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Moss used to create a green background. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Whether you’re tending a garden, looking for inspiration or exploring the natural world, find summer events and activities across the Peninsula in our July calendar.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The private immigration detention company GEO Group has settled a landmark case over conditions in one of its Central Valley detention facilities. It has agreed to pay more than $100,000 over allegations the company failed to keep detained immigrants safe when they worked inside the facility.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This article is also available in English. Read it here. La empresa penitenciaria privada CoreCivic ha vendido dos de los mayores centros de detención de inmigrantes de California al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos en una operación valorada en 1,500 millones de dólares, según anunció la compañía el lunes.

Lead bartender Oscar Quintanilla makes drinks at the bar at Amara in Belmont. Photo by Seeger Gray. Low alcohol by volume (ABV) and nonalcoholic (NA) drinks are on the rise, and it’s not just a phase. While alcoholic drinks have historically played a social and financial role for restaurants, Peninsula eateries offer an expanding range of low-ABV beverages to pair with your next meal.

Ulises Peña Lopez, right, is suing the federal government after his arrest by ICE last year. Courtesy GoFundMe. A Sunnyvale man who suffered an acute medical emergency following his arrest by immigration authorities last year filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging civil rights violations.

Former San Carlos Mayor Andy Klein is accused in two lawsuits of embezzling more than $2 million from his property management clients. Courtesy San Carlos Community Foundation. A former San Carlos mayor allegedly embezzled more than $2 million from landlords across the Peninsula while operating his property management company, according to two lawsuits filed in San Mateo County Superior Court and obtained by The Almanac.

Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto David Luenberger, 88, of Stanford, who was born in Los Angeles, who received a master’s degree and a doctorate in electrical engineering from Sanford University, who conducted groundbreaking research in control theory, optimization, economics, information science and investment science, who was one of the co-founders of the university’s Department of Engineering-Economic Systems, who authored six books and was an honorary professor at several international...

*|DATE:F j, Y|* Good morning, Redwood City! Miss Teen Silicon Valley, Miss Teen Bay Area and Miss California’s Teen wave from a float during Redwood City’s 2026 Fourth of July parade downtown. Photo by Adam Dawes. We apologize for the error in yesterday’s Express newsletter, which went out with incorrect story content. We are working to address the issue and figure out what went wrong. Thank you for your patience and for reading the Redwood City Pulse. Our inbox is always open.

The exterior of Gangsan Korean Restaurant, coming soon to the former Dasbierhauz space in Redwood City. Photo by Karla Kane. Redwood City says auf Wiedersehen to Dasbierhauz; annyeonghaseyo to a new Korean spot. After two years on Middlefield Road, German beer garden Dasbierhauz permanently closed June 30. The restaurant was known for its German specialties, such as pretzels, bratwurst and schnitzel, as well as a wide selection of draft beers, optionally served in 1-liter boots.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Community college students in California could gain access to medication abortion through campus health centers under a proposal that would extend reproductive health services already required at the state’s public universities. Assembly Bill 2540 would require community colleges with student health centers to offer access to medication abortion beginning in 2029, if the Legislature provides funding.