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The owner of the Carlos Club wants to boost business by expanding with an outdoor patio. But some club neighbors and the police chief oppose the plan, fearing it will increase noise complaints and crime.
Peninsula Press reporters Jessica Parks, Stephanie Soderborg and David Ruiz headline this week’s Peninsula Report, giving updates on stories they have recently published.
The 100-foot-tall California sycamore, “Sentinel,” was believed to be at least 200 years old when it was cut down in 2000 due to disease. In January, San Jose planted a clone of the Sentinel tree in History Park.
New economic data from this week’s Silicon Valley Index report headlines this week’s Peninsula Report radio show. Reporters also weigh in on the growing number of cities banning plastic grocery bags and HIV preventative drug testing.
This week’s Peninsula Report focuses on difficulties of owing a home in the South Bay. Reporters look at rising homelessness rates in East Palo Alto, and the surprising items left in foreclosed homes in Santa Clara County.
Facebook employees had reason to celebrate Wednesday, after the company filed its initial public offering at $5 billion. The delivery trucks leaving Facebook headquarters were evidence of a company party.
While the developer of the proposed Redwood City Saltworks development continues an “internal review” of its proposal, advocacy groups continue to push their opposition.
This week’s show examines which organic produce is worth the extra cost, how the end of redevelopment agencies will effect South Bay city renovations, and the ways in which Gloria Steinem’s visit to Stanford this week brought gender politics to the forefront.
East Palo Alto has a much higher high school drop-out rate than its neighbors Palo Alto and Menlo Park. But East Side Preparatory Academy is bucking that trend, boasting 100 percent of students graduating and attending college. This video explores the school’s approach.