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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Condo owners upset as board approves their new neighbor: A five-story hotelDespite heavy pushback from nearby residents, a proposal for a five-story hotel on the southern edge of Palo Alto scored...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by Online Name, on Jan 22, 2020 at 9:20 pm | 60 comments | 9624 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Serial bank robber who took $69K across Northern California sentencedAn Oakland man convicted of committing bank robberies in Palo Alto, Mountain View and others in Northern California -- taking...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2020Last comment by Jailhouse Rock...Not, on Jan 22, 2020 at 2:41 pm | 2 comments | 1942 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto looks to designate downtown as a 'priority area' for growthIn a bid to attract state funding and lure development toward the city's main transit hub, the Palo Alto City Council will...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2020Last comment by friendlyneighbor, on Jan 22, 2020 at 8:57 am | 19 comments | 3522 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Residents find political signs on their lawns — for a candidate they don't supportA handful of Palo Alto residents recently found lawn signs supporting Rishi Kumar, a Saratoga city councilman and candidate...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2020Last comment by YIMBY, on Jan 21, 2020 at 10:40 pm | 58 comments | 4600 Views
AROUND TOWN
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative awards $3.5M to tackle 'pressing community needs'The nonprofit Chan Zuckerberg Initiative distributed nearly $3.5 million in grants to 40 Bay Area organizations working to...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2020Last comment by Anonymous, on Jan 21, 2020 at 5:54 pm | 13 comments | 2906 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Fine, DuBois to lead Palo Alto council in 2020Adrian Fine, one of Palo Alto’s most passionate housing advocates, will have a chance to directly shape the City Council...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jan 21, 2020 at 4:57 pm | 48 comments | 4544 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City OKs letting people live in cars in parking lots of houses of worshipResponding to a growing population of vehicle dwellers on neighborhood streets, Palo Alto on Monday became the latest Peninsula...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jan 21, 2020 at 4:12 pm | 56 comments | 9567 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man in intensive care after shooting on on San AntonioA man was shot in the stomach while at a south Palo Alto parking lot early Tuesday afternoon, police said. Read the full...
Original post made on Jan. 21, 2020Last comment by Jon Keeling, on Jan 21, 2020 at 1:04 pm | 7 comments | 12011 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Feeling Sacramento pressure, Palo Alto eases rules for new 'granny units'Prodded by new state laws, the Palo Alto City Council voted Monday to further relax local rules pertaining to accessory dwelling...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2020Last comment by NatureLover, on Jan 20, 2020 at 8:35 pm | 33 comments | 4761 Views
SPORTS
M-A's Smith wins girls wrestling title at 131; Creighton a boys runner-up at MidCalsPalo Alto sophomore Cade Creighton won four matches, one by pin and two others by major decision, to reach the championship...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2020Last comment by III, on Jan 20, 2020 at 5:25 pm | 1 comment | 843 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. DayWe've compiled a list of agencies that will be adjusting their schedules on Martin Luther King Jr. Day throughout the Palo...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2020Last comment by Hillary, on Jan 20, 2020 at 1:48 pm | 7 comments | 2487 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto boosts affordable-housing project with $10.5 million loanWith affordable housing in short supply, Palo Alto offered a $10.5-million lifeline this week to a 59-unit residential development...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2020Last comment by Barbara, on Jan 20, 2020 at 11:52 am | 5 comments | 3084 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fans fill up the gym for Palo Alto-Gunn basketball gamesPalo Alto’s basketball teams are both in the SCVAL’s top division, the De Anza, while Gunn’s are in the weaker El Camino...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2020Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jan 19, 2020 at 9:57 pm | 7 comments | 2156 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Santa Clara County explores universal basic income for former foster youthSanta Clara County Supervisors are looking into providing a universal basic income for young adults aging out of the county's...
Original post made on Dec. 15, 2019Last comment by the comic at the cocktail party, on Jan 19, 2020 at 11:47 am | 6 comments | 3933 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Houses of worship get ready to welcome car campersFor Peninsula Bible Church, the increasingly prominent issue of people living in their cars is more than just a citywide...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2020Last comment by RHHNA, on Jan 18, 2020 at 8:27 pm | 9 comments | 3409 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Sheriff: Stanford student found dead at campus residenceThe Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a student who was found unresponsive at a Stanford...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2020There are no comments yet. 8343 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City tries to steer wireless antennas away from neighborhoods, schoolsPalo Alto took its most dramatic action to date to curtail the proliferation of wireless antennas on street poles on Monday...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2019Last comment by resident, on Jan 18, 2020 at 1:50 pm | 10 comments | 3060 Views
SPORTS
Stanford women take a hoops loss against Ionescu, OregonStanford had a one-point lead over host Oregon in a Pac-12 Conference women's basketball contest Thursday. When Sabrina Ionescu...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2020Last comment by grubbybest, on Jan 18, 2020 at 10:59 am | 1 comment | 985 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Music school faces civil suit over sexual abuse of studentSchool of Rock, a private music school in Midtown Palo Alto, is facing a civil lawsuit stemming from incidents of sexual...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2020Last comment by Mom, on Jan 17, 2020 at 6:56 pm | 2 comments | 3573 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Seeking grants, Palo Alto designates downtown as ripe for growthDespite a shared desire to direct new development toward the transit-rich downtown area, members of the Palo Alto City Council...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2020Last comment by Not Fine!, on Jan 17, 2020 at 6:51 pm | 13 comments | 2759 Views
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