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April proclaimed American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month
Redwood City recognized April as American Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month on Thursday, with city leaders highlighting the civic, cultural and economic contributions of Muslim communities and acknowledging the Islamophobia and discrimination they continue to face.
Sequoia Hospital, Dominican Hospital get new president
Dignity Health has appointed Christine McSweeney as president of Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City and Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, the health system announced Monday.
California shouldn’t price the public out of public records. Democracy is at stake
A bill introduced by Assemblymember Blanca Pacheco, a Downey Democrat, would amend the California Public Records Act to make it more expensive — in many cases much more expensive — for the public to get records from state and local agencies. It would price out many Californians altogether.
Thomas Parker, renowned author and teacher, dies at 82
Thomas Trebitsch Parker, an award-winning author who had spent decades coaching local writers out of his downtown Palo Alto studio and his Menlo Park home, died on March 15. He was 82.
Students host future of food convention at Stanford University
The Food4Thought Festival will offer panels and workshops focused on connecting students and early career grads with researchers, policymakers and companies focused on sustainable and equitable food systems.
Meet the new orchardist caring for Los Altos’ heritage apricot orchard
Cristina Prevarin, an agronomist with deep roots in Italian farming, now tends the Los Altos Heritage Orchard’s apricot trees. Focused on soil health and organic care, she blends lifelong expertise with sustainable practices to nurture one of the area’s oldest orchards.
Blog: San Mateo County wins FIFA Traffic-Safety Oscar
Nothing says civic engagement like three separate meetings about the same panic.
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