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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, 1 hour ago There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent 5 minutes ago.
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 2 hours ago There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent 2 hours ago.
RESTAURANTS Shoptalk: Fleming's Steakhouse expanding Big plans are on the horizon for Fleming's Steakhouse at Stanford Shopping Center.
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AROUND TOWN See: What's being built in your area? See: What's being built in your area?
Show me building permits near... "Palo Alto"
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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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, 5 hours ago There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent 19 minutes ago.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS 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.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS 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 Hou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 19, 2013 at 12:08 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent 4 hours ago.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 19, 2013 at 11:50 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent 6 hours ago.
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 ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 18, 2013 at 4:56 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent 2 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto hopeful about buying historic post office The future of Palo Alto's downtown post office building could become clearer Monday night, when the City Council considers whether to purchase the historic and iconic Hamilton... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 18, 2013 at 4:44 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent 0 minutes ago.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS 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 lo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 18, 2013 at 2:42 pm There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent 5 hours ago.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Skelly posts local official's letter re Duveneck OCR bullying case Superintendent Kevin Skelly Friday posted a letter to the PAUSD website from a Palo Alto city official that describes the OCR bullying complaint at Duveneck Elementary School ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Curious, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on May 18, 2013 at 12:01 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2013 at 5:47 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO 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.
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AROUND TOWN Around the block A RITUAL CHEESE CRACKING ... The new gourmet grocery store The Fresh Market will forgo the usual ribbon cutting in favor of a cheese-cracking ceremony when it opens its new... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 17, 2013 at 5:33 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent 11 hours ago.
AROUND TOWN Shop Talk FLEMING'S ON THE MOVE ... Big plans are on the horizon for Fleming's Steakhouse at Stanford Shopping Center. Construction recently began for the steakhouse's new stand-alone b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 17, 2013 at 5:31 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 18, 2013 at 8:47 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES 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 yo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 17, 2013 at 10:38 am There have been 44 comments on this topic, the most recent 2 hours ago.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS 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 ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 17, 2013 at 9:11 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2013 at 12:19 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 17, 2013 at 9:06 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 18, 2013 at 8:57 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES 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 m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 17, 2013 at 6:47 am There have been 38 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2013 at 4:34 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 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 ho... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 17, 2013 at 12:32 am There have been 36 comments on this topic, the most recent 19 hours ago.
RESTAURANTS Thread for Restaurant/Bakery Comments Some of the most enjoyable threads I've read on PAO & The Almanac have been about restaurants/bakeries. I thought it'd be nice to have an ongoing thread so that folks can comm... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by iamhmmm@yahoo.com, a resident of East Palo Alto, on May 16, 2013 at 12:03 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2013 at 12:58 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO 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 aro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 16, 2013 at 11:27 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2013 at 8:31 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES 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.
Read the fu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 16, 2013 at 10:19 am There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2013 at 2:22 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS '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 wh... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 16, 2013 at 10:11 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 19, 2013 at 10:14 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS 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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on May 16, 2013 at 9:07 am There have been 76 comments on this topic, the most recent 41 minutes ago.