PALO ALTO ISSUES 2013: The Year of the Future With the post-recession triage now in the past and local sales-tax revenues climbing, 2013 promises to be a year of regrouping, soul-searching and looking far into the future ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 4, 2013 at 9:03 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2013 at 9:03 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Manhunt for prowler turns up empty-handed A man who prowled outside a woman's bathroom after she had showered eluded Palo Alto police on New Year's Eve, police Sgt. Patty Lum said.
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PALO ALTO ISSUES Baylands buildings - old becomes new and new left to rot? Why, I wonder, at the Baylands have they just redone the old Scout building and opened it as something new and special and let the old building with the boardwalk close and de... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 4, 2013 at 8:57 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2013 at 12:35 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Palo Alto's behind-the-scenes movers and shakers They may not be elected officials or department heads, but five members of the City of Palo Alto staff are almost certain to play critical roles in some of the city's most pre... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 4, 2013 at 7:28 am There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 10, 2013 at 1:58 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Caltrain board elects new officers The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (JPB), which owns and operates Caltrain, unanimously elected Santa Clara County Supervisor Ken Yeager as board chair Thursday.
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS Family faces burglary charges after Dec. 27 arrest A father, mother and daughter from Albania are facing burglary charges in Palo Alto after allegedly attempting to steal men's clothing and an expensive purse from a department... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 3, 2013 at 9:47 am There have been 42 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 9, 2013 at 8:53 pm.
AROUND TOWN Chi-Chang Kao named new director of SLAC An associate laboratory director at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has been named as the lab's fifth director, Stanford University President John Hennessy announced Wedn... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 3, 2013 at 1:32 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 3, 2013 at 6:07 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Officials declare emergency over EPA levee damage East Palo Alto officials are seeking an estimated $2.6 million in government aid after pre-Christmas storms extensively damaged the levee that prevents San Francisquito Creek ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 2, 2013 at 9:05 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 8, 2013 at 8:55 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES World Peace - Is It Possible World Peace? You may declare, why bring this up?
The answer is, world peace is everybody's responsibility. You may say, isn't that somebody else's responsibility? I submit,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by World Citizen, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jan 2, 2013 at 6:38 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2013 at 1:14 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Radio in the Bay Area, Anyone remember KGO's mass firing last year ? Hey Palo Altans and others. I just happened to be reminded of the changes at KGO radio about a year ago when KGO, fired most or their talk show hosts and drastically changed ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Former Radio Listener, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jan 2, 2013 at 5:57 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 5, 2013 at 10:32 pm.
REBECCA WALLACE'S AD LIBS BLOG Ad Libs: My top 10 arts events from 2012 Some of my favorite arts moments and events this year came from unexpected places. An impromptu piano concert overheard through a door, for instance. Or a phenomenal acting pe... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca Wallace, arts & entertainment editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Jan 2, 2013 at 4:33 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2013 at 11:14 am.
AROUND TOWN How did horses get on Interstate 280? Why and how four horses from Webb Ranch got onto Interstate 280 on Saturday, Dec. 29, is unclear. Three of the horses were struck and killed by a car on I-280 north of Alpine ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 2, 2013 at 4:19 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2013 at 9:06 pm.
AROUND TOWN New safe-driving laws take effect in California Texting while driving, red-light cameras and party buses are among the targets of new driving-related laws that took effect in California Tuesday, Jan. 1.
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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO CHP arrests 208 for DUI over New Year's weekend The California Highway Patrol is reporting that it made the same number of DUI arrests in the Bay Area over the holiday compared to the same period last year while fatal colli... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 2, 2013 at 12:07 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 2, 2013 at 6:27 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Top five trends of 2012 If there is one trend that has shaped Palo Alto's most fervent debates of 2012 it's the city's push to encourage dense development near major transit stations -- namely, downt... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 2, 2013 at 11:31 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 2, 2013 at 5:41 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Man grazed by bullet in East Palo Alto A man apparently grazed in the head by a gunshot in East Palo Alto Tuesday morning, Jan. 1, refused to cooperate with police as he was treated at Stanford Hospital, according ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 2, 2013 at 9:58 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 6, 2013 at 1:43 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Palo Alto police arrest three people for burglary Three people from Albania were arrested Thursday, Dec. 27, on commercial burglary and conspiracy charges at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, the Palo Alto Police Dep... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 2, 2013 at 8:53 am There have been 29 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 4, 2013 at 9:34 am.
AROUND TOWN Perhaps a better way to improve pedestrian and bike safety Today, 1 January 2013, many communities in the UK introduced 20 MPH speed limits in areas where cars, pedestrians and bicycles share the same space.
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SPORTS Stanford wins Rose Bowl over Wisconsin, 20-14 Usua Amanam's interception with 2:03 left in the game and two field goals by Jordan Williamson carried Stanford to a 20-14 victory over Wisconsin in the 99th annual Rose Bowl ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 1, 2013 at 7:29 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 2, 2013 at 9:08 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Some details may remain unknown about crash that killed three horses With at least two routes to the northbound lane of Interstate 280 north of Alpine Road, the management at Webb Ranch in Ladera may never know exactly which route four mature h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 1, 2013 at 4:21 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 2, 2013 at 11:47 pm.
AROUND TOWN I Wish... Discrimination against the disabled in Palo Alto is entirely indicative of discrimination in society as a whole.
I really wish I could have done a lot more for the Palo Al... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Daniel Mart, a resident of Mountain View, on Jan 1, 2013 at 1:30 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 2, 2013 at 1:45 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO The Irony of Dems Supporting Bush Tax Cuts Politics is a strange thing. Obama has embraced the vast majority of GWB's tax cuts, something he opposed for a long time. The GOP are whining, even though they got much of ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lawrence, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Jan 1, 2013 at 11:39 am There have been 42 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 9, 2013 at 10:19 am.
AROUND TOWN The time for talk is over, the Rose Bowl game is upon us Rose Bowl notebook
The work is essentially done. Stanford had a walk through on Monday at Glendale College, and there will be some last-minute film study and instruc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 1, 2013 at 1:40 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 1, 2013 at 1:40 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO East Palo Alto to New Year revelers: 'Use a gun, go to jail' Celebratory gunfire is getting a serious crackdown in East Palo Alto, where police plan to more than triple the number of officers on city streets on New Year's Eve, the depar... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 31, 2012 at 5:37 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 1, 2013 at 10:02 am.
AROUND TOWN First Person: A conversation with the Stanford Tree Stanford grad Jonathan Strange talks to Lisa Van Dusen about what it takes to be the Stanford Tree, mascot of the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band, in anticipat... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Dec 31, 2012 at 4:09 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 2, 2013 at 7:57 pm.
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