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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
East Palo Alto re-opens Woodland Ave. after flood repairs
Residents of a flood-prone neighborhood in East Palo Alto can rest easier now that the first phase of repairs to the San Francisquito Creek bank have been completed. Read the... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 12 hours ago
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 12 hours ago.

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Garden Tips
Change your garden? Change your schedule Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 7, 2013, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 16 hours ago
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent 14 hours ago.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD quietly reverses decision on refunds of illegal summer fees, receives new complaint about 2012 fees
All parents who paid summer school tuition to PAUSD for 2013 will automatically receive full refunds, according to a statement by superintendent Kevin Skelly and confirmed by ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Curious, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, 16 hours ago
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent 5 hours ago.

AROUND TOWN
Peery Foundation to help raise funds for Junior Museum
The board of directors of the Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo announced Monday that it is partnering with the Peery Foundation to create a matching-gift challenge... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 19 hours ago
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent 10 hours ago.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto High School principal resigns
Palo Alto High School Principal Phil Winston Monday announced he has resigned from the job he's held for the past three years, saying he needs to guard his health. Read the f... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 20 hours ago
There have been 39 comments on this topic, the most recent 11 hours ago.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Still upset about bag ban
Phase II comes into effect on July 1 and I am still upset about this. This ban is not right and the charge for paper is not right either. Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, 21 hours ago
There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent 11 hours ago.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto bids farewell to popular planning director
Palo Alto on Monday gave an emotional sendoff to Planning Director Curtis Williams, whose mild-mannered leadership, passion for community engagement and encyclopedic knowledge... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 18, 2013 at 2:44 am
There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent 15 hours ago.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Contentious Maybell development wins approval
After several false starts, Palo Alto's bitter and deeply emotional debate over a proposed housing development on Maybell Avenue finally reached its conclusion Monday night wh... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 17, 2013 at 11:51 pm
There have been 64 comments on this topic, the most recent 5 hours ago.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Despite assurances, PAUSD school board closes out school year with no public discussion of OCR complaints
The Palo Alto school board will hold its final regular meeting of the school year on Tuesday without discussing the US Department of Education's finding that PAUSD violated th... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Curious, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Jun 17, 2013 at 8:57 pm
There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent 12 hours ago.

AROUND TOWN
South Korean school grades suffer due to smart phone addiction.
New study said that 30 percent of South Koreans teens are so so addicted to their smart phones that their school grades suffer. It is so bad the government is introducing ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Tibt, a resident of the Esther Clark Park neighborhood, on Jun 17, 2013 at 8:31 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 17 hours ago.

AROUND TOWN
Firefighters extinguish two weekend residential fires
Palo Alto firefighters put out two residential fires in Palo Alto this weekend, one on Friday afternoon and another Saturday. Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 17, 2013 at 1:41 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2013 at 2:58 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Two public meetings to cover downtown parking
Palo Alto will present potential plans for parking in the downtown area at a pair of community meetings scheduled for June 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. Read the full story here http... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 17, 2013 at 1:17 pm
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent 14 hours ago.

RESTAURANTS
Full steam ahead
Jeannie Lee found a need and filled it with Steam, little-sister restaurant to her family's elegant Tai Pan in downtown Palo Alto. Now you can get dim sum, the Cantonese tea s... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 17, 2013 at 12:16 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent 17 hours ago.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Freecycling: out with the old and in with the 'new'
One person is looking for a rocking chair for a newborn baby. Another, a tote bag to carry a pet guinea pig. One person offers up a nearly new yoga mat; another, a "large-ish ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 17, 2013 at 11:27 am
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent 18 hours ago.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
PAUSD and CPA Officials Should Hold Virtual Office Hours
Transparency continues to be a problem with government, at all levels, in my opinion. Local government agencies, like the PAUSD and the City of Palo Alto (CPA), could open th... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Wayne Martin, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Jun 17, 2013 at 9:22 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2013 at 10:27 am.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Revived local leadership program graduates 19
A hopeful crop of aspiring civic leaders celebrated a Palo Alto graduation last week. With an oft-cited shortage of volunteers stepping up for city commissions and other commu... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 17, 2013 at 9:10 am
There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2013 at 11:12 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
How often does bullying happen in Palo Alto?
"If someone says bullying is not a problem in Palo Alto, I'd say: You need to look again," said Juliet Melamid, a marriage and family therapist and former director of FriendSm... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 17, 2013 at 7:00 am
There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent 21 hours ago.

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Match girl in the city of light
William Byron Webster is used to talking to newspapers. He's been a community activist in his city of East Palo Alto for 25 years. Toss him a question about parcel taxes or af... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 16, 2013 at 9:18 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2013 at 2:58 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bloomberg to grads: 'Harness Stanford's spirit of innovation to pursue American dream'
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today, June 16, urged Stanford graduates to harness Stanford's spirit of innovation to pursue the American dream for themselves, and to h... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 16, 2013 at 5:19 pm
There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent 12 hours ago.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bike helmets need to be purchased every 3 years?
As we were choosing a new bike helmet for my daughter, a customer told us styrofoam breaks down so helmets need to be purchased every three years to be sure the helmet is safe... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Mom of 3, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 16, 2013 at 4:51 pm
There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent 6 hours ago.

RESTAURANTS
A culinary hipster comes to the 'burbs
Tacolicious could have been yet another San Francisco culinary hipster, condescending to do business in the 'burbs with a watered-down menu and ho-hum ambiance. But with a nam... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 16, 2013 at 10:47 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 16, 2013 at 10:47 am.

RESTAURANTS
Palo Alto Breakfast House, in Midtown.
Has anyone tried this place yet? Has anyone seen any advertising, I only found it yesterday by chance and it was in the afternoon and closed. Hours are 7.00 - 2.30 and acco... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Midtown, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jun 16, 2013 at 8:44 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 16, 2013 at 9:29 am.

CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Burning leaves catch house, neighbor's house on fire
Leaves under a barbecue left unattended at a Palo Alto home on Saturday afternoon caught on fire, causing minimal damage to the home and neighboring home's garages. Read the ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 15, 2013 at 9:45 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent 17 hours ago.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Family reveals details of 2012 Office of Civil Rights case alleging discriminatory harassment and retaliation
On Jan. 16, 2012, the parents of a Palo Alto student filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights against the Palo Alto Unified School District. The parents alleged disa... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 15, 2013 at 9:38 am
There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2013 at 4:13 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
School budget: more local funds, less state and federal
Increased reliance on local funds and diminished state and federal funding mark the Palo Alto school district's proposed $170 million operating budget for 2013-14. The budget ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jun 15, 2013 at 9:32 am
There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 17, 2013 at 10:33 pm.

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