Palo Alto aligns itself against 'one-size-fits-all' housing bills
Responding to a flurry of housing bills moving through Sacramento, Palo Alto's elected leaders took a stance on Monday night... Last comment 12 minutes ago | 50 comments

Over Simitian objections, school board voices support for Stanford agreement
Palo Alto Unified School District leaders on Tuesday lauded a proposed agreement between the district and Stanford University... Last comment 2 hours ago | 54 comments

County abruptly halts development-agreement talks for Stanford's expansion
Citing significant concerns about Stanford University’s newly announced deal with the Palo Alto Unified School District,... Last comment on Apr 18, 2019 at 2:25 am | 34 comments

Palo Alto looks to distance cell antennas from homes, schools
Seeking to strike a balance between federal requirements and resident concerns, Palo Alto approved on Monday night a new... Last comment 6 hours ago | 19 comments

Peninsula Foodist
by Elena Kadvany
Peek inside the fine-dining Selby's, opening in Redwood City this summer
Apr 17, 2019 | 3 comments

Couple's Net
by Chandrama Anderson
Premarital and Couples: "You're Not Listening to Me!" may mean "I don't feel heard."
Apr 17, 2019 | 0 comments

An Alternative View
by Diana Diamond
All those things our city does – and doesn’t -- do
Apr 16, 2019 | 5 comments

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Editorial: Hoping for goodwill and leverage, Stanford may wind up with neither
The self-congratulatory press release issued late Monday by Stanford University and Palo Alto school Superintendent Don Austin brought the intended headlines, leading the public to believe that an actual deal had been reached to mitigate Stanford's future development impacts on the schools. Friday, 6:52 AM | 24 comments

Village Stationers to close Menlo Park, Los Altos locations

Ravenswood school district, KIPP charter school reach facilities-rental agreement

City: University Avenue will be partly closed Saturday, early next week

Off Deadline: Bringing real-world humanity to the Great Immigration Debate

No webcast this week

Stanford men into NCAA gymnastics championship round
Second-ranked Stanford men's gymnastics has room for improvement and that's a good thing. Despite a season-low team score on the parallel bar, the Cardinal still managed to finish second in its session to qualify for the NCAA Championship finals, to be held Saturday at the State Farm Center in Illinois. Friday, 7:49 PM

Cardinal corner: baseball beats Oregon in Pac-12 game

Menlo School's tennis legacy continues to shine brightly

Prep baseball: Woodside wins a nail-biter; M-A loses to SI

Menlo College signs women's golfer, two women wrestlers

Menlo prevails at home in final WBAL track and field meet

Stanford a winner at Western Intercollegiate

Peterloo

Seven-time Oscar nominee Mike Leigh ("Topsy-Turvy") makes no concession to the passive viewer with his new historical film "Peterloo." Instead, he bustles his audience into a time machine and transplants them to a time and place -- 1819 England -- fo...... Read the full review

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