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Kentfield Commons, Redwood City, as seen on Feb. 2, 2026. Photo courtesy
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San Mateo County backs wage subsidy for entry-level worker

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an initiative on Tuesday aimed at helping entry level workers secure jobs by subsidizing their wages.

Esteemed Bay Area chef to debut upscale Mexican restaurant, Amado

At Amado, not only does the food tell a story, but the plates do as well. The soon-to-open downtown Burlingame restaurant is a love note to Mexican cuisine, offering hard-to-find ancestral dishes, including seven mole variations from various regions.

Peninsula chefs dish on working Valentine’s Day, the busiest night of the year

For many people, Valentine’s Day is a relaxing evening of being wined and dined and sharing a kiss or two. But for those working in the hospitality industry, it’s the most hectic night of the year.

Battery tests sparked two fires at Tesla lab in Palo Alto

A laboratory in Palo Alto where Tesla Motors was testing lithium-ion batteries was shut down for about three weeks in January after the batteries caused a fire and damaged a water line in the company’s testing chamber, according to Fire Department records obtained by this publication.

Palo Alto tops U.S. cities for highest property tax bills

In Palo Alto, where the median home price now exceeds $3 million, property taxes have become a major cost of homeownership. The city ranks highest in the nation for median property taxes paid, according to a new analysis by Construction Coverage.

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Obituaries: Local residents who died recently

Local residents who died recently include Daniel Hachigian, Carl Stanford Treichel and Sara White.

Are TikTok and X tracking you across the internet? Our privacy tool can tell you

Since 2020, readers have used Blacklight, our pioneering website privacy inspector tool, to run more than 18 million scans. Previously, Blacklight detected tracking pixels from Google and Meta.


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