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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Request for spare change leads to sexual assault, robberyA woman was sexually assaulted and robbed by a man who asked her for spare change as she entered her car in downtown Palo...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2019Last comment by DTN Paul, on Jan 9, 2019 at 10:00 pm | 11 comments | 7755 Views
AROUND TOWN
David Mitchell, lawyer and community volunteer, dies at 83David Mitchell, a Palo Alto attorney, environmental advocate and community volunteer, died on Wednesday, Dec. 19, after a...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2018Last comment by Mitch Miller, on Jan 9, 2019 at 2:06 pm | 3 comments | 4845 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Hot lunch program to resume downtown serviceThe senior hot lunch program La Comida is expanding into a temporary, trial location in downtown Palo Alto this year as the...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2019Last comment by neighbor, on Jan 9, 2019 at 10:29 am | 5 comments | 3937 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Selecting a MayorPolitics should not play a part in this, but of course it does. I think this city would function more representatively if...
Original post made by Annette on Jan. 7, 2019Last comment by The Patriot, on Jan 9, 2019 at 9:52 am | 11 comments | 273 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Alleged liquor theft leads to Safeway shootingA Nevada man who admitted he shot at a fleeing vehicle after the occupants left the Midtown Safeway in Palo Alto on Aug....
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2019Last comment by Sanctimonious City, on Jan 9, 2019 at 8:53 am | 97 comments | 6661 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Analysis of Stanford's growth leaves unanswered questionsThe final report from Santa Clara County on the likely impacts of Stanford University's proposed expansion is unlikely to...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2019Last comment by Stephen, on Jan 8, 2019 at 10:32 pm | 43 comments | 4020 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Better Uses of $5 Billion?Since the media and lawmakers aren't doing a good job looking at this issue, I would like to put it to the readers: What...
Original post made by Fiscal Responsibility on Jan. 7, 2019Last comment by resident, on Jan 8, 2019 at 4:02 pm | 7 comments | 297 Views
AROUND TOWN
WeWork eyes former Groupon siteWeWork, a leading provider of coworking space in cities around the world, is looking to expand its reach into Palo Alto....
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jan 8, 2019 at 3:55 pm | 3 comments | 5167 Views
SPORTS
Paly grad to speak on panel on 'Building Better Athletes'Palo Alto grad Colette Lucas-Conwell is part of a panel that will discuss "The Connected Athlete: Building Better Athletes,"...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2019Last comment by mark94301, on Jan 8, 2019 at 12:18 pm | 1 comment | 727 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto swiftly approves Council Chambers upgradesIn its final meetings of 2018, the Palo Alto City Council approved a nearly $2 million project that could significantly change...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Jan 8, 2019 at 11:46 am | 12 comments | 3339 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Shop Talk: Weekend Max Mara coming; Baking Co. closesIn this week's Shop Talk column, read about a new Max Mara clothing line coming to Stanford Shopping Center, the closure...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2019There are no comments yet. 2500 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board hopes calmer year will aid progressWhen asked about the most significant issues the Palo Alto Unified School District will face in 2019, the Board of Education...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2019Last comment by You don't believe that, do you?, on Jan 7, 2019 at 1:06 pm | 14 comments | 2838 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford Live earns Hewlett grantStanford Live and Weyni Mengesha have been awarded a $150,000 grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to commission...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2019Last comment by Neighbor, on Jan 7, 2019 at 12:02 pm | 2 comments | 946 Views
SPORTS
Prep wrestling: Top tourney efforts from Paly, Gunn, M-APalo Alto's Charlie Williams and Gunn's Timothy Waymouth each won an individual title at the Cupertino Bianchini Tournament...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2019Last comment by III, on Jan 7, 2019 at 7:49 am | 1 comment | 1120 Views
AROUND TOWN
Webcast: Best movies of 2018Palo Alto Weekly film critic Peter Canavese and Tim Sika, host/producer of the radio show Celluloid Dreams, review their...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2019There are no comments yet. 1701 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Year in review: Ravenswood City School DistrictThe past year was a tumultuous one for the K-8 Ravenswood City School District in East Palo Alto. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Dec. 28, 2018Last comment by very concerned resident, on Jan 6, 2019 at 5:32 pm | 6 comments | 2031 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto adopts parental-leave policyPalo Alto took a baby step last month toward improving City Hall morale when it approved a new policy that grants employees...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2019Last comment by , on Jan 5, 2019 at 9:37 pm | 8 comments | 3831 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Los Altos planning commissioner pleads not guilty to misdemeanor DUIA Los Altos planning commissioner pleaded not guilty to a driving under the influence charge Wednesday after being found...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2019Last comment by Tesla Owner, on Jan 5, 2019 at 12:48 pm | 7 comments | 2428 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pulido, Fitch, Nunez ahead of others in Ravenswood school board raceIncumbent Ana Maria Pulido and newcomers Stephanie Fitch and Laura Nunez have taken the early lead in the race for three...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2018Last comment by rileyhudson, on Jan 5, 2019 at 7:25 am | 8 comments | 3159 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford's Plummer is named a Honda Sport Award finalistStanford junior outside hitter Kathryn Plummer was named one of four finalists for the Honda Sport Award for Volleyball it...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2019There are no comments yet. 740 Views
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