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Rate hikes aim to shake up Palo Alto's parking scene
The start of a new fiscal year rarely causes a stir in Palo Alto, where a healthy economy has helped the City Council invest... Last comment 5 hours ago | 40 comments

City to crack down on El Camino RVs
Nearly 50 recreational vehicles lining El Camino Real in Palo Alto along the Stanford University border will soon be told... Last comment 0 hours ago | 78 comments

Editorial: The cannabis contradiction
The community's strong support of Proposition 64 should prompt the city to actively work to implement the law rather than... Last comment 6 hours ago | 38 comments

Music school faces possible shut-down
For more than a decade, the New Mozart School of Music has helped to Palo Alto's aspiring pianists unleash their inner Wolfgang... Last comment 3 hours ago | 79 comments

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Paly's Kathie Laurence named Gunn principal
Kathie Laurence, a Palo Alto High School assistant principal and former social studies teacher, will take over as the permanent principal of Gunn High School effective July 3, the school district announced Monday evening. Monday, 7:42 PM

Fire budget sparks uncertainty
A proposal to slash $1.3 million from the Fire Department budget is stoking anxieties among some residents, who are calling on the city to be more judicious and transparent about potential cuts. Monday, 4:14 PM | 1 comments

Group seeking to recall Brock Turner judge files notice
A group seeking to oust Aaron Persky, the Santa Clara County Superior Court judge who sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months in county jail last year, filed a notice of intent to circulate a recall petition on Monday morning. Monday, 3:10 PM

Shop Talk: Timberland, Fast Tony's Chicken to open
In this week's Shop Talk column, Timberland comes to Stanford Shopping Center and Palo Alto gets a new fried chicken eatery but loses a fast-casual pizza joint. Monday, 8:15 AM | 4 comments

VIDEO: The future of parking; cracking down on RVs
Palo Alto Weekly journalists discuss the city's preparations to overhaul parking rules in downtown and California Avenue in addition to enforcing city code on RVs parked along El Camino Real near Stanford University for more than 72 hours. Monday, 8:15 AM

Community Notebook: Speakers to discuss suicide contagion
The author of a new book on suicide contagion, along with a Palo Alto parent and Gunn High School psychology teacher will discuss Palo Alto's teen suicide clusters at an event Tuesday evening. Saturday, 8:48 AM | 6 comments

Rate hikes aim to shake up Palo Alto's parking scene
Commuters to downtown and California Avenue could be in for an eye-popping shock on July 1, the start of the new fiscal year, when fees for parking lots and garages reach new heights. Friday, 6:49 AM | 40 comments

City to crack down on RVs

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Music school faces possible shutdown

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