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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
East Palo Alto celebrates grand opening of U.S. Highway 101 overpassConstruction of the $14 million project took 18 months from start to completion. The city received $8.6 million from California’s...
Original post made on May. 19, 2019Last comment by justathough, 0 hours ago | 15 comments | 4847 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
'Residents only' policy for Foothills Park sparks fresh debateWith its winding trails, scenic vistas and family-friendly camping sites, the sprawling Foothills Park is frequently described...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, 13 minutes ago | 131 comments | 7487 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
With artificial intelligence looming, debate over 'basic income' heats upProponents say universal basic income could help people pay off debts and obtain job-skills training, among other goals,...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Wsc, 1 hour ago | 10 comments | 3850 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Caltrain's proposed four-track station could disrupt Palo Alto's rail-redesign plansCaltrain's plan to expand its system could require the agency to construct a four-track segment in Palo Alto -- a proposal...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by TBM, 5 hours ago | 48 comments | 5699 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Webcast: RV parking program takes offAlicia Garcia, associate director of Project WeHope, discusses a new partnership between the nonprofit and city of East Palo...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Jt. Colton, 6 hours ago | 6 comments | 1487 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Opinion: Palo Alto needs a citywide municipal fiber-to-the-premises utilityThe medium of choice for wired telecommunications networks is fiber optics. But the telecom incumbents are reluctant to abandon...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Curmudgeon, 9 hours ago | 8 comments | 1410 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Report: Santa Clara County sees big surge in homeless populationNew data released by Santa Clara County shows that homelessness is a rapidly growing problem, with thousands of additional...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by Correction, 11 hours ago | 47 comments | 2119 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
With Stanford offer on hold, school board members voice disappointment — and one goes on the offensiveThree Palo Alto school board members voted on Tuesday night to suspend consideration of a tentative agreement with Stanford...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by google is your friend, 12 hours ago | 78 comments | 5116 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parenting for successEsther Wojcicki, Palo Alto High School's award-winning journalism teacher who founded the Paly Media Arts program and gained...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Dishonest, 16 hours ago | 9 comments | 392 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly teacher whose instructional manual changed classroom culture releases a new 'how to' book for parentsEsther Wojcicki, whose instructional manual changed classroom culture worldwide, has released a new book that shares the...
Original post made on May. 19, 2019Last comment by Dishonest, 16 hours ago | 4 comments | 968 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Outsmarted; Affordable Housing WeekLearn how a Paly teacher performed in the "Jeopardy!" Teachers Tournament semifinals, a special proclamation that recognizes...
Original post made on May. 18, 2019Last comment by Good not Bad, 16 hours ago | 9 comments | 1317 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sunday bake sale to raise money for brain cancer cure after Palo Alto student's deathAddison Elementary School fifth-grader Nathan Carlsen died of a rare brain cancer on March 19, 2018. Now, his friends are...
Original post made on May. 18, 2019Last comment by Anonymous, 21 hours ago | 2 comments | 3135 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Barely scraping by: How the Bay Area housing crisis is making it near impossible for students to stay in community collegeMany local community college students are pursuing education to break a cycle of difficult life circumstances -- homelessness,...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by David Lee/Also Chinese, 21 hours ago | 28 comments | 7154 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Plan to build homes at Cubberley gets pushbackAs Palo Alto gets closer to the finish line in its collaborative effort to redesign and rebuild Cubberley Community Center,...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by HerbF, on May 18, 2019 at 6:48 pm | 33 comments | 4175 Views
AROUND TOWN
Gunn softball reaches its goal but loses in CCS tourneySenior Michele Schwarzwalder and freshman Lauren Li each had two hits but the Gunn softball team dropped a 6-2 decision at...
Original post made on May. 18, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on May 18, 2019 at 6:20 pm | 1 comment | 731 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
First-of-its-kind program for people living in RVs debuts in East Palo AltoAfter more than a year of planning, a new city-approved $300,000 RV Safe Parking program launched in East Palo Alto, which...
Original post made on May. 4, 2019Last comment by Keeping Up Appearances, on May 18, 2019 at 5:41 pm | 57 comments | 12549 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Contentious state housing bill punted to 2020Senate Bill 50, a contentious bill that aimed to encourage more housing near transit, suffered a setback Thursday when the...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by mauricio, on May 18, 2019 at 2:19 pm | 20 comments | 2174 Views
AROUND TOWN
What $9 million won't get you in Old Palo Alto: A house on a lotA quarter-acre property for sale in Palo Alto is turning heads for what's not included in its $9-million price tag: a house. Read...
Original post made on May. 9, 2019Last comment by rising ground water, on May 18, 2019 at 12:22 pm | 22 comments | 9766 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: After campaigning for transparency, school board members revert to the habits they criticized in predecessorsIt is deeply disappointing to learn that the board, Superintendent Don Austin and Stanford University worked in concert to...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by nope, on May 18, 2019 at 7:21 am | 43 comments | 4579 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford looks forward to a Frost-y summerTucked away in the northeast end of the Stanford University campus and sequestered behind construction fencing for the past...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on May 17, 2019 at 7:16 pm | 3 comments | 2494 Views
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