PALO ALTO ISSUES
Vehicle dwelling: Harmless or nuisance?
Vickie Boone sipped her beverage slowly outside Peet's Coffee & Tea on Charleston Road, recalling the day two years ago when she decided to live in her car on Palo Alto's stre... |
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on Nov 16, 2011 at 2:14 pm by eww, a resident of Menlo Park |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Need advice: Thinking of moving to PA for the schools
Hi, as the mom of a 3 year old and a kindergartner, I could use some advice. We're considering a move from Redwood Shores to Palo Alto, mainly for the schools. Our public elem... |
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on Jan 11, 2010 at 2:47 pm by Barron Park Parent, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Swine flu spreads, causing school closures
Health officials are continuing to test Bay Area residents for swine flu today (Thursday) as more suspected and confirmed cases of the virus are coming to light.
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on May 5, 2009 at 11:29 am by Statistics and Risk, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Retired officers top Palo Alto's list of earners
As some of Palo Alto's longest serving police officers and firefighters head for retirement in the face of benefit reductions, some are cashing in on years' worth of unused va... |
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on Mar 13, 2012 at 3:35 pm by Bankrupting the Next Generation, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Library upgrades jump to $80 million
Revamping Palo Alto's libraries will cost $80 million -- about $35 million more than was estimated this time last year -- a dismayed City Council learned Monday night.
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on Mar 13, 2008 at 1:51 pm by Get real, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto Art Commission picks Szabo fountain
An abstract, vertical fountain designed by local artist Michael Szabo will replace the aged fountain at the end of California Avenue, the Palo Alto Puvlix Art Commission decid... |
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on Jan 26, 2011 at 9:46 pm by local yokel, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Achievement gap' still dogs Palo Alto schools
Despite years of efforts to combat it, a long-standing academic achievement gap persists in Palo Alto schools. African-American and Hispanic students enroll in fewer high-leve... |
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on Jul 6, 2010 at 8:43 pm by HelpUsIn94303, a resident of East Palo Alto |
DIANA DIAMOND'S BLOG
Palo Alto's new web site is user unfriendly
So I was really looking forward to the City of Palo Alto’s new web site. After months of development, after several delays (it was to be unveiled in the spring), the site was ... |
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on Sep 14, 2007 at 10:04 pm by Can\'t find, a resident of the Southgate neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Perspectives on Mandarin Immersion discussion?
I wasn't at the school board meeting, but understand the board voted 3-2 against the proposal, with Barb Mitchell changing her mind. Can people post their observations about t... |
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on Feb 3, 2007 at 5:55 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
College Terrace petition: 'End vehicle dwelling'
Two years ago Palo Alto city officials said they planned to craft a new ordinance to prohibit sleeping in cars overnight. But a cat-and-mouse game of vehicle shifting on city ... |
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on Oct 1, 2012 at 9:27 pm by Annoyed, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Pot measure heads for 2012 ballot in Palo Alto
Palo Alto voters will have a chance next year to overturn the city's 15-year-old ban on marijuana dispensaries and allow three facilities to set up shop in the city.
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on Oct 16, 2011 at 9:48 pm by Jonathan Steigman, a resident of Mountain View |
AROUND TOWN
Friday night 'Promenade'-- Was it a success?
Palo Alto's University Avenue today will be packed with people, not cars. As part of a six-hour "Palo Alto Promenade" downtown, beginning at 4 p.m., University is to be closed... |
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on Aug 12, 2007 at 3:43 pm by Ben Reaves, a resident of Los Altos |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Manager, council surprised by Cal Ave tree cutting
A major tree-removal project in California Avenue's business district caught both City Manager James Keene and the City Council by surprise, officials have acknowledge.
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on Oct 10, 2009 at 9:35 pm by Unicorns don\'t bow, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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 ... |
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on Nov 5, 2007 at 9:35 pm by Tyler Hanley, online editor of Palo Alto Online |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MI Summer School - how's it going?
Anyone know how the MI summer school program is going and would like to pass on any info? |
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on Aug 4, 2007 at 8:20 pm by parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why MI at Ohlone is a Good Deal for PAUSD
Every thread associated with Mandarin Immersion recently in the Town Square has been dominated by critics. We have learned a lot about perceived and actual drawbacks. What we ... |
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on Jun 5, 2007 at 3:25 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Weekly calls for halt to confidential school board memos
The Palo Alto Weekly has learned that school district Superintendent Kevin Skelly has been sending confidential weekly memos to Board of Education members, creating possible v... |
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on Jun 1, 2012 at 9:13 am by Rajiv Bhateja, a member of the Hoover School community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Description, sketch and observant cop led to the arrest
The arrest last week of Todd David Burpee on charges he beat, kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 17-year-old Gunn High School student Tuesday, Oct. 30, came about in large par... |
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on Jan 10, 2009 at 7:01 pm by mom of 8 black young men, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Setting the wrong example
My Nov. 7 column about school bullying in Palo Alto generated some thoughtful responses and triggered a thread on Palo Alto Online's Town Square forum with numerous opinions o... |
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on Dec 15, 2008 at 11:15 am by Ken, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
OpEd: Don't sacrifice August by forcing early school start
The August summer break for Palo Alto schoolchildren and their families is on the chopping block, and little will be gained from the sacrifice. Whether it will live or die wil... |
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on May 10, 2011 at 6:21 pm by Paly Grad 09, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Anti-Rumsfeld petition tops 3,200 signatures
The petition being circulated in the Stanford University community protesting the one-year appointment of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to the Hoover Institution as... |
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on Nov 30, 2007 at 5:57 pm by Stanford\'s Shame, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Unprofessional/unsafe PAUSD residency checks
A man from PAUSD just rang my door bell at 6:40 PM and expected me to open my door since he had a PAUSD tag around his neck. Being alone and not being an expert in self defens... |
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on Feb 21, 2009 at 10:16 pm by Sorry, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Police chief explains Children's Theatre probe
"Tens of thousands of dollars" are involved in the investigation of the Palo Alto Children's Theatre, Police Chief Lynne Johnson said Friday in a statement to the community.
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on Mar 13, 2008 at 2:07 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Daughter alleges misconduct in father's arrest
The daughter of Menlo Park resident William Burnett, an assistant professor at Stanford University, is alleging police misconduct in connection with his arrest on suspicion of... |
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on Dec 16, 2011 at 12:53 am by Anonymous, a resident of the Palo Alto Hills neighborhood |
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Tunnels to be considered for high-speed rail
As Palo Altans continue to define their love-hate relationship with the high-speed-rail project, residents and city officials are increasingly looking to deep-underground tunn... |
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on Feb 26, 2009 at 1:11 pm by Sara Armstrong, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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