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Rise in students stealing from CVS forces new store policy
CVS Pharmacy's Town & Country Village location is reducing the number of Paly students entering the store during the school's lunch hour to groups of five in response to a spike in students stealing merchandise.
City closes offices for Veterans Day
The city of Palo Alto's administrative offices are closed today, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day.
Three points of contention in Stanford GUP
Stanford University and the county of Santa Clara took fundamentally opposing viewpoints on a few key development issues, eventually leading to the university's withdrawal on Nov. 1 of its general-use permit application.
Movie review: 'Doctor Sleep'
Based on Stephen King's 2013 novel, "Doctor Sleep" is a story of reckoning with the long-ago trauma depicted in his 1977 novel "The Shining."
Menlo School gets the top seed at CCS
Menlo School earned the No. 1 seed for the CCS girls team tennis tourney that begins Monday. The eight seeded teams, which also includes Paly and M-A, each received a bye into Tuesday's second round. Paly's Kamila Wong (left) qualified for the CCS singles tournament.
Disposing of disposables
Only in the last few decades have we become so accustomed to disposables and single-use items. We need to turn back the clock on this and re-establish earlier norms for the next generation, according to blogger Sherry Listgarten.
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Student thefts prompt CVS to start five-at-time policy
The CVS at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto is limiting the number of students who can enter the store during the Palo... Last comment 50 minutes ago | 75 comments

Residents split over Churchill closure at rail meeting
As Palo Alto kicked off on Thursday a fresh phase of outreach in its ambitious plan to redesign rail crossings, city staff... Last comment 1 hour ago | 58 comments

Inside Stanford's bid to expand -- and how it came undone
The largest project in Santa Clara County's history got the axe just before noon on Nov. 1, a casualty of fundamental disagreements... Last comment 4 hours ago | 30 comments

Opinion: My town, a love letter
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Stanford lightweight rowing earned a bid to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Championships on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Stanford Athletics. Submitted by Rick Eymer on May 21, 2019

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Will a 76-year deal make Palo Alto's wastewater safe to drink?
Seeking to turn wastewater into a valuable and drinkable commodity, Palo Alto and Santa Clara Valley Water are moving ahead with a deal that would allow the city to build a salt-removal plant and ship treated water south. Monday, 3:45 PM

Student thefts prompt CVS to start five-at-time policy
The CVS at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto is limiting the number of students who can enter the store during the Palo Alto High School lunch period to five at a time in light of recent thefts. Sunday, 7:54 AM | 75 comments

Episode 205: Stanford's plan hits dead end
Palo Alto Weekly reporter Gennady Sheyner, Editor Jocelyn Dong and Publisher Bill Johnson discuss why Stanford University on Nov. 1 withdrew its ambitious application to expand development on campus. Friday, 5:27 PM

Man gropes girl at concert at Stanford's Frost Amphitheater
Stanford University deputies are searching for a man who groped a girl at Frost Amphitheater on Friday night, according to Department of Public Safety staff. Saturday, 8:54 AM | 1 comments

Battery, hate crime reported on Stanford campus
Stanford University deputies are searching for a woman pushed and called another woman an ethnic slur on Stanford University's campus on Thursday, according to Department of Public Safety staff. Saturday, 3:26 PM | 1 comments

Shop Talk: Farmers market goes year-round; new boxing gym
In the latest Shop Talk column, news about the Downtown Palo Alto Farmers Market, a boxing gym with group workouts and a pizzeria that's moving into the old Applewood space. Saturday, 7:58 AM | 1 comments