Donkey handler Mike Holland holds on to Perry while a family pets him in Barron Park in Palo Alto on Nov. 5, 2023. Photo by Magali Gauthier. He was, by all accounts, a small figure with a giant ...

Shanti, declined to give last name, a student with Ballet Afsaneh, performs during “Celebrating 13 Days of Nowruz” at Mitchell Park in Palo Alto, Calif., on Sunday, March 30, 2025.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- A famous donkey from California that helped inspire the movie character "Donkey" in "Shrek" has died. Perry was 30 years old. In an Instagram post, BPDonkeys, wrote on Friday ...

A famous donkey from Palo Alto that helped inspire the movie character "Donkey" in "Shrek" has died. Perry was 30 years old. In an Instagram post, BPDonkeys, wrote on Friday, "We are heartbroken ...

Winning photos and those selected for exhibition will be displayed at the Palo Alto Art Center Sept. 12-Dec. 7. An in-person awards ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 12 at the art center.