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Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Budget takes aim at pension costs in Palo Alto
Alarmed by rising pension costs, Palo Alto's elected leaders took a highly unusual move Monday night when they passed an annual budget that includes $4 million in unspecific cuts.
Tuesday, 2:43 AM | No comments yetMonday, June 18, 2018
Palo Alto officials blast poster expressing anti-gay sentiments
A series of posters that lewdly criticize Palo Alto libraries for displaying literature about LGBTQQ issues as part of its Pride Month celebration circulated around Mitchell Park over the weekend and drew a sharp rebuke from city officials Monday afternoon.
Monday, 4:15 PM | 5 commentsGirl on bicycle injured in collision with car
A girl on her bicycle was injured in a collision with a car on El Camino Real in Palo Alto late Monday morning, blocking the roadway for about two hours.
Monday, 12:12 PM | 16 commentsSunday, June 17, 2018
Finding meaning, 'light' post graduation
In Sterling K. Brown's commencement address to the Class of 2018 at his alma mater Stanford University on Sunday, the award-winning actor opened up about a difficult experience: the writing of the very speech he was giving.
Sunday, 2:46 PM | 2 commentsSaturday, June 16, 2018
Webcast: President Hotel
Weekly staff discuss the implications of this week's purchase of the historic President Hotel from a 75-unit apartment building to a 100-unit hotel.
Saturday, 7:34 PM | No comments yetAround Town: Benz in the Baylands; a path forward
In this week's Around Town column, find out which carmaker wants to open near the Palo Alto Baylands and next step in revitalizing Cubberley Community Center.
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In this week's Around Town column, find out which carmaker wants to open near the Palo Alto Baylands and next step in revitalizing Cubberley Community Center.
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Friday, June 15, 2018
Ex-Theranos executives indicted by federal grand jury
The former CEO and COO of embattled blood-testing company Theranos have been indicted by a federal grand jury for an alleged multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud investors, doctors and patients.
Friday, 11:49 PM | 36 commentsCourt documents detail alleged sexual assault of girl on jog
A female high school student who said she was sexually assaulted at gunpoint while on a run in Palo Alto in March told her alleged assailant that she had an infection and needed medication, a defense she believes prevented him from raping her.
Friday, 1:03 PM | 5 commentsGuest Opinion: 'Guilt by association' logic poses dangers to schools, community
In a community as diverse as ours, with citizens from around the world calling Palo Alto home, public officials should demonstrate understanding and empathy towards immigrant communities' past experiences, but they must not do so in ways that undermine our core democratic values.
Friday, 9:41 AM | 63 commentsCity moves to calm anxieties over property takings
Seeking to ease concerns from residents in two neighborhoods about property seizures, Palo Alto officials are preparing to abandon the idea of raising or lowering the rail corridor near the Churchill Avenue crossing.
Friday, 9:27 AM | 52 commentsWhizzing cyclists are putting pedestrians on edge
A city effort to make the tunnel under the train tracks at California Avenue accessible to motorized wheelchairs and bicycle trailers has left pedestrians cursing cyclists.
Friday, 6:54 AM | 73 commentsFor at-risk kids, mentors fan the spark
Spark, a Bay Area nonprofit that pairs working professionals with low-income middle school students of color, allow students to explore their interests with an adult who provides mentorship.
Friday, 6:54 AM | 3 commentsThursday, June 14, 2018
PUBLIC AGENDA: votes on school, city budgets; grade-separation options
A preview of Palo Alto government meetings for the week of June 18.
Thursday, 4:35 PM | No comments yetElementary principal reprimanded for special-education failures
Juana Briones Elementary School Principal Tom Jacoubowsky was reprimanded in January for leadership failures that led the district to being out of compliance with special-education regulations.
Thursday, 11:15 AM | 22 commentsCommunity Notebook: East Palo Alto to host Juneteenth celebration
Juneteenth holds a particular significance to the identity of East Palo Alto, where an event on Saturday will mark the long-standing community and national holiday.
Thursday, 9:25 AM | 1 commentCommunity Notebook: U.S. Postal Service plans to relocate East Palo Alto office
The East Palo Alto post office's landlord doesn't plan to renew the lease of the Bay Road site and instead redevelop the property, forcing the U.S. Postal Service to search for a new location.
Thursday, 8:45 AM | 16 commentsWednesday, June 13, 2018
Stanford expands support for graduate student parents
Extended accommodations for parents who are giving birth, dedicated lactation spaces on campus and a $10,000 need-based grant are among changes Stanford University is making to better support graduate students who are parents.
Wednesday, 3:51 PM | No comments yetPalo Alto approves electric rate increase
Utility rates in Palo Alto are set to go up by 6 percent in July, an increase that utilities officials attribute largely to growing transmission costs and new renewable energy projects.
Wednesday, 3:51 PM | 11 commentsLong-awaited dog park to open in north Palo Alto
For the first time in 25 years, a new dog park will open to the public in Palo Alto at Peers Park that boasts several features, including drinking fountains, seating and dog waste disposal stations.
Wednesday, 9:38 AM | 18 commentsBattle over health care costs hits Palo Alto
A crowd of medical professionals packed into the Palo Alto City Council Chambers on Monday to debate the merits of a citizen initiative that would cap how much local hospitals can charge patients.
Wednesday, 8:32 AM | 7 commentsResidents must vacate President Hotel Apartments by November
Residents at the historic President Hotel Apartments in Palo Alto received notice Tuesday that they will have to move out of the building by Nov. 12.
Wednesday, 7:43 AM | 34 commentsTuesday, June 12, 2018
Residents sound off on Ross Road changes
After installing "traffic calming" measures aimed at promoting bicycling on Ross Road, Palo Alto officials are now facing an equally tough task: calming the residents who are frustrated and enraged by changes to their streets.
Tuesday, 9:59 PM | 72 commentsTesla to dismiss 9 percent of its workforce for profitability
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Tuesday morning on his Twitter account that the company plans to cut 9 percent of its salaried employees, excluding production associates from its Fremont factory.
Tuesday, 5:44 PM | No comments yetPaly revising schedule to address instructional minutes deficit
Palo Alto High School's new bell schedule, set to roll out this fall, is being revised after the district realized the school was improperly counting its total instructional minutes.
Tuesday, 1:01 PM | 19 commentsPlan to curb office growth sparks debate
A citizens' initiative to significantly scale down the amount of office growth sparked debate among Palo Alto's elected leaders Monday night, with some calling it a "moderate" plan and other urging far more analysis before the issue gets formally placed on the November ballot.
Tuesday, 9:40 AM | 37 commentsReport: 'timely' but 'flawed' response to 2015 sex assault
A law firm has found that the Palo Alto school district responded promptly but failed to take the legally required steps to investigate and assess the impact of a reported 2015 on-campus sexual assault on the alleged victim, then a junior at Palo Alto High School.
Tuesday, 9:18 AM | 17 comments'Breaking the silence' on youth mental health
A group of local high school students have penned a book that documents anecdotes and advice on mental health from both themselves and the broader youth community.
Tuesday, 8:44 AM | 5 commentsHistoric downtown apartment building sold to hotel developer
The one-time fashionable President Hotel, whose iconic rooftop sign defined Palo Alto's downtown skyline during its heyday, could once again open its doors to hotel guests for the first time in 50 years.
Tuesday, 7:12 AM | 28 commentsCouncil advances plan for new police HQ, garage
After more than two decades of shattered hopes and frustrating setbacks, Palo Alto officials took a big step Monday night toward constructing a new police headquarters.
Tuesday, 2:57 AM | 4 commentsMonday, June 11, 2018
Shop Talk: Cigar House closes; new gym, bakery
In the latest Shop Talk column, read about the closure of a California Avenue smoke-shop, a new fitness center and a forthcoming bakery.
Monday, 8:56 AM | 4 commentsSunday, June 10, 2018
Mutt's pizza theft leads to rescue of pups in East Palo Alto
A dog's desperate snatch at a slice of pepperoni pizza in East Palo Alto in April turned out to be her puppies' saving grace.
Sunday, 5:37 PM | 7 commentsMissing teen last seen in Palo Alto found safe
UPDATE: Mountain View police said a missing 14-year-old boy has been found.
Sunday, 9:00 AM | 2 commentsSaturday, June 9, 2018
Around Town: district welcomes new supe; in honor of Fred Yamamoto
In this week's Around Town column, Palo Alto Unified's new superintendent drops by Tuesday's board meeting, a Paly student receives the first-ever Fred Yamamoto scholarship and the City Council weighs in on a proposed soda tax.
Saturday, 7:13 AM | 2 commentsFriday, June 8, 2018
Stanford plans to fight health care initiative in Palo Alto
Palo Alto is considering following Stanford Health Care's plans to mount a legal challenge to block an initiative that would cap how much medical institutions in the city can charge for patient services.
Friday, 4:19 PM | 14 commentsWebcast: Peninsula Photo Contest
Palo Alto Art Center Director Karen Kienzle discusses the Peninsula Photo Contest with Weekly Associate Editor Linda Taaffe and staff photographer Veronica Weber.
Friday, 3:22 PM | No comments yetMeasure to limit office growth qualifies for November election
An initiative that would roughly halve the amount of new office space that could be built between now and 2030 has officially garnered enough signatures to land on the November ballot.
Friday, 3:22 PM | 27 commentsState orders Palo Alto restaurant firm to pay workers millions in back wages
The owners of downtown Palo Alto restaurants Rangoon Ruby and Burma Ruby have been ordered by the state labor commissioner's office to pay $5 million in wage theft violations.
Friday, 9:50 AM | 35 commentsPeninsula Photo Contest winners offer a new perspective
After a four-year break, the Palo Alto Weekly collaborated with the Palo Alto Art Center to revive and revamp the newspaper's annual photo contest to bring exposure to a greater variety of works from more participants.
Friday, 6:51 AM | No comments yetOff Deadline: Past manager steered district into a new era
As the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District approaches its 50th anniversary, it is doing so as a more mature organization, thanks to a decade of work by former General Manager Steve Abbors.
Friday, 6:49 AM | No comments yetThursday, June 7, 2018
School board member criticizes legal spending
Palo Alto Unified school board member Todd Collins slammed district staff this week for spending more than had been budgeted on legal services without securing board approval.
Thursday, 4:36 PM | 25 commentsPUBLIC AGENDA: utility rates changes; idling cars ordinance
A preview of Palo Alto government meetings for the week of June 11.
Thursday, 3:19 PM | No comments yetNew report: Tesla sped up seconds before fatal crash
An early report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board Thursday reveals that the Tesla Model X involved in a fatal crash on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View earlier this year sped up just before it collided with a traffic barrier.
Thursday, 2:44 PM | 10 commentsWednesday, June 6, 2018
Hacker guilty on all counts in attack on Palo Alto Online
A federal jury on Wednesday convicted Ross M. Colby of two felonies and three misdemeanors relating to computer hacking of Palo Alto Online and four other websites of parent company Embarcadero Media in 2015.
Wednesday, 11:15 PM | 13 commentsGunn High student dies in East Bay collision
A 17-year-old girl who died shortly after a head-on collision on Monday in the East Bay was a Gunn High School student, California Highway Patrol and Palo Alto school district officials said.
Wednesday, 8:49 PM | 2 commentsPlanned garages draw opposition
As Palo Alto considers new taxes to address a $76-million backlog in its infrastructure plan, some are wondering whether it's time to reconsider the city's plans for two new garages.
Wednesday, 2:35 PM | 21 commentsIn wake of renaming, school board seeks to address discrimination
Palo Alto school board members agreed Tuesday with pleas that they must face head on racism and discrimination that has reportedly occurred in the school district in response to the controversial renaming of two schools.
Wednesday, 9:05 AM | 32 comments
Fine-dining Korean restaurant to open in Palo Alto
By Elena Kadvany | 16 comments | 5,690 views
Get Rid of Those Roundabouts!
By Diana Diamond | 28 comments | 1,503 views
Couples: “True love is a decision between the head and the heart . . .
By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 994 views
U-Pick at Webb Ranch
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 973 views
The Right to Listen: Free Speech #2
By Douglas Moran | 9 comments | 853 views
