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Sunday, July 14, 2019
No Bay Area ICE raids occur following federal court order
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids that were predicted for this past weekend in the Bay Area and which stirred numerous protests locally by immigrants' rights advocates did not materialize.
Sunday, 11:21 PM | 6 commentsAround Town: Baylands Golf Links earns spot on best courses list; former city auditor joins BART
In the latest Around Town column, find out how Baylands Golf Links ranked in Golfweek Magazine's best courses list and which agency has former city auditor Harriett Richardson as its first inspector general.
Sunday, 9:06 AM | 2 commentsSaturday, July 13, 2019
California wants to allow credit cards at the DMV, but it'll cost you a fee
Got a driver's license to renew or a vehicle to register? Well, if you were planning to pay for it with a credit card, you may want to do it this summer.
Saturday, 8:16 AM | 3 commentsFriday, July 12, 2019
New homeless census shows a spike in population living in vehicles
The percentage of homeless people living in their vehicles in Santa Clara County has more than doubled since 2017, accounting for 18% of the county's unhoused population, according to a new Santa Clara County homeless census.
Friday, 10:45 PM | 4 commentsWebcast: Who are the RV dwellers?
Weekly journalists discuss the diverse community of people living in recreational vehicles along El Camino Real and the various circumstances that brought them there.
Friday, 3:33 PM | 6 commentsPUBLIC AGENDA: Newell Road Bridge replacement; Temporary art at Cal. Ave. garage
A preview of Palo Alto government meetings for the week of July 15.
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A preview of Palo Alto government meetings for the week of July 15.
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Living on four wheels: The people inside the RVs on Palo Alto's El Camino Real
The more than 40 recreational vehicles parked along El Camino Real, just outside Stanford University, have been deemed eyesores, but inside them are people facing diverse circumstances.
Friday, 6:54 AM | 47 commentsEast Palo Alto eyes multiple strategies for shrinking the housing gap
Even as the city of East Palo Alto is reviewing proposals for more than 558 new market-rate apartments, condos and single-family homes, it is also embarking on a plan to build 500 deed-restricted affordable homes by 2023.
Friday, 6:53 AM | 5 commentsDevelopers propose to build more than 800 housing units in East Palo Alto
East Palo Alto officials will be considering plans for more than 800 new housing units in the coming months, with the majority -- 558 -- being at market-rate.
Friday, 6:53 AM | 5 commentsThey may be slow, but they're not easy to find: Keeping up with the elusive Western pond turtle
A new program by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District aims to help Western pond turtles, California's only native freshwater turtle species, thrive.
Friday, 6:52 AM | No comments yetThursday, July 11, 2019
Police arrest transient for alleged attack with a skateboard downtown
Police have arrested a transient who is accused of attacking a pedestrian on University Avenue on Wednesday using a skateboard.
Thursday, 12:57 PM | 10 commentsHot temperatures in store for Bay Area this weekend
After a cool few weeks in the Bay Area, residents should anticipate a serious warm-up this weekend with some places expected to see highs in the 90s and even the low 100s.
Thursday, 10:46 AM | No comments yetPalo Alto City Hall managers get 3% raises in new contract
More than 200 City Hall employees, including department heads, managers and supervisors, received a 3% raise this month under a new contract that the Palo Alto City Council approved in its final meeting before the summer break.
Thursday, 8:56 AM | 4 commentsExperts sound the alarm on 2020 election-meddling
Will deception on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter be a major threat in the upcoming 2020 election? According to Ann Ravel, former chair of the Federal Elections Commission, the troubling answer is "Yes."
Thursday, 8:31 AM | 10 commentsWednesday, July 10, 2019
Rep. Anna Eshoo kicks off annual Congressional App Challenge
Middle and high school students in the 18th Congressional District, which includes Palo Alto, Menlo Park and other neighboring cities, are invited to participate in U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo's annual Congressional App Challenge.
Wednesday, 1:31 PM | No comments yetPalo Alto looks to overhaul parking programs
To address long-simmering frustrations of Palo Alto residents and workers, city leaders are aiming to accelerate reform of neighborhood and downtown parking programs, starting in August.
Wednesday, 11:15 AM | 24 commentsAfter years of discord, Ravenswood teachers, staff to get raises
After two years of negotiations on a contract that expired in 2016, Ravenswood City School District teachers will finally receive a 7.5% raise, which was approved by the East Palo Alto school board on Tuesday.
Wednesday, 9:32 AM | 2 commentsTwo peach fruit flies found in Palo Alto pose threat to native wildlife
County officials are inspecting areas in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park after two male peach fruit flies native to southern Asia were found in Palo Alto, with plans to begin eradication treatments this Thursday.
Wednesday, 8:52 AM | 2 commentsTuesday, July 9, 2019
Palo Alto officials offer tips to prepare for a powerful earthquake
In light of the 6.4- and 7.1-magnitude earthquakes in southern California late last week, Palo Alto city officials have stressed the importance for residents to be educated on how to prepare for an emergency at any given time.
Tuesday, 5:27 PM | 3 commentsCommunity Notebook: Rep. Anna Eshoo to hold Tele-Town Hall meetings this month
Santa Clara County residents can bring their concerns directly to U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, during two upcoming Tele-Town Hall meetings set for July 10 and 17 at 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, 4:02 PM | No comments yetTo reduce waste, Palo Alto takes aim at demolition
In its latest bid to curb construction waste, Palo Alto is preparing to effectively ban contractors from demolishing entire buildings starting in July 2020.
Tuesday, 9:54 AM | 29 commentsWoodside: Skyline homicide suspect pleads not guilty, wants to defend himself
The man charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of two men on Skyline Boulevard last month has pleaded not guilty and filed paperwork with the court to represent himself, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office.
Tuesday, 8:24 AM | 10 commentsMonday, July 8, 2019
Fires spark near San Francisquito Creek, burning vegetation, transformer
An initial report of a possible airplane crash at the Palo Alto Airport Monday morning turned out instead to be three electrical fires, two in East Palo Alto and one across San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto.
Monday, 2:07 PM | 6 commentsUnder new leadership, Ravenswood to start school consolidation process
The Ravenswood City School District in East Palo Alto is starting to discuss consolidating schools -- a process that's sure to be thorny but that the interim superintendent of the K-8 district says is necessary for its survival.
Monday, 10:31 AM | 15 commentsSunday, July 7, 2019
Wildfire meeting sparks thoughts on readiness as seasonal threat looms
More than 200 residents received advice on wildfire prevention -- such as creating vegetation-free space around their homes and replacing shingle roofs and wooden siding -- from a panel of officials at a recent town hall meeting.
Sunday, 8:31 AM | 6 commentsSaturday, July 6, 2019
Couple recalls 'amazing' growth of Palo Alto's once-fledgling Chinese community
When Eugene and Nadine Wu first moved to Palo Alto in the 1950s, the Chinese community represented a tiny minority of the population. They recently sat down with the Weekly to reflect on the transformation of this minority population.
Saturday, 8:30 AM | 10 commentsFriday, July 5, 2019
MB's Place takes top slot at Fourth of July chili cook-off
Eleven teams went head to head at Mitchell Park for Palo Alto's 38th annual Chili Cook-off festival on Independence Day, competing for the title of best chili in the city.
Friday, 9:30 AM | 10 commentsAfter decades of providing haircuts, Cambridge Barber Shop closes its doors
After more than 50 years of business spanning two generations of his family, Larry Skarset, 72, has closed the doors of his Cambridge Barber Shop at 382 Cambridge Ave. in Palo Alto ahead of a redevelopment project planned for the site.
Friday, 7:09 AM | 10 commentsMore retail, parking space will come with planned Cambridge Avenue building
After four years on the drawing board, a new retail-and-office building project on Cambridge Avenue in Palo Alto's California Avenue business district could break ground this fall.
Friday, 7:08 AM | 7 commentsA 'warm-up before school starts': Eastside prepares rising freshman for high school
Incoming ninth graders at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, all first-generation college-bound students, spend the summer preparing for the rigors of high school and getting to know their peers.
Friday, 7:06 AM | 1 commentPUBLIC AGENDA: Human Relations Commission developing work plan
A preview of Palo Alto government meetings for the week of July 8.
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A preview of Palo Alto government meetings for the week of July 8.
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Thursday, July 4, 2019
Grand jury report blasts VTA for inefficiencies, poor oversight
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, the taxpayer-funded agency in charge of offering transit solutions to the county's traffic jams, is currently embroiled in a mess of its own.
Thursday, 8:33 AM | 9 commentsWednesday, July 3, 2019
Proposed 2020 Bay Road development would be East Palo Alto's largest office park
East Palo Alto's proposed commercial mega-development at 2020 Bay Road could fund hundreds of new affordable-housing units, transportation and storm-drain improvements, according to a recent analysis by the city.
Wednesday, 8:05 PM | 11 commentsNew photo, video show man wanted for sexual battery in Palo Alto's Crescent Park neighborhood
Police shared more details Wednesday about a man who groped a woman walking in Palo Alto's Crescent Park neighborhood on June 24, releasing a photo of his getaway vehicle and a video of him from a surveillance system.
Wednesday, 4:41 PM | 6 comments38th annual Chili Cook-off to commence on Independence Day
On the Fourth of July, 11 teams will compete for the title of best chili in Palo Alto at the city's 38th annual Chili Cook-off at Mitchell Park.
Wednesday, 8:47 AM | 5 commentsWhat would it take to offer overnight parking to homeless students at Foothill College? $830K and political will.
Foothill College President Thuy Nguyen says questions remain about the financial and operational challenges created by Assembly Bill 302, which would allow homeless community-college students to sleep overnight in campus parking lots.
Wednesday, 8:15 AM | 36 commentsTuesday, July 2, 2019
State leaders hail decision to drop census citizenship question
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday dropped its plan to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census, a decision a local state assemblyman lauded as a "huge victory."
Tuesday, 8:50 PM | No comments yetChristopher Dawes, former CEO of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, dies
Christopher G. Dawes, former CEO of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, died on Saturday as a result of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), better known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Tuesday, 1:24 PM | No comments yetCommunity Notebook: Available services and closures on Independence Day in the Palo Alto area
With the Fourth of July rapidly approaching, here is a roundup of city government and transportation services available in and around Palo Alto during the holiday this Thursday, in addition to some safety tips for the public.
Tuesday, 11:46 AM | No comments yetAccused Buena Vista killer deemed too dangerous for bail
A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge on Monday decided that a man accused of stabbing a fellow Buena Vista Mobile Home Park resident to death and beating another one is too dangerous for release.
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