CRIMES & INCIDENTS EPA police chief: 'Community policing works' Standing beside Attorney General Jerry Brown and a dozen other law enforcement and community leaders, East Palo Alto Police Chief Ron Davis declared the city's intense eight-m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 11, 2007 at 2:27 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 11, 2007 at 2:27 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Around Town DID SOMEONE SAY 'WMDs'? ... Councilman Jack Morton, one of five members continuing on the council next year, has heard quite enough about infrastructure from campaigning counc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 11, 2007 at 12:50 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2007 at 9:15 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Mindego Hill acquired for open space Mindego Hill, a small mountain that is a major geologic landmark west of Skyline Boulevard above Palo Alto, has been acquired by the Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) in a lan... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 11, 2007 at 12:39 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 15, 2007 at 10:58 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Outsiders trigger brawl at Stanford party Between 10 and 15 non-students caused a melee at a Stanford University fraternity party last weekend, leaving eight students with minor cuts and bruises.
Read the full story ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 11, 2007 at 12:33 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 11, 2007 at 12:33 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS 'Mentally ill' suspect charged in Walgreen's fire A 45-year-old parolee with a history of mental illness likely set the July 1 fire that destroyed the historic 1900 Walgreens building at 310 University Ave. in downtown Palo A... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 11, 2007 at 11:27 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 22, 2007 at 2:44 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES City of Palo Alto Website taken down Looks like the City is solving their web troubles by pulling the plug!
It was out 3+ hours yesterday, and is out again today.
So much for online library catalog access. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by in the dark, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Oct 11, 2007 at 11:21 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 11, 2007 at 11:40 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES is "Sit-Lie" Law the Answer? http://www.sfgate.com/flat/archive/2007/10/11/chronicle/archive/2007/10/11/MN84SNR4U.html
I think this is an interesting approach to a complex problem that plagues almost e... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Clean and Fair City, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Oct 11, 2007 at 10:09 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 15, 2007 at 10:54 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Bush Should Get the Nobel Freedom Prize President Bush should be the recipient of the Nobel Freedom Prize. Who else could compete with him?
He liberated Afghanistan and Iraq (and got rid of Saddam). Now he is m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Oct 10, 2007 at 9:49 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 14, 2007 at 7:20 am.
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG Making Palo Alto attractive to tourists What makes a town attractive to tourists? A lot more than just declaring our city a tourist town.
City council members want Palo Alto to become a tourist destination. But o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Diana Diamond, Palo Alto Online blogger, on Oct 10, 2007 at 3:01 pm There have been 39 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 23, 2007 at 12:37 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS PTAs requesting help - how much is too much ? PA schools are closed on Friday for staff development. This means that I will have my three angels (1 elementary, 1 middle and 1 high)under my feet all day. They are already r... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Oct 10, 2007 at 12:50 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 12, 2007 at 3:14 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Pre-election buzz about the 'I' word Nebulous yet necessary, that squiggly catch-all known as "infrastructure" is the election season's hot topic. It's on the lips of every Palo Alto City Council candidate and on... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 10, 2007 at 12:05 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 26, 2007 at 12:03 am.
AROUND TOWN Rumsfeld Rumsfeld appointed to Hoover, Stanford wins a big one. Serendipity? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Walter_E_Wallis, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Oct 10, 2007 at 11:32 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 13, 2007 at 8:07 pm.
AROUND TOWN At last: A Balanced Picture of What's Going on at PAL Thank you for printing a thoughtful, balanced view in today's paper. Maybe it will stop some of the hysteria. READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Concerned Member of Pacific Art League, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Oct 10, 2007 at 10:34 am
PALO ALTO ISSUES Editorial: Espinosa, Burt, Yeh, Dykwel for City Council Eleven candidates are in the race for four openings on Palo Alto's nine-member City Council in the Nov. 6 election — with no incumbents running. Bern Beecham, Dena Mossar and ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 10, 2007 at 9:39 am There have been 110 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 5, 2007 at 9:35 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Wave of hotels in city's future Three hotels — and possibly more — may bring at least $2 million a year in tax revenues to Palo Alto's coffers, city officials hope.
Read the full story here http... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 10, 2007 at 9:25 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 14, 2007 at 3:28 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS PA school board OKs grant for Mandarin program A nearly $200,000 federal grant will pay for start-up costs of next year's Mandarin-immersion program and for high-school Mandarin instruction, the Palo Alto school board vote... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 10, 2007 at 6:16 am There have been 52 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 14, 2007 at 5:43 pm.
AROUND TOWN Traffic slowdown this week Traffic delays are expected on Middlefield and Charleston roads beginning Thursday, Oct. 11, through Sunday, Oct. 14. The City of Palo Alto Public Works Department will resurf... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 9, 2007 at 3:34 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 15, 2007 at 12:57 pm.
BOOKS Goodbye Harry Potter I have reread all of the Harry Potter books and have just finished rereading "The Deathly Hallows". On my second reading of book 7 I have changed my opinion of it. At first, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by nat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Oct 9, 2007 at 1:54 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 13, 2007 at 6:30 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Scare tactics Would keep Palo Alto From Sustainability I don't know why the editor would print this drivel
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=6578
We all know, from many city audits that Palo Alto is a d... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mike, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Oct 8, 2007 at 7:12 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 13, 2007 at 5:38 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES This week on Town Square City won't fall apart
Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=6578 posted Friday, October 5, 2007, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 8, 2007 at 5:22 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 14, 2007 at 6:52 pm.
AROUND TOWN Heartbeats and drumbeats Isabel Stensel-Byrnes stood in the courtyard outside Fairchild Auditorium at Stanford University, practicing her bagpipe solo of "Amazing Grace." The notes wobbled and squeale... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 8, 2007 at 3:18 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 8, 2007 at 3:18 pm.
AROUND TOWN Pacific Art League sells building to developer! What is going on at the Pacific Art League? Why is the 80 year old institution selling the building out from under the members? Why were the 2 surveys which showed majority of... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Art Lover, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Oct 8, 2007 at 1:39 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 11, 2007 at 5:47 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Morning fire damages home in Menlo Park An early morning one-alarm fire displaced five people in Menlo Park today when a blaze ignited in the garage and extended into their home.
Read the full story here http://www... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 8, 2007 at 12:23 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 8, 2007 at 12:23 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Digging in for Jewish life The groundbreaking ceremony for the Taube-Koret Campus for Jewish Life brought out members of the Charleston Area Senior Citizen Center on Sunday afternoon. Photos by Marja... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 8, 2007 at 11:48 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 10, 2007 at 2:44 am.
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto market robbed by four men Four young men walked into the SOS Market at 941 Emerson St. in Palo Alto shortly before 8 p.m. Friday and robbed the owner of a small amount of cash, Police Sgt. Sandra Brown... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Oct 8, 2007 at 11:38 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 8, 2007 at 5:29 pm.
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