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How are fire agencies working to prevent a local large-scale blaze?Land managers and fire agencies are emphasizing the need to create and maintain "defensible space" against fires and respond effectively to the "new normal."
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Passing on their musical knowledgePalo Alto Music Connection, a new nonprofit that offers peer-to-peer music instruction, has found financial stability through a grant from the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund.
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Review: Swanky Selby's serves steakhouse classicsAt Selby's, the newest addition to Bacchus Management Group's empire of upscale eateries, some dishes were beautifully executed while others inspired quizzical expressions around our table.
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Taking it to the pool at PacificBennett Williams and top-ranked and top-seeded Stanford meet Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rival USC at 5 p.m. Saturday in the NCAA national semifinals. (Photo by Hector Garcia-Molina/Stanford Athletics.)
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Do city officials ever consider giving taxpayers a break?Local governments spend and spend, and then want money to pay for things that they should have budgeted for. And this "ask" seems to be an annual refrain.
Palo Alto delays 'urgency' law to protect renters -- again
A proposal in Palo Alto to pass an "emergency law" to protect tenants facing evictions before California's new renter-protection... Last comment on Dec 4, 2019 at 11:31 am | 30 comments
Council holds back funds from plan to revitalize Ventura
Palo Alto's effort to develop a new vision for the Ventura area hit another unexpected obstacle on Monday night, when a routine... Last comment 3 hours ago | 17 comments
County assessor's report captures past 10 years, points to return to 'normal market'
Palo Alto's share of the assessment roll grew by 6.72% for 2019-2020 and makes up 7.62% of the total assessment roll.
Read... Last comment 3 hours ago | 9 comments
New Cubberley plan sets stage for tense debate
With the Palo Alto City Council and school district struggling to forge a common vision for redeveloping Cubberley Community... Last comment on Dec 3, 2019 at 6:04 pm | 23 comments
Toddling Through the Silicon Valley
by Cheryl Bac
Holiday Traditions
Dec 6, 2019 | 0 comments
Peninsula Foodist
by Elena Kadvany
Su Hong 2.0? Former waiter reopens Chinese standby under new name in Palo Alto
Dec 6, 2019 | 3 comments
Couple's Net
by Chandrama Anderson
Living as Roommates? Not Having Much Sex?
Dec 6, 2019 | 0 comments
An Alternative View
by Diana Diamond
Do city officials ever consider giving taxpayers a break?
Dec 2, 2019 | 18 comments
The holidays are here!
From live music to a visit with Santa, here's a look at some local holiday activities to help you get into the spirit of the season.
Fire agencies warn that the Santa Cruz Mountains could produce a large-scale blaze, similar to recent wildfires in the north bay, under the right conditions. Friday, 5:00 PM
Local fire agencies grapple with new era of 'megafires'
Despite demand, rising costs force cutbacks to meal program
County opens inclement weather shelters for weekend storm
Spell of wet, windy weather arriving to the Bay Area
Ravenswood leadership proposes closing Brentwood, Willow Oaks elementary schools
There's a lot of shots to go around for the Paly girls basketball team with Annika Shah out for the season with a torn ACL. Her 25 points per game accounted for around half of Paly's scoring last season. Friday, 12:31 AM | 1 comments
SHP girls in tourney title game, Priory girls also advance
Priory boys off and running at Redwood hoops Classic
2019 All-League Girls Cross Country Teams
Adding another chapter to a men's water polo rivalry
Waves
The new drama "Waves" goes out on Alabama Shakes' "Sound and Color," giving summative voice to writer-director Trey Edward Shults' dramatic and stylistic intentions: "This life ain't like it was/Sound and color/I wanna touch a human being/Sound and c...... Read the full review
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