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LONG BEACH >> Knowing that college was not what he wanted to do in his 20s, Mike Metal joined the Navy and trained to fight pirates in the dangerous waters off the east coast of Africa.

Karen Nebre draws saline solution out of a vial at the Mountain View-Los Altos district's adult school on March 4. Photo by Michelle Le A group of about 25 students, clad in dark blue medical scrubs, sat in pairs -- facing each other on either side of several long tables on a recent afternoon.

In light of falling kindergarten enrollment rates, the Palo Alto school board could put off long-time plans to build a 13th elementary school at its meeting tomorrow, March 11. Staff has recommended that the board delay all planning for the new elementary school, citing study sessions and discussions held over the past two years and a 2012 state ... (more)

One of the cool things about the automotive business is when an automaker decides to launch an all-new product.

Double-digit annual returns for most U.S. public pension systems over the past two years have done little to shrink the yawning deficits facing many of them after a decade of inadequate funding, according to analysts and recent data.

Ti Moune is lifted by the cast of "Once on This Island," a calypso-flavored musical fairy tale at TheatreWorks in Palo Alto.

Marcella Mission and Ike Shehadeh met at the Palace of Fine Arts and exchanged more vows in front of Marshall Thurber, Ike's friend.

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The Grocery Outlet is expecting to open in south Palo Alto's Alma Village in April.

Coupons.com President & CEO Steven Boal and his wife Michele Boal photograph the company's logo before the companyu';s stock opens for trading, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, March 7, 2014.

There will be no second day of competition for Gunn's Ian Cramer and Stephen Martin or Palo Alto's Josh Deckelman at the CIF State Boys Wrestling Championships in Bakersfield as all three were eliminated on Friday during the first day at Rabobank Arena.

"I must have love. If you won't love me, I need to find someone who will." So says eminent California plastic surgeon Dr. John Taylor to his disgruntled wife, Deborah, setting in motion Alice LaPlante's exuberant psychological thriller about marriage, secrets and control.

The Bay Area had one of the strongest job markets in the country in 2013, and revised figures released Friday show it was even stronger than initially thought.

California's unemployment rate continued its downward trend, dropping to 8.1 percent in January, even as the number of nonfarm jobs declined.

Dozens of Disney employees in Palo Alto lost their jobs Thursday as part of a global layoff of about 700 staff members at Disney Interactive, the company's video game and digital media division.

The 50-year-old Oakland Youth Orchestra will celebrate its golden anniversary with a benefit gala concert, dinner and auction Sunday, May 4, beginning at 5 pm at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension, 4700 Lincoln Avenue in Oakland.

Director Rob Minkoff and Executive Producer Tiffany Ward pose for a photo during a press event promoting their movie, "Mr. Peabody & Sherman", based on the popular characters created by Ward's father, Jay Ward.

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It's the final namaste for Palo Alto's oldest yoga studio. The California Yoga Center, 541 Cowper St., has lost its lease and will close on June 30, 2014.

Tenants at 341-347 California Ave., including The Bargain Box, say they are anticipating eviction notices or rising rents.