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About 4K utilities customers lose power as strong winds pass through Palo Alto, taking down large trees
Powerful winds have returned to Palo Alto, knocking out power for around 3,900 utilities customers this afternoon, according... Last comment 14 hours ago | 11 comments

Court orders Palo Alto to refund parking fees to developer
Palo Alto will have to refund more than $900,000 to a downtown developer after a state appeals court ruled Monday that the... Last comment 26 minutes ago | 11 comments

Malcolm Harris details the legacy of Stanford, Hoover, eugenics in interview
Malcolm Harris, author of "Palo Alto: A History of California Capitalism, and the World," joined Weekly staff to talk about... Last comment 13 hours ago | 17 comments

Midtown zoning dispute puts City Council in a bind
When Nitin Handa bought a parcel of land last November, he had every intention of building a home and few reasons to think... Last comment on Mar 19, 2023 at 11:08 pm | 21 comments

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In 'State of the City,' mayor assails state housing mandates
Palo Alto Mayor Lydia Kou took a swing on Wednesday at state housing mandates during her "State of the City" address and warned that recent laws could render the council helpless to prevent an onrush of large developments. Wednesday, 11:50 PM | 5 comments

Man dies following car collision on Charleston Road
Police are looking for witnesses in a Monday morning collision in Palo Alto near the Mountain View border where a driver struck a pedestrian who died the next day. Thursday, 10:24 AM | 1 comments

Five new shops open at Town & Country Village
Four new sustainability-focused, fair-trade apparel and homegoods stores and a hand-crafted ice cream shop are the newest additions to Town & Country Village, the retail center announced Wednesday. Thursday, 8:38 AM

'An eye in the sky': A new NASA project is developing drone technology to fight wildfires
As wildfire season on the West Coast stretches longer each year, with fires scorching through record levels of acreage, scientists at NASA Ames want to utilize drones to help modernize firefighting. Thursday, 9:29 AM

Thousands of utilities customers lose power as strong winds pass through Palo Alto, taking down large trees
Powerful winds returned Tuesday to Palo Alto, knocking out electricity for thousands of utilities customers, many of whom saw their service return that night. Another outage on Wednesday initially affected about 4,500 customers. Thursday, 8:07 AM | 11 comments

Gusty storm claims a life: Tree falls on van in Portola Valley, killing the driver
A man died after a tree fell on his car at around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Ladera, shortly after high winds and rain picked up. Wednesday, 11:44 AM | 1 comments

New rules to phase out gas appliances stoke excitement, anxiety on the Peninsula
With the Bay Area adopting sweeping new rules to phase out gas-fueled appliances, city and county officials in Menlo Park, Palo Alto and the region are debating the risks and benefits of going fully electric. Wednesday, 9:46 AM | 18 comments

For Palo Alto gas customers, relief is finally in sight
After a jarring spike in gas bills, Palo Alto customers could see some relief in the months ahead as the city prepares to roll out a rebate program and begin distributing money as part of a court settlement. Wednesday, 9:31 AM | 4 comments

City to refund developer $900K in parking fees, court orders
Palo Alto will have to refund more than $900,000 to a downtown developer after a state appeals court ruled Monday that the city had illegally imposed parking fees without having a real plan to spend this money on parking. Tuesday, 8:10 AM | 11 comments

Condominium development proposed in Ventura neighborhood
A parking lot in the Ventura neighborhood may soon be transformed into a condominium community with 16 townhomes through an application now under the city's review. Tuesday, 9:46 AM | 4 comments

Palo Alto Unified looks to revive negotiations on Cubberley redevelopment

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