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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto couple gone missing in Marin CountyA Palo Alto couple who had rented a room in Marin County last week and were due to check out Saturday morning have gone missing,...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2020Last comment by thx1104, 16 minutes ago | 6 comments | 3150 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
A daughter's disability. A mother's ingenuity. And the playground that's launching a revolution.With the establishment of a relatively new foundation to boost their goals, Magical Bridge co-founders Olenka Steciw Villarrea...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by ALB, 1 hour ago | 11 comments | 7818 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Around Town: Division over installing wireless antennas; local voting rights group marks 100th birthdayIn the latest Around Town column, news about the latest arguments for and against installing wireless antennas in Palo Alto,...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2020Last comment by Family Friendly, 3 hours ago | 6 comments | 1976 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Editorial: Brownrigg for state SenateIn the impressive group of candidates for California's 13th Senate district, we give the nod to Michael Brownrigg, who has...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by NeilsonBuchanan, 4 hours ago | 18 comments | 3029 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Ames wind tunnels put NASA's new moonshot to the testAmerica's latest bid to send astronauts into space has researchers at NASA Ames hard at work, trying to figure out how to...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2020Last comment by Gem in our midst, 12 hours ago | 1 comment | 1406 Views
AROUND TOWN
At 'pivotal' moment in presidential campaign, Pete Buttigieg makes plea to voters in Palo AltoIn comments to about 200 supporters in Palo Alto on Friday, presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg pitched himself as an inclusive,...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by MAGA, 20 hours ago | 24 comments | 5526 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
State Senate candidate faces allegations she violated 'non-coordination' rule with real estate political-action committeeA complaint has been filed with the California Fair Political Practices Commission against state Senate candidate Annie Oliva,...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2020Last comment by Dan, 21 hours ago | 21 comments | 3600 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Ending stalemate, Human Relations commissioner quits seeking chairmanshipIn a stunning move to avoid a potentially divisive and deadlocked election for the Palo Alto Human Relations Commissioner...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by Independent, 21 hours ago | 3 comments | 1483 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
VMware plans to cut over 200 jobs in Palo AltoCloud infrastructure company VMware recently announced that it will cut 211 jobs at its Palo Alto headquarters effective...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Feb 16, 2020 at 3:12 pm | 9 comments | 8117 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
With revised design, Castilleja tries to appease critics of its growth planSeeking a truce with critics of its proposed expansion, Castilleja School this week submitted a revised plan to the city...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2020Last comment by Unbiased reporting, on Feb 16, 2020 at 2:24 pm | 39 comments | 4094 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Guest Opinion: Remembering Palo Alto's transportation historyUnderstanding the historical "bones" of our city -- the rail line and a walkable grid street system rather than a car-dominated...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by Richard, on Feb 16, 2020 at 1:21 pm | 3 comments | 2189 Views
AROUND TOWN
To stifle discord, Palo Alto prepares to shake-up auditor's officeThe Palo Alto City Auditor's Office may soon see the biggest shake-up in its 37-year history, after the City Council agreed...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2020Last comment by Really?, on Feb 16, 2020 at 12:33 pm | 6 comments | 2273 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Community college district asks voters for new tax, bond funds to upgrade facilities, keep education accessibleVote-by-mail ballots for the March 3 election went out to Santa Clara County voters on Tuesday, including two Foothill-De...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Feb 16, 2020 at 10:09 am | 59 comments | 4937 Views
SPORTS
Palo Alto girls come together for SCVAL wrestling titleElla Jauregui, Alexandra Lee, Aviv Kobza and Amelia Clough were each honored as Santa Clara Valley Athletic League girls...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2020Last comment by Viking fan, on Feb 16, 2020 at 9:43 am | 2 comments | 820 Views
SPORTS
Paly has four champions and a second-place SCVAL trophyDara Haydarpour, Adar Schwarzbach, Cade Creighton and Macguire Ferrell each won an individual title and Palo Alto finished...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2020Last comment by III, on Feb 16, 2020 at 8:12 am | 1 comment | 621 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
At one Palo Alto school, long troubled by sexual misconduct, a new student advocacy group is bornA group of Palo Alto High students is working to educate their peers about sexual assault, consent and relationships -- education...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2020Last comment by Anonymous1, on Feb 16, 2020 at 5:45 am | 18 comments | 6829 Views
RESTAURANTS
He built his Chinese food empire on potstickers, proverbs and passion. Now, as Chef Chu's turns 50, Larry Chu looks to the future.How has Chef Chu's survived 50 years in the restaurant business? The answer, perhaps, is that the 76-year-old chef-owner...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2020Last comment by Diane W., on Feb 15, 2020 at 10:47 pm | 25 comments | 7744 Views
AROUND TOWN
Income inequality reaches a 'historic high' in Silicon Valley, new report showsDespite a hot economy and a slight dip in home prices, 2019 was a year of reckoning for Silicon Valley's high-tech giants,...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2020Last comment by Huey Long, on Feb 15, 2020 at 10:13 pm | 32 comments | 5321 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Violent robbery leaves Stanford student unconscious, cashlessA group of men robbed three Stanford University students on Sunday, knocking one of the students unconscious before fleeing...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Feb 15, 2020 at 6:10 pm | 11 comments | 4939 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
'It feels really, really free': After 14 days in coronavirus quarantine, mother and daughter return home to Palo AltoA Palo Alto mother and daughter returned home Tuesday after spending weeks at the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2020Last comment by Member, on Feb 15, 2020 at 5:56 pm | 13 comments | 6207 Views
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Umami Burger calls it quits in downtown Palo Alto
By Elena Kadvany | 14 comments | 8,171 views
Please Apply So We Can Reject You!
By John Raftrey and Lori McCormick | 6 comments | 2,707 views
Chocolate – I Love Thee. Let Me Count The Ways.
By Laura Stec | 3 comments | 1,814 views
Couples and Premarital : "Who we are . . . depends in part . . . on who we love."
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 1,679 views
City’s “priorities” have become meaningless – and a waste of time
By Diana Diamond | 12 comments | 1,429 views
