ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Storm system from Alaska headed for Bay Area Bay Area residents may want to bundle up, as a cold-weather system is headed this way and will linger for several days, a National Weather Service forecaster said.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Residents split at meeting over Newell Road bridge A crowd of community members from Palo Alto and East Palo Alto jammed into the theater at the Lucie Stern Community Center to voice their opinions on the proposed replacement ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 9, 2013 at 6:42 am There have been 59 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 11, 2013 at 8:08 am.
SPORTS Another Cardinal foregoes final year, declares for NFL Stanford redshirt junior cornerback Terrence Brown became the third member of this year's football team to forego his final year of eligibility and pursue a potential NFL care... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 8, 2013 at 10:35 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 8, 2013 at 10:35 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES #1 priority for our city council The top priority for our council should be to pass a mandatory occupancy law. A concerned citizen, on another thread, has expressesed concern that "foreigners" are buying home... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Not an issue, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Jan 8, 2013 at 5:08 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 11, 2013 at 1:55 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board to discuss annual goals Thursday The Palo Alto Board of Education will discuss its annual goals in an all-day retreat at the Garden Court Hotel Thursday, Jan. 10. The open-session agenda includes discussion o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 8, 2013 at 2:29 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 12, 2013 at 4:44 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Arrest in decades-old Mtn. View murder case After 28 years, justice may finally be served in the death of Saba Girmai, a Santa Clara County woman who was found strangled to death in a Mountain View Dumpster in 1985, acc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 8, 2013 at 11:49 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 10, 2013 at 2:27 am.
SPORTS Menlo School's Edelman will be honored at hall of fame Menlo School senior Drew Edelman will be honored during the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California induction ceremony on Jan. 27 in San Francisco.
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AROUND TOWN Palo Alto looks to change affordable-housing law Seeking to comply with changes in state law and encourage construction of more affordable housing, Palo Alto is considering revising a local law that gives developers incentiv... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 8, 2013 at 10:58 am There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 11, 2013 at 4:32 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Scharff, Shepherd to lead City Council in 2013 The Palo Alto City Council ushered in the new year Monday night by choosing Greg Scharff and Nancy Shepherd as its mayor and vice mayor for 2013.
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AROUND TOWN Palo Alto set to swear in new mayor, vice mayor Palo Alto will elect its 2013 mayor and vice mayor tonight, as well as say goodbye to outgoing Mayor Yiaway Yeh and Councilman Sid Espinosa, who will be taking part in their f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 7, 2013 at 12:11 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 8, 2013 at 10:50 pm.
AROUND TOWN Former Mayor Sandy Eakins dies Sandra Brown Eakins, a former Palo Alto mayor and civic activist, died Jan. 2 at her home in Oakland after a long illness. She helped organize the League of Women Voters-spons... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 7, 2013 at 10:58 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 8, 2013 at 12:13 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Two arrested in Palo Alto carjacking Saturday Palo Alto police have arrested two suspects in a Saturday night carjacking that took place near the intersection of California Avenue and Park Boulevard. The victim, a Palo Al... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 7, 2013 at 10:51 am There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 7, 2013 at 4:48 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES PA real estate agents - selling out PA to the highest bidder Just want to throw out a question to the community: do you think the ever-growing phenomenon of Palo Alto homes being bought by international buyers - many (most?) of which ar... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jan 7, 2013 at 10:27 am There have been 31 comments on this topic, the most recent 5 hours ago.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Letters Preserve Buena Vista
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SPORTS Stanford's Steffens is named the world's best Women's water polo
Stanford freshman Maggie Steffens, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist and Olympic Games MVP, has been named Best Female Water Polo Player of 2012 by the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 6, 2013 at 6:51 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 6, 2013 at 6:51 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Palo Alto police nab suspected package thief A Union City man who police said stole packages from homes in Palo Alto and San Jose in recent weeks was arrested Tuesday afternoon after a Midtown resident saw the man steal ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 6, 2013 at 1:26 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 7, 2013 at 9:47 pm.
AROUND TOWN Quality of life tops neighborhood goals for 2013 New Year's resolutions are as varied as Palo Alto's residents, but for leaders of the city's neighborhood associations, addressing three issues -- creek flooding, new developm... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 6, 2013 at 11:28 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 7, 2013 at 3:22 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO How much do you spend on groceries a month? My fianc� and I are in a heated debate on how much we should spend on groceries/household items a month. He thinks we spend way too much as a family of four. We're just curi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tryingtosave, a resident of Los Altos, on Jan 5, 2013 at 8:47 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 9, 2013 at 9:27 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Driver to go to trial for fatal Mountain View crash Matthew Pumar, the driver accused of hitting and killing Mountain View resident William Ware last June, will stand trial on the charge of felony vehicular manslaughter with gr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 5, 2013 at 7:52 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 5, 2013 at 7:52 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS What do your kids think about the new school schedule What do you kids think about finishing the semester before break. Here's what I hear from high schoolers:
--Teacher's didn't have time for review before finals. Some were s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by parent, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jan 5, 2013 at 9:58 am There have been 67 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 12, 2013 at 11:45 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES What's up with the Mitchell Park Library I haven't seen much work going on at the Mitchell Park Library. Does anyone have a status update? I can't wait to see the final building. When is it slated to open? Have t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Middlefield driver, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jan 5, 2013 at 9:43 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 7, 2013 at 3:36 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES School board president: Public education key to state's future Like many couples with young children, Dana Tom and Nancy Kawakita moved to Palo Alto mainly because of its reputation for good schools. That was 15 years ago. Before long Tom... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 5, 2013 at 7:59 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 7, 2013 at 1:44 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Important article about school enrollment buried in Around Town and copied here. GROWTH OR FLUKE? ... Seventy-six new students have enrolled in Palo Alto schools with a start date of Jan. 7 — the first day back after winter break. Last year that number was... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 4, 2013 at 7:41 pm There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 10, 2013 at 10:19 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Around Town A NEW DAY ... Palo Alto's mayoral election is typically a ceremonial affair, perfectly suited to the largely ceremonial position. Thanks to the city's long-established ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 4, 2013 at 6:58 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 7, 2013 at 6:09 pm.
MOVIES The year 2012 in film From a pint-sized girl surviving storms on the wrong side of the levee to a CIA agent planning to rescue a band of hostages, the stories that played out on the silver screen i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 4, 2013 at 1:20 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 11, 2013 at 3:33 pm.
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