Express: Redwood City considers digital billboards | Peninsula film festival highlights maternal health

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Redwood City Council approves phased approach for digital billboards

The Redwood City Council voted 6-1 on Monday to approve a plan for a phased approach to permit digital billboards in the city.

Meet the candidates: Redwood City School District

The Board of Trustees for the Redwood City School District had three seats up for election in November, with one incumbent and a newcomer seeking two seats.

Judge denies majority of Sequoia district’s motions to dismiss lawsuit brought by former M-A student

United States District Judge Rita Lin issued a ruling in the lawsuit against the Sequoia Union High School District involving the arrest of a then Menlo-Atherton High School student in April 2023. Lin ruled partially in favor of the plaintiff.

Nation’s maternal health crisis among human rights issues highlighted by Peninsula film festival

“American Delivery,” a film about maternal healthcare in the U.S., is among 60 documentaries exploring human rights issues at the United Nations Association Film Festival, taking place Oct. 17-27 on the Peninsula and beyond.

Go green at 3rdThursday’s ‘Sustainability Fun Fair’ in Palo Alto

For its October edition,Palo Alto’s monthly free live music event has the theme of “Sustainability Fun Fair,” with live music up and down California Avenue, along with green activities, crafts and more.

Candidates debate detracking, mental health solutions at Sequoia board forum

Candidates for the Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees outlined their visions for the future of the district during The Almanac and Redwood City Pulse’s candidate forum on Thursday, Oct. 10.

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TODAY

Film: United Nations Association Film Festival
The 27th annual United Nations Association Film Festival holds screenings of 60 short and feature documentary films focused on human rights. Through Oct. 27 at venues in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Stanford and San Francisco.

Stage: ‘Wait Until Dark’
Hillbarn Theatre presents a thriller about a blind woman who becomes the target of a group of ruthless criminals searching for a mysterious doll filled with contraband. She must use her wits and courage to outmaneuver her dangerous adversaries.

TOMORROW

Symposium: The LIterature of War and Peace
In association with San Francisco’s Litquake Festival, Feldman’s Books hosts authors and scholars exploring how literature addresses the complexities of war and peace. Guests include Tobias Wolff, Polina Barskova, Ulia Gosart, Patrick Hunt and Jessica Semaan, plus musical guests Effie Zilch.

Concert: Modern English
1980s New Wave band Modern English plays The Guild Theatre, with opener Alain Whyte.

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