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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Life Moves Mountain View aims to house people in just three months. Experts say that its model doesn't workOur investigation found that LifeMoves Mountain View has struggled to find affordable housing for its homeless clients. But...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2023Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Apr 14, 2023 at 12:23 pm | 8 comments | 5126 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
LifeMoves Mountain View promises to help homeless clients find stable housing in three months. The majority of them don'tA monthslong investigation found that LifeMoves Mountain View's much-touted interim shelter program struggles to find its...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2023Last comment by Palo Alto native, on Apr 13, 2023 at 10:34 pm | 6 comments | 5137 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
As Palo Alto expands its list of 2023 goals, staffing remains an issueAs the City Council formally adopted its list of over 70 projects it wants to see completed this year, some members suggested...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Apr 13, 2023 at 5:18 pm | 4 comments | 2997 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Report: Caltrain budget deficit could surpass half a billion dollars over next decadeCaltrain's cumulative operating deficit may exceed half a billion dollars over the next decade without significant changes...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2023Last comment by Bystander, on Apr 13, 2023 at 10:48 am | 2 comments | 1830 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Once polarizing, bathrooms to become fixtures in Palo Alto parksPalo Alto's effort to equip parks with bathrooms gained momentum Monday, when the city approved the purchase of prefabricated...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2023Last comment by Native to the BAY, on Apr 12, 2023 at 11:47 pm | 19 comments | 13341 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
With 'horizontal levee,' Palo Alto brings new approach to sea-level rise protectionThe newest levee in the Baylands aims to offer protection for critical infrastructure against sea-level rise, a refuge for...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Apr 11, 2023 at 6:46 pm | 10 comments | 9501 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Police seek suspect after woman was sexually assaulted at Cal. Ave. pedestrian underpassA woman in her 50s was reportedly attacked and sexually assaulted on Sunday while she was traveling through the California...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Apr 11, 2023 at 6:36 pm | 24 comments | 11276 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Lifelong runner prepares to represent Palo Alto at Kasumigaura MarathonRead news about a Palo Altan participating in the Kasumigaura Marathon in Japan, Palo Alto Unified's recognition as the state's...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2023Last comment by sueppr, on Apr 11, 2023 at 11:34 am | 2 comments | 4949 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Park resident's COVID-19 artwork now on display at the NIH museumWhen nurse Elizabeth McCarthy got a letter from the National Institute of Health she was panicked. Instead of bad news, he...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2023Last comment by Elizabeth McCarthy , on Apr 10, 2023 at 8:24 am | 1 comment | 7167 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto holds out hope for energy plant at Baylands siteTensions between Palo Alto's green camps resurfaced on Monday night as the City Council weighed two competing visions for...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Apr 9, 2023 at 9:01 pm | 14 comments | 6055 Views
AROUND TOWN
10 Peninsula restaurants serving up Easter feastsWhether you celebrate the Christian traditions Easter is associated with or just appreciate Peeps and a good egg hunt, the...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Apr 9, 2023 at 8:24 pm | 1 comment | 3620 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto school board takes heat over special education consolidation plansTuesday's Palo Alto school board meeting got heated as parents voiced their anger over plans to eliminate programs for students...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2023Last comment by Retired PAUSD Teacher, on Apr 9, 2023 at 11:06 am | 8 comments | 6309 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto leans on license-plate readers to dent property crimePalo Alto's newest tool for solving crimes will soon loom over drivers as they move through prominent shopping areas and...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2023Last comment by Anonymous, on Apr 8, 2023 at 7:39 pm | 6 comments | 27649 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Inside one man's hunt to rediscover lost animal speciesDr. Richard Lanman has been on a decadeslong quest to uncover the existence locally of animal species that have disappeared,...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2023Last comment by JB, on Apr 8, 2023 at 7:59 am | 1 comment | 5961 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Cities launch new crisis-response team — without policePalo Alto's newest emergency-response team features first-aid responders, crisis-intervention specialists and residents with...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2023Last comment by Barron Park Denizen, on Apr 7, 2023 at 8:10 pm | 3 comments | 4534 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Opinion: Preserve Measure E site optionsOn Monday, the City Council will consider a recommendation to convert the Measure E site to "parkland," as allowed for 10...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2023Last comment by Donald, on Apr 7, 2023 at 6:57 pm | 7 comments | 3883 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto neighbors build networks to brace for quakes, floods and firesA network of volunteers is preparing for the next big quake, fire or other disaster by knocking on doors, getting to know...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2023Last comment by Paly02, on Apr 7, 2023 at 4:26 pm | 3 comments | 4752 Views
AROUND TOWN
After surge of applicants, Palo Alto fills seats on critical commissionsPalo Alto welcomed new members to three critical city commissions -- a process that followed a record number of applications...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2023Last comment by commonsense, on Apr 7, 2023 at 1:13 pm | 1 comment | 3260 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Interim shelter programs are heralded as the homelessness solution that California's been waiting for. So why aren't they working?Underlying the challenges that interim shelters face in getting their residents housed is something that no shelter or city...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2023Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Apr 7, 2023 at 8:41 am | 6 comments | 5544 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Clean energy or open space? Baylands debate forces city to weigh competing goalsThe future of Palo Alto's most disputed piece of open space will once again be up in the air next week, when the City Council...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2023Last comment by Tom DuBois, on Apr 6, 2023 at 11:21 am | 16 comments | 3627 Views
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