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A mock trail in East Palo Alto tries to show an alternative to the juvenile punitive system in place now.
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Helen and Ted Johnson talk about their son Peter who died from complications due to the AIDS virus. (more…)

Rocked by the area’s first housing auction last year, Manteca residents in the Paseo West Development tell their stories of lost homes and tough times.
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Pacific Islanders met at the MLK Student Union Building on the University of California-Berkeley campus. Cal’s Pacific Islander Higher Education Recruitment Program hosted the second annual “Mua O” event.
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The organic fertilizer used at Rachel Carson Elementary over the summer break is causing some residents to pinch their noses. The contractor foreman explains the process for rejuvenating the field before classes begin again.
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The Dave Rocha Jazz Trumpet Trio performed for an audience at the Lick Observatory at the peak of Mt. Hamilton.
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Riders scream as FireFall, a new amusement ride at California’s Great America park in Santa Clara, opens for the first time.
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Three and four-year-old children spend their day in the Tender Tracks program led by Wendolyn Bird. Bird runs a preschool that is entirely outdoors and nomadic – parents drop their children off at a Palo Alto park and then she and the kids head off in a van to a local outdoor open space.
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Area kids describe what it means to be cool among their peers.
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The Stanford Laptop Orchestra is an ensemble of more than 20 performers, laptops, amplifiers, controllers, and custom multi-channel speaker arrays.
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Area students answer the question: “Can you be smart and cool at school?”
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Students explain the Achievement Gap.
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Milpitas High School Principal delivers his annual message.

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Teams Roaring Mouse Cycles and Third Pillar Racing led a joint memorial ride to honor the lives of Kristy Gough and Matt Peterson, two teammates killed on Steven’s Creek Canyon Road last Sunday while on a training ride.
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The San Jose Sharks devoured the Nashville Predators at the H.P. Pavillion.
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Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton addresses thousands of supporters during a stop at the San Jose Convention Center.
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