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AROUND TOWN
Facing budget crunch, Palo Alto backs cuts to police, fire servicesFacing an unprecedented budget crisis, members of the Palo Alto City Council approved on Tuesday a series of steep cuts to...
Original post made on May. 12, 2020Last comment by Sigh, on May 18, 2020 at 5:20 pm | 84 comments | 7741 Views
AROUND TOWN
Coronavirus weekend update: New San Mateo County order to allow curbside retail pickup, dog groomingSan Mateo County Health Officer Dr. Scott Morrow on Friday amended his prior shelter-in-place health order to allow the reopening...
Original post made on May. 16, 2020Last comment by resident, on May 18, 2020 at 10:58 am | 26 comments | 20857 Views
AROUND TOWN
Walgreens to shutter downtown Palo Alto store next monthThe Walgreens store on University and Bryant avenues will permanently close in June as part of the company's cost management...
Original post made on May. 14, 2020Last comment by A Major Loss, on May 18, 2020 at 10:14 am | 33 comments | 11366 Views
SPORTS
Stanford gymnastics represented at Winter Cup in Las VegasFormer Stanford standouts Grant Breckenridge, Robert Neff, Akash Modi and Eddie Penev will be joined by several other Cardinal...
Original post made on May. 18, 2020Last comment by A Small Attendance Turnout?, on May 18, 2020 at 9:20 am | 1 comment | 1893 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
To cut costs, Palo Alto votes to close College Terrace Library, end shuttle programDespite an outcry from College Terrace residents, Palo Alto leaders tentatively approved on Wednesday a budget that would...
Original post made on May. 13, 2020Last comment by Resident, on May 17, 2020 at 9:46 pm | 85 comments | 9320 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
After sharp decline, crime climbs back to pre-pandemic levelsReports of crimes, which dropped during the first weeks of the coronavirus shutdown, are trending back upward in three Midpeninsula...
Original post made on May. 15, 2020Last comment by resident, on May 17, 2020 at 8:10 pm | 9 comments | 7573 Views
AROUND TOWN
In Santa Clara County, at-risk individuals receive a helping handSanta Clara County Helping Hands has now connected dozens of high-risk individuals with volunteers to bring them groceries,...
Original post made on May. 17, 2020Last comment by Donna H, on May 17, 2020 at 5:07 pm | 3 comments | 13422 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Santa Clara County works to target COVID-19 testing in hardest-hit areasBolstered by improved testing capacity and scientific research, a new Santa Clara County COVID-19 testing task force rolled...
Original post made on May. 15, 2020Last comment by Right, on May 17, 2020 at 11:59 am | 12 comments | 5812 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pet transport company offers rare, no-contact service to Midpeninsula during a crucial timeJeanne Salem, founder of pet transport company, 360 Pet Cab, has partnered with a handful of local animal hospitals to help...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2020Last comment by Expand Services, on May 17, 2020 at 10:21 am | 1 comment | 5240 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Former Palo Alto VA cardiology chief indicted for sexual batteryThe former cardiology chief of the Palo Alto VA who is accused of sexually abusing a doctor in 2017 made his first appearance...
Original post made on May. 15, 2020Last comment by Midtown Local, on May 16, 2020 at 9:02 pm | 5 comments | 3793 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: PPE delivery takes to the skies; C-SPAN honors local youth for documentariesIn the latest Around Town column, stories about a local pilot whose recent trip to deliver face shields served as a lesson...
Original post made on May. 16, 2020There are no comments yet. 3632 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto to reopen tennis courts, restore access to nature preservesPalo Alto's basketball, pickleball and tennis courts will reopen later this week after a monthlong hiatus, and nature lovers...
Original post made on May. 5, 2020Last comment by Great trail riding right now, on May 15, 2020 at 3:44 pm | 92 comments | 14289 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Rank Choice Voting-Should We Adopt?How many of us are dismayed with our state and federal election processes? Are you tired of the lack of candidate choices,...
Original post made by Harry Oberhelman on May. 15, 2020There are no comments yet. 190 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rare inflammatory disease, possibly tied to COVID-19, emerges in childrenIn what is now thought to be the first reported case of its kind, an infant with Kawasaki disease also tested positive in...
Original post made on May. 13, 2020Last comment by Mary, on May 15, 2020 at 7:03 am | 15 comments | 22474 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Once a recommendation, face masks are now a requirement in Palo AltoEveryone in Palo Alto will be required to wear face coverings when entering businesses, stores, health care facilities or...
Original post made on May. 12, 2020Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on May 15, 2020 at 1:40 am | 46 comments | 14510 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Finding normalcy in the unknown: How students, families are coping with school closuresWith the campuses closed and families across Palo Alto under a shelter-at-home order for three weeks, school activities can...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2020Last comment by Bradley Dawson, on May 15, 2020 at 1:29 am | 6 comments | 6423 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
People experiencing homelessness are threatened by COVID-19. Here's what's happening locally to support them.More than 11,000 people unhoused across the Peninsula are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. So what's being done about...
Original post made on May. 14, 2020Last comment by Ferdinand, on May 14, 2020 at 11:22 pm | 5 comments | 3189 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Coronavirus will impact school budgets for years to come. Trustees are urging 'aggressive' financial conservatism.Facing the likelihood of the coronavirus impacting the school district's budget for several years, trustees on Tuesday urged...
Original post made on May. 13, 2020Last comment by Taxpayer, on May 14, 2020 at 10:22 pm | 24 comments | 5070 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Facebook emergency grant aids local journalists during COVID-19 crisisEmbarcadero Media has received a $100,000 emergency grant to sustain its work during the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to...
Original post made on May. 12, 2020Last comment by Mark Weiss, on May 14, 2020 at 5:25 pm | 11 comments | 2833 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
County sets aside $55M from budget for hospitals due to COVID-19The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved over $55 million in emergency funding Tuesday for Santa...
Original post made on May. 14, 2020Last comment by John Masterman, on May 14, 2020 at 9:52 am | 1 comment | 1899 Views
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