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Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Menlo Park overhauls license plate reader sharing after discovering more improper searches (paloaltoonline.com) — Menlo Park police have revoked all existing license plate reader data-sharing agreements after discovering hundreds of improper searches by outside agencies, including federal investigators. The department is now requiring new agreements, periodic audits, and quarterly reviews of external searches, even as residents and regional activists question whether the city should keep its contract with Flock Safety.
• Menlo Park pays tribute to Dolly Parton, including one from M-A alum Stevie Nicks (inmenlo.com) — Menlo Park residents are honoring the late Dolly Parton with visible tributes around town, including a marquee message at The Guild Theatre. Local interest runs even deeper with a heartfelt Instagram remembrance from Menlo-Atherton High School alum Stevie Nicks, recalling recording with Parton and sharing a poetic farewell.
• Humans in the age of AI (almanacnews.com) — A Menlo Park photojournalist has launched a local portrait-and-interview series capturing how neighbors, students, doctors, rabbis, and tech workers are grappling with artificial intelligence. Voices range from enthusiastic to deeply skeptical, but most agree residents can't ignore AI's growing impact on health care, jobs, education, and daily life in this region at the center of its development.
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