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Key moments define Palo Alto and modern history
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From left to right, Sundance the Steakhouse sous chef Armando Castro; Palo Alto resident and volunteer Howard Kushlan; East Palo Alto teen activist Alanna Stevenson; Kings Mountain Fire Department Assistant Chief Ann Gabrys; Herbert Hoover Elementary School teacher Victoria Chavez; and La Comida program participant Sheila Matusek. Photos by Magali Gauthier.
The past 12 months have been historic, life changing and unparalleled and most likely will stand out as key markers in modern history, dividing the pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 eras.
While the first few weeks of January started off fairly uneventfully, by the time the novel coronavirus outbreak was on our local radar, normal life along the Midpeninsula was already over. The unprecedented halt of everyday life came suddenly, and we had no idea how long or how extreme its impacts might be.