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City Council discusses 2024-25 budget, seeks to address projected long-term deficit
The budget will have a final discussion at the June 24 council meeting, where the public can comment before approval
Donato Enoteca owner reflects on 15 years in Redwood City
Fifteen years after opening Donato Enoteca in Redwood City, Donato Scotti speaks with the same energetic passion as if he had opened the Italian restaurant yesterday. I sat down with Scotti to look back on the past 15 years – the evolution of the Bay Area Italian food scene, his proudest achievement with Donato Enoteca and more.
‘Automatic’ registration would boost California’s voter rolls. What’s the downside?
Advocates say expanding voter registration will help more Black and Latino Californians have a say at the ballot box. But other voter groups say registering to vote should still be voluntary — and they don’t see the bill as an effective way to increase voter diversity.
In rain, snow and drought, California’s fights over water rights, supplies persist
For years state officials have been trying, with limited success, to reduce farmers’ diversions, increase river flows and restore declining numbers of fish, particularly salmon, and other wildlife.
Air district launches new air quality notification service
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District on Monday announced a new subscription service that can notify residents via text and email of incidents impacting county-level and regional air quality.
Cruise control, autopilot, driverless, self-driving, autonomous, robotcar, … we will all sort it out.
Hot Picks
TODAY
Families: Coventry and Kaluza
The Burlingame Library hosts a circus and comedy show with Coventry and Kaluza as part of its weekly Family Fun Nights series, held outdoors on the lawn outside Burlingame City Hall. Go to burlingame.libcal.com.
Talk: LGBTQ+ San Mateo County: History’s Mysteries
Michael Flanagan, a Menlo Park Library reference librarian and history columnist for the Bay Area Reporter, discusses LGBTQ+ history in San Mateo County. Go to menlopark.gov.
TOMORROW
Art: ‘Remembering in the Absence of Memory’
Cantor Arts Center presents an exhibition by San Francisco Bay Area-based artist TT Takemoto that explores queer experiences of intimacy in prewar and World War II and delves into overlooked narratives in Asian American history. Go to museum.stanford.edu.Concert: Top Shelf
Top Shelf plays classic soul favorites at Redwood City’s Music in the Park. Go to redwoodcity.org.
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