Former student, now pop star in Japan, recounts story
A school-sponsored trip to Japan sparked a love for all things Japanese in Chris Hart, a 13-year-old African-American teenager from Palo Alto. Today at 28, Hart lives in Tokyo and makes his living singing soulfully -- in Japanese -- across Japan. (Sunday, 11:19 AM)

Apartments could replace some Buena Vista mobile homes
A proposal to build about 65 low-income apartments for displaced families at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park is being considered by the property's developer and the Palo Alto Housing Corporation. (Sunday, 11:21 AM)

Teen wounded in East Palo Alto shooting
A 17-year-old boy was shot Saturday night, May 18, in East Palo Alto, police said. (Sunday, 5:02 PM)

Grandmother who was shot speaks out
Five people were shot at a bus stop in East Palo Alto May 5. Victims "Susana" and "Ashley," a grandmother and granddaughter, instantly became statistics in East Palo Alto's long history of casualties of gun and gang violence. (Saturday, 12:02 PM)

Alma lane closure continues through weekend
Repair of a Thursday water-main break on Alma Street near El Carmelo Avenue will require closure of one northbound lane on Alma through Monday, according to the city of Palo Alto website. (Saturday, 12:19 PM)

Shoptalk: Fleming's Steakhouse expanding
Big plans are on the horizon for Fleming's Steakhouse at Stanford Shopping Center. (Saturday, 12:05 PM)

Daytime shooting victim probably shot self
A 19-year-old man injured in a shooting in East Palo Alto Friday
afternoon probably shot himself, police Chief Ronald Davis announced on Twitter. (Sunday, 5:18 PM)

Stanford: Earth's core is surprisingly weak
Stanford University researcher Arianna Gleason and assistant professor Wendy Mao discovered that the Earth's inner core is much weaker than had been previously thought. (Saturday, 12:07 PM)

Civil-rights officials present harassment guidelines
More than 100 people showed up Thursday night to a parent-education event in which representatives from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights described how and when the office approaches issues of discriminatory harassment in schools. (Friday, 9:38 AM)

Editorial: A backwards process on Maybell project
Imagine making a substantial family investment in something before determining its value, how other family members felt about it and deciding if it was the best way to meet your family goals? (Friday, 8:44 AM)

Palo Alto to bring back traffic-enforcement team
After years of budget cuts and staff freezes, the Palo Alto Police Department is now experiencing an "early thaw" and looking forward to hiring more officers and restoring a motorcycle-riding team of traffic enforcers that was disbanded during the leaner times of yesteryear. (Friday, 12:34 AM)

Part of northbound Foothill Expwy to close tonight
Northbound Foothill Expressway between Hillview Avenue and Page Mill Road, including the bike lane, will be closed beginning today at 9 p.m. and remain closed until 5 a.m. on Monday, May 20.
(Friday, 8:43 AM)

Two men attempt robbery in downtown Palo Alto
Two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, attempted to rob three women in downtown Palo Alto on the 700 block of Emerson Street last night at about 10 p.m. (Thursday, 9:55 AM)

Another civil-rights complaint filed against Palo Alto district
Already dealing with two new active investigations into whether it violated the civil rights of a Duveneck Elementary School student and a middle school student, the Palo Alto Unified School District was notified Friday that a third case has been opened by the federal Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. (Thursday, 8:35 AM)

Residents irked by change in Palo Alto's 'housing vision'
As Palo Alto nears the finish line in adopting a long overdue housing vision, residents in one neighborhood are rising up to protest a late revision in the document that would accommodate a controversial senior-housing development on Maybell Avenue. (Thursday, 12:16 AM)

Bay Area Senior Games wrap up this weekend
The seventh annual Bay Area Senior Games wraps up this weekend with a full slate of activities, from golf and tennis to cycling and the Solar Torch Relay. (Thursday, 3:33 PM)

'Rape culture' articles spark inquiry
A Palo Alto High School student publication's description of how two victims of sexual assault were treated by their friends and other students has led to an examination of what responsibilities the school may have to protect the victims from such harassment. (Thursday, 2:58 PM)

• Stanford study finds 'killer frog' in San Francisco (Thursday, 9:19 AM)
• Suspect sought in downtown Palo Alto robbery (Wednesday, 11:20 AM)
• Ban on vehicle dwelling back on the table (Tuesday, 11:55 PM)
• Palo Alto seeks flickers of hope for fiber network (Tuesday, 7:56 PM)
• PG&E begins new project on Alma Street (Wednesday, 8:49 AM)
• Menlo Park fire chief recovering from fall (Wednesday, 11:04 AM)
• District 'not successful' in filling communication post (Tuesday, 9:17 AM)
• PUBLIC AGENDA: Labor negotiations, Maybell zone change, management compensation (Friday, 11:17 AM)
• VIDEO/MULTIMEDIA (Monday, February 4, 2013, 4:58 PM)

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