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AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto looks to keep University and California avenues car-freeFor many in Palo Alto, the closure of University and California Avenue to cars was a speck of good news in a dismal year....
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2021Last comment by Allen Akin, on Apr 21, 2021 at 1:57 pm | 20 comments | 14244 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
New LifeMoves CEO poised to take on leadership at organization's 'inflection point'Menlo Park-based nonprofit LifeMoves, the largest network that provides services, shelter and resources to unhoused people...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2021Last comment by Born Free, on Apr 21, 2021 at 11:26 am | 8 comments | 5839 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford begins clinical trials to expand Pfizer vaccine access to young childrenStanford Health Care has begun laying the clinical groundwork to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to the country's youngest...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2021Last comment by Jeanne, on Apr 21, 2021 at 11:14 am | 3 comments | 6894 Views
SPORTS
Jackson IV ends football season as top rusher in the CCSGunn, which finished the truncated season unbeaten in five contests, recorded the best record in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2021Last comment by Perspective, on Apr 21, 2021 at 9:46 am | 10 comments | 3749 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Is Palo Alto ready for rent stabilization? City explores new policies to help tenantsSeeking to address the plight of low-income residents in a city famous for its astronomical rents, Palo Alto is considering...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2021Last comment by Optimist Pessimist Realist , on Apr 20, 2021 at 10:32 am | 17 comments | 7023 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Cargill Inc., feds drop appeal of a ruling that protects Redwood City salt pondsA ruling that protects the historic Redwood City salt ponds from being developed will stand unchallenged, now that defendants...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2021Last comment by felix, on Apr 20, 2021 at 8:41 am | 1 comment | 6143 Views
AROUND TOWN
Gallery House exhibitions make room for both in-person and online viewersThe current show, "Through My Window," at Gallery House features works in a variety of media by gallery members and is on...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2021Last comment by Joan Hancock, on Apr 19, 2021 at 4:05 pm | 1 comment | 2350 Views
AROUND TOWN
How a pandemic passion project is helping a 'Neighborhood Pizza Guy' connect with his communityWhat started out as a pandemic passion project for Atherton resident Matt Burr has quickly grown into what could be something...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2021Last comment by Kayleigh Johnson, on Apr 19, 2021 at 1:23 pm | 9 comments | 8866 Views
BOOKS
Local agencies are preparing for another big wildfire yearWith the drought in full swing this year, Cal Fire and other agencies are warning that fires are already becoming a threat. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2021Last comment by Pat Markevitch, on Apr 18, 2021 at 9:52 pm | 4 comments | 6175 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Pandemic recovery tops Palo Alto's priority list for 2021Recognizing the devastating economic impacts of the COVID-19, the City Council agreed Saturday to make pandemic recovery...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2021Last comment by Meredith Taylor, on Apr 18, 2021 at 8:23 am | 8 comments | 9620 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police arrest suspected arsonist in RV safe lot firesEast Palo Alto police have arrested a 26-year-old man suspected of starting a series of fire along a fence bordering the...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2021There are no comments yet. 4474 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
City Council clashes over appointments to new housing panelPalo Alto's effort to craft a new housing vision got off to a rocky start Monday, with the City Council at odds over appointments...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2021Last comment by Harvey Wong, on Apr 17, 2021 at 11:55 am | 78 comments | 11696 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Artist pays tribute to first ER doctor who died of COVID-19 in U.S.In the latest Around Town column, news about a Palo Alto artist's contribution to The Hero Art Project, students who were...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2021There are no comments yet. 5511 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto looks to restore police auditor's power to review internal complaintsThe City Council surprised many police watchdogs in 2019 when it moved to strip away the power of an independent auditor...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2021Last comment by deshaun w., on Apr 16, 2021 at 8:29 am | 8 comments | 4966 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Santa Clara, San Mateo counties halt use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccineA rare side effect from the one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has caused health leaders in Santa Clara and San...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2021Last comment by Free truth , on Apr 16, 2021 at 7:13 am | 12 comments | 4894 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
It's time for radical empathy: Former Menlo College provost releases new book on tackling racismFor Terri Givens, the former provost of Menlo College and a resident of unincorporated West Menlo Park, the key to overcoming...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2021There are no comments yet. 6551 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Family of slain Palo Alto teacher Kyle Hart sues Redwood City policeThe family of Palo Alto teacher Kyle Hart has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Redwood City and members of its...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2021Last comment by Enough, on Apr 15, 2021 at 10:05 pm | 21 comments | 15425 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Our better nature: Six ideas to diversify the outdoorsJosé González, founder of Latino Outdoors, dissects the misguided assumptions and hidden disparities that leave many families...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2021Last comment by Rose, on Apr 15, 2021 at 6:59 pm | 1 comment | 4737 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Man arrested for sexual assault on elderly womanA man has been arrested after a violent sexual assault of a woman, who he reportedly harassed on an ongoing basis, in a downtown...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2021Last comment by Seen it before, on Apr 15, 2021 at 3:15 pm | 1 comment | 5105 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Teen substance use treatment center in East Palo Alto shutters after few show up for servicesIn 2018, San Mateo County launched a substance abuse treatment clinic in East Palo Alto for troubled youth, but it failed...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2021Last comment by Mireia, on Apr 15, 2021 at 12:56 pm | 1 comment | 3787 Views
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