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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council race: How they won — and lostA look at the Santa Clara County votes-by-precinct map underscores Alison Cormack’s dominance in the race for a Palo Alto...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2018Last comment by Older Resident, on Nov 13, 2018 at 3:46 pm | 33 comments | 5222 Views
AROUND TOWN
Arson charges for man rescued at Compadres firePalo Alto police arrested a man Saturday night, Nov. 10, on suspicion of starting two fires that afternoon within 50 minutes...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2018Last comment by Keeping An Eye Out for Sociopaths, on Nov 13, 2018 at 3:18 pm | 10 comments | 6000 Views
SPORTS
The Vikings waited 21 years for another CCS water polo titleRyan Stanley scored six goals, Ben Rapperport made 12 saves and the Palo Alto boys water polo team won the Central Coast...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2018Last comment by III, on Nov 13, 2018 at 2:36 pm | 1 comment | 1347 Views
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Crucial East Palo Alto bridge on track for March openingThe two sides of East Palo Alto separated by bustling U.S. Highway 101 will soon link again for the first time in more than...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2018Last comment by Dave Burckhard, on Nov 13, 2018 at 2:19 pm | 8 comments | 4788 Views
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Unhealthy air quality and fire risk trigger weekend outdoor space closuresDue to poor air quality expected throughout much of the Bay Area through the weekend and fire danger in some areas, a number...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2018Last comment by Lee, on Nov 13, 2018 at 9:34 am | 3 comments | 6194 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Second seat in school board race still too close to callFive days past Election Day, the race for the second seat on the Palo Alto school board is still undecided, though attorney...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2018Last comment by Smear, on Nov 12, 2018 at 4:50 pm | 20 comments | 5278 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New leader picked to head SVCFThe Silicon Valley Community Foundation announced Thursday it has selected a new top executive following a monthslong search....
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2018Last comment by wayne douglass, on Nov 12, 2018 at 11:08 am | 2 comments | 1366 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto approves bond sales to fund Cal. Ave. garagePalo Alto's plan to build a six-level garage near California Avenue advanced on Monday night when the City Council authorized...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2018Last comment by Love to BIKE!, on Nov 12, 2018 at 10:09 am | 13 comments | 2943 Views
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Community Notebook: City agencies, groups to observe Veterans DayFind out which local and regional offices in Palo Alto will be closed or offering limited services in observance of Veterans...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2018Last comment by R.Davis, on Nov 12, 2018 at 8:07 am | 4 comments | 1282 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Beware of smoky air: daily air pollution in Palo AltoWith the focus on air quality due to the California Camp Fire’s current rampage, I’ve finally realized the full severity...
Original post made by ConcernedPalyStudent on Nov. 11, 2018There are no comments yet. 223 Views
SPORTS
Local girls lacrosse a champion; PA Pickleball earn medalsMenlo Park resident Lauren Hall was named tournament MVP as she helped Team NorCal, based in Palo Alto, go undefeated in...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2018Last comment by JD, on Nov 11, 2018 at 12:11 pm | 16 comments | 1381 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Nearly 800 rally to keep Mueller investigation openAn estimated 800 people rallied outside U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo’s Palo Alto office and at City Hall on Thursday night to protest...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2018Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Nov 10, 2018 at 8:11 pm | 23 comments | 2154 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Alert: parachuters with flares expected over Stanford tonightAt about 5:45 p.m. tonight, Saturday, Nov. 10, U.S. Army Golden Knight parachuters are scheduled to be dropped from a plane...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2018Last comment by Question, on Nov 10, 2018 at 5:00 pm | 1 comment | 1161 Views
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Voters turn out in significant numbersVoters throughout Palo Alto turned out at the polls in significant numbers during California's midterm election on Tuesday. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2018Last comment by Get Out & Vote, on Nov 10, 2018 at 2:16 pm | 17 comments | 1823 Views
SPORTS
Without its Plummer, Stanford still makes a clean sweepLibero Morgan Hentz continued her defensive wizardry, recording 20 digs, and the No. 2 Stanford women’s volleyball team...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2018Last comment by Terri Brown, on Nov 10, 2018 at 10:17 am | 1 comment | 851 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Per the Santa Clara County Website, only 55% of ballots countedIt is 1:21 on Nov. 8. Per the Santa Clara Co. website, only 55% of the votes have been counted. It doesn't give information...
Original post made by Marie on Nov. 8, 2018Last comment by Marie, on Nov 10, 2018 at 8:28 am | 1 comment | 110 Views
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Sea lion found outside Palo Alto Animal ServicesA California sea lion tried to cross East Bayshore Road in Palo Alto early Thursday morning but was intercepted by staff...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2018Last comment by Thank you, on Nov 10, 2018 at 6:11 am | 2 comments | 9179 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Cormack, DuBois and Filseth win Palo Alto council seatsAlison Cormack scored an emphatic victory in the race for the Palo Alto City Council on Tuesday, while incumbent Palo Alto...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2018Last comment by Rick, on Nov 9, 2018 at 9:22 pm | 60 comments | 7057 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Where do your Property Tax Dollars Go?Found this by clicking on the link on the Santa Clara Tax Collector website. Does this really mean that 45+% of my property...
Original post made by peppered on Nov. 9, 2018There are no comments yet. 106 Views
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Plan for train trench faces obstacles in south Palo AltoPalo Alto's ambitious effort to redesign is rail corridor is starting to pick up speed in the southern half of the city,...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2018Last comment by kony, on Nov 9, 2018 at 9:46 am | 72 comments | 6070 Views
El Camino: Another scheme to increase congestion?
By Douglas Moran | 10 comments | 1,998 views
Post-election reflections -- and sponges
By Diana Diamond | 13 comments | 1,677 views
Couples: Philosophy of Love
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 1,371 views
Trials of My Grandmother
By Aldis Petriceks | 1 comment | 907 views
Lakes and Larders (part 2)
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 130 views
