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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto looks to get people to switch off natural gasPalo Alto's environmentalists cheered two years ago, when the city officially declared its electric portfolio "carbon neutral."...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2015Last comment by common sense, on Aug 9, 2015 at 9:45 pm | 72 comments | 14305 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto fire gets new $1.2 million ladder truckThe Palo Alto Fire Department will today officially induct a new $1.2 million aerial ladder truck into its fleet at an afternoon...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2014Last comment by Woo, on Jul 3, 2014 at 7:36 pm | 23 comments | 14301 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Rejecting appeal, Palo Alto approves Corina Way homeDespite protests from area residents and land-use watchdogs, Palo Alto officials approved on Monday a two-story home on Corina...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2015Last comment by Resident of Barron Park, on Mar 2, 2015 at 11:21 pm | 67 comments | 14295 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Once polarizing, bathrooms to become fixtures in Palo Alto parksPalo Alto's effort to equip parks with bathrooms gained momentum Monday, when the city approved the purchase of prefabricated...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2023Last comment by Native to the BAY, on Apr 12, 2023 at 11:47 pm | 19 comments | 14294 Views
AROUND TOWN
Helping Henry0...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2007Last comment by Patricia, on Mar 18, 2008 at 9:35 pm | 10 comments | 14294 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New 'retail protection' law draws oppositionWhen Palo Alto adopted an emergency law last year prohibiting the conversion of ground-floor retail space to other uses,...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2016Last comment by Sunshine, on Dec 23, 2016 at 9:54 pm | 26 comments | 14293 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Condominiums eyed for vacant El Camino siteIn a city often described as "built out," one parcel along El Camino Real stands out precisely for what isn't there. Next...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2017Last comment by YIMBY, on Feb 12, 2017 at 2:36 am | 80 comments | 14292 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford admit rate lowest in university's historyStanford University accepted 2,040 students to its incoming class for Fall 2018, the undergraduate admissions office announced...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2018Last comment by musical, on Apr 3, 2018 at 10:10 pm | 7 comments | 14282 Views
AROUND TOWN
First Person: A conversation with Phil JaberPhil Jaber, founder of Philz Coffee, talks about his history in the Bay Area and the challenges and triumphs of opening the...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2012Last comment by Kristinite, on Apr 16, 2012 at 11:42 pm | 14 comments | 14281 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PA school language plan may cost too much0...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2008Last comment by Paly reporter, on Apr 23, 2008 at 1:26 pm | 158 comments | 14280 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
A message from our publisher on the crisis we faceToday's public health emergency, and the economic devastation that threatens all small businesses, may very well be the final...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2020There are no comments yet. 14277 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Under assault: Data shows Santa Clara County hospital workers routinely attacked on the jobEach year, hundreds of health care workers in Santa Clara County hospitals are punched, kicked, spat on, slapped or worse,...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2021Last comment by John, on Jan 18, 2021 at 12:39 pm | 7 comments | 14277 Views
AROUND TOWN
Google makes big real estate buy in south Palo AltoMountain View-based Google Inc. has bought seven properties on East Meadow Circle in south Palo Alto, an area the city has...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2013Last comment by resident 1, on Jun 21, 2014 at 7:59 am | 51 comments | 14277 Views
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk: Gordon Biersch temporarily closesPalo Alto's Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant closes its doors this week for a dramatic renovation, while Whole Foods celebrates...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2015Last comment by MPdog, on Mar 13, 2016 at 2:44 pm | 13 comments | 14275 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
'Satellite parking' program trudges forward in Palo AltoA proposal in Palo Alto to create a new parking area near the Baylands and shuttle commuters downtown edged ahead Monday...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2014Last comment by southbayresident, on Aug 15, 2014 at 3:06 am | 53 comments | 14272 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Debate over schools delays Buena Vista's closureThe fate of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park remains cloudy, but residents of the sprawling park received a sliver of good news...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2015Last comment by Be Kind PA, on Apr 16, 2015 at 11:12 pm | 106 comments | 14267 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Fletcher Middle School honors new namesakeEllen Fletcher Middle School celebrated the Palo Alto school's new namesake on Monday, which would have been Fletcher's 90th...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2018Last comment by Resident, on Dec 7, 2018 at 12:31 pm | 34 comments | 14263 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto hopes to speed up deployment of self-driving carsShould the streets of Palo Alto become the newest testing ground for self-driving cars? For several members of the City Council,...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2016Last comment by Me 2, on Jan 15, 2017 at 2:31 am | 36 comments | 14262 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Cancel your travel plans': Santa Clara County urges caution during holidays as COVID-19 cases riseAt an emotional press conference Wednesday on the cusp of Christmas Eve, Santa Clara County health leaders begged the public...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2020Last comment by GoldyCISSP@gmail.com, on Dec 27, 2020 at 9:17 pm | 68 comments | 14260 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Downtown Palo Alto assault leaves man in critical conditionA late-night fight between two groups of men in downtown Palo Alto last weekend ended with one man unconscious in the hospital...
Original post made on Dec. 25, 2014Last comment by Crime, on Dec 28, 2014 at 11:30 am | 19 comments | 14257 Views
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