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Palo Alto to call on Google to expunge sensitive data
Documents released this week show how Palo Alto gave Google private city information to join the telecom giant's Fiber Cities program.
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Houzz's roof-deck plan could cause ripple effects
Home design company Houzz's proposed roof deck downtown coming before the Palo Alto City Council this Monday could lead to more in the area if the project is approved.
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Police allegedly pull over people of color on Facebook bikes
Many longtime East Palo Alto residents claim people of color seen riding Facebook bikes are being targeted by police looking for cyclists unlawfully using the company's property.
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'Foscari' is a gift for opera lovers
West Bay Opera's production of "I due Foscari," gives Verdi lovers every reason to be gleeful.
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The Other Greenhouse Gas
Methane is a much more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide -- about 86 times worse when measured over a 20-year period.
Palo Alto scraps downtown office cap
Palo Alto’s bitter debate over how much commercial growth the city should accommodate heated up Monday night, when a divided... Last comment on Feb 20, 2019 at 9:47 am | 83 comments
Editorial: A housing setback
Monday night's 4-3 decision to repeal a decades-old downtown growth policy designed to trigger a one-year pause on non-residential... Last comment on Feb 20, 2019 at 2:26 pm | 61 comments
Report: Inequality on the rise in Silicon Valley
Despite a sizzling economy and an influx of wealth, Silicon Valley remains a bastion of inequality, with more residents now... Last comment 31 minutes ago | 52 comments
Newsom scales back high-speed-rail plans
California's decade-long dream of building a high-speed rail system between San Francisco and Los Angeles hit a dead end... Last comment 2 hours ago | 121 comments
The Food Party!
by Laura Stec
Lettuce Pray
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Peninsula Foodist
by Elena Kadvany
Joe & the Juice opens in Redwood City
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Invest & Innovate
by Steve Levy
Who Pays for Palo Alto Schools
Feb 19, 2019 | 24 comments
Short story writers wanted!
The 33rd Annual Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest is now accepting entries for Adult, Young Adult (15-17) and Teen (12-14) categories. Send us your short story (2,500 words or less) and entry form by March 29. First, Second and Third Place prizes awarded in each category.
Former teacher sentenced to 15 years for child sex abuse
Michael Airo, a former Palo Alto elementary school teacher, was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in state prison for sexually abusing his ex-girlfriend's daughter more than a decade ago. Thursday, 5:58 PM | 5 comments
In a bid to woo Google, Palo Alto shared confidential utility information
City seeks to relax roof-deck rules
Nobu reveals hotel renovation plans
City looks to buy land near Boulware Park
Academic honors for Stanford's Smith, Menlo's Testa
Stanford senior forward Alanna Smith is included on the CoSIDA Academic All-District Women's Basketball First Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America it was announced Thursday. Menlo's Jeremiah Testa was named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District teams Thursday, 11:54 AM
It's the WBAL against the CCS in girls' soccer finals
Bears have no luck with the Irish in CCS Open hoops
Panthers venture into CCS Open championship with a wipeout
SHP, M-A boys soccer fall short of title match; Menlo advances
Stanford's Wu places second at The Prestige men's golf event
Arctic
Few films have ever kept it simpler -- in terms of plot and character -- than "Arctic," a calling card from Brazilian YouTube sensation and first-time feature filmmaker Joe Penna. Granted, the 19-day shoot in Iceland probably wasn't very simple, but ...... Read the full review
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