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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Restraining order filed against school superintendent's husbandMarielena Gaona-Mendoza, a trustee on the Ravenswood City School District Board of Education, has filed a restraining order...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2019Last comment by Disturbing, 1 hour ago | 8 comments | 2331 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police: Man robbed of phone near Caltrain stationPalo Alto police are looking for three youths who reportedly robbed a man of his cellphone near the Caltrain station on University...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2019Last comment by wondering, 1 hour ago | 4 comments | 1452 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest Opinion: Are parents coddling their kids too much?Consider the following: Teens, in the past couple of years, are complaining more and more that they are stressed out and...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2019Last comment by Respect Autonomy, 2 hours ago | 20 comments | 1842 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Regional housing plan splits elected leadersA sweeping plan to preserve and expand the Bay Area's housing stock by passing new renter protections, loosening zoning restrictions...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2019Last comment by Long Time Resident, 3 hours ago | 30 comments | 2753 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
School board considers legal options for Stanford growthThe Palo Alto Unified school board will meet with the district's attorneys in closed session on Tuesday to discuss options...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2019Last comment by Southgate Resident, 3 hours ago | 18 comments | 2798 Views
AROUND TOWN
Geo Blackshire tapped as interim fire chiefGeo Blackshire, a 21-year veteran of the Palo Alto Fire Department, has taken over as fire chief on an interim basis while...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2019Last comment by Money, 5 hours ago | 3 comments | 520 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Affordable-housing project wins approval in Palo AltoPalo Alto reached a rare milestone in its effort to encourage more housing on Monday night, when the City Council approved...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2019Last comment by Greenacres, 5 hours ago | 15 comments | 3540 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Real Estate Matters: Slowdown is more than seasonalThe residential property market in Palo Alto has cooled down in the last six months. This year's sudden shift is more than...
Original post made on Dec. 24, 2018Last comment by Mother's Best, 9 hours ago | 78 comments | 4359 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Filseth and Fine to lead Palo Alto in 2019The Palo Alto City Council selected its most centrist member, Eric Filseth, and its most fervent housing advocate, Adrian...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2019Last comment by Rick, 9 hours ago | 43 comments | 4135 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City plans to build garage, remove treesAs Palo Alto looks to launch construction of the new garage near California Avenue, city officials are preparing to remove...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2019Last comment by Tod ford, 9 hours ago | 3 comments | 1317 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Middlefield Road 'road diet' set to become permanentAfter an extended trial run, Palo Alto is preparing to make permanent the recent road modifications on a busy stretch of...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2019Last comment by Anon, 15 hours ago | 37 comments | 7917 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford announces focus on campus drinking: 'We cannot turn away from this'Concerned about the "dangerously high rates" of undergraduate alcohol use on campus, Stanford University announced this week...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2019Last comment by A Green Environment, 17 hours ago | 34 comments | 4475 Views
SPORTS
Prep soccer: Gunn girls working toward lofty soccer goalsEmersen Sweeney scored twice and Danika Heaney also scored as Gunn downed host Los Altos, 3-1, in a Santa Clara Valley Athletic...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2019Last comment by Disappointed in Paly Girls Soccer, 19 hours ago | 1 comment | 797 Views
AROUND TOWN
A balancing actTo address high rates of poverty and waste in Santa Clara County, Joint Venture Silicon Valley has launched a food truck...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2019Last comment by Julia, on Jan 14, 2019 at 8:29 pm | 3 comments | 1332 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 norm, on Jan 14, 2019 at 5:43 pm | 107 comments | 8977 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto appoints new planning commissionersA land-use attorney and a retired Google manager won appointments this week to Palo Alto's influential Planning and Transportation...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2018Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jan 14, 2019 at 4:57 pm | 6 comments | 2959 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Piano teacher arrested for sex crimes on relativeNicholas Robinson has been arrested for alleged sexual abuse on an underage relative. He is also a piano teacher who gives...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2019Last comment by resident, on Jan 14, 2019 at 1:48 pm | 3 comments | 3550 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Santa Clara County reports first flu death this seasonSanta Clara County public health officials announced Tuesday the county's first flu death of someone under 65 years old during...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2019Last comment by Influenza Origins, on Jan 14, 2019 at 1:43 pm | 30 comments | 3142 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto artist contemplates mortalityLocal sculptor Ken Joye will be holding a pop-up exhibition over the weekends of Jan. 12-13 and 19-20. Read the full story...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2019Last comment by HarpoGKZR, on Jan 13, 2019 at 9:48 pm | 3 comments | 897 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Affordable-housing project on the cusp of approvalPalo Alto officials will have a chance on Monday to approve the city's first purely affordable-housing project in more than...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2019Last comment by Palo Alto Resident, on Jan 13, 2019 at 6:27 pm | 5 comments | 2539 Views
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