Palo Alto teachers rally for salary increase to match Bay Area living costs
Nearly 300 teachers and their supporters took to Tuesday’s school board meeting to petition for higher teacher salaries, rallying outside district offices beforehand. The Palo Alto Educators Association hosted the rally to advocate for raises that they say would promote staff retention in the district.
Obituaries: Local residents who died recently
Courtesy iStock photos. Local residents who died recently include: Hope Raymond, 94, a devoted advocate for spiritual and social justice who lived a rich life as an educator, author, and pastor and who lived in the cities of Pleasanton and Palo Alto, where she played a pivotal role in making Palo Alto a sanctuary city…
Stanford STEMfest draws a crowd of 3,000 science lovers
At around 30 booths, people stopped by to learn about a range of STEM-related subjects, from cosmic rays, solar telescopes, astrophysical magnetism and automobile engineering to orthopedics, electricity grids, neuroanatomy, bacteria and much more.
Palo Alto police: Rideshare driver fends off attempted carjacking
Palo Alto police are looking for three men who reportedly accosted a rideshare driver, damaged his vehicle and tried to pull him out of his car early Monday morning, according to a news release.
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Palo Alto council boosts plan for transit road at El Camino Park
Stanford University’s plan to build a roadway for buses between the Palo Alto Transit Center…
Youth & Education
Palo Alto student-led teams showcase creativity at international robotics contest
At approximately 121 pounds and 26 inches tall, covered in red and yellow wires, the robot sat among 10 others in a 53-foot semi-truck en…
People & community
What happened to being neighborly?: Longtime Palo Alto residents reunite and reflect on summer nights in the ’60s
Over 20 homeowners and “kids” who were neighbors on Hubbartt Drive reunited on Saturday to recount memories of growing up in ’60s Palo Alto and…