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AROUND TOWN
Bay Area air quality expected to worsen SundaySmoke from the Camp Fire in Butte County, which has cast a pall over the entire Bay Area for more than a week, isn't expected...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2018Last comment by Rake America Great Again, 6 minutes ago | 15 comments | 4932 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto sees a rash of car burglariesA series of car burglaries was recorded in Palo Alto from Nov. 5 to this past Monday, all of which occurred near the city's...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2018Last comment by an Open Season on Car Crooks, 31 minutes ago | 40 comments | 3869 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Abrica, Wallace-Jones lead in East Palo Alto Council raceEast Palo Alto Mayor Ruben Abrica and tech executive Regina Wallace-Jones are in the lead in a race for two seats on East...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2018Last comment by Dog Lover, 48 minutes ago | 32 comments | 3824 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford University files amicus brief in Harvard admissions caseStanford University is among the 15 private universities that have joined together in "one voice" in an amicus brief to defend...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2018Last comment by Wu Shen, 51 minutes ago | 61 comments | 3541 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Under threat of lawsuit, school district releases documentsFor the second time in as many years, it took a threat of legal action from the Palo Alto Weekly to compel the Palo Alto...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2018Last comment by Actual Truth, 1 hour ago | 35 comments | 2910 Views
AROUND TOWN
Locals cope with lingering smoky conditionsMany Palo Alto residents are spending more time indoors this week, skipping their regular activities as smoky conditions...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2018Last comment by get an N95, 2 hours ago | 12 comments | 3842 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
More than the 'baby blues'One in five mothers experience postpartum depression but most women affected by it struggle in silence. A group of local...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2018Last comment by Couvade, 2 hours ago | 7 comments | 3382 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board asks for Stanford to mitigate growthThe Palo Alto school board unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday night asking the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2018Last comment by Mark Weiss, 3 hours ago | 19 comments | 3223 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Greene Middle School celebrates 'transformative' renamingGreene Middle School held a rededication ceremony on Wednesday in honor of its new namesake, an African-American technologist,...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2018Last comment by Resident, 3 hours ago | 35 comments | 3193 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Spare the Air alert extended, some schools closeAs smoky conditions caused by the Camp Fire in Butte County persist on the Peninsula, Spare the Air alerts are continuing...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2018Last comment by Wow, 4 hours ago | 41 comments | 16008 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town<B><B>THE NAME IS MOSSY, JAMESMOSSY ...</B> A 230-pound sea lion found near East Bayshore Road on Nov. 8 is now in the care...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2018Last comment by Mark Weiss, 5 hours ago | 1 comment | 1349 Views
AROUND TOWN
Postal Box Removal (Again)All of the residential postal boxes in Evergreen Park and College Terrace have new signs indicating that they will be removed...
Original post made by Letter Sender on Nov. 17, 2018There are no comments yet. 34 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ashlund concedes to Dharap in school board raceSpecial-education advocate Stacey Ashlund conceded the second open seat on the Palo Alto school board to attorney Shounak...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2018Last comment by Thoughts, 17 hours ago | 6 comments | 1920 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Facing tight housing market, tenants worry over uncertain futureDennis Backlund spends most nights lying awake wondering where he's going to live. Soon the day will come when he must leave...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2018Last comment by PC Is Counterproductive, 19 hours ago | 81 comments | 6275 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
To prevent sexual assaults, Stanford pilots empowerment programIn a field with little definitive evidence for what actually works to reduce sexual assault, a new program being piloted...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2018Last comment by Judy, 19 hours ago | 14 comments | 3103 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Off Deadline: Does Palo Alto really need a 'Parking Entrapment Zone'?I seldom get parking tickets. I deeply respect time limits, permit parking and especially handicapped-parking spaces. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2018Last comment by Another Alternative, 19 hours ago | 70 comments | 6648 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Health care measure heads for defeat in Palo AltoA proposal by a union of health care workers to impose caps on how much Palo Alto’s medical providers can charge patients...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2018Last comment by Single and Free, 23 hours ago | 45 comments | 9401 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district equity coordinator resigns midyearThe midyear departure of Palo Alto Unified equity coordinator Keith Wheeler has prompted questions about whether the position...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2018Last comment by Parent , on Nov 17, 2018 at 11:43 am | 17 comments | 3174 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Structure fire erupts at former Compadres Restaurant sitePalo Alto firefighters responded to a structure fire that erupted at 3877 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, a vacant building...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2018Last comment by musical, on Nov 16, 2018 at 10:17 pm | 29 comments | 7656 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ideo's BarbecueWith the discussion about school closures, spare the air, I can't resist pointing out that Ideo had a barbecue on High Street...
Original post made by HMM on Nov. 16, 2018Last comment by clueless, on Nov 16, 2018 at 9:41 pm | 7 comments | 189 Views
Salt & Straw Palo Alto to open Nov. 23
By Elena Kadvany | 0 comments | 2,966 views
El Camino: Another scheme to increase congestion?
By Douglas Moran | 28 comments | 2,755 views
Trials of My Grandmother
By Aldis Petriceks | 2 comments | 1,384 views
Lakes and Larders (part 2)
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 1,133 views
Can we ever improve our schools?
By Diana Diamond | 5 comments | 374 views
