Ravenswood district’s Measure A school bond headed for approval in early returns
Ravenswood City School District’s Measure A appears headed for approval on Tuesday night as early results show voters favor it by 66.2%, exceeding the 55% needed to pass.
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Mountain View woman accused of arson at Tassajara Buddhist temple
A Mountain View woman is suspected of setting a fire in March at the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center in Carmel Valley, and making threats on Buddhist temples in California, authorities said Tuesday.
San Mateo County’s one-day count shows increase in unhoused population since 2024
San Mateo County’s homeless population has ticked up slightly to 2,240 people, according to new data from the county’s “Point In Time” count earlier this year. That’s a slight increase from the 2,130 unhoused people in 2024.
June 2 primary election guide: San Mateo County races
If you’re among the many last-minute voters looking for information on local races before the polls close, we’ve rounded up our coverage of key contests in southern San Mateo County.
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Food
How a Palo Alto transplant went from home baking to winning ‘The Great American Baking Show’
Ruiqi Chen did not think she’d win “The Great American Baking Show.” During the first challenge of the finale, she made a mistake that she thought sealed her fate – her meringues were all cracked.
Haru Japanese Restaurant brings gozen, dry-aged fish to downtown Los Altos
The team behind Mountain View’s Sushi Jin debuted a new sushi restaurant in downtown Los Altos May 22.
Padoca Brazilian Bakery opens in San Bruno
From classic French to Asian-inspired, there’s no shortage of bakeries along the Peninsula. But the latest bakery to open isn’t offering croissants or trendy salt bread – instead, you’ll find Brazilian favorites such as pão de queijo and bolo de…
Arts & Culture
Paul Simon brings ‘Quiet Celebration’ tour to Frost
The 12-time Grammy winner will perform his unique single-track album “Seven Psalms” along with favorites and other highlights from his multi-decade career.
Peninsula gallery forms task force to help arts community navigate AI
San Carlos’ Art Bias launched the group of artists and local leaders this spring. Through June 10, the task force is seeking input from local creatives for its Art and AI survey.
Downtown Palo Alto’s NODE is dedicated to digital art
Do android dogs bark at electric sheep? Find out when you meet artist Beeple’s pack of robot dogs bearing the faces of tech leaders and artists — and experience more digital art in the latest show at NODE in downtown…
Spotlight
Why more Peninsula homeowners are choosing to remodel instead of move
Across the Peninsula, more homeowners are choosing to renovate their existing homes instead of putting them on the market.The trend has become increasingly visible in communities such as Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Los Altos and Mountain View, where longtime homeowners…
Local nonprofit offers no-cost home repairs to eligible Mountain View, Los Altos and Palo Alto homeowners
Since 1989 Rebuilding Together Peninsula (RTP) has been ensuring safe and healthy homes for our neighbors to age in place and live in comfort. RTP offers a variety of repairs, at no cost to eligible homeowners.
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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
A new wave of AI-driven wealth is changing how Bay Area buyers compete for homes
The artificial intelligence boom is reshaping the Bay Area housing market, not just in rising home prices but in the amount of cash buyers are putting down on homes.
What $14.9M gets you in Woodside: A ‘French village’ with an underground wine cellar
With its stone walls, tile roofs and arched windows framed by green shutters, the estate at 600 Moore Road in Woodside looks as though it has stood in the oak-studded hills for more than a century. That was precisely…
How AI helped rebuild a Victorian tower lost in Palo Alto during the 1906 quake
What was destroyed in less than 45 seconds during the Great San Francisco Earthquake in 1906 has taken decades to rebuild at one of Palo Alto’s oldest homes. Find out how generative AI is helping in the reconstruction of the…
The Six Fifty
The Six Fifty Peninsula Photo Contest entry window is open now. Here’s what you need to know before you submit your pics
Peninsula photographers of all ages and skill levels who live, work or attend school within the 650 area code are invited to submit entries for six different visual categories now through July 3.
Renowned restaurants, historic architecture and a car-free corridor: Here’s what downtown San Mateo has in store
Within its five square blocks, downtown San Mateo packs in award-winning dining, historic architecture, niche shops and a slew of new developments.
Nature can be unpredictable. Here’s what Silicon Valley experts say you should do to have a mishap-free summer outdoors
We asked Silicon Valley outdoor experts and officials to share their advice on how best to prepare for excursions outside this summer so misadventures are less likely to happen.
