REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: 'Wild Heart of One Bird Singing' She lived in a fishing village; she created illustrations of amphipods for the National Museum of Natural Sciences of Canada; she’s rather fond of birds. That’s South Bay arti... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Mar 6, 2013 at 3:43 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2013 at 4:09 pm.
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While growing up in Palo Alto, I met a new classmate in 7th grade at Wilbur (1969?). I admired him from the first time I saw him while we were standing outside i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Andrew L. Freedman, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Mar 6, 2013 at 3:13 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 15, 2013 at 12:37 pm.
SPORTS Area preps help PASA swimmers win team title Local swim teams will be happy to have some of their top swimmers back this week as the spring season gets fully under way. Most of those top swimmers spent last weekend in Te... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 6, 2013 at 1:33 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2013 at 3:28 pm.
AROUND TOWN High-speed rail hits speedbump in its Caltrain partnership What was billed as a historic occasion for the California High-Speed Rail Authority and its Bay Area partners ended on an awkward note Wednesday morning when the rail authorit... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 6, 2013 at 12:00 pm There have been 40 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 19, 2013 at 8:59 am.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Bay Area has most 'mega commuters' in nation Bay Area residents are more than four times more likely to be "mega commuters," according to a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS City tries to keep retail on Emerson Street block For a glimpse of downtown Palo Alto's changing fortunes, one need look no further than the 600 block of Emerson Street, where zoning laws have been swaying with the economic t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 6, 2013 at 5:13 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2013 at 3:43 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO How PETTY!!! With hundreds of school children and other tourists headed for Washington, DC for spring break, the Obama administration just cancelled tours of the White House due to 'budge... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kate, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Mar 5, 2013 at 5:32 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2013 at 12:16 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Salon workers win class-action lawsuit Four former employees of Natalie Salon, joined by more than 100 others, settled their class-action lawsuit for $750,000 against the nail and beauty center on Feb. 26.
Read t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 5, 2013 at 2:32 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2013 at 7:15 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS New opportunities await eight local teams this week The 2013 CIF Northern California basketball playoffs will offer a number of opportunities for eight local teams that begin play this week in Round 2 of the postseason playoffs... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 5, 2013 at 2:06 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2013 at 2:06 pm.
RESTAURANTS Nonprofits serve up Dine Out fundraisers Giving people the chance to contribute to charity while eating out is a growing fundraising trend for nonprofit organizations across the U.S., with the first National Dine Out... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 5, 2013 at 1:51 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2013 at 12:37 pm.
AROUND TOWN What's ethical? Despite the growing popularity of private SAT tutoring and college counseling, questions remain as to whether they provide students with an unfair advantage over peers. Some c... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 5, 2013 at 12:23 pm There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2013 at 10:28 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto looks to light up California Avenue California Avenue merchants and city officials haven't always seen eye to eye when it comes to the proposed revamp of the commercial strip, but this week they reached accord o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 5, 2013 at 12:18 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2013 at 12:01 am.
AROUND TOWN Longtime Paly history teacher Suzan Stewart dies at 72 Suzan Stewart, who taught history and social studies to generations of Palo Alto students, died March 3 after battling cancer. She was 72. She was passionate about making hist... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 5, 2013 at 10:19 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 8, 2013 at 7:45 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Gunn counseling committee offers 'compass' Brightening up the Gunn High School campus with paint and using the online tool Schoology were among the long-awaited suggestions of an advisory committee on counseling issued... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 5, 2013 at 10:15 am There have been 94 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2013 at 2:17 pm.
AROUND TOWN Edgewood Plaza work to proceed despite violation A long-stalled effort to spruce up Palo Alto's dilapidated Edgewood Plaza shall go on, the City Council decided March 4, despite the developer's illegal demolition of a histor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 5, 2013 at 8:44 am There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2013 at 2:40 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto goes 'carbon neutral' with electricity Palo Alto's green community buzzed with excitement Monday night as the city joined an elite club of municipalities that draw all their electricity from carbon-free sources.
R... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 4, 2013 at 10:37 pm There have been 33 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2013 at 11:46 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Palo Alto's 'sweethearts' Talia Rapoport and Arthur Garzon, center, along with fellow classmates from their third grade class at Barron Park Elementary smile as Tina Underwood, far right, and parents a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 4, 2013 at 3:46 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2013 at 9:52 pm.
AROUND TOWN Chamber, Weekly announce Tall Tree Awards Five individuals and organizations will receive this year's Tall Tree Awards, which are sponsored by the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce and the Palo Alto Weekly.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto mulls further changes to California Avenue Palo Alto's latest plans to renovate California Avenue, including a proposal to add pedestrian streetlights to the commercial thoroughfare, will be weighed and potentially app... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 4, 2013 at 10:02 am There have been 36 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 5, 2013 at 6:09 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Stanford scheduling proposal draws student ire To address an abundance of student scheduling conflicts, Stanford University is considering a plan to spread out its class times, which may include starting more classes earli... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 4, 2013 at 9:58 am There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2013 at 11:02 am.
AROUND TOWN Hypnotherapy explored as weight-loss alternative In a country where more than one-third of adults are obese, a growing number of people are exploring hypnotherapy as an alternative to conventional weight-loss methods. Palo A... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 4, 2013 at 5:36 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 4, 2013 at 5:36 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS CA ban on school fees Web Link
Note the third to last paragraph regarding PAUSD schools... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by A weary parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Mar 3, 2013 at 10:20 pm There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2013 at 10:54 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Three robberies, one armed, hit Palo Alto A man with a semi-automatic handgun walked into Public Storage on East Bayshore Road on March 2 and made off with cash and various items in what Palo Alto police said was one ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Mar 3, 2013 at 4:24 pm There have been 36 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 7, 2013 at 10:59 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Gunn Advisory Committee Report Now Available After a school board meeting a year ago, Gunn High School was directed by the school board to improve Gunn's guidance counseling program (Here's a link to the article by Chris... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gunn Parent, a member of the Gunn High School community, on Mar 3, 2013 at 4:14 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2013 at 3:11 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Acterra executive director to retire Michael Closson, who has led the Palo Alto environmental nonprofit Acterra for a decade, will retire as executive director on Aug. 31, the organization has announced.
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