Palo Alto

Jim MacDonald, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

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Meet Jim MacDonald, a retired engineer, professor and fixer at the Repair Café event held at the Sunnyvale Library in November.

Like a doctor diagnosing a patient, Repair Café electronics fixer Jim MacDonald methodically examined a paper shredder that would turn on but not shred. He was one of 23 volunteer fixers on hand to repair things for free for community members who arrived lugging nonworking household items at the Repair Café, held at Sunnyvale Library … Read more

County Libraries Open While Santa Clara Libraries Close

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Santa Clara says COVID forced it to close two libraries and reduce Central Park Library hours. But other County libraries continue to increase hours.

The same day the Santa Clara County Library system re-opened libraries seven days a week, the City of Santa Clara closed its branch libraries and severely reduced hours at the City’s Central Park Library. The City closed the Northside and Mission branch libraries, cut Central Park Library hours to 24 per week, and eliminated Sunday … Read more