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SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD names new superintendentDon Austin, the superintendent of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, has been named Palo Alto Unified's...
Original post made on May. 7, 2018Last comment by Resident, on Jun 8, 2018 at 1:25 pm | 66 comments | 17147 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents say Lincoln-Middlefield intersection is dangerousResidents living near Lincoln Avenue and Middlefield Road are petitioning the city of Palo Alto to do something now rather...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2018Last comment by Online Name, on Jun 8, 2018 at 9:29 am | 72 comments | 5404 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Off Deadline: Past manager steered open space district into a new eraAs the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District approaches its 50th anniversary, it is doing so as a more mature organization,...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2018There are no comments yet. 1957 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Peninsula Photo Contest winners offer a new perspectiveAfter a four-year break, the Palo Alto Weekly collaborated with the Palo Alto Art Center to revive and revamp the newspaper's...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2018There are no comments yet. 2139 Views
AROUND TOWN
Planned garages draw oppositionAs Palo Alto considers new taxes to address a $76-million backlog in its infrastructure plan, some residents are council...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2018Last comment by Resident, on Jun 8, 2018 at 3:50 am | 21 comments | 2467 Views
SPORTS
Menlo School honors its college-bound student-athletesMenlo School officially honored the 18 student-athletes who will study and compete in their respective sports in colleges...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2018There are no comments yet. 943 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
College Terrace residents concerned about coyotesConcerned about a recent spate of coyote sightings and the disappearance of two neighborhood cats, the College Terrace Residents...
Original post made on May. 25, 2018Last comment by Daniel, on Jun 7, 2018 at 9:58 pm | 30 comments | 4479 Views
RESTAURANTS
A Korean introductionDespite its pedestrian storefront, So Gong Dong Tofu House is immensely popular and one of the only restaurants in the area...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2018Last comment by parent, on Jun 7, 2018 at 5:25 pm | 3 comments | 1330 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Early results show sizeable support for recall of judgeJudge Aaron Persky, whose June 2016 verdict in the Brock Turner case sparked a national debate about sexual violence, campus...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2018Last comment by Dotty Henderson, on Jun 7, 2018 at 4:55 pm | 28 comments | 8459 Views
AROUND TOWN
On the cutting edgeFirst came the art collection. Next was the combination guesthouse and private art gallery that could showcase that collection. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2018Last comment by Neighbor, on Jun 7, 2018 at 2:07 pm | 2 comments | 180 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board eyes special-education investmentPalo Alto school board members, staff and parents were largely heartened Tuesday by a district plan to allocate $2.4 million...
Original post made on May. 29, 2018Last comment by PA Resident, on Jun 7, 2018 at 1:39 pm | 14 comments | 2366 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Synchronized green lights in University Avenue's futureA strategy to get traffic moving on University Avenue and off Crescent Park residential streets in Palo Alto could include...
Original post made on May. 17, 2018Last comment by Cathy Fisher, on Jun 7, 2018 at 1:30 pm | 25 comments | 3075 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Tree trimmer dies in accident at Stanford housing complexA 36-year-old man died while working on trees at a Stanford University housing complex in Palo Alto on Saturday afternoon,...
Original post made on May. 21, 2018Last comment by landscaper, on Jun 7, 2018 at 10:54 am | 8 comments | 9946 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to consider renaming resolutionIn the wake of divisive debate over a proposal to rename a Palo Alto middle school after a Japanese-American alumnus who...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2018Last comment by @OL, on Jun 7, 2018 at 10:23 am | 43 comments | 3505 Views
SPORTS
Stanford grads qualify for the U.S. Open championshipStanford senior golfer Franklin Huang and Stanford grad Cameron Wilson each qualified for the U.S. Open Championships at...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2018Last comment by Baron Weber, on Jun 6, 2018 at 10:07 pm | 1 comment | 1720 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Castilleja graduation emphasizes sensibility, open-mindednessDressed in white, Castilleja School's Class of 2018 faced their friends and classmates for what was at once a celebration...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2018Last comment by Online Name, on Jun 6, 2018 at 8:03 pm | 8 comments | 2283 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto residents head to polls in California primaryPalo Alto voters casted their ballots this morning in the California primary in predictably smaller numbers than in the 2016...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2018Last comment by TheVoteCouldBePowerful, on Jun 6, 2018 at 3:20 pm | 7 comments | 1809 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Smith, Hirokawa take the lead in sheriff's raceSanta Clara County voters are setting the stage Tuesday for a November showdown before Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2018Last comment by Mil, on Jun 6, 2018 at 1:36 pm | 2 comments | 2466 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Class of 2018 has its momentRelive the graduation ceremonies held at Palo Alto high schools through articles, images and social media posts capturing...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2018Last comment by Reader, on Jun 6, 2018 at 12:54 pm | 1 comment | 3657 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New principals named for Paly, Escondido, Fairmeadow schoolsThe school district announced Friday new principals for Palo Alto High School and Escondido and Fairmeadow elementary schools....
Original post made on May. 18, 2018Last comment by Not Gully, on Jun 6, 2018 at 12:21 pm | 38 comments | 6825 Views
Fine-dining Korean restaurant to open in Palo Alto
By Elena Kadvany | 12 comments | 5,816 views
Get Rid of Those Roundabouts!
By Diana Diamond | 28 comments | 1,589 views
U-Pick at Webb Ranch
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 1,091 views
Couples: “True love is a decision between the head and the heart . . .
By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 1,071 views
The Right to Listen: Free Speech #2
By Douglas Moran | 9 comments | 881 views
