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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford Theatre: Another Performing Arts Center?
Palo Alto already has a potential Performing Arts Center, unused, and if we can prevail on its non-profit owner, it might make a very nice additional venue for the Stanford Li... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Midtown Guy, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Oct 25, 2007 at 9:22 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 25, 2007 at 2:33 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Frank Benest survives second-night evaluation
At its second evaluation session relating to City Manager Frank Benest in two days, the Palo Alto City Council spent less than an hour behind closed doors Tuesday night -- wit... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 25, 2007 at 6:54 am
There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 28, 2007 at 1:08 pm.

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
I've had it with Bush and Cheney
I've just about had it with this President. And I've had it with the Democrats. I thought the Dems would end the war, they have not. Instead I've got a President who seems hel... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by js, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood, on Oct 24, 2007 at 8:39 pm
There have been 40 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 5, 2007 at 6:41 pm.

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Local firefighters battling SoCal blaze
Santa Clara County has sent 17 fire engines and 74 firefighters to help combat the Southern California wildfires, including one engine from Palo Alto. Read the full story he... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 24, 2007 at 5:17 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 25, 2007 at 3:08 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
2006-07 Girls' Winter All-League Teams
BASKETBALL Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=4611 posted Friday, March 9, 2007, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 24, 2007 at 5:09 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 24, 2007 at 5:09 pm.

SPORTS
Stanford loses another running back to injury
At this point of the season, Stanford football coach Jim Harbaugh perhaps is hoping just to finish the year with someone healthy enough to carry the ball. Redshirt senior run... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 24, 2007 at 2:32 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 24, 2007 at 2:32 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Teams of four running around downtown
If you were curious, as I was, by the groups of four people rushing around downtown this afternoon, it turns out they are from Applied Biosystems in Foster City and are workin... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Becky Trout, Palo Alto Weekly staff writer, on Oct 24, 2007 at 1:57 pm

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford to build new 900-seat concert hall
A 900-seat concert hall will be built at Stanford University as the cornerstone of a new performing arts center, President John Hennessy announced today. Read the full story ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 24, 2007 at 11:33 am
There have been 33 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 26, 2007 at 4:46 pm.

SPORTS
Paly beats Gunn in De Anza Division volleyball showdown
With just a couple of matches remaining in the rugged SCVAL De Anza Divison, the Palo Alto and Gunn High girls' volleyball teams met on Tuesday with a lot on the line. Visit t... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 24, 2007 at 10:54 am
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 26, 2007 at 4:42 pm.

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Secret scars
Amanda's best friend in seventh grade was the one who first told her about cutting. Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=4555 pos... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 24, 2007 at 10:44 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 24, 2007 at 10:44 am.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Our Town: A human relations problem
Three months ago, words were written in the Weekly that touched off a controversy that is not over. Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 24, 2007 at 9:22 am
There have been 50 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 24, 2007 at 9:38 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board agrees to open 13th elementary
In a meeting to map the future of Palo Alto's elementary schools, school board members unanimously agreed to take back the former Garland Elementary School site for a 13th ele... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 24, 2007 at 7:24 am
There have been 101 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 30, 2007 at 4:02 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Middlefield Road 'repaving'
Has anyone else noticed what a god-awful job is being done repaving Middlefield between Colorado and Charleston? Palo Alto is the one city that actually manages to make it... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Jarred, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Oct 23, 2007 at 8:06 pm
There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 1, 2007 at 6:01 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Come Meet the Palo Alto School Board Candidates - this FRIDAY!!!
I wanted to let you know that Silicon Valley Moms Blog http://www.svmoms.com and the Palo Alto Menlo Park Parents Club http://www.pampclub.org is hosting an event THIS FRIDAY ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by J.asher, a member of the Addison School community, on Oct 23, 2007 at 5:20 pm
There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 27, 2007 at 1:24 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
VIDEO: School board candidates talk about the issues
To help voters become familiar with candidates running for Palo Alto City Council and the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education, Palo Alto Online is posting vid... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 23, 2007 at 5:18 pm
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 6, 2007 at 12:26 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Garden-supply business ordered to close
Forced out of its East Bayshore Road site to make way for a key flood-control pump station, Ciardella's Garden Supply has begun operating illegally at 1001 San Antonio Road, t... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 23, 2007 at 4:46 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 25, 2007 at 9:02 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
City Manager Frank Benest's job in jeopardy?
After an unusual 2.5-hour closed personnel "evaluation" session by the City Council Monday night, City Manager Frank Benest still had his job. But it may be hanging in the bal... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 23, 2007 at 4:17 pm
There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 24, 2007 at 8:48 pm.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
City audit compliance low, Erickson reports
Only five of City Auditor Sharon Erickson's 93 recommendations were implemented during the last fiscal year, which ended June 30. Read the full story here http://www.paloalto... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 23, 2007 at 2:34 pm
There have been 33 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 25, 2007 at 11:40 am.

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Who is a patriot?
Recently there was a topic regarding the “Pledge Of Allegiance”, or the lack of it in schools. The exchanges shifted to whether it should/must be recited in schools. The opin... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Norm, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Oct 23, 2007 at 11:51 am
There have been 46 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 3, 2007 at 9:55 pm.

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Three people killed in East Palo Alto
Three people were shot to death Wednesday night as they sat in a parked car in the driveway of a house at 2367 Dumbarton Ave. in East Palo Alto -- the 11th, 12th and 13th homi... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 23, 2007 at 10:10 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 23, 2007 at 10:10 am.

AROUND TOWN
Great Multimedia Available on the PA Weekly Web Site!
Thanks to those who created these fantastic programs, available for all to see, on what we enjoy (and take for granted) here in Palo Alto. I have forwarded several to friends... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Midtown Guy, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Oct 22, 2007 at 9:49 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 23, 2007 at 9:28 am.

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Hoover director to meet with faculty Nov. 8
John Raisian, the director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford, will attend the university's Faculty Senate meeting Nov. 8 to answer questions about the controversial appoin... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 22, 2007 at 5:00 pm
There have been 31 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 24, 2007 at 7:43 am.

PALO ALTO ISSUES
Lytton Plaza redesign resurfaces
A group of downtown business leaders and Palo Alto parks advocates have revived plans to renovate Lytton Plaza with a $600,000 plan that would keep "The Egg" sculpture. Read ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 22, 2007 at 12:40 pm
There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 2, 2007 at 6:37 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Bad girls' doing time learn art of yoga
No one touches the gang girls in San Mateo County's Margaret J. Kemp Camp for Girls. Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=4305 pos... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 22, 2007 at 10:57 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 22, 2007 at 10:57 am.

SPORTS
Gunn football has a moment to shine
While there have been few bright moments for the Gunn High football team this season, one of them came Thursday night when the Titans registered an 18-0 victory over host Cupe... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 22, 2007 at 9:49 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 22, 2007 at 9:49 am.



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