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596ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/27031_original-1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 597 598 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 599 600 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 601 602 <div class="cat-links "> 603 <a href="https://www.almanacnews.com/category/news/">News</a> </div> 604 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2026/09/23/former-m-a-basketball-coach-receives-termination-notice/" rel="bookmark">Former M-A basketball coach receives termination notice</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> 605 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-23T11:36:21-07:00">12 hours ago</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-23T13:29:44-07:00">September 23, 2026 1:29 pm</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 606 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 607 </article> 608 609 </div> 610 611 </div> 612 613 614<div class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-wp-block-newspack-ads-blocks-ad-unit alignnone" style="text-align:inherit"> <div class='newspack_global_ad block_6ab4c969c63a8'> 615 <!-- /1006587/menlopark_section_half_page --><div id='div-gpt-ad-6ab4c969c63a8-0'></div> </div> 616 </div></div> 617</div> 618 619 620 <div 621 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha is-grid columns-3 colgap-3 show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape show-category " 622 style="" 623 > 624 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="81115"> 625 626 <article data-post-id="654226" 627 class="tag-menlopark-top-post-primary tag-menlopark-top-post-secondary tag-mountainview-top-post-secondary tag-paloalto-city-news tag-paloalto-top-post-secondary tag-print-ready tag-redwoodcity-top-post-secondary category-express-newsletter-content category-news category-stanford-university category-technology type-post post-has-image" 628 > 629 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 630 <a href="https://www.almanacnews.com/technology/2026/09/23/stanford-admits-to-using-ai-to-transform-man-into-woman-in-campus-ad/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 631 <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PA_STANFORD-CAMPUS_Oct2025_WEB_04-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Stanford admits to using AI to transform man into woman in campus ad" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PA_STANFORD-CAMPUS_Oct2025_WEB_04-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PA_STANFORD-CAMPUS_Oct2025_WEB_04-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PA_STANFORD-CAMPUS_Oct2025_WEB_04-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PA_STANFORD-CAMPUS_Oct2025_WEB_04-1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PA_STANFORD-CAMPUS_Oct2025_WEB_04-1.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/PA_STANFORD-CAMPUS_Oct2025_WEB_04-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 400px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 632 633 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 634 635 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 636 637 <div class="cat-links "> 638 <a href="https://www.almanacnews.com/category/technology/">Technology</a> </div> 639 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.almanacnews.com/technology/2026/09/23/stanford-admits-to-using-ai-to-transform-man-into-woman-in-campus-ad/" rel="bookmark">Stanford admits to using AI to transform man into woman in campus ad</a></h2> <p>Stanford University takes pride in being on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence, but the university has been facing unwanted scrutiny this week after a Stanford advertisement relied on AI to transform a man into a woman, in violation of its own policies.</p> 640 <div class="entry-meta"> 641 <a href="https://www.almanacnews.com/author/gsheyner/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/w
641p-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-Sheyner-Gennady-2023_03_web-15.jpg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-Sheyner-Gennady-2023_03_web-15-96x96.jpg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 642 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.almanacnews.com/author/gsheyner/">Gennady Sheyner</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 643 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-23T09:54:49-07:00">14 hours ago</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-23T13:57:41-07:00">September 23, 2026 1:57 pm</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 644 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 645 </article> 646 647 648 <article data-post-id="654210" 649 class="tag-menlopark-city-news tag-menlopark-san-mateo-county-news tag-menlopark-top-post-secondary tag-print-ready category-express-newsletter-content category-news category-san-mateo-county category-traffic category-woodside type-post post-has-image" 650 > 651 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 652 <a href="https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2026/09/23/2-weekend-motorcycle-accidents-on-highway-84/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 653 <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Calfire_motorcycle.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="2 motorcyclists injured Saturday in separate accidents on Highway 84 in La Honda" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Calfire_motorcycle.jpeg?w=2048&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Calfire_motorcycle.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Calfire_motorcycle.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Calfire_motorcycle.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Calfire_motorcycle.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Calfire_motorcycle.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Calfire_motorcycle.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Calfire_motorcycle.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Calfire_motorcycle.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Calfire_motorcycle.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Calfire_motorcycle.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1500&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Calfire_motorcycle.jpeg?resize=780%2C585&ssl=1 780w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Calfire_motorcycle.jpeg?resize=706%2C530&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Calfire_motorcycle.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 400px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 654 655 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 656 657 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 658 659 <div class="cat-links "> 660 <a href="https://www.almanacnews.com/category/news/">News</a> </div> 661 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2026/09/23/2-weekend-motorcycle-accidents-on-highway-84/" rel="bookmark">2 motorcyclists injured Saturday in separate accidents on Highway 84 in La Honda</a></h2> <p>Two solo motorcycle crashes occurred just hours apart on Highway 84 in La Honda on Saturday, Sept. 19, with one rider airlifted to the hospital and the other rescued after falling 75 feet down an embankment.</p> 662 <div class="entry-meta"> 663 <a href="https://www.almanacnews.com/author/jyoshikoshi/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/w
663p-content/uploads/2024/04/cropped-Yoshikoshi-Jennifer-MAR2024-01_web-scaled-1.jpg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cropped-Yoshikoshi-Jennifer-MAR2024-01_web-scaled-1-96x96.jpg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 664 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.almanacnews.com/author/jyoshikoshi/">Jennifer Yoshikoshi</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 665 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-23T09:31:42-07:00">14 hours ago</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-23T11:57:20-07:00">September 23, 2026 11:57 am</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 666 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 667 </article> 668 669 670 <article data-post-id="654004" 671 class="tag-menlopark-san-mateo-county-news tag-menlopark-top-post-secondary tag-redwoodcity-san-mateo-county-news tag-redwoodcity-top-post-secondary category-express-newsletter-content category-news category-traffic category-woodside type-post post-has-image" 672 > 673 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 674 <a href="https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2026/09/22/woodside-study-session-focuses-on-traffic-safety/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 675 <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WEB-260225-Woodside_Town-council_005.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Woodside study session focuses on traffic safety" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WEB-260225-Woodside_Town-council_005.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WEB-260225-Woodside_Town-council_005.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WEB-260225-Woodside_Town-council_005.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WEB-260225-Woodside_Town-council_005.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WEB-260225-Woodside_Town-council_005.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/WEB-260225-Woodside_Town-council_005.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 400px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" /> </a> 676 677 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 678 679 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 680 681 <div class="cat-links "> 682 <a href="https://www.almanacnews.com/category/news/">News</a> </div> 683 <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.almanacnews.com/news/2026/09/22/woodside-study-session-focuses-on-traffic-safety/" rel="bookmark">Woodside study session focuses on traffic safety</a></h2> <p>A community meeting set expressly to discuss safety near the intersections of highways 35 and 84 is set for Tuesday evening and judging from a swirl of emails in advance of the gathering it is shaping up to be consequential.</p> 684 <div class="entry-meta"> 685 <a href="https://www.almanacnews.com/author/clambert/"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" alt="Avatar photo" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cropped-Lambert-Clay-MAR2024-03_web-scaled-1-1.jpg?resize=48%2C48&ssl=1" srcset="https://www.almanacnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cropped-Lambert-Clay-MAR2024-03_web-scaled-1-1-96x96.jpg 2x" class="avatar avatar-48 photo" height="48" width="48" /></a> <span class="byline"> 686 <span class="author-prefix">by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.almanacnews.com/author/clambert/">Clay Lambert</a></span> </span><!-- .author-name --> 687 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-09-22T09:48:50-07:00">September 22, 2026 9:48 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-09-22T09:48:52-07:00">September 22, 2026 9:48 am</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 688 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 689 </article> 690
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