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SCHOOLS & KIDS
New East Palo Alto City Council member calls for more diverse leadership in Sequoia districtEast Palo Alto City Council member Antonio Lopez is asking Sequoia Union High School District to improve its relationship...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2021Last comment by Helen Does, on Jan 12, 2021 at 12:14 pm | 2 comments | 3361 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Stanford Shopping Center was a hot spot of violations when public health inspectors came callingEighteen stores in the Stanford Shopping Center were fined for violating Santa Clara County COVID-19 health orders over the...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2021Last comment by Annette, on Jan 12, 2021 at 8:44 am | 9 comments | 7223 Views
AROUND TOWN
The things I remember about Palo Alto while growing up:0...
Original post made by Andrew L. Freedman on Oct. 19, 2006Last comment by Dave, on Jan 11, 2021 at 11:28 pm | 1200 comments | 373885 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Next COVID-19 vaccine phase rollout could come in weeksCalifornia's Community Vaccine Advisory Committee is preparing to outline who will receive COVID-19 vaccine doses in the...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2021Last comment by Anonymous, on Jan 11, 2021 at 5:32 pm | 4 comments | 12149 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Poor decision to encrypt police radio transmissions should be reconsideredFor a city famous for its long, drawn-out deliberations involving plenty of public input, this week's sudden announcement...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2021Last comment by Online Name, on Jan 11, 2021 at 11:51 am | 10 comments | 4460 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pro-Trump business owner documented at Capitol rally faces backlashSome people are threatening a boycott of a Menlo Park business after it came to light that its owner attended a pro-Trump...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2021Last comment by mauricio, on Jan 11, 2021 at 7:04 am | 40 comments | 12215 Views
AROUND TOWN
As rioters storm the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Anna Eshoo says she's safeU.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo was among hundreds of legislators who fled the House floor on Wednesday as thousands of rioters supporting...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2021Last comment by Alvin, on Jan 11, 2021 at 12:56 am | 56 comments | 5935 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
With COVID-19 surge, Stanford frosh-soph students can't return to campus after allStanford University announced Saturday that freshman and sophomore students would not be allowed to return to campus for...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2021Last comment by Frankie, on Jan 10, 2021 at 8:13 am | 1 comment | 4778 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Newsom wants extra $600 stimulus for low-wage CaliforniansGov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $600 stimulus for low-income Californians. He also wants to extend the state's eviction...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2021Last comment by Shwonder Sharikov, on Jan 9, 2021 at 6:04 pm | 4 comments | 2019 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Politics cast a cloud over Palo Alto's representation on the VTAAs Palo Alto prepares to win representation on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority board, City Council members...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jan 9, 2021 at 1:45 pm | 7 comments | 3009 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Meet Jalen, the first baby born in 2021 at StanfordStanford Children's Health welcomed seven babies on Jan. 1 -- the first being Jalen Ramos, who entered the world at 1:53...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2021There are no comments yet. 3609 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Americans are living 30 years longer on average — and that's a big plus for businessesA recent Stanford conference looked at everything from business innovations to caregiving to new ways for Americans to work...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2021Last comment by theAlex, on Jan 8, 2021 at 8:59 pm | 3 comments | 2966 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Fresh off reelection to City Council, Greg Tanaka sets sights on CongressAfter winning a second term on the Palo Alto City Council, Greg Tanaka is eying a new venture: a seat in the U.S. House of...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2021Last comment by Mark, on Jan 8, 2021 at 5:25 pm | 17 comments | 4942 Views
BOOKS
College Terrace Centre sold to new investorCollege Terrace Centre, home to the new grocer that opened Tuesday, Real Produce International Market, was sold to an unnamed...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2021Last comment by [email protected], on Jan 8, 2021 at 10:24 am | 11 comments | 6531 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto Medical Foundation fined for failing to comply with COVID-19 testing orderSeveral hospitals, including three Palo Alto Medical Foundation centers, were issued fines for violating Santa Clara County's...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2020Last comment by Common Sense G., on Jan 8, 2021 at 8:43 am | 14 comments | 20928 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police: Man exposes himself to girl during her bike rideA girl riding her bicycle found herself faced with a man who exposed himself from a car on Sunday afternoon in Palo Alto's...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2021There are no comments yet. 5420 Views
AROUND TOWN
Qualia Gallery gives Palo Alto a new platform for artThe number of art galleries in downtown Palo Alto continues to grow, in spite of the pandemic, with the recent opening of...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2021Last comment by Gary Ruppel, on Jan 7, 2021 at 5:48 pm | 1 comment | 2590 Views
AROUND TOWN
Jail-based unemployment fraud schemes prompt Santa Clara County crackdownThe loss of millions of dollars in unemployment benefits that allegedly went to jail inmates across the state has prompted...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2021Last comment by Squidsie, on Jan 7, 2021 at 10:35 am | 4 comments | 3359 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Plans for Palo Alto History Museum remain in limbo as City Council rebuffs funding requestsFacing a financial downturn, Palo Alto's elected leaders are rebuffing a request for more funding from a nonprofit looking...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2020Last comment by James, on Jan 6, 2021 at 4:26 pm | 21 comments | 5617 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
DuBois and Burt tapped to lead Palo Alto as mayor, vice mayorTom DuBois, a steadfast member of the Palo Alto City Council's "residentialist" majority, and Pat Burt, a political veteran...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jan 6, 2021 at 11:08 am | 20 comments | 6916 Views
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