CRIMES & INCIDENTS
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 ... |
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1 minutes ago by neighbor, a resident of another community |
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 rec... |
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7 minutes ago by Please no rezoning, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
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.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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8 minutes ago by Sean, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD girds for lawsuits in two cases, signals possible wider scope
After two abortive attempts to discuss PAUSD civil rights violations out of public view, the school board is set for a closed session Friday to discuss "significant exposure" ... |
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8 minutes ago by Curious, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
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.
Read the full story here Web Link.... |
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25 minutes ago by resident, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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1 hour ago by paly parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
PAUL LOSCH'S COMMUNITY BLOG
Apple and Taxes
Let's face it, none of us wants to pay taxes.
And the taxes that we do pay cover things like infrastructure, schools, among other things.
So, I am troubled that our loca... |
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1 hour ago by biggest tax avoiders?, a resident of Atherton |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
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 em... |
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2 hours ago by The Truth, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
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... |
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2 hours ago by Mel, a resident of Mountain View |
AROUND TOWN
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.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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2 hours ago by undrgrndgirl, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
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.
Re... |
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4 hours ago by businessdecision, a resident of another community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
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 -- ... |
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12 hours ago by Massive scam, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Divisive Maybell Avenue proposal wins 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 aut... |
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13 hours ago by Please no rezoning, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
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 resi... |
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14 hours ago by Jane, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
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 premedita... |
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15 hours ago by Getitstraight, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Deaths
Charles Perry III
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, February 17, 2012, 12:00 AM |
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16 hours ago by Adam, a resident of Menlo Park |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
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.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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16 hours ago by PAmom33, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
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.
Read ... |
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18 hours ago by Office Decor Robbie , a resident of the University South neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Shoptalk: Fleming's Steakhouse expanding
Big plans are on the horizon for Fleming's Steakhouse at Stanford Shopping Center.
Read the full story here Web Link posted ... |
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19 hours ago by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Feds rebuke district over email to parents
A letter sent to all Duveneck Elementary School parents on April 15 by the school's principal about a new investigation into bullying at the school brought a sharp and immedia... |
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20 hours ago by PTA mom, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto's Tesla repays Federal loans 9 years early
Story in the Mercury-News: Web Link
What kind of lousy management is this? With in... |
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21 hours ago by Sharon, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
JAY THORWALDSON'S BLOG
Will -- or should -- adult schools remain 'the quiet corner' of local education?
In about eight years, the Palo Alto Adult School will be observing its 100th anniversary -- a century of promoting the notion that learning can be for a lifetime.
Since it... |
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22 hours ago by paly parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Cost of new Mitchell Park Library continues to climb
The new Mitchell Park Library and Community Center is slated to open this fall as scheduled, but the city's concerns over who is responsible for the project's cost overruns ar... |
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on May 22, 2013 at 12:06 pm by Dave Hood, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Buyer Beware! Door to Door guys trying to sell AT&T U-verse
There are sales guys going door to door trying to sell you AT&T U-verse.
They are not AT&T employees, they work for an SF firm called "EMW".
They claim they are contract... |
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on May 22, 2013 at 11:41 am by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
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 ... |
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on May 22, 2013 at 11:19 am by sandy, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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