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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Marissa Mayer's plans to redevelop property are delayed by housing-protection lawsSince last July, former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has twice been rejected for a permit from the city to tear down three of...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2021Last comment by CGPA, 3 hours ago | 15 comments | 6855 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto backs plan for underpass at Churchill rail crossingPalo Alto reached a key milestone in its divisive and convoluted journey to redesign the Churchill Avenue rail crossing Monday,...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2021Last comment by Palo Alto native, 9 hours ago | 40 comments | 9011 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto debuts program that pairs officer, clinician on mental health callsResponding to demands for police reform, Palo Alto on Friday launched a program that pairs an officer with a Santa Clara...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2021Last comment by ALB, 13 hours ago | 2 comments | 1739 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Opinion: Local campaign donations and expenditures: Enough alreadyThe ability to market yourself and your ideas is essential as a candidate for elected office. But in a city the size of Palo...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2021Last comment by Fred Balin, 13 hours ago | 28 comments | 2494 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Castilleja School returns to spotlight with revised plan to rebuild campusCastilleja School's polarizing bid to rebuild its Bryant Street campus and construct an underground garage will return to...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2021Last comment by toransu, 15 hours ago | 21 comments | 4280 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto's bid to join airport group grounds to a haltPalo Alto's latest effort to join the SFO Community Roundtable, a coalition of cities that work on the issue of airplane...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2021Last comment by PaloAltoVoter, 20 hours ago | 12 comments | 5197 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Gunn High football shines in CBS Sports featureIn the latest Around Town column, news about a CBS Sports feature the celebrates Gunn High football, Palo Alto police increasing...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2021There are no comments yet. 1598 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Parks commission pitches a new project: A city gymEager to give Palo Alto residents a new space to compete, exercise and socialize, the Parks and Recreation Commission is...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2021Last comment by Ofcourse!, on Dec 3, 2021 at 11:31 pm | 24 comments | 5631 Views
AROUND TOWN
As City Council advances renter protection laws, landlords demand a voiceSeeking to protect low-income renters from displacement, a divided Palo Alto City Council moved on Monday to craft new laws...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2021Last comment by Speak your truth, on Dec 3, 2021 at 11:04 pm | 10 comments | 5593 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Protesters rally to protect abortion rights as Supreme Court considers overturning Roe v. WadeWith the Supreme Court poised to overturn or substantially curtail Roe v. Wade, a group gathered outside the downtown Whole...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2021Last comment by Bob M., on Dec 3, 2021 at 8:20 pm | 3 comments | 2346 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Santa Clara County braces as first omicron COVID case detected in CaliforniaLocal health officials are racing to get ahead of a newly discovered COVID-19 variant, worried about a potential increase...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2021Last comment by ProfvilleResident, on Dec 3, 2021 at 1:11 pm | 4 comments | 6502 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto couple to plead guilty in college admissions scandalA Palo Alto couple charged with paying to cheat on their son's college entrance exam have agreed to plead guilty after a...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2021Last comment by Chris G Zaharias, on Dec 3, 2021 at 9:44 am | 13 comments | 9050 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Six months after reopening, the Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center sees enrollment growSince reopening in July, enrollment at the Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center, an adult day care program in Mountain View, has...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2021There are no comments yet. 1869 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Holiday Fund: Taking a Fresh Approach to expanding access to healthy, high-quality foodsFresh Approach is a nonprofit focused on expanding access to healthy, locally grown food throughout the Bay Area through...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2021There are no comments yet. 1717 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto looks to industrial sites to address housing shortageFew Palo Alto neighborhoods reflect the city's shifting housing politics on East Meadow Circle, a historically industrial...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2021Last comment by Native to the BAY, on Dec 3, 2021 at 8:00 am | 8 comments | 5914 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Housing near Caltrain? Stanford's proposal nets mixed reactionFor decades, the downtown transit center has served as a focal point in Palo Alto's ambitious plans for commercial growth...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2021Last comment by RobertNeff, on Dec 3, 2021 at 12:11 am | 25 comments | 8459 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Animal shelter workers to be charged in deaths of 7 pupsThree employees of Pets in Need, a no-kill animal shelter, have been cited and are being charged with animal cruelty and...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2021Last comment by Serg, on Dec 2, 2021 at 6:36 pm | 58 comments | 14390 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Should sexually violent convict, deemed 'no longer a threat' by the state, be housed in East Palo Alto?The release from prison of a man with a history as a "sexually violent predator" and his proposed placement by the state...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2021Last comment by Jennifer, on Dec 2, 2021 at 8:11 am | 2 comments | 4300 Views
MOVIES
Gunn boys rally past Woodside in non-league soccerSpencer Chen headed a ball into the net off a crossing pass from Dane Jefferson with five minutes left to play, lifting host...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2021There are no comments yet. 1980 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Alleged carjacker caught red-handed by vehicle's ownerPalo Alto police arrested a man in connection with a carjacking incident at a downtown parking lot on Friday evening, police...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2021Last comment by Anonymous, on Dec 1, 2021 at 6:34 pm | 1 comment | 2928 Views
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