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What is THAT being built at the corner of Seale and Cowper?0...
Original post made by Ted on Apr. 19, 2008Last comment by Resident, on Apr 29, 2008 at 12:29 am | 46 comments | 4901 Views
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Gov. Sarah Palin is coming to Woodside0...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2008Last comment by toadstool, on Sep 18, 2008 at 12:21 am | 46 comments | 8896 Views
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Grand plans for San Antonio shopping centerThe developer in contract to buy 16 acres of the San Antonio shopping center released conceptual plans on Tuesday that promise...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2009Last comment by Palo Parent, on Nov 4, 2009 at 8:40 pm | 46 comments | 11767 Views
AROUND TOWN
Residents fret over Palo Alto church cell towerA proposed 50-foot-tall cell-phone tower at St. Albert the Great Church in Palo Alto has some neighbors upset about the mix...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2010Last comment by Gary B, on Oct 22, 2011 at 11:19 pm | 46 comments | 17244 Views
AROUND TOWN
Huge rodent at 10.30 a.m. walked up my gardenWhat I thought was an opossum could not be, it had no hair bristles, pinkish gray skin. It was about 16 inches long with...
Original post made by Alice Schaffer Smith on Dec. 12, 2010Last comment by Charles, on Apr 1, 2011 at 10:49 am | 46 comments | 10859 Views
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Offices planned for Borders buildingWhen Borders Books leaves Palo Alto later this month, its prominent University Avenue building will likely be converted to...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2011Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 18, 2011 at 9:52 am | 46 comments | 7060 Views
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Grade separations at Churchill, Meadow, Charleston?The "very contentious issue" of grade separations at Alma, Churchill, East Meadow and Charleston is something Palo Alto is...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2013Last comment by Clem, on Jan 26, 2013 at 2:54 pm | 46 comments | 7190 Views
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Plan to collect food scraps wins support in Palo AltoBanana peels and apple cores may look like garbage to most Palo Alto residents, but city leaders are increasingly viewing...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2015Last comment by Garbage, on Mar 7, 2015 at 10:05 pm | 46 comments | 8571 Views
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Palo Alto mulls raising age for buying tobaccoWith Palo Alto's crusade against tobacco rapidly gathering force, two members of the City Council on Tuesday floated a proposal...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2015Last comment by 2nd hand smoker, on Nov 16, 2015 at 6:23 am | 46 comments | 8792 Views
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ABC Nightline to air piece on Palo AltoThe latest national news outlet to cover the youth suicide cluster Palo Alto experienced in 2014 and 2015 is ABC's Nightline,...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2016Last comment by AnjaliV, on Feb 18, 2016 at 2:18 pm | 46 comments | 13493 Views
AROUND TOWN
New Ross Road really safer for bikers?I drive a car and I also bike. The other day I biked on Ross Road. I was nearing one of the bumps where the road now narrows...
Original post made by CCW on Jan. 9, 2018Last comment by Resident, on Jan 20, 2018 at 5:45 pm | 46 comments | 2134 Views
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Former Palo Alto math tutor now charged with 52 lewd acts on 16 girlsProsecutors in the case against former Palo Alto math tutor Mark Allan Hodes filed additional charges of lewd conduct against...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2021Last comment by Justine Paul, on Apr 14, 2021 at 11:56 am | 46 comments | 12196 Views
AROUND TOWN
Starting Tuesday, mask mandates return to Bay Area amid surge in COVID casesSeven Bay Area counties announced Monday that residents will be required to wear masks in nearly all indoor settings, marking...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2021Last comment by John B. Sails, on Aug 3, 2021 at 6:01 pm | 46 comments | 16699 Views
AROUND TOWN
In another blow to California Avenue, Country Sun to shut down by end of the yearCountry Sun, a supermarket that focuses on organic food and that for decades has been one of California Avenue's most visible...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2023Last comment by Ferdinand , on Nov 5, 2023 at 10:49 pm | 46 comments | 19073 Views
MOVIES
Inside JobI'm still so seething from the facts presented in this documentary on the financial crisis and the response ... or lack...
Original post made by bru on Oct. 31, 2010Last comment by Anon., on Nov 23, 2010 at 1:03 pm | 46 comments | 7462 Views
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk: Major shakeup planned at Ming'sChinese Cuisine and Bar, Palo Alto's largest and oldest Chinese restaurant, is about to undergo a huge transition. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Aug 30, 2013 at 11:27 am | 46 comments | 16050 Views
RESTAURANTS
Health inspectors shut down popular restaurantSanta Clara County health officials temporarily shut down Calafia Café & Market A Go-Go on Thursday after inspectors discovered...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2017Last comment by Resident, on Nov 16, 2017 at 7:53 am | 46 comments | 34309 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford to build homes near College Terrace0...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2008Last comment by sewage, on Feb 18, 2008 at 6:06 pm | 45 comments | 6876 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Former Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto to run for state Assembly seatPalo Alto City Councilwoman and former Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto has announced she will run for the state Assembly seat held...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2009Last comment by California Ave. Insider, on Nov 4, 2009 at 12:03 pm | 45 comments | 6453 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Labor union imposes a Thursday furloughWorkers from Palo Alto's largest labor union have scheduled a "self-imposed furlough" for this Thursday in a bid to win community...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2009Last comment by Oldtimer, on Sep 24, 2009 at 11:44 am | 45 comments | 4133 Views
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