Redwood City’s flag raising ushers in Pride Month
Courthouse Square was abuzz Wednesday evening as Pride Month kicked off in Redwood City with its annual Progress Pride Flag Raising.
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Bonini takes early lead in tight race for San Mateo County superintendent
Chelsea Bonini is leading by a hair for San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools with 50.48% as opponent Héctor Camacho follows with 49.52% according to early returns from the June 2 primary election.
Google ‘Debug Project’ would release 32 million sterile male mosquitoes
A Google proposal to release 32 million mosquitoes in California and Florida might prompt double-takes. The goal, however, is to “stop bad bugs with good bugs,” according to the Mountain View-based tech giant.
Mullin, Hoelter lead D-15 polls
U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin will likely face off against first-time Republican candidate Charles Hoelter in November to represent California’s Congressional District 15, according to the county’s preliminary polling results.
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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
Festivals celebrating ube, jazz and Pride Month are on the calendar in June. Here’s how to spend the month in Silicon Valley
From the annual San Mateo County Fair to events for Pride Month and Juneteenth, here are some of the biggest happenings in Silicon Valley this month.
‘The silliest circus on Earth’: Exhibition brings the playful spirit of improv to Art Bias
Terry Sand’s ‘The Shinsplintski Family Circus’ exhibition opens June 7, with circus-inspired improv performances, complete with hula hoops and a “little crazy modern dance” to mark the event.
What’s up this week: Jazz with Emi Makabe, Grateful drag, ‘fabulously daft’ films, Jazz on the Hill and more
This week: jazz artist Emi Makabe; a Grateful Dead tribute band in drag; a choral world tour; Jazz on the Hill; a local filmmaker’s screening and more.
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…
YouTuber 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, an alleged assault that police say was motivated by the YouTuber’s financial interest and desire for views.
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.
