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The East Palo Alto City Council could not reach a decision this week on Sand Hill Property Company’s proposal to provide less affordable housing than required in a major Woodland Park project.

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Candidates running for Palo Alto City Council almost always profess nonpartisanship, yet the vast majority hold liberal values, raising an important question: How do voters tell the difference between what usually amounts to different flavors of Democrats?

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Atherton has not only reclaimed its title as the nation’s most expensive ZIP code, but has also become the first in the country to reach a $10 million median home sale price, according to PropertyShark’s annual ranking of the top 100 priciest ZIP codes in the U.S.

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Native plants can encourage biodiversity, save water, and enrich your garden. But they can also look bad or die unexpectedly.

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Garbed in purple and holding signs that read “Fair contracts now!” and “Here to serve, not to starve,” thousands of state workers rallied at government buildings across California Wednesday to protest what they describe as unfair labor practices by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration. […]