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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Opinion: My town, a love letterDear Palo Alto, It has been almost 26 years since we fell in love with you as starry-eyed graduate students arriving from...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by Don't be EVIL companies, on Nov 14, 2019 at 11:48 am | 67 comments | 6446 Views
BOOKS
Back to School Health Fair to offer medical, safety tipsFrom disaster preparedness tips to free immunizations, a Back to School Health Fair in East Palo Alto this Saturday will...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2019There are no comments yet. 1373 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Facing public pressure, Stanford decides to install plaque with Chanel Miller's wordsAlmost two years after rejecting a quote proposed by Chanel Miller for a plaque at a memorial garden where she was sexually...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by More Plaques, on Nov 13, 2019 at 8:20 pm | 7 comments | 4303 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Over the past year, Stanford and Santa Clara County clashed over numerous issues. Here are three key points of contention.Stanford University and the county of Santa Clara took fundamentally opposing viewpoints on a few key development issues,...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Nov 13, 2019 at 12:34 pm | 8 comments | 3637 Views
SPORTS
Gunn survives harrowing match to win NorCal volleyballGunn survived a rollercoaster ride with visiting Kingsburg in Tuesday night's Division IV NorCal volleyball first-round match....
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by , on Nov 13, 2019 at 11:42 am | 2 comments | 941 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Tim Bond named TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's next artistic leaderTim Bond has been appointed the next artistic director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, the arts organization announced Tuesday....
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019There are no comments yet. 1575 Views
AROUND TOWN
Creek authority faces suit from man who claims $9M flood control project has holesA lawsuit was filed Oct. 24 against the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority and its board, claiming that the board...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Nov 12, 2019 at 5:08 pm | 4 comments | 1763 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Inside Stanford's bid to expand -- and how it came undoneThe largest project in Santa Clara County's history got the axe just before noon on Nov. 1, a casualty of fundamental disagreements...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by george drysdale, on Nov 12, 2019 at 9:02 am | 31 comments | 7664 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Uber drivers, other contract workers protest outside of Uber investor's homeAbout 30 gig economy employees, mostly Uber drivers, on Nov. 6 protested outside the Atherton home of Bill Gurley, a venture...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2019Last comment by Marie Antoinette, on Nov 12, 2019 at 12:46 am | 21 comments | 3189 Views
SPORTS
Titans capture their first CCS volleyball crown in 43 yearsSeniors Odeya Russo and Rachel Grant were a dynamic 1-2 punch on Saturday, powering the Titans to the Central Coast Section...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2019Last comment by Yes!, on Nov 11, 2019 at 2:02 pm | 4 comments | 1909 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Opinion: Traffic Study — a rhyme for our timeThe future belongs to an incredible notion That tons of traffic must proceed in slow motion! As drivers learn the new math...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Nov 10, 2019 at 4:24 pm | 71 comments | 3495 Views
AROUND TOWN
Berman expects big legislative push on boosting housing supplyFor Assemblyman Marc Berman, the magnitude of the state's housing crisis hit close to home last week, when he walked out...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Nov 10, 2019 at 4:09 pm | 35 comments | 3536 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Saluting our veterans; a powerful statementThis week's Around Town column pays homage to City Hall's military veterans and provides updates about a debate at Stanford...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2019Last comment by john francisco, on Nov 10, 2019 at 2:42 pm | 1 comment | 1926 Views
RESTAURANTS
Your food is here. It's from a restaurant that doesn't exist.Virtual restaurants, which live on mobile delivery apps and operate out of the kitchens of brick-and-mortar restaurants,...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Nov 10, 2019 at 10:47 am | 14 comments | 3108 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford withdraws application for campus expansionStanford University abruptly abandoned on Friday its contentious plan to expand its campus by 3.5 million square feet, citing...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Nov 10, 2019 at 6:49 am | 76 comments | 12438 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Separate incidents of rape, aggravated assault reported at Stanford UniversityIn separate incidents, two women reported serious allegations of sexual violence – aggravated assault, sexual battery...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2019Last comment by Nick, on Nov 9, 2019 at 5:27 pm | 9 comments | 3242 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Spare the Air alerts called for Saturday and Sunday, wood burning bannedA high-pressure system trapping smoke over the Bay Area spurred the air district to issue the winter season's first Spare...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2019Last comment by resident, on Nov 9, 2019 at 3:04 pm | 1 comment | 1236 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PUBLIC AGENDA: Safe-parking program; establishing a 'priority development area' downtown; 2020 ballot measureA preview of Palo Alto government meetings for the week of Nov. 11. Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2019/11/08/public-agenda-safe-parking-program-estab...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by MarySears, on Nov 9, 2019 at 1:14 pm | 1 comment | 1780 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: On the eve of county approval, Stanford withdraws its development application and forfeits years of work. There was a better way.Stanford University's decision last Friday to pull the plug on a plan that would have allowed it to build millions of square...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by george drysdale, on Nov 9, 2019 at 12:54 pm | 10 comments | 2463 Views
SPORTS
Gunn comes up an inch short in stellar football seasonGunn played well enough to position itself for a chance to win its first football title in seven years. The Titans didn't...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Nov 9, 2019 at 11:47 am | 2 comments | 1097 Views
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