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AROUND TOWN
Community to Kavanaugh accuser: 'We are here, and we have your back'Local residents, friends and strangers have rallied around Christine Blasey Ford, who has publicly accused Supreme Court...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2018Last comment by Nayeli, 13 minutes ago | 45 comments | 7289 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town<B>A TALE OF TWO CITIES ...</B> <B>Heidelberg, Germany</B> is celebrating its yearlong sister-city relationship with Palo...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2018There are no comments yet. 85 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Laurene Powell Jobs buys 30 acres in East Palo AltoOne of the largest parcels of vacant land in East Palo Alto is now under the ownership of a limited liability company associated...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2018Last comment by Capt. Jessie Walter, 1 hour ago | 6 comments | 5244 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto Weekly to host first school board debateThe Palo Alto Weekly and Palo Alto Online will host the first Board of Education debate of the election season on Thursday,...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2018Last comment by Green Acres parent, 2 hours ago | 22 comments | 3687 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Fight against gun violence hits Stanford campusThe fight against gun violence reached the Stanford University campus on Monday afternoon, when about 300 people rallied...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2018Last comment by Cesar, 2 hours ago | 39 comments | 2591 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Yes on Measure E hotel-tax increaseWe reluctantly recommend voters support the city of Palo Alto's proposal to raise about $2.5 million a year in new city revenue...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2018Last comment by Make It Go Away..., 2 hours ago | 6 comments | 517 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Tanaka blasts colleagues for 'busting budget'Palo Alto City Councilman Greg Tanaka publicly accused his council colleagues and city staff on Tuesday night of poor stewardship...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2018Last comment by If I Was a Cop, 3 hours ago | 39 comments | 3192 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Guest Opinion: Half a million empty tech jobs ... and growing.The great economic news: employment rates are at an all-time high. The terrific news for Americans seeking a career in tech:...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2018Last comment by An Unemployed Dad, 3 hours ago | 52 comments | 4599 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: No, no, no on Measure FIt is difficult to imagine a more poorly conceived idea to present to voters than the Measure F health care initiative pushed...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2018Last comment by jh, 3 hours ago | 6 comments | 1343 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto resists Grand Jury recommendations on housingPalo Alto's elected officials took a skeptical stance last week toward a new Santa Clara County Grand Jury Report that criticized...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2018Last comment by Bill, 4 hours ago | 4 comments | 1347 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bike Exchange finds new homeThe Silicon Valley Bike Exchange, which repairs bikes and donates them, is set to relocate to a Palo Alto industrial office...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2018Last comment by VS, 4 hours ago | 3 comments | 1117 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto finalizes design on new police headquartersWith the cost of Palo Alto's proposed new public-safety building now hovering above $100 million, City Council members on...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2018Last comment by Anon, 6 hours ago | 15 comments | 2499 Views
SPORTS
Cross country season appears to be in full strideWoodside and Menlo-Atherton High schools will participate in the first Peninsula Athletic League cross country center meet...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2018Last comment by Jadan Wenceslao, 6 hours ago | 2 comments | 661 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Menlo Park: Man pleads not guilty to attempted rape chargesA 19-year-old East Palo Alto man has pleaded not guilty to charges by the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office that...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2018Last comment by Local Reader, 6 hours ago | 1 comment | 727 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Off Deadline: It takes trust to create a village — wherever you liveI recently returned from a 10-day visit to a small, rural, economically challenged agricultural community in southern Kenya,...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2018There are no comments yet. 63 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Public Works veteran tapped to lead departmentBrad Eggleston, a veteran engineer who has been at the forefront of Palo Alto's recent push to upgrade its infrastructure,...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2018Last comment by Gary Wetzel, 7 hours ago | 4 comments | 1037 Views
SPORTS
Palo Alto does a quick rewrite to finish with happy endingPalo Alto High stumbled but never fell and the Vikings recovered from a nightmarish start to finish a dream-like comeback...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2018Last comment by R. Davis, 9 hours ago | 39 comments | 1970 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto professor accuses Kavanaugh of sexual assaultChristine Blasey Ford, a psychology professor at Palo Alto University, identified herself Sunday to the Washington Post as...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2018Last comment by Curmudgeon, 19 hours ago | 76 comments | 21750 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
One East Palo Alto Director Dr. Faye McNair-Knox diesDr. Faye McNair-Knox, 68, executive director of the One East Palo Alto Neighborhood Improvement Initiative, died of medical...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2018Last comment by Councilmember Greg Scharff, 19 hours ago | 13 comments | 11112 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
East Palo Alto City Council nixes stun gun useEmphasizing the good job East Palo Alto police have done to help gain the trust of residents, City Council members voted...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2018Last comment by AllYouCanEat, 22 hours ago | 4 comments | 1334 Views
He said – she said – who is lying? Justice Brett Kavanaugh or PA resident Christine Ford
By Diana Diamond | 69 comments | 5,060 views
Let's Talk Internships
By John Raftrey and Lori McCormick | 0 comments | 674 views
Race is tonight!
On Friday, September 21, join us at the Palo Alto Baylands for a 5K walk, 5K run, 10K run, or—for the first time—half marathon! All proceeds benefit local nonprofits serving children and families.
