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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Contentious state housing bill punted to 2020Senate Bill 50, a contentious bill that aimed to encourage more housing near transit, suffered a setback Thursday when the...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by mauricio, on May 18, 2019 at 2:19 pm | 20 comments | 2527 Views
AROUND TOWN
What $9 million won't get you in Old Palo Alto: A house on a lotA quarter-acre property for sale in Palo Alto is turning heads for what's not included in its $9-million price tag: a house. Read...
Original post made on May. 9, 2019Last comment by rising ground water, on May 18, 2019 at 12:22 pm | 22 comments | 10716 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: After campaigning for transparency, school board members revert to the habits they criticized in predecessorsIt is deeply disappointing to learn that the board, Superintendent Don Austin and Stanford University worked in concert to...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by nope, on May 18, 2019 at 7:21 am | 43 comments | 4709 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: A parking strategy drowning in complexity and frustration seeks a lifelineA new report on Palo Alto's residential preferential parking programs is vulnerable to failure due to the lack of stable...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Anon, on May 17, 2019 at 4:41 pm | 4 comments | 1856 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Armed robber in bandana steals money from 7-Eleven storeA bandana-wearing man robbed the 7-Eleven store in Midtown Palo Alto of money at gunpoint early Wednesday morning, triggering...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2019Last comment by Mayfield Child, on May 17, 2019 at 12:14 pm | 20 comments | 3131 Views
AROUND TOWN
Dragons and monsters and ghosts, oh my!If you go see Cameron McNary's "Shoggoths on the Veldt" at the Dragon Theatre, leave your seriousness at the door, sit back...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by john kirschner, on May 17, 2019 at 3:12 am | 2 comments | 1175 Views
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Passionate volunteers among Tall Tree honoreesThe Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce has announced this year's Tall Tree awardees -- four individuals and organizations that...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2019Last comment by Inspired, on May 16, 2019 at 11:56 pm | 3 comments | 4814 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Local photographer illuminates the many faces of immigrationMenlo Park resident Mark Tuschman has earned accolades for his international photography. Now, he has turned his photographic...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by eyeswideopen, on May 16, 2019 at 9:02 pm | 1 comment | 1048 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Arrest in 1970s cold-case murder points to serial killerNearly six months after a Hayward man was charged in another murder that had gone unsolved for decades, DNA evidence has...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by Leniency Breeds More Crime, on May 16, 2019 at 7:53 pm | 10 comments | 8174 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Three Palo Alto Unified schools to get new principalsSeveral Palo Alto Unified schools will have new principals this fall: JLS Middle School and Duveneck and Palo Verde elementary...
Original post made on May. 7, 2019Last comment by member1, on May 16, 2019 at 6:58 pm | 11 comments | 5342 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Transportation projects to get a boost in proposed budgetSignaling a renewed push to address local traffic and parking frustrations, the City Council's Finance Committee endorsed...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by Online Name, on May 16, 2019 at 3:39 pm | 6 comments | 1401 Views
AROUND TOWN
Forecast: Back-to-back storms to hit Bay Area this weekA pair of back-to-back storms will move through the Bay Area this week, with the first coming through on Tuesday through...
Original post made on May. 13, 2019Last comment by Climate Change, on May 16, 2019 at 3:01 pm | 14 comments | 3619 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ravenswood board approves contract for interim superintendentGina Sudaria will stay on as the Ravenswood City School District's interim superintendent through next year or until a new...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by Neighbor on Wisteria, on May 16, 2019 at 11:23 am | 2 comments | 1522 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto gets ultimate birthday party at May Fête ParadeFrom birthday cake floats to colorful balloons to party hats, the Palo Alto community cheerfully celebrated the city's 125th...
Original post made on May. 5, 2019Last comment by Do They Still Have The Pet Parade?, on May 15, 2019 at 10:07 pm | 7 comments | 2196 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto prepares to revamp neighborhood parking programsSeeking to bring some stability, simplicity and sanity to the city's complex patchwork of residential parking programs, the...
Original post made on May. 14, 2019Last comment by Anon, on May 15, 2019 at 9:11 pm | 11 comments | 2978 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Raises for teachers, managers to come before school board TuesdayThe Palo Alto school board will vote on two major agreements on Tuesday night that, if approved, will give 2% raises to both...
Original post made on May. 13, 2019Last comment by Experienced Parent, on May 15, 2019 at 12:04 pm | 21 comments | 2567 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Proposed train tunnel hits a dead end in Palo AltoAfter nearly a decade of dreaming, debating and designing, Palo Alto’s bid to build a train tunnel from the north end of...
Original post made on May. 14, 2019Last comment by musical, on May 15, 2019 at 11:26 am | 49 comments | 5915 Views
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Palo Alto chief communication officer steps downClaudia Keith, who joined the city six years ago to fill the newly created position, has concluded her tenure as chief communication...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on May 15, 2019 at 11:11 am | 1 comment | 1458 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford withdraws $138M school mitigation agreement, for nowStanford University informed the Palo Alto school district Friday that it wished to suspend further action on a tentative...
Original post made on May. 11, 2019Last comment by JR, on May 15, 2019 at 7:27 am | 27 comments | 6019 Views
SPORTS
Stanford hires Schemmel as latest men's swimming coachStanford Director of Athletics Bernard Muir announced the hiring of Dan Schemmel as the school's men's swimming coach on...
Original post made on May. 14, 2019Last comment by Jim, on May 14, 2019 at 7:30 pm | 1 comment | 1682 Views
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