Express: Bullis Charter School wins ‘conditional’ renewal on a tight 4-3 vote | Peninsula home real estate market is picking up
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County approves Bullis charter renewal, but not without tighter oversight
It took until past 1:30 a.m. and six different votes, but the Santa Clara County Board of Education ultimately voted this week to renew Bullis Charter School’s charter for five years, subject to Bullis agreeing to a set of conditions.
A Redwood City woman’s next big adventure: a cheese truck named Large Marge
Cheese lovers, meet Large Marge. She’s a modified Piaggio Ape (an adapted Vespa scooter) with a fridge, shelving and lots of cheese. And soon, you’ll see her at various pop-ups along the Peninsula.
The Verve Pipe comes to The Guild Theatre Thursday
Formed in Michigan in the early ’90s, rock band The Verve Pipe rose to fame with the release of their 1996 major-label album “Villains,” featuring the hit song “The Freshman.”
Peninsula sees jump in summer real estate activity – including 30 offers for Palo Alto home with $2.9M price tag
Along the Midpeninsula, the real estate market has been characterized by increased inventory, brisk sales, rapid turnover – and rising prices. Palo Alto, Los Altos and Menlo Park, in particular, are starting to see even more homes hit the market.
These middlemen say they keep drug prices low. California lawmakers don’t buy it
Pharmacy benefit managers attempt to negotiate cost savings for insurers. California is considering new rules that would require them to pass their discounts on to consumers.
Obituaries: Local residents who died recently
Local residents who died recently include Chongme Lee, Martha Martz, Forrest Anderson, Theofana V. Hegis, John R. MacMillan and Judith Dean.
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Music: Clementine Darling
Americana folk singer-songwriter Clementine Darling performs at State Street Market. Go to clementinedarlingmusic.com.
Art: ‘Into the Woods’
Viewpoints Gallery features an exhibition of landscapes by plein-air painter Julia Munger Seelos. Go to viewpointsgallery.com.
TOMORROW
Youth: Rainbow Chorus
First Presbyterian Church Palo Alto is launching a “Rainbow Chorus,” open to children in grades 1 through 5. The choir will offer a blend of diverse and accessible children’s music with more sophisticated music taken from the RSCM (Royal School of Church Music). Go to fpcpaloalto.org/childrens-rainbow-chorus.
Exhibit: ‘Expressions’
Los Altos History Museum highlights the works of local artists using traditional art styles from their respective cultures to portray life in California. The show includes watercolors, oil paintings, Ikebana flower arrangements and the Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam. Go to losaltoshistory.org.
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