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Couple sentenced for role in college admissions scamDr. Gregory Colburn, 65, and Amy Colburn, 53, were each sentenced to eight weeks in prison for paying $25,000 to a sham charity in exchange for their son's fraudulently inflated SAT score.
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Meet 10 trailblazers recognized with Tall Tree AwardsThis year's award recipients, who'll be recognized at a ceremony on April 21, have created positive and lasting change in the community.
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Participate in this year's Palo Alto Citywide Yard SaleReusing — whether you donate, buy or sell — is one of the best ways to reduce waste and keep usable stuff out of the landfill. Sign up to hold a yard sale and join the fun! The deadline to register is May 13.
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Agency gives city $800K for housing plan downtownOn Monday, the City Council will consider accepting a $800,000 grant to plan for increasing residential construction in the city's most transit-served area.
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Stanford, Lucile Packard nurses prepare to strikeThe nurses, who have been working without a contract since April, plan to strike on April 25 after 13 weeks of bargaining with the hospitals.
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Groups organize rallies, festivals to mark Earth DayEarth Day comes this year with the chance for the community to gather for the first time in two years to raise awareness about climate change. Here's where to mark the event in person, along with a few virtual events, too.
Opinion: Say 'Nimby' to Environmental Injustice
Gas blowers and other small off-road engines produce more ozone than all of California's tens of millions of cars combined.... Last comment on Apr 14, 2022 at 4:20 pm | 13 comments
Thousands of Stanford and Packard nurses vote to authorize strike
A whopping 93% of voting members of a nurses union on Thursday authorized their leaders to call a strike against Stanford... Last comment on Apr 13, 2022 at 10:57 am | 32 comments
LaDoris Cordell: Jackson has 'made the U.S. Supreme Court look more and more like America'
Retired Judge LaDoris Cordell said she was overjoyed when the U.S. Senate votes were tallied on Thursday afternoon and Judge... Last comment 4 hours ago | 21 comments
Palo Alto opts to keep police radios encrypted
Facing resistance from the Palo Alto Police Department, the Palo Alto City Council reluctantly agreed on Monday to keep police... Last comment on Apr 9, 2022 at 8:49 pm | 20 comments
Couple's Net
by Chandrama Anderson
17 Months and ‘No’ 105 Times = Yes!
Apr 15, 2022 | 0 comments
Invest & Innovate
by Steve Levy
Increasing the Number of Customers for Palo Alto's Small Businesses
Apr 14, 2022 | 3 comments
Peninsula Foodist
by The Peninsula Foodist
Feast and Floral's cheese boards and flower bouquets are coming to Palo Alto's Salvaje
Apr 13, 2022 | 1 comment
An Alternative View
by Diana Diamond
Can you read cursive? Do you know why democratic values are important?
Apr 12, 2022 | 38 comments
Tall Tree Awards honor global and local impact of outstanding individuals and organizations
Palo Alto parents sentenced in college admissions scandal
Palo Alto's downtown plan would focus on housing
Gunn student creates a community cookbook to raise funds for food bank
Dr. Sara Cody reflects on her front-and-center role during the pandemic
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