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PALO ALTO ISSUES
As workers return to offices, city plans parking shake-upEven before the pandemic shifted local commute patterns, Palo Alto’s parking policies were in constant flux as the city...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2021Last comment by Cat, on Oct 13, 2021 at 9:54 pm | 15 comments | 9085 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Plan for lifting mask mandate announced by Bay Area health officersThe counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma and the City of Berkeley...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2021Last comment by Madison Barkley, on Oct 13, 2021 at 12:18 pm | 47 comments | 8658 Views
AROUND TOWN
Tesla to move headquarters from Palo Alto to AustinElon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., confirmed Thursday afternoon what many have long suspected: The electric vehicle and energy...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2021Last comment by John B. Sails, on Oct 13, 2021 at 9:34 am | 32 comments | 6463 Views
SPORTS
Los Altos slows down Gunn in 34-7 SCVAL football victoryCole Raffery caught four passes for 103 yards, including a pair of touchdowns, and Los Altos ended a three-game losing streak...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2021Last comment by Football Fan, on Oct 13, 2021 at 8:07 am | 1 comment | 2385 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Yes, we're in a drought — but it's no longer a temporary emergencyCalifornia's declining water supply, the current drought and global warming could lead to serious and unrecoverable environmental...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2021Last comment by Leslie York, on Oct 13, 2021 at 12:33 am | 8 comments | 3126 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Burglars break into home, flee when confronted by residentPalo Alto police are looking for four people who they believe broke into an occupied home on Friday night in the city's Barron...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2021Last comment by Chuck , on Oct 12, 2021 at 11:03 pm | 8 comments | 8870 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Around Town<B><B>THE RIGHT REMEDY ...</B> Visitors at<B>MayView Palo Alto</B> clinic will notice major renovations and expanded onsite...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2021Last comment by Fr0hickey, on Oct 12, 2021 at 5:22 pm | 2 comments | 7887 Views
BOOKS
Menlo-Atherton airs it out in PAL football win over HMBMatt MacLeod threw three touchdowns and rushed for a score in helping Menlo-Atherton open PAL Bay Division play with a wild...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2021There are no comments yet. 3136 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto to shift to virtual permits for parking enforcementAs Palo Alto prepares to shift to automatic license plate readers to enforce parking regulations, hangtags and decals that...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2021Last comment by Virginia Smedberg, on Oct 12, 2021 at 3:09 am | 11 comments | 7879 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford requires COVID-19 vaccines for all employeesStanford is requiring all employees, whether working remotely or from the office, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2021Last comment by Janice Selznick, on Oct 11, 2021 at 2:35 pm | 1 comment | 3249 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford professor shares Nobel prize in economicsStanford University professor Guido W. Imbens was one of two Bay Area professors who were named Nobel laureates in economics...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2021There are no comments yet. 4912 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Ex-Stanford coach vouches for his innocence in book on college admissions scandalIn the latest Around Town column: news about a former Stanford coach's debut book on the college admissions scandal, a restaurateur's...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2021Last comment by Kathy, on Oct 11, 2021 at 12:09 pm | 1 comment | 5777 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New residential community eyed next to Greer ParkThe new residential community that SummerHill Homes plans to build in Palo Alto bears little resemblance to most of the other...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2021Last comment by Bill Bucy, on Oct 11, 2021 at 8:26 am | 19 comments | 11025 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sheriff's Office is understaffed, but Santa Clara County says the data is oldA new report suggests the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office needs more deputies, but county officials say the findings...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2021There are no comments yet. 12523 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fire alert, red flag warning issued for Santa Cruz MountainsForecasters issued a red flag warning for Sunday night into Tuesday evening, when gusty north winds and dry conditions are...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2021There are no comments yet. 2652 Views
BOOKS
Opinion: What most environmentalists don't know can hurt usGlobal warming is a serious issue and environmentalists are trying their best to be helpful. But good intentions do not automatically...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2021Last comment by Dave, on Oct 9, 2021 at 9:12 am | 18 comments | 9524 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
To help young athletes, focus on process, not performance, sports psychologist saysThe mother of an 8-year-old who is convinced her daughter isn't "playing to her potential" in soccer. A kid who worries that...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2021Last comment by Calvin Samuels, on Oct 9, 2021 at 8:54 am | 2 comments | 4526 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council begins overhaul of design rules for housing projectsResponding to recently enacted housing laws, the Palo Alto City Council kicked off on Monday the complex and somewhat contentious...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2021Last comment by Eric Filseth, on Oct 8, 2021 at 7:23 pm | 6 comments | 7153 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
To reopen courthouses and restore judicial services, county supervisors seek more state court fundingThe Palo Alto courthouse has been closed since March 2020 due to the pandemic, and in that time, Santa Clara County Supervisor...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2021Last comment by Jess Phillips, on Oct 8, 2021 at 12:35 pm | 1 comment | 4030 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Farm to latte: Palo Alto's Progeny Coffee brews a new approach to your cup of joeThe founders of Progeny Coffee in Palo Alto spent years studying the coffee supply chain and found a broken system. They...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2021Last comment by Carla, on Oct 8, 2021 at 11:15 am | 1 comment | 3780 Views
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