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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 | 1354 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 | 8604 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 | 190 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 | 2645 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 | 3106 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 | 10037 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 | 3548 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 | 1751 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 | 2305 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 | 1826 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 | 2497 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 | 3689 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 | 6867 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Effort to relax parking rules sparks concernsAs Palo Alto considers lowering its parking requirements to spur production of multifamily housing, some residents are crying...
Original post made on May. 31, 2018Last comment by Joseph E. Davis, on Jun 5, 2018 at 7:04 pm | 35 comments | 3594 Views
SPORTS
Stanford's Beck drafted by the Arizona DiamondbacksStanford righthander Tristan Beck went early in the fourth round of the MLB First-Year Player draft on Tuesday. The Arizona...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2018Last comment by Anthony, on Jun 5, 2018 at 4:59 pm | 1 comment | 681 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Should Palo Alto students be required to study computer science?A Palo Alto Unified committee's recommendation to make computer science a high school graduation requirement has sparked...
Original post made on May. 23, 2018Last comment by 50-Year Computer Pro, on Jun 5, 2018 at 4:30 pm | 66 comments | 5382 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Lawsuit: Stanford violated students' rights in mental health responseIn a class-action lawsuit filed Thursday, a group of Stanford University students allege that the university has repeatedly...
Original post made on May. 18, 2018Last comment by Stanfordgrad, on Jun 5, 2018 at 2:42 pm | 14 comments | 4920 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Should I stay or should I go?Joanne is 81 years old, widowed and living by herself in the same three-bedroom, three-bath house on the quarter-acre lot...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2018Last comment by Resident, on Jun 5, 2018 at 12:35 pm | 26 comments | 6510 Views
SPORTS
Alpine-West Menlo LL: Guy Plumbing wins the titleSam Boyd had a double and a single and scored two runs, and teammate Brent Valentine connected for a three-run home run in...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2018Last comment by Clunge, on Jun 5, 2018 at 12:31 pm | 2 comments | 791 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Roommate: alleged hacker said he was paid to attack news siteAlleged Palo Alto Online hacker Ross M. Colby told a housemate that he had hacked a news website for pay, according to testimony...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2018Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jun 5, 2018 at 1:16 am | 11 comments | 4131 Views
U-Pick at Webb Ranch
By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 1,545 views
Modern Hospice Care and The Death of Ivan Ilyich
By Aldis Petriceks | 3 comments | 901 views
A community in the sand
By Cheryl Bac | 3 comments | 752 views
Couples: “It’s Not My Problem. It’s Your Problem.”
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 351 views
