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Wisconsin bred / Middlebury '21 / formerly DC transplant and Federal Reserve Board / currently Stanford master's journalism '25
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Becker’s town hall discusses future of work

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By Hannah Bensen
| Palo Alto Weekly Verified
State Sen. Josh Becker speak to attendees at an event in 2023. Photo by Magali Gauthier. State Sen. Josh Becker hosted a town hall on Thursday evening focused on moving the AI conversation beyond questions such as “Will a robot take my job?” and toward its concrete impact. “We know that AI is already beginning to reshape people’s lives and the nature of California’s economy,” Becker, D-Menlo Park, said during the virtual town hall.
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Redwood City voters to decide on rent control in November Original

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By Hannah Bensen
| Redwood City Pulse Verified
Members of the public attend a City Council meeting at City Hall in Redwood City on July 7, 2026. Photo by Seeger Gray. Rent control voters will decide in November whether to adopt rent control and expanded tenant protections. The City Council voted Tuesday evening to place a rent control measure on the Nov. 3 ballot. The multi-faceted ordinance would establish rent stabilization and add tenant protections and anti-harassment safeguards.
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Mountain View sees slowest property value growth in the county

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By Hannah Bensen
| San José Spotlight Verified
Mountain View saw the most sluggish growth in its property values out of all cities in the county last year, as the commercial office market remained under pressure. The combined assessed value of commercial and residential properties in Mountain View grew 2.93% in 2025, according to a July 6 report by the Santa Clara County Assessor’s Office. That’s higher than the 0.51% growth that the city saw in the prior year, but both are among the lowest rates since 2012.
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