AROUND TOWN President Obama's visit draws small crowd to Atherton About 50 people gathered in the vicinity of Valparaiso Avenue and Alameda de las Pulgas in Atherton this morning to watch the presidential motorcade.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Caltrain plans signal-safety upgrades at Palo Alto Two of Palo Alto's most important Caltrain crossings could receive safety improvements to train-approach warning systems as part of a $1.8 million project. The Peninsula Joint... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 4, 2013 at 10:17 am There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2013 at 11:38 am.
AROUND TOWN President Obama fundraises in the Bay Area President Barack Obama is in the Bay Area for a series of fundraisers in San Francisco and Atherton Wednesday and Thursday, and protesters with a variety of messages are mobil... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 4, 2013 at 8:51 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2013 at 10:18 am.
AROUND TOWN Palo Alto looks to welcome more public art Palo Alto has no shortage of eye-catching public art, from "Digital DNA," a giant egg covered with silicon chips that adorns Lytton Plaza, to California Avenue's quirky "Go Ma... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 3, 2013 at 7:04 pm There have been 39 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2013 at 3:30 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Flag flys over King Plaza at Palo Alto City Hall Perhaps a more honorable flag to fly at King Plaza at City Hall would be the POW/MIA flag supported by the 101st Congress and passed as Law 101-355 recognizing the flag in sup... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paco, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood, on Apr 3, 2013 at 5:33 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2013 at 5:00 pm.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG 'Palo Alto Forest’ seeks new digs Wanted: a new home for a Palo Alto forest. That is, the collection of photos on glass, hung with wood, wire and acrylic, known as the art installation “The Palo Alto Forest.” ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Apr 3, 2013 at 3:19 pm
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Paul C. Roberts' article called "Truth is Offensive" Have you seen the article by Paul Craig Roberts at
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Truth Is Offensive
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AROUND TOWN Tesla announces new financing plan Tesla Motors chief executive and co-founder Elon Musk announced April 3 a new financing plan for its Model S electric cars that's aimed at making them affordable for more peop... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 3, 2013 at 11:23 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2013 at 9:47 am.
SPORTS Stanford's Ogwumike a first-team All-American Stanford junior forward Chiney Ogwumike was named to the 2013 Associated Press All-America First Team on Tuesday in a vote of the 40 national media members who select the nati... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 3, 2013 at 10:58 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2013 at 10:58 am.
AROUND TOWN Sandberg to women: 'aim high, believe in yourselves' Author and Facebook Chief Operating Office Sheryl Sandberg exhorted a Stanford audience Tuesday to stand up and do the "hard work" of ending gender stereotypes.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Gang members allegedly beat preschooler on video Two members of the Taliban East Palo Alto gang allegedly beat a preschooler and threatened to shoot him because his father is a rival gang member, the San Mateo County Distric... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 3, 2013 at 10:02 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 24, 2013 at 2:01 pm.
AROUND TOWN Owner of JJ&F market eyes Miki's Alma Plaza space Miki's Farm Fresh Market might be closing, but one local grocer is looking at potentially taking over the spot. Joe Khoury, the patriarch of the family that owns JJ&F Market, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 3, 2013 at 9:58 am There have been 36 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 10, 2013 at 3:40 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Planned dog park in north Palo Alto hits a snag Palo Alto's plan to give residents in the north part of the city their first dog park is now in limbo after officials learned that visiting pooches would be exercising too clo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 3, 2013 at 9:13 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2013 at 4:06 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Obama In Town, Open Your Wallets Please Obama's coming to the Bay Area to reap millions of dollars from the rich in order to fund opposition to a pipeline construction project. That one of the hosts has made tens of... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Apr 3, 2013 at 8:50 am There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2013 at 7:48 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Alleged drunken driver strikes man, plows into home A Palo Alto man was arrested on suspicion of felony drunken driving after he allegedly hit an employee of a moving company and plowed into a home on Tuesday afternoon.
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AROUND TOWN Chopper? Anyone know what the deal is with the helicopter currently hovering over the Addison School area? READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by resident, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood, on Apr 2, 2013 at 5:54 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2013 at 6:19 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Cities look to install flood-warning system for creek Residents near the San Francisquito Creek received their latest wake-up call from the fickle creek on Dec. 23, when a heavy rain storm caused the creek to spill onto Highway 1... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 2, 2013 at 3:14 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2013 at 3:04 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Local news not being reported - flood control measure approved I heard on the radio about the City Council approving some flood control measures last night at the meeting and have come to find out more details here. Unfortunately, all tha... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Apr 2, 2013 at 1:30 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2013 at 7:01 pm.
AROUND TOWN Microsoft co-founder to open Palo Alto investment office Vulcan Capital, which manages investments for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, announced today that it would open an office in downtown Palo Alto.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Legal demand shuts down Edgewood Eats An attorney's letter citing several City of Palo Alto ordinances has shut down the popular food-truck event Edgewood Eats.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Legal demand shuts down Edgewood Eats An attorney's letter citing several City of Palo Alto ordinances has shut down the popular food-truck event Edgewood Eats.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO St. Patrick's finance director accused of stealing $202,000 Jennifer Margret Morris, the 57-year-old finance director for St. Patrick's Seminary and University in Menlo Park, has been charged in the theft of $202,000 and a 1982 Mercede... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 2, 2013 at 9:57 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 12, 2013 at 1:32 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto moves to support same-sex marriage Palo Alto officials enthusiastically jumped into the national debate over same-sex marriage on Monday night when they passed a resolution opposing Proposition 8 and agreed to ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 2, 2013 at 7:36 am There have been 58 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2013 at 6:30 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Good News for Gunn's Counseling Services Email from Gunn's Counseling
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Over 1200 students in the freshmen, sophomore and junior classes took the survey. While we know there is... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gunn student, a member of the Gunn High School community, on Apr 1, 2013 at 11:12 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 5, 2013 at 8:52 am.
SPORTS Change in Wisdom offers new life to track career Academics and athletics are cornerstones of the Stanford experience. But equally important to some scholar-athletes is a resource sometimes over-looked: Stanford Hospital. It'... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Apr 1, 2013 at 9:31 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2013 at 11:24 am.