Express: Fierce competition ahead for North Bayshore projects; Fallen construction worker rescued

2 PM Tuesday, March 3, 2015

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Fierce competition ahead for North Bayshore projects
Google's dramatic new campus proposal isn't the only project vying for a piece of the North Bayshore... (Tuesday, 10:32 AM)

Construction worker rescued after falling
Rescue crews with the Santa Clara County Fire Department staged a technical rescue at a construction... (Monday, 4:54 PM)

Meeting on Immigrant House, Stieper Park design
Residents are being asked to weigh in on the design for an unusual new park with a demonstration gar... (Monday, 4:22 PM)

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Today's events (March 3)

Author Ann Hamilton on 'Expecting'
Ann Hamilton -- a screenwriter for TV and film who worked on "thirtysomething," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Party of Five" -- will share and sign her comical and uplifting debut novel "Expecting." March 3, 7:30 p.m. Free. Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.

Household Alchemy: Beauty Edition
This workshop at the Mountain View Public Library will guide participants in making their own household products, including homemade body wash, deodorant, crayon lipstick and herbal hairspray. Participants must bring two clean 8-ounce jars, a clean 8-ounce spray bottle and a small pot or empty lip balm tube. Space is limited, and registration is required. March 3, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View.

Tomorrow's events (March 4)

Astronaut Ed Lu on 'Sentinel Mission'
As part of the 15th annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, former NASA astronaut Ed Lu will give a free, nontechnical talk entitled "Sentinel Mission: Finding the Asteroid Headed for Earth." The lecture will discuss the Sentinel Mission, a proposed space telescope for tracking asteroids. March 4, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Foothill College, Smithwick Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills.

Author Julia Reynolds on 'Blood in the Fields'
Journalist Julia Reynolds will discuss her book "Blood in the Fields: Ten Years Inside California's Nuestra Familia Gang," a detailed examination of one of the U.S.'s most violent gangs. March 4, 7 p.m. Free. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View.

Zimbabwe Run Poetry Slam
Ellen Clark of The Sustainable Living Foundation will hold a child-friendly poetry slam entitled "Old Tagama had a farm," complete with her African animal mascots. The event will help to promote the 16th annual Run for Zimbabwe Orphans and Fair, which seeks to inspires kids to fit, create art and help others. March 4, 4-5 p.m. Free. Los Altos Public Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road , Los Altos.

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