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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Menlo Church leadership acknowledges abuse from decades agoA megachurch is apologizing for instances of abuse from decades earlier that "had not been addressed in a way that honored...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2023Last comment by Novelera, on Mar 30, 2023 at 4:09 pm | 2 comments | 14133 Views
AROUND TOWN
District seeks names for Jordan, Terman middle schoolsNow is the time for the public to weigh in on ideas for new names for Palo Alto's Jordan and Terman middle schools, which...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2017Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Jan 25, 2018 at 3:57 pm | 181 comments | 14132 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Living the hyphen: East Palo Alto author looks to her Tongan roots to find a heroTonga Victoria has just released her first novel, "Hyphen American," a fictional book for young adults that weaves Polynesian...
Original post made on May. 21, 2021Last comment by MA midtown, on May 24, 2021 at 7:34 pm | 1 comment | 14131 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
New Stanford housing would abut neighborhoodEyeing future growth on its campus, Stanford University is asking for Santa Clara County's permission to add 1,600 new housing...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2017Last comment by Resident, on Aug 1, 2017 at 9:15 am | 34 comments | 14130 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: 'Safe parking' program is a very small first stepWhile communities throughout California are trying to respond to the growing humanitarian crisis of homelessness, it is disappointing...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2020Last comment by @Novelera, on Jan 17, 2020 at 2:57 pm | 5 comments | 14127 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Power outage affects over 3,300 customers in Palo AltoMore than 3,300 Palo Alto Utilities customers are without electricity due to a late-afternoon power outage in Midtown and...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2019Last comment by Anonymous, on Dec 19, 2019 at 7:21 pm | 10 comments | 14120 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: A reckless majorityThe five members who make up the new, more development-friendly majority on the Palo Alto City Council blatantly stuck it...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2017Last comment by Blackbeard, on Feb 11, 2017 at 10:52 pm | 52 comments | 14117 Views
AROUND TOWN
PG&E likely to file eminent domain against Palo Alto Unified for easement at CubberleyAfter stalled talks over the last several months, the Palo Alto school district is facing the likelihood of Pacific Gas &...
Original post made on Dec. 28, 2020Last comment by GaryB, on Feb 5, 2021 at 7:44 pm | 26 comments | 14115 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Planned closure of Churchill stirs traffic fearsAs Palo Alto moves closer to picking a new design for its four rail crossings, residents are warning that one of the more...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2019Last comment by Disrupt and reorg, on Apr 9, 2019 at 11:32 am | 81 comments | 14114 Views
AROUND TOWN
Jon Ferraiolo, tech entrepreneur, dies after battling Lou Gehrig's diseaseSilicon Valley engineer, entrepreneur, author Jon Ferraiolo died on July 16 after a seven-year battle with amyotrophic lateral...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2021Last comment by Bonnie Lungberg, on Aug 30, 2021 at 2:00 pm | 2 comments | 14113 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mysterious meat sales concern Palo Alto residentsBarron Park neighborhood residents have been puzzling over mysterious meat salesmen in blue trucks who have been knocking...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2011Last comment by Bernadette Hsing, on May 15, 2015 at 1:08 pm | 37 comments | 14110 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Efforts to curb airplane noise leave Palo Alto leaders fumingAs the San Francisco International Airport explores new flights procedures for reducing airplane noise over Bay Area communities,...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2022Last comment by resident3, on Jul 13, 2022 at 8:53 am | 45 comments | 14108 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
AltSchool parents find partners to save schoolA group of parents whose children attend the soon-to-close AltSchool in Palo Alto are merging with another local private...
Original post made on May. 15, 2018Last comment by Open Mind School, on Jul 16, 2018 at 11:06 am | 9 comments | 14108 Views
AROUND TOWN
Feature story: Carving out a new lifeIn the driveway of an East Palo Alto cottage, wearing a 3 1/2-foot-tall headdress and long braids down its back, a 12-foot-tall...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2012Last comment by Keep Up Tradition!, on Aug 3, 2012 at 3:06 pm | 2 comments | 14108 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council has no appetite for doing away with PC zonesFacing a plate full of development projects, Palo Alto City Council members Monday night didn't show any appetite for doing...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2013Last comment by JCC bashers unite, on Dec 5, 2013 at 4:21 pm | 89 comments | 14106 Views
AROUND TOWN
Atherton urges Surf Air to fly at higher altitudesTaking a new approach in efforts to reduce airplane noise over Atherton, the town is sending a letter to the Federal Aviation...
Original post made on May. 27, 2014Last comment by Jetman, on May 29, 2014 at 5:54 pm | 57 comments | 14105 Views
AROUND TOWN
Page Mill investors sue firm over millionsPalo Alto-based property manager Page Mill Properties committed securities fraud, misled its investors and engaged in an...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2010Last comment by JC, on Apr 10, 2010 at 8:24 am | 16 comments | 14101 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Unleashed dogs are a nuisance in Palo Alto parksEvery park I visit in Palo Alto with my dog has unleashed dogs running around in it. At Hoover Park most mornings between...
Original post made by Dog Owner on Sep. 7, 2010Last comment by Out of control dogowners, on Jan 20, 2012 at 11:41 pm | 99 comments | 14100 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Living under the belly of a 'beast'Fledgling airline Surf Air's marketing slogan is "Disruptive Innovation — A Revolutionary Approach to Air Travel."...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2014Last comment by Anthony, on May 4, 2017 at 7:24 am | 41 comments | 14099 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mandarin Immersion Solution: A Charter in Mountain View?0...
Original post made by Language Lover/Give Peace a Chance on Apr. 2, 2007Last comment by Anonymous, on Apr 14, 2007 at 4:16 pm | 71 comments | 14099 Views
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