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SMCL: Introducing New Empower Card For Local Students
Empower Cards combine the resources of both San Mateo County Libraries and Redwood City Public Library to seamlessly connect students.

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Empower Cards combine the resources of both San Mateo County Libraries and Redwood City Public Library to seamlessly connect students.

Empower Cards combine the resources of both San Mateo County Libraries and Redwood City Public Library to seamlessly connect students.
Empower Cards combine the resources of both San Mateo County Libraries and Redwood City Public Library to seamlessly connect students.
Empower Cards combine the resources of both San Mateo County Libraries and Redwood City Public Library to seamlessly connect students.
The funding was secured by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), who called the library a "vital part of our community."
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Annette Bingham received the Forensic Partner Award, recognizing her work for the department in digital evidence examinations
A motorcyclist died last Thursday in a collision on the transition ramp between Highway 17 and Highway 85.
There will be an increase in police activity, with marked and unmarked cars from various agencies between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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Classes at the remodeled club include instruction on yoga, pilates and TRX.
All lanes on westbound CA-152 in Gilroy were closed Monday morning but reopened shortly before 11 a.m.
Winners will have an opportunity to visit Palo Alto’s sister city of Enschede in the Netherlands.
The cemetery is still open to visitors on weekends, but work is being done to remove dead or dying tree branches.
The seven-story building is targeted toward low-income residents and located near the San Mateo Caltrain station.
Several Cupertino city councilmembers asked the school board to reconsider a decision made last year to close two elementary schools.
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A fire broke out at a three-story building in Campbell on Friday morning and smoke is visible throughout the Bay Area.