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Palo Alto, Gunn High students look at year's top issues, future plans
With the school year soon ending, student representatives from Paly and Gunn High give their opinions on how their peers have reacted to the college admissions scandal and their equal but distinct school experiences.
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School board raised flags about deal with StanfordPalo Alto school board members wanted the district's now-pending deal with Stanford over the university's planned expansion to be conditioned on Santa Clara County's approval of its general-use permit.
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Ravenswood seeks local control over charter schoolsOn Thursday, the Ravenswood City Board of Education became the latest public agency to support state legislation that would limit the expansion of charter schools.
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West Bay Opera stages Giuseppe Verdi's final workIn "Falstaff," the titular "fat knight" tries to seduce two married women, in an effort to abscond with their husbands' fortunes.
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A Power PlayIn the "olden days" (up to about 20 years ago), a single utility would be responsible for an area, and would make sure its supply to meet demand. Now in many areas of the U.S., including ours, we have allowed for more competition and more resource sharing, to increase reliability, decrease prices, and spur innovation.
Despite Stanford's objections, county calls for more housing in campus expansion
Stanford University would be required to build more than 2,000 housing units and to offer nearly half of them at below market... Last comment 12 hours ago | 31 comments
By pleading guilty in college-admissions scandal, Menlo Park father could face prison time
A Menlo Park father charged with taking part in a nationwide college-admissions scam to get his daughter into a top-ranked... Last comment 7 hours ago | 17 comments
Teens accused of robbing Palo Alto woman tracked down in San Jose
Two teenage boys accused of robbing a woman in her Midtown Palo Alto home on Tuesday and last seen fleeing in her vehicle... Last comment 18 hours ago | 23 comments
To get more housing built, Palo Alto looks to loosen rules on San Antonio Road
Months after Palo Alto revised its zoning rules to encourage new housing in downtown and around California Avenue, the City... Last comment 9 hours ago | 53 comments
The Food Party!
by Laura Stec
Back Roads of California Wine Country
May 24, 2019 | 1 comment
Couple's Net
by Chandrama Anderson
Premarital and Couples: How to Stop an Argument
May 24, 2019 | 1 comment
Peninsula Foodist
by Elena Kadvany
Boba cafe headed to Menlo Park
May 23, 2019 | 0 comments
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Episode 184: Students speak out 2019
High school students Claire Cheng, Caroline Furrier, Ben Gordon and Arjun Prabhaker discuss issues impacting students in Palo Alto with education reporter Elena Kadvany. Friday, 5:12 PM
Police looking for man who stabbed East Palo Alto resident
Menlo Park woman who paid $15K in college admissions scam pleads guilty
Students: Palo Alto is getting more accepting of alternative post-high-school plans
Palo Alto Unified relented after standoff with Stanford
'This is not saying we're anti-charter.' Ravenswood school board backs state charter bills
Menlo has a pair of runners advance to state finals
Menlo School's Charlotte Tomkinson and Kyra Pretre both qualified to participate in the finals of the girls 800 meters at the CIF State Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Buchanan High in Clovis. Saturday, 12:04 AM
Salone delivers lifetime best to qualify for NCAA finals
Matthiessen nearly perfect in Stanford's baseball victory
Stanford men open with strong round at NCAA golf tourney
Jumping into the NCAA track and field championships
All is True
Shakespeare nerds -- and here I include myself -- will drink deeply from "All is True," a new work of historical fiction about the great playwright's "retirement" years. Legendary Shakespearean actors Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen play key rol...... Read the full review
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