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City scraps plan to raise train tracks at Churchill
Seeking to ease concerns from residents in the Old Palo Alto and Southgate neighborhoods about property seizures, Palo Alto... Last comment 2 hours ago | 52 comments

Whizzing cyclists are putting pedestrians on edge
A city effort to make the tunnel under the train tracks at Palo Alto's California Avenue accessible to motorized wheelchairs... Last comment 8 hours ago | 73 comments

Opinion: 'Guilt by association' logic is dangerous
In a community as diverse as ours, with citizens from around the world calling Palo Alto home, public officials should demonstrate... Last comment 7 hours ago | 63 comments

Residents must vacate President Hotel Apartments by November
Residents at the historic President Hotel Apartments in downtown Palo Alto received notice Tuesday, June 12, that they will... Last comment 20 hours ago | 34 comments

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"Domestic Violence Rally"
A group of organizations against domestic violence gathered outside the Palo Alto Courthouse where Abhishek Gattani, co-founder of the startup Cuberon, was scheduled for sentencing this afternoon. Gattani was originally charged with felony infliction of corporal injury on a spouse, but prosecutors later amended the complaint that reduced the charges. The group said the victim was Neha Rastogil, a former Apple engineer. Gattani's hearing was continued to June 15. Photo by Veronica Weber. Submitted by Jamey Padojino on May 18, 2017

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Budget takes aim at pension costs in Palo Alto
Alarmed by rising pension costs, Palo Alto's elected leaders took a highly unusual move Monday night when they passed an annual budget that includes $4 million in unspecific cuts. Tuesday, 2:43 AM

Palo Alto officials blast poster expressing anti-gay sentiments
A series of posters that lewdly criticize Palo Alto libraries for displaying literature about LGBTQQ issues as part of its Pride Month celebration circulated around Mitchell Park over the weekend and drew a sharp rebuke from city officials Monday afternoon. Monday, 4:15 PM | 5 comments

Girl on bicycle injured in collision with car
A girl on her bicycle was injured in a collision with a car on El Camino Real in Palo Alto late Monday morning, blocking the roadway for about two hours. Monday, 5:24 PM | 16 comments

Finding meaning, 'light' post graduation
In Sterling K. Brown's commencement address to the Class of 2018 at his alma mater Stanford University on Sunday, the award-winning actor opened up about a difficult experience: the writing of the very speech he was giving. Sunday, 2:46 PM | 2 comments

VIDEO: President Hotel
Weekly staff discuss the implications of this week's purchase of the historic President Hotel from a 75-unit apartment building to a 100-unit hotel. Monday, 9:01 AM

Ex-Theranos executives indicted by federal grand jury
The former CEO and COO of embattled blood-testing company Theranos have been indicted by a federal grand jury for an alleged multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud investors, doctors and patients. Monday, 8:55 AM | 36 comments

Court documents detail alleged sexual assault of girl on jog
A female high school student who said she was sexually assaulted at gunpoint while on a run in Palo Alto in March told her alleged assailant that she had an infection and needed medication, a defense she believes prevented him from raping her. Monday, 9:02 AM | 5 comments

City moves to calm anxieties over property takings
Seeking to ease concerns from residents in two neighborhoods about property seizures, Palo Alto officials are preparing to abandon the idea of raising or lowering the rail corridor near the Churchill Avenue crossing. Friday, 9:27 AM | 52 comments

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