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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Trump to lunch in Palo Alto foothillsWith many conflicting rumors swirling in the past few days, it's been confirmed that President Donald Trump's Bay Area fundraiser...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by iSez, 8 minutes ago | 10 comments | 9795 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Man shot in the head by his son in case of mistaken identityA 42-year-old Sunnyvale man was allegedly shot by his son in a possible case of mistaken identity in East Palo Alto, according...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by TLM, 11 minutes ago | 2 comments | 696 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
School district: No more international field trips for elementary studentsPalo Alto Unified will no longer allow school-sponsored international field trips for elementary school students, leading...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2019Last comment by Escondido Parent 3, 11 minutes ago | 33 comments | 3427 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Top-ranked but 'viscerally' disappointing: New book details one family's challenging year in Palo Alto schoolsTeru Clavel, a mother with a masters degree in comparative international education, has sharp criticism for the Palo Alto...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019Last comment by CA Native, 14 minutes ago | 72 comments | 11615 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Former Palo Alto school employee killed in Mountain View collisionThe Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office has identified two people who died in a fiery head-on collision...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Reader, 25 minutes ago | 1 comment | 1395 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Business tax proposal moves ahead in Palo AltoPalo Alto forged ahead Monday toward placing a business tax on the 2020 ballot when the City Council majority signaled its...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Novelera, 26 minutes ago | 3 comments | 761 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New rule on electric equipment sparks neighborhood oppositionResidents who enjoy the benefits of having all electric equipment underground in their neighborhood and who wish to keep...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2019Last comment by Train neighbor, 43 minutes ago | 10 comments | 1327 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
State will likely cite Palo Alto Unified for too many students of color in special educationPalo Alto Unified will likely be cited by the state this year for having a significantly disproportionate number of Latino...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2019Last comment by Member1, 1 hour ago | 93 comments | 9644 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Persky's short-lived job; no end in sight for 'Blue Trees' projectIn the latest Around Town column, former Santa Clara County Superior Court judge Aaron Persky finds a new job, only to get...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2019Last comment by Martha Dogood, 2 hours ago | 48 comments | 5576 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Above ground or below? The fight over utility boxes comes to Green AcresUtility wires may be out of sight in the Green Acres I, where they are tucked away in underground vaults, but they are hardly...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019Last comment by Anon, 3 hours ago | 12 comments | 2294 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Five things to know now about California's new vaccine lawCalifornia has a new vaccination law on the books. It cracks down on inappropriate use of medical exemptions that allow kids...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2019Last comment by Hulkamania, 3 hours ago | 3 comments | 902 Views
SPORTS
Stanford women file away first volleyball loss in over a yearLess than 24 hours after grinding out a win over No. 4 Penn State, No. 1 Stanford dropped a 25-27, 25-27, 25-23, 20-25 decision...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Dave Hill, 4 hours ago | 1 comment | 672 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City wants 20% of apartment tenants to drive electric carsIn a city where about 15% of households already own or drive an electric vehicle, Palo Alto leaders are preparing to invest...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2019Last comment by Resident, 4 hours ago | 30 comments | 4041 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Board questions historic analysis of Castilleja expansionAs Castilleja School moves ahead with its divisive expansion plan, project proponents often cite the Palo Alto institution's...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019Last comment by Family Friendly, 5 hours ago | 12 comments | 2606 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto banks on county funds to plan for rail redesignPalo Alto's ever-shifting plans for redesigning its rail corridor are about to get a welcome boost from the Santa Clara VTA,...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2019Last comment by Morris, 11 hours ago | 9 comments | 2883 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Does the City think destroying traffic circulation encourages biking?How codified is the impetus at City Hall to make driving harder, slower, more dangerous and difficult as the perceived route...
Original post made by citizen on Sep. 16, 2019Last comment by and more, 12 hours ago | 12 comments | 289 Views
SPORTS
Former Stanford football coach John Ralston dies at age 92John Ralston, the man who led Stanford to back-to-back Rose Bowl victories in 1971-72, died on Saturday in Sunnyvale. He...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, 15 hours ago | 1 comment | 651 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Equity ripples: East Palo Alto continues to struggle amidst neighboring tech boomSkyrocketing housing prices, a historical lack of economic, educational and health care opportunities have created seemingly...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2019Last comment by Raising The Bar In EPA, 17 hours ago | 3 comments | 3945 Views
AROUND TOWN
The Peninsula restaurants that opened, closed this summerSummer saw a flurry of closures and arrivals on the Peninsula. Read on to catch up on what opened and closed this summer. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2019Last comment by Laura Bajuk, 20 hours ago | 16 comments | 2378 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
County asks judge to strike down expanded religious refusal ruleSanta Clara County, San Francisco, the state of California and an array of medical groups asked a federal judge on Thursday...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019Last comment by Martin Niemöller, 22 hours ago | 6 comments | 1262 Views
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