City leaders vow to improve code enforcement
Palo Alto leaders pledged on Tuesday to reform the city’s glitchy code-enforcement program, which according to a new audit... Last comment 5 hours ago | 14 comments

Off Deadline: Does Palo Alto really need a 'Parking Entrapment Zone'?
I seldom get parking tickets. I deeply respect time limits, permit parking and especially handicapped-parking spaces. Read... Last comment 1 hour ago | 66 comments

Greene Middle School celebrates 'transformative' renaming
Greene Middle School held a rededication ceremony on Wednesday in honor of its new namesake, an African-American technologist,... Last comment 3 hours ago | 17 comments

Facing tight housing market, tenants worry over uncertain future
Dennis Backlund spends most nights lying awake wondering where he's going to live. Soon the day will come when he must leave... Last comment 18 minutes ago | 71 comments

The Food Party!
by Laura Stec
Lakes and Larders (part 2)
Nov 14, 2018 | 0 comments

Stories of Hope
by Aldis Petriceks
Trials of My Grandmother
Nov 12, 2018 | 1 comment

A Pragmatist's Take
by Douglas Moran
El Camino: Another scheme to increase congestion?
Nov 12, 2018 | 16 comments

Teen arrested for East Palo Alto shooting
A teenage boy who police said shot two adults in East Palo Alto during a weekend party and who allegedly tried to rob an ice cream vendor two days before the party was arrested early Wednesday morning, police said Thursday. Thursday, 11:07 AM

Sister-in-law to face trial in Palo Alto killing

School board asks for Stanford to mitigate growth

Greene Middle School marks 'transformative' renaming

Fire Department prepares for influx in medical-response calls

Dharap wins second school board seat

City sees a rash of car break-ins

CCS football, cross country moved to the Salinas Valley
The Central Coast Section football playoff games scheduled for Friday and Saturday have been moved from home sites to the southern reaches of the CCS, where the unhealthy air from the Butte County fires, which has blanketed the Bay Area, has not reached. Thursday, 1:06 PM

Cardinal corner: recruit signings and coaching additions

Hannah to make Jump from hoops dream to hoops reality

The Big Game is in a different category for Stanford's Shaw

Palo Alto doubles team reaches CCS championship match

Boys CCS Open Division Championship cancelled

Stanford’s Beason named Pac-12 Player of the Year

Instant Family

Let me first try to be nice to "Instant Family," a comedy-drama about foster care and adoption. The film's premise, "inspired by" co-writer/director Sean Anders' own family life as a husband and father, isn't a bad one for an innocuous family comedy ...... Read the full review

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