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Jury finds Woodside man guilty of murdering his wife
The jury in the murder trial of former Woodside resident Pooroushasb "Peter" Parineh reached a verdict this afternoon, declaring him guilty of first degree murder in the 2010 shooting death of his wife, Parima Parineh, 56, at their Woodside home. (Thursday, 5:39 PM)

East Palo Alto man pulls own gun on robbers
A would-be robbery victim in East Palo Alto took matters into his own hands on Wednesday afternoon, scaring away two robbers with a gun. (Thursday, 4:41 PM)

Palo Alto man suspected in 4 Czech Republic killings
A Palo Alto man living in the Czech Republic is suspected of killing four people there, according to the Associated Press. (Thursday, 12:22 PM)

Congdon and Crome to close after 109 years
Downtown office-supply store Congdon and Crome will close, nearly 110 years after its opening in Palo Alto in 1904. (Thursday, 9:58 AM)

Menlo Park: Housing update in final stretch
The fact that the housing element staff report came with 26 attachments, lettered from A to Z, predicted it would be a very long night on May 21 as the Menlo Park City Council entered the final round of fine-tuning the city's housing plan update. (Thursday, 9:24 AM)

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Divisive Maybell Avenue proposal scores zoning victory
A controversial senior-housing development proposed for Maybell Avenue scored a victory during an emotional meeting Wednesday night when Palo Alto's planning commissioners recommended a zone change that would make the project possible. (Wednesday, 10:57 PM)

Tesla repays federal loan nine years early
Tesla Motors today wired the U.S. Department of Energy nearly a half a billion dollars, paying off the entire loan it was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2010 with interest and nine years ahead of schedule. (Wednesday, 4:40 PM)

Stanford women win NCAA tennis title
For junior Kristie Ahn, the long road back to health just reached its conclusion. Not able to participate in the NCAA tournament the past two years and playing just three matches last year, Ahn achieved the pinnacle of college tennis on Tuesday night. Read more at PASportsOnline (Wednesday, 3:28 PM)

Professor charged with felony child abduction
Annelise Barron, an associate professor at Stanford University, has been charged with felony child abduction after she left for the island of Kauai in December with her three children, allegedly without informing the children's fathers. (Wednesday, 9:55 AM)

School for dyslexic children to hold information night
A Palo Alto-based independent school for children with dyslexia will hold an information night for prospective families Wednesday, May 29. (Wednesday, 9:44 AM)

Suicide or murder? Attorneys duel in closing arguments
Did Parima Parineh commit suicide in her Woodside home on April 13, 2010, or was she shot and killed by her husband, Pooroushasb "Peter" Parineh, who is charged with premeditated murder for financial gain? A prosecutor and a defense attorney who argued the case over some 15 days gave their closing arguments to the jury in a San Mateo County Superior Court on Friday. (Wednesday, 9:35 AM)

Palo Alto tries to make 'hackathons' a family affair
Hackers, designers and Silicon Valley technophiles will flood downtown Palo Alto's most prominent gathering spot with food, music, TED-style talks and gizmos galore on June 1 as part of the city's -- and the nation's -- inaugural festival to celebrate "civic hacking." (Wednesday, 9:07 AM)

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Hearing officer hired for Buena Vista's proposed closure
With the future of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park up in the air, Palo Alto has selected a hearing officer to evaluate a recent report on the impact of relocating the park's residents.
(Tuesday, 9:54 AM)

Monday, May 20, 2013
City set to bid for historic post office
The check isn't exactly in the mail, but Palo Alto took its first major move toward buying the Hamilton Avenue post office Monday night when the City Council agreed to make a bid for the historic and iconic building. (Monday, 10:03 PM)

Palo Alto hits the brakes on new housing vision
Palo Alto's official housing vision, already years overdue, will undergo further revisions after residents around Maybell Avenue protested the inclusion of a controversial -- and yet unapproved -- senior-housing development in the document. (Monday, 10:03 PM)

East Palo Alto police chief declares 'crime emergency'
A series of gun-related crimes over the weekend that culminated with the the death of 16-year-old boy has prompted East Palo Alto police chief Ron Davis to declare a "crime emergency." (Monday, 3:08 PM)

Stanford rewards walk-bike commuters with cash
Stanford University faculty and staff who walk or bike to work will now not only feel good about helping the environment, but they'll receive cold, hard cash for doing so. (Monday, 12:45 PM)

Stanford completes baseball sweep over California
The Stanford baseball team took care of some much-needed business over the weekend, completing a Pac-12 sweep of host California to get itself back over the .500 mark in conference play. Read more at PASportsOnline (Monday, 12:09 PM)

Four injured, one dead in East Palo Alto shootings
Police in East Palo Alto are investigating a shooting that killed one teen and injured two others Sunday night. Two people were injured in earlier shootings. (Monday, 9:35 AM)

East Palo Alto shooting kills teen, injures two
Police in East Palo Alto are investigating a shooting that killed one teen and injured two others Sunday night. (Monday, 8:04 AM)

Sunday, May 19, 2013
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)

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)

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)

Saturday, May 18, 2013
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)

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)

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

Friday, May 17, 2013
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. (Friday, 3:53 PM)

PUBLIC AGENDA: Labor negotiations, Maybell zone change, management compensation
(Friday, 11:17 AM)

School of Rock kids play classics in the iTunes age
Even the people who get their kicks on Netflix know the saying "Everything old is new again." At the School of Rock, where the paint smells fresh after four months, kids learn the classics. (Friday, 8:48 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)

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)

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)

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, 12:31 AM)

Thursday, May 16, 2013
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, May 16, 2013, 3:33 PM)

It takes two ...
Dancers tango together during Tuesday Night Tango at the First Baptist Church in Palo Alto. The weekly series offers classes in Argentine tango for dance lovers of all skill levels. Photo by Katie Brigham. (Thursday, May 16, 2013, 1:19 PM)

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, May 16, 2013, 9:55 AM)

Stanford study finds 'killer frog' in San Francisco
Killer frogs are on the loose in San Francisco. They don't kill humans, but there is a frog that is carrying a deadly infection that is destroying the amphibian population around the world, a study from Stanford University School of Medicine reports. (Thursday, May 16, 2013, 9:19 AM)

'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, May 16, 2013, 9:02 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, May 16, 2013, 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, May 16, 2013, 12:16 AM)

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Menlo Park fire chief recovering from fall
After tumbling off a ladder at his San Jose home over the weekend, Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chief Harold Schapelhouman is on the mend. (Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 11:04 AM)

Matadero bike boulevard meeting tonight
Plans for a bicycle boulevard along Barron Park's Matadero Avenue will be discussed at a community meeting on Wednesday, May 15.
(Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 10:21 AM)

Suspect sought in downtown Palo Alto robbery
Palo Alto police are looking for a man who they say robbed a woman in downtown Monday night after grabbing her by the ponytail and pulling her into an alley as she was walking by. (Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 9:43 AM)

PG&E begins new project on Alma Street
Pacific Gas and Electric Company on Wednesday began replacing major valves on Alma Street between Colorado Avenue and the Oregon Expressway/Page Mill Road overpass. (Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 8:49 AM)

San Bruno Caltrain fatality causes commuter delays
Caltrain services are are experiencing system-wide disruptions after a pedestrian was struck by a train in San Bruno this morning, according to Caltrain officials and San Bruno police.
(Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 8:34 AM)

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Ban on vehicle dwelling back on the table
After balking last year, Palo Alto is now once again pursuing a new law that would make it illegal for people to live in vehicles. (Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 11:55 PM)

Palo Alto seeks flickers of hope for fiber network
As local technologists can readily vouch, Palo Alto's journey toward a citywide high-speed Internet network has been anything but high speed. But members of the City Council's newest committee expressed hope Tuesday afternoon that success may finally be within reach. (Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 7:56 PM)

Gunn's Lee pins down another national wrestling title
Gunn High junior Cadence Lee pinned down the third national title of her wrestling career by winning the FILA Cadet 108-pound division at the Body Bar Women's National Freestyle Championships during the weekend in Lakeland, Fla. Read more at PASportsOnline (Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 2:59 PM)

A day for a dip
Stanford freshman Erica McCoy escapes the heat in a fountain outside of Memorial Auditorium on campus. Photo by Katie Brigham. (Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 2:56 PM)

Baby harbor seal rescued from Baylands dies
The baby harbor seal rescued in the Palo Alto Baylands in April has died. Floodgate Dolly, a 5-week-old pup rescued by Palo Alto Animal Services died of an apparent lung infection, according to a preliminary report by the Marine Mammal Center. (Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 9:36 AM)

District 'not successful' in filling communication post
The Palo Alto school district so far has not been successful in its search for a new communication coordinator but the search will remain open until May 31, officials said. (Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 9:17 AM)

U.S. civil rights official to come to parent event
A representative of the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights will appear in Palo Alto to explain the legal rights of students and parents in bullying situations tonight, May 16. (Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 8:59 AM)

Palo Alto bans smoking at all parks
Palo Alto took its strongest stance to date against tobacco on Monday night, when the City Council swiftly passed a law that would snuff out smoking at all local parks. (Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 1:23 AM)

Palo Alto looks to renew, change Cubberley lease
The future of Cubberley Community Center may still be in flux, but Palo Alto officials sent a strong signal on Monday night that they would like to maintain the city's investment in the eclectic but dilapidated complex on the south side of the city. (Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 12:48 AM)

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