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Thursday, March 23, 2023
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 | No comments yetFour 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 | No comments yetWednesday, March 22, 2023
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 | 4 commentsPolice 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.
Wednesday, 2:47 PM | 1 commentWith 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 commentsAfter 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 commentsTuesday, March 21, 2023
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.
Tuesday, 4:10 PM | 1 commentPowerful 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.
Tuesday, 1:49 PM | 11 commentsA 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 commentsAttorney General Rob Bonta and nearly two dozen other attorneys general sent a letter to Kia and Hyundai executives over concerns that the companies failed to add anti-theft technology in their cars.
Tuesday, 9:20 AM | No comments yetGov. Gavin Newsom starts defining his legacy on a statewide tour that focuses on priorities interrupted by crisis and the pandemic.
Tuesday, 9:10 AM | 5 commentsPalo 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 commentsMonday, March 20, 2023
Palo Alto is expecting to receive about $24 million from the federal government following litigation between a consortium of northern California utilities and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
Monday, 9:57 AM | 4 commentsSunday, March 19, 2023
El Camino Health will begin using a new blood flow monitoring technology called FloPatch, a wearable ultrasound system that allows clinicians to more effectively treat patients with sepsis.
Sunday, 8:00 AM | 1 commentSaturday, March 18, 2023
Seeking a breakthrough after decades of frustrating and largely fruitless negotiations, the Palo Alto school board this month submitted a letter to the city soliciting proposals for the redevelopment of Cubberley Community Center.
Saturday, 8:51 AM | 6 commentsSheriff Robert Jonsen is drawing attention to a rash of fentanyl overdoses and exposures at Milpitas' Elmwood Correctional Facility.
Saturday, 8:37 AM | No comments yetFriday, March 17, 2023
At a court hearing on Friday, lawyers for convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes argued that her upcoming prison term should be delayed until a higher court has reviewed the case.
Friday, 1:49 PM | 5 commentsA preview of government meetings for the week of March 20.
Friday, 12:13 PM | No comments yetMalcolm Harris, author of "Palo Alto: A History of California Capitalism, and the World," joined Weekly staff to talk about the legacy of Leland Stanford and Herbert Hoover and his experiences in the city.
Friday, 9:55 AM | 17 commentsAs many as two more atmospheric rivers could douse the already sodden West Coast in the next week, according to state weather experts.
Friday, 9:54 AM | No comments yetRead news about a new documentary that reevaluates the recall of Aaron Persky as a Superior Court judge and current and former female mayors who dined together on International Women's Day.
Friday, 9:08 AM | 2 commentsA bank run that prompted the country's 16th largest bank to become insolvent was a shocking reality that many in the local tech industry have dealt with over the past week.
Friday, 7:06 AM | 4 commentsThursday, March 16, 2023
The Palo Alto tech company CEO was arrested earlier this year on suspicion of peeping into woman's bathroom stall in Mountain View.
Thursday, 11:05 AM | 1 commentAfter falling just short in the final days of last year's legislative session, Becker is renewing his push for a law that would require law enforcement to make radio communications accessible to the media.
Thursday, 9:00 AM | No comments yetWednesday, March 15, 2023
A 25-year-old Stanford University employee is facing charges that she lied about being raped twice on campus last year, apparently in an effort to target a co-worker, Santa Clara County prosecutors said.
Wednesday, 5:52 PM | 9 commentsLocal leaders and PG&E representatives are set to discuss the power outages that plagued East Palo Alto and surrounding areas in late February when a massive atmospheric river swept through northern California.
Wednesday, 5:29 PM | No comments yetA Palo Alto resident was killed in a crash with a pickup truck that left three others with moderate to major injuries in Joshua Tree over the weekend, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Wednesday, 4:40 PM | No comments yetA Palo Alto man allegedly beat a woman with a metal object at a downtown apartment complex Tuesday morning, leaving her bleeding on the ground with serious injuries, police said.
Wednesday, 2:52 PM | No comments yetA bomb threat called in to the Stanford Shopping Center on Wednesday prompted Palo Alto police to sweep the area in search of any explosives with the help of a K-9. The preliminary investigation turned up nothing.
Wednesday, 10:59 AM | 3 commentsThe California Community College Chancellor's Office has $115 million to spend to reduce the burden of textbook costs across its 115-campus system.
Wednesday, 9:30 AM | No comments yetWhen Nitin Handa bought a parcel of land last November, he had every intention of building a home and few reasons to think that his plan would become the focus of neighborhood angst.
Wednesday, 9:12 AM | 21 commentsTuesday, March 14, 2023
The Coroner's Bureau needs help identifying one body and the cremated remains of 154 other people recently found in a warehouse.
Tuesday, 5:24 PM | No comments yetStrong winds and stormy conditions caused trees to fall and electrical wires to go down in Palo Alto, where multiple power outages impacted thousands of utilities customers on Tuesday.
Tuesday, 12:20 PM | 36 commentsSilicon Valley Bank is halting its plan to open a branch on California Avenue in Palo Alto following its spectacular collapse late last week and its subsequent takeover by the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission.
Tuesday, 9:40 AM | 6 commentsFaced with high vacancies and fewer daytime workers to support businesses, Palo Alto is moving to adopt a new economic development strategy aimed at revitalizing core commercial areas.
Tuesday, 9:30 AM | 21 commentsAnother Bay Area bank was affected Monday by uncertainty in the financial markets following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.
Tuesday, 9:07 AM | No comments yetMonday, March 13, 2023
Multiple swastikas and an image of Adolf Hitler drawn on a whiteboard were recently found on the dormitory door of an undergraduate Jewish student at Stanford University.
Monday, 4:35 PM | 1 commentA storm drenching the Bay Area on Tuesday morning is moving through the region faster than predicted, but forecasters said Big Sur and southward will see heavy rains the rest of the day.
Monday, 12:12 PM | No comments yetPalo Alto police arrested a man last week after he allegedly assaulted two bus drivers, fled from officers and attempted to carjack someone stopped in traffic.
Monday, 9:57 AM | 1 commentPigeon carcasses have been found in parts of the Peninsula due to a seasonal outbreak of avian trichomonosis. It's caused by a primarily water-borne parasite that is infecting band-tailed pigeons flocking to the Pacific coast.
Monday, 9:15 AM | No comments yetSilicon Valley Bank's failure is a sign of weakness in the tech industry, and that could spell trouble for the state of California.
Monday, 9:07 AM | No comments yetSunday, March 12, 2023
A 2022 Supreme Court ruling started a chain reaction nationwide for who can obtain a concealed carry weapons permit. In Santa Clara County, it means more people will be able to carry concealed weapons.
Sunday, 9:47 AM | 5 commentsSaturday, March 11, 2023
Read news about a students and parents participating in a Black History Month bike ride, a Stanford senior's semifinal run at a Jeopardy! tournament and county supervisors seeking a continuation of the county's vaccination effort.
Saturday, 11:15 AM | 1 commentFriday, March 10, 2023
A run on a Bay Area bank with billions in deposits prompted state regulators to close it Friday, according to court documents.
Friday, 4:48 PM | 1 commentA strong storm that pummeled the Bay Area Thursday has prompted Palo Alto to close two roads. A power outage in the foothills was resolved on Friday afternoon, city officials said.
Friday, 9:49 AM | No comments yetDespite a funding shortage and pockets of resistance from residents along San Francisquito Creek, an agency charged with improving flood control is preparing to enter its next major phase of construction next year.
Friday, 9:44 AM | 17 commentsA federal judge has denied a motion by convicted Theranos executive Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani to remain free until his appeal to a higher court is resolved. He has been ordered to report to prison on March 16.
Friday, 8:59 AM | No comments yetDisparities in student achievement have long plagued school districts throughout the country, and Palo Alto Unified is no exception. A new report card showed improvement in some areas but big gaps remain across nearly all indicators.
Friday, 7:00 AM | 15 commentsFour individuals and organizations will be honored for their contributions to local nonprofits, music education, academic achievement and fostering a closer-knit community.
Friday, 6:59 AM | 1 commentIntroducing the use of AI bots, and cavalierly erasing a source of high school joy -- the sense of one's own creative and maturing voice on the page -- will only deepen the dejected climate in our schools.
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