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View MoreFree business funding course starts at Palo Alto library
The Palo Alto Downtown Library hosts a free three-session course starting Wednesday, Sept. 23, teaching small business owners how to manage finances, prepare for loans and build growth plans, led by a Silicon Valley SBDC advisor with over 11 years of experience.
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View MoreBrazilian fintech Nubank fills new Palo Alto office building
Brazilian fintech giant Nubank has leased roughly 32,500 square feet at 388 Cambridge Ave. in Palo Alto, filling both office floors of the newly completed Class A building less than a year after construction wrapped.
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View MoreSecurity guards plan Friday strike at Palo Alto tech offices
Security guards who protect offices for Google, Meta, Amazon and other tech companies with Palo Alto-area operations plan to strike Friday after their union cited bad-faith bargaining and a 65-cent raise offer.
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View MoreSAJJ Mediterranean opens first campus spot at Stanford
SAJJ Mediterranean, the Bay Area fast-casual chain, plans to open its first campus restaurant inside Stanford's Tresidder Memorial Union before fall classes begin Sept. 22, adding a 12th brick-and-mortar location to the company's growing footprint.
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View MoreDemi brings Japanese comfort food to Palo Alto
Chef Demi Ebara has opened Demi, a 25-seat yoshoku restaurant at 407 Lytton Ave. in downtown Palo Alto, offering Japanese-style comfort food with a backyard garden and beer-and-wine license still in the works.
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View MoreLos Altos developer faces 3 lawsuits over unpaid money
Los Altos developer Navneet Aron faces three lawsuits in Santa Clara County Superior Court from investors in a Palo Alto residential project at 4221 Wilkie Way and from homeowners who allege he pocketed $1.5 million while stiffing subcontractors.
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View MorePalo Alto's largest housing project breaks ground Tuesday
Acclaim Companies began construction Tuesday, Aug. 11, on a seven-story, 368-unit apartment building at 3150 El Camino Real in Palo Alto's Barron Park area, making it the city's largest housing project to reach construction in years. The Stanford-owned site will include 74 below-market-rate units.
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View MoreStanford's Hoover Institution launches Tech Futures Lab with $2.5 million Hewlett grant
Stanford's Hoover Institution launched the Tech Futures Lab, funded by a $2.5 million Hewlett Foundation grant, to anticipate AI-driven strategic surprises before they blindside policymakers and markets, holding its first retreat in June with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Alphabet chairman John Hennessy among participants.
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View MoreCal Ave restaurants caught a World Cup buzz, owner says
Palo Alto's California Avenue corridor saw increased foot traffic during the 2026 FIFA World Cup thanks to the city's UpliftLocal initiative, with San Agus Cocina Urbana owner Manuel Martinez reporting a business boom at his restaurants during the five-week tournament.
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View MoreGoogle workers rally for job security at Mountain View campus, minutes from Paly and Gunn
Nearly 100 Google employees rallied at the company's Mountain View headquarters Thursday, July 16, delivering a 4,500-signature petition demanding layoff protections from CEO Sundar Pichai, as entry-level tech hiring continues to collapse across Silicon Valley.
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View MoreZero-proof, full price: Peninsula restaurants bet on the mocktail boom
Peninsula restaurants including Yeobo, Darling in Menlo Park, run by the former owners of Palo Alto's Michelin-starred Maum, are building elaborate nonalcoholic and low-ABV drink programs priced like craft cocktails, as national data shows a record decline in U.S. alcohol consumption.
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