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California Legislature’s final weeks could decide fate of Delta water tunnel

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‘Beyond awful’ Colorado River forecasts put water talks under pressure

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. After one of the Colorado River’s driest years in decades, Lake Mead and Lake Powell — the largest reservoirs in the ...
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Experts push for creek naturalization after rare beaver died in Palo Alto

Beavers have been spotted in Palo Alto’s Matadero Creek, the first time in 160 years. Courtesy Bill Leikam. When a baby beaver, called a kit, scampered in front of a trail camera along Palo Alto’s ...
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Newsom imitates Trump at CA redistricting kickoff

This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Newsom speaks during a rally at the Democracy Center at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on Aug. 14, 2025.
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It’s not just Trump. Much of deep-blue California stokes crime fears and distorts reality

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The critique of President Trump’s power play in Washington, D.C., this week was immediate and intense because it was ...
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Covered California health insurance will cost more in 2026. Here’s what’s behind the double-digit increase

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Californians who get their health insurance through the state’s marketplace will see premiums increase by an average ...
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First day of school sparks excitement, reflections in Palo Alto

El Camino Real was busier than usual on Thursday morning, with school buses rushing past cars that were decked out in neon ...
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Minor home remodel in Barron Park stalled over municipal code dispute

A Barron Park couple who was told their minor home remodel was not code compliant may take their case to the Santa Clara ...
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California’s newest invaders are beautiful swans. Should hunters kill them?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. On an early August morning, it didn’t take long to spot the first pair of huge white swans with orange and black bills ...
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Newsom, lawmakers short on options to reduce California’s soaring electricity costs

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. If and when Gavin Newsom launches a campaign for president, economic and social conditions in the California he’s ...
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‘Steins does great’: New owner of Mountain View beer garden isn’t set on changing it to a Mexican restaurant

Despite a recent news report that Steins Beer Garden will become a Mexican restaurant within a year, new owner Ricky Singh ...
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Inside the delicious world of Peninsula artist and culinary historian Carolyn Tillie

On an average day at the office, Carolyn “Carrie” Tillie is either creating food-inspired art or cooking art-inspired ...