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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police probe attempted street robberiesPalo Alto police are investigating two attempted street robberies that they said were reportedly perpetrated by a man with...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2018Last comment by R. Davis, on Sep 12, 2018 at 5:37 pm | 7 comments | 4828 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Castilleja: Lessons learned, future solutionsLocated in Palo Alto for more than 100 years, Castilleja School was originally founded to ensure more women had access to...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2018Last comment by No upside for Palo Alto, on Sep 12, 2018 at 12:59 pm | 75 comments | 6765 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teens hope their videos will prompt dialogue about mental healthLocal students who serve on the student advisory board for the Menlo Park mental health advocacy group SafeSpace have made...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2018Last comment by Sarah1000, on Sep 12, 2018 at 11:52 am | 1 comment | 2280 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Peace picnic memorializes 9/11, brings together all faithsPeople of all ages and various religions came together Tuesday night outside Palo Alto City Hall where they remembered the...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2018There are no comments yet. 1334 Views
SPORTS
Prep report: M-A silences the Scots in PAL volleyballEmma Spindt recorded 15 kills and the Menlo-Atherton girls volleyball team beat host Carlmont, 26-28, 25-19, 25-17, 25-17,...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2018Last comment by PacManFever, on Sep 12, 2018 at 7:53 am | 1 comment | 616 Views
SPORTS
Vikings discover a diamond in premiere field hockey gamePalo Alto sophomore Lexi Gwyn scored, on an assist from Jesse Arons, in the final four minutes to lift Palo Alto past visiting...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2018Last comment by former viking, on Sep 12, 2018 at 2:55 am | 1 comment | 1510 Views
AROUND TOWN
Marshland destruction along East Bayshire RoadCould anyone tell me what is going on with the construction project in the marshlands along East Bayshore Road? This land...
Original post made by WGO on Sep. 11, 2018Last comment by musical, on Sep 11, 2018 at 11:27 pm | 2 comments | 178 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Elementary principal reprimanded for special-education failuresJuana Briones Elementary School Principal Tom Jacoubowsky was reprimanded in January for leadership failures that led the...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2018Last comment by Angry lemons, on Sep 11, 2018 at 8:44 pm | 30 comments | 6519 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Driving ourselves crazyThe recent uproar over Mayor Liz Kniss' comment during the July 30 council meeting declaring that Palo Alto has no significant...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2018Last comment by SteveU, on Sep 11, 2018 at 6:03 pm | 42 comments | 4749 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
State aims to use 100 percent clean electricity by 2045Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed into law a bill that sets a goal of 100 percent clean electricity for California by 2045. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2018Last comment by DTN Paul, on Sep 11, 2018 at 4:22 pm | 7 comments | 1189 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man gets to 20 years to life for Vegas killing of Palo AltanA Nevada man who pleaded guilty to the 2015 first-degree murder of Palo Altan Neil Gandler in Las Vegas was sentenced on...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2018Last comment by jesse james, on Sep 11, 2018 at 1:18 pm | 17 comments | 8068 Views
AROUND TOWN
Air quality advisory issued for smoke in Bay AreaAn air quality advisory for potential smoke in parts of the region has been issued through Tuesday, the Bay Area Air Quality...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2018Last comment by Methane Mike, on Sep 11, 2018 at 10:59 am | 1 comment | 1431 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Senior Focus<B><B>SENIORS, BEWARE ... </B>The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office warned that <B> senior homeowners may be...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2018Last comment by Yom Kippur, on Sep 11, 2018 at 10:28 am | 1 comment | 166 Views
AROUND TOWN
Health care advocate and architect chosen for Athena honorsThe two women selected as Palo Alto's most influential leaders by the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce have dedicated countless...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2018Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 10, 2018 at 11:22 pm | 30 comments | 3445 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto to explore new laws to protect rentersFresh off adopting an emergency law that offers relocation assistance to low-income tenants facing eviction, the Palo Alto...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2018Last comment by Me 2, on Sep 10, 2018 at 8:50 pm | 36 comments | 4164 Views
AROUND TOWN
Caltrain launches construction in Palo AltoAs Caltrain's electrification project launches in Palo Alto, residents should brace for nighttime construction, lane closures...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2018Last comment by resident, on Sep 10, 2018 at 7:57 pm | 62 comments | 13881 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Volunteers to continue search for missing woman on SaturdayFamily and friends of Wamaitha Kaboga-Miller are organizing a second search party for the missing Palo Alto woman this Saturday,...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2018Last comment by Malia, on Sep 10, 2018 at 3:15 pm | 7 comments | 3490 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Convicted of sexual abuse, former teacher seeks new trialFormer Ohlone Elementary School teacher Michael Airo, who was found guilty in February for sexually abusing his ex-girlfriend's...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2018Last comment by I shudder, on Sep 10, 2018 at 1:37 pm | 1 comment | 3461 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Former TV reporter enters Palo Alto's council raceAfter more than two decades of covering news for various TV stations, Pat Boone this week made a foray into local politics...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2018Last comment by Online Name, on Sep 10, 2018 at 2:04 am | 18 comments | 4376 Views
SPORTS
Menlo wins its own water polo tourney a third straight yearSenior Sam Untrecht came up big for Menlo, scoring five goals to help the Knights beat Buchanan, 11-9, in Saturday's championship...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2018Last comment by PoloPolo, on Sep 9, 2018 at 8:46 pm | 1 comment | 924 Views
Populism: A response to the failure of the elites: Palo Alto edition
By Douglas Moran | 10 comments | 1,478 views
Let's Talk Internships
By John Raftrey and Lori McCormick | 1 comment | 1,361 views
Couples: Sex and Connection (Chicken or Egg?)
By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 1,091 views
Zucchini Takeover
By Laura Stec | 2 comments | 897 views
Mountain View's Hangen Szechuan to close after 25 years
By Elena Kadvany | 0 comments | 782 views
