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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Two armed robbery suspects arrested, two more sought following car chase and crash
Two suspects in the attempted armed robbery of a jewelry store in North Fair Oaks are in custody and two more are being sought following a car chase and crash in Menlo Park on... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 1 hour ago
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent 48 minutes ago.

AROUND TOWN
Another Spare the Air alert issued for Thursday
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued its fifth Winter Spare the Air alert for Thursday, Jan. 17, prohibiting the use of wood-burning devices. Read the full... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 2 hours ago
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent 2 hours ago.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Oshman Family JCC chooses interim CEO
A seasoned corporate and nonprofit leader will serve as interim chief executive officer at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto, center officials announced T... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 6 hours ago
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent 6 hours ago.

SPORTS
SHP water polo standouts make their commits
Sacred Heart Prep seniors Will Runkel and Zach Churukian have taken steps to continue their water polo careers in college after both committed to universities this week. Read... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 7 hours ago
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent 4 hours ago.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board members back school boundary change
Palo Alto school board members indicated they support a proposed school boundary change that will move about 20 blocks of households out of the Addison Elementary School atten... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 9 hours ago
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent 3 hours ago.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Will AYSO, Fall Ball, etc. start in August to align with school calendar?
Does anyone know if the non school sports will start their fall programs before Labor Day now that school starts early? Thanks. READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Parent, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, 11 hours ago
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent 10 hours ago.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board gives go-ahead to Bowman talks
It's far from a done deal, but Palo Alto school leaders agreed Tuesday that expanding Terman Middle School through purchase of an adjacent parcel is an idea worth pursuing. R... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 11 hours ago
There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent 1 hour ago.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Eco-friendly furnishings
Most have heard of the 100-mile Thanksgiving, shopping at a farmers market or other "buy local" trends. Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 15 hours ago
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent 7 hours ago.

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Scholar: international education comparisons misleading
Rankings that show U.S. students lagging their international peers in academic achievement are misleading because they inadequately account for social inequality, a Stanford U... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 15, 2013 at 7:14 pm
There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent 4 hours ago.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher bonus, boundary change on board agenda
A bonus for teachers and a boundary change between Addison and Walter Hays elementary schools are among topics on the agenda for the Board of Education meeting tonight. Read ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 15, 2013 at 3:22 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent 13 hours ago.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Spare the Air alert issued for Wednesday
While chilly temperatures are expected to continue Wednesday, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is issuing the season's fourth Winter Spare the Air Alert, prohibiti... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 15, 2013 at 2:27 pm
There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent 2 hours ago.

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
In praise of tomorrow
"The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing," by John Perry, Workman Publishing Company, 112 pp., $12.95 Read the full ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 15, 2013 at 11:42 am
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent 14 hours ago.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Pilot kitchen-waste program receives council OK
A pilot residential compost-collection program that would collect kitchen waste received a green light from the Palo Alto City Council Monday night. Read the full story here ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 15, 2013 at 10:34 am
There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent 1 minutes ago.

CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Menlo Park cop caught with prostitute keeps job
Hearing a knock at the Motel 6 door, a prostitute wearing a black catsuit answered, $20 bills stashed in her cleavage. In the bathroom, Sunnyvale police officers found a veter... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 15, 2013 at 9:25 am
There have been 41 comments on this topic, the most recent 48 minutes ago.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council gives wide berth for possible plant
Fifty-one acres of now-defunct Palo Alto landfill will not become parkland in the coming year, the Palo Alto City Council decided Monday night, Jan. 14. Read the full story h... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 15, 2013 at 5:52 am
There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent 11 hours ago.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Shop Talk: Survey Monkey to anchor 'gateway'
The online survey company Survey Monkey has signed on to be the anchor tenant for one of Palo Alto's newest and most ambitious developments. Read the full story here http://w... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 14, 2013 at 6:34 pm
There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 15, 2013 at 2:38 pm.

SPORTS
Stanford women see long winning streak end
The lack of depth from Stanford's bench was the sore spot Sunday, as the fifth-ranked Cardinal dropped its first Pac-12 Conference contest in over four years, losing to visiti... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 14, 2013 at 2:00 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 14, 2013 at 2:44 pm.

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Two-alarm fire damages MV mobile home
A two-alarm fire damaged a residence in a Mountain View mobile home park Sunday morning. Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 14, 2013 at 1:29 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 14, 2013 at 1:29 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local students advance in Intel science contest
More than a dozen local teens, including three from Gunn High School, are among 300 students from across the country named as semifinalists in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Se... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 14, 2013 at 11:58 am
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 15, 2013 at 12:00 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Stanford football receives commitment from top tight end
Stanford football may lose two top tight ends to the NFL this year, but those losses could be offset by the commitment of De La Salle High's Austin Hooper, a 6-5, 240-pound de... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 14, 2013 at 11:16 am
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 15, 2013 at 12:49 pm.

CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man arrested for East Palo Alto stabbing
A 34-year-old man in East Palo Alto was injured in a stabbing at an apartment complex early Sunday morning, Jan. 13, police said. Read the full story here Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 13, 2013 at 3:30 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 13, 2013 at 5:20 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Breast Cancer Connections gets $12,000 boost
Nate Heydorff, a firefighter and paramedic for the Palo Alto Fire Department, hands Karen Nelson, executive director of Breast Cancer Connections, a check for $12,000 on Frida... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 13, 2013 at 3:09 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 13, 2013 at 3:09 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Bridging the flood control debate
It has taken more than a decade, but finally work is set to begin that ultimately will protect Palo Alto, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto from floods similar to the one that inu... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 12, 2013 at 1:48 pm
There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent 8 hours ago.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Kniss misuses credit cards
Both of our other local newspapers had a story yesterday about the fact that Liz Kniss misused her credit card while a county supervisor. Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Write the story, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 12, 2013 at 12:33 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 14, 2013 at 11:17 am.

AROUND TOWN
Re-inventing a classic
Like many local residents, the Zankich family never forgot the Parisian burger served at Mountain View's Linda's Drive-In decades ago, with its special sauce and sourdough bun... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 12, 2013 at 9:38 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 12, 2013 at 9:38 am.

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