Palo Alto takes bike-share program on another spin
After failing to advance its bike-share and electric scooters program last year, Palo Alto is now preparing to try again... Last comment on Mar 22, 2019 at 4:46 pm | 11 comments

Embattled Ravenswood superintendent forced to resign
Three weeks after placing the Ravenswood City School District's controversial superintendent on paid administrative leave,... Last comment 12 hours ago | 22 comments

County calls on Stanford to ramp up faculty housing
Stanford University may need to quadruple the number of housing units it has to produce for its employees under its ambitious... Last comment on Mar 20, 2019 at 9:29 pm | 29 comments

Local parents, Stanford coach indicted in college-admissions scandal
Numerous local parents and a Stanford University coach are among the dozens indicted in a nationwide college-admissions investigation... Last comment on Mar 20, 2019 at 12:59 pm | 99 comments

A New Shade of Green
by Sherry Listgarten
Looking for Leaks
Mar 24, 2019 | 0 comments

The Food Party!
by Laura Stec
Big Island Food Party!
Mar 22, 2019 | 1 comment

Couple's Net
by Chandrama Anderson
Premarital and Existing Couples: Marriage Rules: Yours, Mine, or Ours?
Mar 21, 2019 | 0 comments

Toddling Through the Silicon Valley
by Cheryl Bac
No sand toys, no problem
Mar 20, 2019 | 2 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.

Episode 176: The charter school challenge
Weekly journalists discuss what the rapid rise of charter schools means for traditional school districts, including the K-8 Ravenswood City School District in East Palo Alto. Friday, 3:46 PM

County to consider contacting ICE about violent inmates prior to release

SafeSpace offers mental health support line app

In East Palo Alto, a microcosm of the state's heated charter school debate

Judge urges school district, parents to resolve sexual-harassment case

$75K for a fake ACT score? Students say cheating happens without the big bucks

Bay Area's largest real-estate firm? It's a New York startup

Cardinal corner: Good Pac-12 wins for baseball, softball
Kyle Stowers doubled with two outs in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the third-ranked Stanford baseball team past visiting Utah in a Pac-12 Conference game Saturday. Sacred Heart Prep grad Andrew Daschbach got going offensively with three hits, including a home run, and drove in two runs. Saturday, 11:03 PM

Stanford women turn their attention to BYU in NCAA hoops

Third straight NCAA title for Stanford swimmers, divers

Former Cardinal Travis reaches NCAA Sweet 16 with Wildcats

Record-setting effort leads Cardinal to lacrosse win at ASU

Stanford women return from finals for big water polo win

Prep report: SHP wins, Paly loses first SCVAL game

Us

What will surely be the single-most commonly cited moment of "Us" is when a dumbfounded American dad asks psychopathic home invaders, "What are you people?," and they answer: "We're Americans." It's a punchline and a promise of scary, but satirical,...... Read the full review

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