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Oct 23, 2024

Who’s on the Short List to Replace Omar Torres?

Just about everyone is calling on Omar Torres to resign his city council seat. The two leading business associations in the district he represents, the executive director of the South Bay Labor Council that supported his election and his colleagues on the dais all want him to stand down. Torres...
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Sep 25, 2024

Thinkers of All Types Come Together at the SALA Festival

The 2024 South Asian Literature and Arts Festival erupts at Stanford, featuring writers, artists, chefs, diplomats and much in between.
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Sep 11, 2024

Low-Wage Jobs Are Up—and so Are Underpaid Older Workers

‘Low-wage worker’ conjures a couple of very specific images, but the stereotypes are not close to the state’s actual labor picture.
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Sep 4, 2024

Talking Points: Charles Duhigg’s Tips for Better Communication

Charles Duhigg, author of the influential book ‘The Power of Habit,’ says his latest subject is just as groundbreaking.
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Aug 28, 2024

Budget Shortfall Stalls Raises for Low-Wage Health Workers

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to put health care workers on a path to earn $25 an hour, but a massive state budget deficit derailed plans.
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Aug 21, 2024

Rock Star Greg Kihn Was a Kihntastic Force

Most every day, Greg Kihn would leave his morning radio show and go home to try and write 50 pages of a new novel, screenplay or song.
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Aug 14, 2024

Needle to the Groove Marks 10 Years of Vinyl Curation

It’s hard to quantify Needle to the Groove’s impact on the local music scene. It’s also one of few black-owned record shops in the U.S.

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