Palo Alto committee backs public-safety cuts
Palo Alto's traffic-enforcement team, which once consisted of seven officers, is now down to just two because of years of staffing cuts and an unusually high number of vacancies in the Police Department this year. (Wednesday, 12:53 AM)

Weekly calls for halt to confidential school board memos
The Palo Alto Weekly has learned that school district Superintendent Kevin Skelly has been sending confidential weekly memos to Board of Education members, creating possible violations of California's open-meeting law. (Tuesday, 1:43 PM)

Paly, Gunn students detail dissatisfaction with counseling programs
Students in Palo Alto's two public high schools wish they had more personal attention from their counselors to help them with what they perceive as ever-looming college-admission pressures, newly released survey results reveal. (Tuesday, 5:59 PM)

Agents target heroin-trafficking ring, arrest 12
Twelve people were arrested in the Bay Area Tuesday as part of a multi-agency operation targeting an international heroin-trafficking ring. (Wednesday, 8:21 AM)

Juana Briones principal announces departure
Juana Briones Elementary School Principal Matthew Nagle announced Tuesday he will leave the school at the end of the school year to work on projects in the Palo Alto school district central office. (Tuesday, 4:51 PM)

Palo Alto approves downtown 'Gateway' building
Downtown Palo Alto will soon have a prominent new "gateway" building next to the Caltrain station, though the glassy new development won't be as tall or ambitious as the one originally proposed. Related material:
• Editorial: Money as a 'public benefit'?
• Guest Opinion: Even without housing, Gateway offers many benefits
• Guest Opinion: Gateway project breaks all of city's zoning rules
• Parking concerns central in Lytton Gateway meeting (Tuesday, 1:06 AM)

Palo Alto signs new deal with police union
The nine-month standoff between Palo Alto and its police union came to an end early Tuesday morning when the City Council approved a new contract that imposes benefit reductions on the 82-member union. (Tuesday, 8:32 AM)

VIDEO: 41st Annual Stanford Powwow
Mother's Day always means something additional at Stanford University: the Stanford Powwow. The powwow featured traditional dancing, songs, a drum contest, a fun run and a colorful, popular cultural gathering. Video by Veronica Weber/Palo Alto Online. (Monday, 7:35 PM)

State senate passes distracted-driving bill
A bill that would increase the base fines for distracted driving passed the California State Senate Tuesday. (Tuesday, 1:13 PM)

SPORTS: Stanford women win NCAA water polo championship
Sacred Heart Prep grad Pallavi Menon tried to pass off before taking the biggest shot of her water polo career. A consummate team player, the senior said she enjoyed watching junior goalie Kate Baldoni celebrate her critical goal more than scoring it. Read the full story on PASportsOnline.com. (Monday, 8:21 AM)

• Mountain View woman accused of running 'pill mill' (Tuesday, 9:00 AM)
• Stanford lecturer headlines counseling panel (Monday, 8:55 AM)
• Feature story: The hills are alive (Monday, 10:03 AM)
• CHP cites 5,900 in April for distracted driving (Monday, 8:50 AM)
• Police investigate drive-by shooting in Menlo Park (Sunday, 4:11 PM)
• Editorial: Park-saving plan; grad requirements (Sunday, 4:12 PM)
• June's primary is a whole new ballgame (Friday, 9:12 AM)
• PUBLIC AGENDA: Lytton Gateway project; Utilities Department budget (Friday, 2:05 PM)
• VIDEO/MULTIMEDIA (Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 2:51 PM)

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