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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
A colorful new careerArtist Caroline Mustard moved to Mountain View to retire, but that was before her son gave her an iPad. Five years later,...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2017There are no comments yet. 812 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Home front: caring for stone; festival of the artsA roundup of local home and garden news and events, including a class on how to care for clean and maintain your natural...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2017There are no comments yet. 711 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Digital DNA faces possible demiseDigital DNA, the egg-shaped sculpture made partly of computer circuit boards currently installed in Lytton Plaza, has been...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2017Last comment by Orion , on Oct 17, 2017 at 5:26 am | 36 comments | 2349 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Deputy fire chief sues city of Palo AltoCatherine Capriles, Palo Alto's deputy fire chief, is suing the city for an unlimited amount of money and seeks a writ of...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2017Last comment by Retired and Gald, on Oct 16, 2017 at 7:46 pm | 36 comments | 10596 Views
SPORTS
Sacred Heart Prep boys grabs pair of water polo winsSacred Heart Prep won a pair of nonleague boys water polo contests Saturday at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, beating...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2017Last comment by Changes, on Oct 16, 2017 at 5:56 pm | 6 comments | 856 Views
SPORTS
Stanford notebook: Love promoted for Heisman; Rabbit runThe Stanford football program officially unveiled a #HeismanLove campaign for its electric junior running back. The student...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2017Last comment by Trish Bubenik , on Oct 16, 2017 at 4:06 pm | 1 comment | 1004 Views
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk: New bakery opens; Chop & PubIn the latest Shop Talk column, read about a new Palo Alto bakery and a booze-and-tapas establishment headed to Mountain...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2017Last comment by Novelera, on Oct 16, 2017 at 3:09 pm | 3 comments | 4150 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Plan to transform animal shelter advancesPalo Alto's cramped but beloved animal shelter will be turned over to the nonprofit Pets in Need and ultimately replaced...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2017Last comment by Dan, on Oct 16, 2017 at 2:44 pm | 9 comments | 2368 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Around Town: a powerful reminder; family reunionLearn about the recent landscaping work at the site where a former Stanford University student sexually assaulted a woman...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2017Last comment by Obvious, on Oct 16, 2017 at 1:01 pm | 4 comments | 1898 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
For Miranda, it's all about making up for lost timeRobert Miranda, a senior at Menlo School, competed in his first cross country meet since he was a sophomore Saturday and...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2017Last comment by Jerry , on Oct 16, 2017 at 11:29 am | 1 comment | 1185 Views
AROUND TOWN
City eyes $10.6M price tag for janitorial workPalo Alto's commitment to fair wages will face its first real test Monday night, when the City Council considers a new janitorial...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2017Last comment by Tough Love, on Oct 15, 2017 at 7:47 pm | 8 comments | 3233 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Thousands expected to attend Moonlight RunIt's time to put on those running shoes for the Palo Alto Weekly's Moonlight Run & Walk on Friday, which is expected to bring...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2017There are no comments yet. 1498 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Commission pans parking meter planDowntown Palo Alto’s move toward parking meters hit an unexpected turn Wednesday night when the city’s Planning and Transportation...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2017Last comment by Frank, on Oct 14, 2017 at 11:24 pm | 21 comments | 2334 Views
SPORTS
Mater Dei sinks SHP boys water polo with last second shotKaden Kaneko scored with three seconds remaining to lift Mater Dei past Sacred Heart Prep, 11-10, in a nonleague contest...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2017Last comment by Scotty, on Oct 14, 2017 at 9:49 pm | 1 comment | 905 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board majority supports elementary improvements, but others have questionsLarger multipurpose rooms, modernized classrooms and improved seismic safety are among the updates that elementary school...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2017Last comment by Parent of 2, on Oct 14, 2017 at 7:13 pm | 36 comments | 3449 Views
SPORTS
PAL football games cancelledThe Peninsula Athletic League has cancelled this weekend's football games due to the unhealthy air as the result of the Northern...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2017Last comment by Concerned Coach, on Oct 14, 2017 at 10:22 am | 1 comment | 820 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police investigate bomb threat at HPPolice don't believe a bomb threat at Hewlett Packard's headquarters that forced employees to stay inside in Palo Alto this...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2017Last comment by Sophie Mutter , on Oct 14, 2017 at 8:59 am | 6 comments | 33663 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto looks to firm up renter protectionsAs rising rents continue to drive long-time residents out of Palo Alto, city officials are preparing to adopt new regulations...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2017Last comment by maguro_01, on Oct 14, 2017 at 7:28 am | 35 comments | 5600 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Where to donate for victims of North Bay wildfiresFor people interested in assisting victims of the North Bay wildfires, the Weekly has compiled a list on groups that are...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2017Last comment by Oakland firestorm, on Oct 14, 2017 at 7:27 am | 1 comment | 2681 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Being conservative in a sea of liberalsWhen Palo Alto High School sophomore Jackson Druker wore his red "Make America Great Again" hat to school last year, he said...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2017Last comment by Resident, on Oct 14, 2017 at 1:31 am | 5 comments | 321 Views
Nobu Palo Alto eyes next-door expansion
By Elena Kadvany | 4 comments | 3,441 views
Are We Really Up To This?
By Aldis Petriceks | 4 comments | 1,868 views
Couples: Cultivate Love, Gottman Style
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 619 views
The Comp Plan EIR--Pluses and Minuses
By Steve Levy | 5 comments | 333 views
It's contagious
By Cheryl Bac | 0 comments | 297 views
