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AROUND TOWN
City looks to bring public onboard for 'grade separation' debateFaced with a new set of challenges and opportunities, as well as a transformed political landscape, the Palo Alto City Council's...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2017Last comment by PA Resident, 1 minute ago | 122 comments | 7574 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Music school faces possible shut-downFor more than a decade, the New Mozart School of Music has helped to Palo Alto's aspiring pianists unleash their inner Wolfgang...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2017Last comment by Palatir's A Nice Company?, 4 minutes ago | 32 comments | 1745 Views
SPORTS
Fisher gives Stanford T&F a satisfying NCAA championshipStanford sophomore Grant Fisher used a big kick to win the men's 5,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2017Last comment by Sparticus, 21 minutes ago | 1 comment | 1108 Views
AROUND TOWN
City banks on cameras to help deter suicides on Caltrain tracksAs Palo Alto's system for keeping pedestrians off the Caltrain tracks continues to evolve, city officials are shifting their...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2017Last comment by Peter Carpenter, 23 minutes ago | 21 comments | 2887 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Legislation introduced to allow Caltrain sales taxState legislation introduced Wednesday would allow Caltrain to seek voter approval for a new sales tax to help cover capital...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2017Last comment by Steve, 1 hour ago | 8 comments | 760 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
One killed, three injured in East Palo Alto collisionA fatal three-car collision closed a major thoroughfare in East Palo Alto on Friday afternoon, police said. Read the full...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2017Last comment by Hmmm, 1 hour ago | 14 comments | 10315 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Spare the Air smog alert issued for ThursdayThe fourth Spare the Air alert for has been issued in the Bay Area for Thursday by regional air quality officials, as a result...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, 1 hour ago | 1 comment | 577 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto moves to extend ban on outdoor pot growthOutdoor cultivation of cannabis will remain illegal in Palo Alto for at least another year-and-a-half under a proposal that...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2017Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, 2 hours ago | 41 comments | 3183 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board eyes ways to save high school positionsThere could be relief ahead for two high school volunteer coordinators and five clerical staff at Gunn High School who recently...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2017Last comment by Grannie, 2 hours ago | 10 comments | 1498 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Fix PAUSD: Do not renew McGee's contractPAUSD Superintendent Gleen McGee is up for contract renewal and evaluation [portion removed; McGee's evaluation is on the...
Original post made by Fix PAUSD on Jun. 12, 2017Last comment by Resident, 3 hours ago | 11 comments | 784 Views
AROUND TOWN
NASA's Kepler detects 219 new planetsIn a single patch of sky, the NASA Kepler space telescope has detected signs of 219 new planets, about 10 of which are believed...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2017Last comment by space junkie, 3 hours ago | 3 comments | 915 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
La Comida struggling to find new locationLa Comida Senior Nutrition, a longtime senior lunch program relied on by more than 160 seniors, is asking the community to...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2017Last comment by Lynne, 4 hours ago | 13 comments | 4065 Views
RESTAURANTS
After 43 years, Hobee's Restaurant sold to new ownersThe family who has owned Peninsula breakfast institution Hobee's Restaurant for 43 years sold the business to two longtime...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2017Last comment by Big Fan, 5 hours ago | 13 comments | 3959 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bike lanes proposed, fiber optics planned for University AvenueThe City of Palo Alto's multiple-year infrastructure and street improvement project, Upgrade Downtown, will launch next week...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2017Last comment by musical, 6 hours ago | 18 comments | 2829 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto to raise water and refuse ratesThe drought may be over, but Palo Alto's water forecast shows rates going up every year for the next decade, starting with...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2017Last comment by musical, 14 hours ago | 20 comments | 1958 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district grapples with high opt-out rates on state examHigh school juniors in the Palo Alto Unified School District opted out of the state's new standardized test this spring at...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2017Last comment by Gunn Alum 2016, 19 hours ago | 50 comments | 4455 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Guest Opinion: Concerned about nuclear weapons? Here's why you should beWhy does the world need 15,000 nuclear weapons, when just a few will cause physical damage to huge swaths of land and the...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2017Last comment by Cherrill Spencer, 21 hours ago | 7 comments | 1512 Views
AROUND TOWN
Long-awaited College Terrace Market opens for businessThe long-awaited College Terrace Market, which offers products from local food manufacturers and farmers, opened in Palo...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2017Last comment by musical, 22 hours ago | 43 comments | 5701 Views
AROUND TOWN
Plan for 'car-light' development on El Camino draws mixed reviewsFew projects epitomize the hopes of Palo Alto's housing advocates and the anxieties of the city's land-use watchdogs as clearly...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2017Last comment by Ahem, on Jun 21, 2017 at 12:17 pm | 56 comments | 6632 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
School board to review law firm contractsThe board will discuss the Palo Alto school district's legal services contracts at its Tuesday meeting as part of an annual...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2017Last comment by Fact checker, on Jun 21, 2017 at 11:36 am | 9 comments | 1280 Views
Time To Get Stoned
By Laura Stec | 5 comments | 1,909 views
Development policy: "The Market" and regulation
By Douglas Moran | 6 comments | 1,131 views
My Quality of Life on this Father's Day
By Steve Levy | 3 comments | 1,066 views
Getting out of the house
By Cheryl Bac | 2 comments | 1,008 views
We’ve Been Married About a Year . . .
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 156 views
