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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Thirty-five firearms stolen from garage of Palo Alto homeFour gun security cabinets carrying 35 firearms were stolen from the garage of a home early Tuesday morning in Palo Alto,...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2021Last comment by Chris Zaharias, on May 6, 2021 at 11:45 am | 22 comments | 11694 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto settles suit, agrees to issue refunds to phone customersPalo Alto will have to spend $1.275 million on refunds to phone customers and attorneys fees as part of a settlement that...
Original post made on May. 3, 2021Last comment by Online Name, on May 6, 2021 at 10:05 am | 11 comments | 7076 Views
SPORTS
Sequoia District high schools will not take part in CCS playoffsThe Sequoia Union High School District has made the decision to not take part in the Central Coast Section playoffs. The...
Original post made on May. 3, 2021Last comment by PacManFever, on May 6, 2021 at 8:18 am | 8 comments | 2379 Views
AROUND TOWN
Los Altos' Danny Holton says 'shello' from the roadDanny Holton has been traveling over the past year with the oversized peanut-shaped car known as the NUTmobile. During a...
Original post made on May. 5, 2021Last comment by The Voice of Palo Alto, on May 5, 2021 at 7:20 pm | 1 comment | 2061 Views
SPORTS
Quick and fervent reaction to SCVAL BOM saying no to CCS playoffsThis has not been a normal year and the outcry from the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League community has been anything but...
Original post made on May. 2, 2021Last comment by Rebecca Eisenberg, on May 5, 2021 at 12:00 pm | 6 comments | 2392 Views
BOOKS
Santa Clara County extends vaccination sites' hours in race toward herd immunitySanta Clara County health officials are extending hours at their COVID-19 vaccination sites and planning to roll out a major...
Original post made on May. 2, 2021Last comment by Me, on May 5, 2021 at 12:17 am | 3 comments | 3203 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Opinion: Why we decided to send our kids back to schoolState Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, advocates for a full reopening of schools in the fall. Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2021/05/01/opinion-why-we-...
Original post made on May. 1, 2021Last comment by Josh Becker, on May 4, 2021 at 6:46 pm | 7 comments | 3441 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Opinion: Bike routes should be safe routesAs our bike population grows, it's more important than ever that we make our streets and intersections safe for bikers. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2021Last comment by Pat Markevitch, on May 4, 2021 at 4:50 pm | 15 comments | 3793 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City's urban forester resigns to join Cal FireWalter Passmore, who nine years ago became Palo Alto's first urban forester, will leave his position at the end of the month...
Original post made on May. 4, 2021Last comment by Green Gables, on May 4, 2021 at 4:00 pm | 3 comments | 3432 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Coho salmon will soon swim free again thanks to dam-removal agreementA dam that for decades prohibited coho salmon from reaching its spawning habitat in the Santa Cruz Mountains will be taken...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2021Last comment by Americans First, on May 4, 2021 at 12:58 pm | 9 comments | 3438 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stop Asian Hate march and rally set for SundayA march and rally in downtown Palo Alto this Sunday aims to raise awareness of the injustices facing Asian Americans and...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2021Last comment by Michaela Johnson, on May 4, 2021 at 8:25 am | 16 comments | 3854 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New housing bills stir familiar oppositionAfter seeing his contentious housing legislation, Senate Bill 50, flounder at the finish line last year, state Sen. Scott...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2021Last comment by Online Name, on May 3, 2021 at 4:06 pm | 11 comments | 2973 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Former East Palo Alto City Council candidate loses election contest lawsuitA San Mateo County Superior Court judge on Wednesday ruled that City Council member Antonio Lopez did not violate election...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2021Last comment by Optimist Pessimist Realist , on May 3, 2021 at 2:42 pm | 21 comments | 6391 Views
AROUND TOWN
Piñatas offer a cathartic whack at COVID-19Elizabeth McCarthy, a nurse at Stanford Hospital, gets what it's like to want to smack the bejesus out of the coronavirus....
Original post made on May. 2, 2021Last comment by MP Resident, on May 3, 2021 at 11:23 am | 4 comments | 3234 Views
SPORTS
Could there be Central Coast Section playoffs after all? MaybeCentral Coast Section playoffs, once thought to be an extremely unlikely possibility, are now expected to take place for...
Original post made on May. 2, 2021Last comment by III, on May 2, 2021 at 8:01 am | 1 comment | 1712 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo Church says worship leader fired over allegations he asked a teen for nude photosMenlo Church fired a worship leader after allegations emerged that he had solicited nude photos online from a teen boy several...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2021Last comment by malvina hopkins, on May 1, 2021 at 12:14 pm | 13 comments | 3526 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: About 600 people 'paint their breath' for community art projectIn the latest Around Town column, news about a community art project that drew 600 participants, and a state association...
Original post made on May. 1, 2021There are no comments yet. 2738 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto drops tunnels from menu of rail optionsAs Palo Alto plods ahead in its journey to redesign three rail crossings, the City Council is facing a menu of imperfect...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on May 1, 2021 at 9:06 am | 36 comments | 7707 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Midpeninsula high schools offer pandemic-altered rites of passage for seniorsPlanning for modified proms and graduation events is underway at local high schools so seniors can enjoy at least some of...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2021Last comment by Mom of 2, on Apr 30, 2021 at 5:39 pm | 7 comments | 3689 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto school district brings back in-person graduationsIn an effort to restore some of the lost traditions of the high school experience as health restrictions loosen, the Palo...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2021Last comment by New in Town, on Apr 30, 2021 at 10:31 am | 21 comments | 5012 Views
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