofit organizations serving families and children.
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Food
Matcha madness: Bonbon Matcha is the latest matcha cafe to open in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley’s matcha obsession is showing no signs of slowing down.
This Southeast Asian ingredient is leading the next flavor trend in Silicon Valley
A fragrant green leaf is taking over coffee, cocktail and dessert menus along the Peninsula. Pandan – a sweet, grassy and floral ingredient often called the “vanilla of Southeast Asia” – is the latest flavor to go mainstream in Silicon…
Laughing Monk Brewing joins Los Altos’ State Street Market, plans for The Pruneyard
For Sam Ghadiri, Laughing Monk’s pilsner was a staple in his fridge well before he acquired the San Francisco-based brewery. Now, he’s expanding Laughing Monk’s Silicon Valley footprint with a recent Los Altos addition and a Campbell location underway.
Arts & Culture
Community centered: Silicon Valley Open Studios marks 40 years of meaningful connections
Some Midpeninsula artists who have taken part long-term in open studios share what makes the event so unique.
A ‘special hidden gem’: The newest landmark in San Mateo County is a 116-step mosaic staircase
Seen throughout San Francisco but less common in Silicon Valley, the new ‘Sea to Stars’ tiled stairway in Brisbane pays homage to the city’s history and California ecology.
Arts news: The Guild’s centennial concert series; longtime Peninsula band’s farewell tour and more
The Guild Theatre announces anniversary concert series; a longtime local band will kick off a farewell tour in July. Plus, Palo Alto Players’ new season and a call for entries for a tiny gallery.
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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Meta halts $3.5B project, leaving Belle Haven empty-handed
For the three decades that Peter Adams has lived in Menlo Park’s Belle Haven neighborhood, he hasn’t had access to basic amenities such as a full-service grocery store. Now, he will have to wait even longer after Meta halted work…
YouTube ‘auditor’ provoked, pepper-sprayed shopper at Mountain View Costco, police say
Mountain View police arrested a Southern California YouTuber for blasting pepper spray at a man outside Mountain View’s Costco. He was with a group of “First Amendment auditors,” one of whom is being sued for pepper-spraying a man in downtown…
Real Estate
Inside cutting-edge Peninsula homes rarely open to the public
From sprawling walls of glass to airy open layouts, the 2026 Silicon Valley Modern Home Tour offers a rare chance to get an insider’s look at some of the best examples of modern architecture on the Peninsula from Atherton to…
Tuscan-inspired villa in Atherton’s Circus Club fetches $23.9M
Each week, Embarcadero Media takes a look at home sales activity along the Midpeninsula in the communities of Atherton, East Palo Alto, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Portola Valley and Woodside. Here’s what sold…
Eichler’s rare ‘home of tomorrow’ hits the market in San Mateo Highlands
One of the Bay Area’s most famous midcentury modern homes — the experimental steel-framed Eichler X-100 in the San Mateo Highlands — is on the market after an ambitious restoration returned the landmark house to its 1950s vision of the…
The Six Fifty
Walk and talk: 10 guided tours around the Peninsula
We’ve rounded up 10 spots on the Peninsula where you can take guided walks or tours, covering topics from cuisine and arts to history, agriculture and nature.
From upgrades at landmark parks to events in nature, here’s what’s happening outside in Silicon Valley this spring
Get the inside scoop on the outdoors with The Six Fifty’s latest roundup of parks and recreation happenings.
Año Nuevo’s iconic elephant seal viewing areas are reopening after a bird flu outbreak. Scientists have been hard at work the entire time
At its onset, no one knew how the bird flu would progress in the northern elephant seals at Año Nuevo, but this week, officials announced the reserve’s elephant seal viewing areas will reopen on Saturday, just a month and a…
