Town Square
Sort by: Most recent topic/comment Most viewed Most comments
Navigation tip: Clicking on any category label will display all recent posts in that category
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto opts to keep police radios encryptedFacing resistance from the Palo Alto Police Department, the Palo Alto City Council reluctantly agreed on Monday to keep police...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2022Last comment by Avery Stone, on Apr 26, 2022 at 10:36 am | 27 comments | 7842 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto council splits over downtown housing planDespite general consensus that downtown Palo Alto is the perfect place to add residential development, the City Council clashed...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2022Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Apr 25, 2022 at 6:19 pm | 4 comments | 6771 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Palo Alto centenarian Grace Lee turns 105 years oldIn the latest column, news about a local woman's recent 105th birthday, a retired judge in the running for a California Book...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2022Last comment by Claudette, on Apr 25, 2022 at 10:26 am | 2 comments | 5061 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Dr. Sara Cody reflects on her front-and-center role during the pandemicDr. Sara Cody faced the biggest challenge of her career in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic began to unfold. She was suddenly...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on Apr 22, 2022 at 11:17 am | 10 comments | 4656 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
As COVID-19 recedes, Californians have new worriesA new poll found that Californians’ worries about COVID-19 have receded, but their attention has shifted to some old issues...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on Apr 21, 2022 at 10:37 am | 1 comment | 2360 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Becker bill to remove police radio encryption picks up supportA bill by Sen. Josh Becker that would require law enforcement agencies throughout California to find alternatives to encrypting...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on Apr 21, 2022 at 10:34 am | 2 comments | 6079 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bay Area transit agencies weigh whether to keep mask mandateA Monday ruling by a federal judge in Florida overturning mask mandates on public transportation doesn't appear to be immediately...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on Apr 20, 2022 at 2:33 pm | 3 comments | 1904 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto resident robbed at gunpoint in driveway while child is in the carTwo armed men robbed a man at gunpoint Friday evening in the University South neighborhood while a young child sat in his...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2022Last comment by South PA resident , on Apr 20, 2022 at 12:46 pm | 25 comments | 20188 Views
AROUND TOWN
The bond between siblings has top billing in 'Sense and Sensibility' musical at TheatreWorksTheatreWorks is staging a musical adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility," about the trials and triumphs of sisters...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2022Last comment by Sheri, on Apr 19, 2022 at 10:16 pm | 1 comment | 3906 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Tall Tree Awards honor global and local impact of outstanding individuals and organizationsWhether it be expansive park space or cutting-edge health care, this year's 10 Tall Tree Award recipients have played a role...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2022Last comment by Online Name, on Apr 19, 2022 at 8:26 pm | 3 comments | 7644 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents square off over Castilleja's redevelopment planWith Castilleja School's proposal to rebuild its Bryant Street campus inching toward approval, supporters and opponents of...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2022Last comment by Palo Alto native, on Apr 19, 2022 at 6:46 pm | 17 comments | 6047 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Voting opens in Junior Museum and Zoo's flamingo naming contestIn the latest column, news about the Junior Museum and Zoo's flamingo naming contest, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2022There are no comments yet. 3832 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Not sure how to vote in the June primary? Upcoming forums give voters a chance to hear from the candidatesThe League of Women Voters is hosting a series of virtual candidate forums in the coming weeks to help voters decide who...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2022Last comment by emerson, on Apr 19, 2022 at 11:02 am | 1 comment | 5218 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters to the editor<B>Let Castilleja move forward Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2022/04/08/letters posted...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2022Last comment by Annette, on Apr 19, 2022 at 8:26 am | 2 comments | 961 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police arrest suspect in November sideshow collisionPalo Alto police have arrested a man they say sideswiped a police patrol car before crashing his vehicle into a tree while...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2022Last comment by BruceS, on Apr 18, 2022 at 4:10 pm | 1 comment | 3784 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
LaDoris Cordell: Jackson has 'made the U.S. Supreme Court look more and more like America'Retired Judge LaDoris Cordell said she was overjoyed when the U.S. Senate votes were tallied on Thursday afternoon and Judge...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2022Last comment by Hinrich, on Apr 17, 2022 at 6:11 pm | 24 comments | 6884 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
California backs away from COVID vaccine mandates for kidsThe state decided it won't require COVID-19 vaccines for children this fall, and a bill to mandate kids vaccines without...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2022There are no comments yet. 3080 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police search for armed robbers believed to be tied to car burglariesPolice are looking for two people who robbed a man in Palo Alto on Friday evening and later appeared to have committed auto...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2022Last comment by Online Name, on Apr 16, 2022 at 2:13 pm | 8 comments | 3223 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
FDA authorizes second COVID-19 booster shot for people ages 50 and olderThe Food and Drug Administration has authorized a second booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2022Last comment by Jim Donnegan, on Apr 16, 2022 at 1:56 pm | 2 comments | 3925 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto parents sentenced in college admissions scandalA Palo Alto mother and father who paid $25,000 to facilitate cheating on their son's SAT exams were each sentenced to eight...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2022Last comment by Anonymous, on Apr 16, 2022 at 11:59 am | 11 comments | 25782 Views
Stay informed.
Get the day's top headlines from Palo Alto Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.
We need stable, climate-forward land use policies
By Sherry Listgarten | 4 comments | 4,145 views
Long-awaited Eataly Silicon Valley finally has its opening date
By The Peninsula Foodist | 1 comment | 3,246 views
Don't Wait Till Your Child is 42 to Say "I'm Proud of You."
By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 909 views
