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The hidden hazards of Buckeye Creek

On a balmy, cloudless Friday, two hawks glide in circles over Las Trampas Valley while a herd of deer — eight in all — grazes in the shade. Serenity is only interrupted by the raspy, high-pitched whistling of a quail in the distance. Formed by Buckeye Creek, Las Trampas Valley stretches from Orchard Glen near […]

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The meaning of ‘middle class’

From the outside, Palo Alto is a startup wonderland filled with Teslas, baby-faced millionaires and multi-million-dollar Eichler homes. “It’s a town where even the homeless have laptops,” jokes one entry on the online Urban Dictionary. And in some respects, this stereotype holds true. Palo Alto’s median household income is $137,043 — more than double that […]