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Earthquake felt in many Bay Area cities, including Palo Alto, on Monday nightAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 centered in Contra Costa County was felt in the Palo Alto area on Monday...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2019Last comment by Upgraded foundation, 6 minutes ago | 2 comments | 4861 Views
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Despite community and staff pleas, Ravenswood school board votes for external superintendent searchThe Ravenswood City school board voted 3-1 on Thursday night, with Vice President Stephanie Fitch dissenting and President...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2019Last comment by Watching, 9 hours ago | 17 comments | 2134 Views
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Planned power outages expected to hit Palo Alto Hills Wednesday at noonSections of the Palo Alto Hills are scheduled to see power go out on Wednesday as part of PG&E's pre-emptive outages, planned...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2019Last comment by Miriam Palm, on Oct 10, 2019 at 9:47 am | 20 comments | 15420 Views
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PG&E plans power outages starting Wednesday; they could affect Palo Alto tooPG&E plans to pre-emptively shut down power due to dangerous weather starting Wednesday, and although the agency doesn't...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Oct 10, 2019 at 9:47 am | 39 comments | 55361 Views
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Biden on Trump: 'We've got to save capitalism from this guy'Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden took jabs at President Donald Trump during a campaign fundraiser in downtown...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Oct 5, 2019 at 3:54 pm | 26 comments | 3814 Views
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Santa Clara County workers strike for first time in 40 yearsSanta Clara County workers went on strike Wednesday morning for the first time in 40 years to protest unfair labor practices,...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2019Last comment by musical, on Oct 2, 2019 at 9:10 pm | 3 comments | 1582 Views
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Federal rule change could cut thousands of county residents from free food programThree million Americans could lose access to federal food assistance programs under new rules proposed by the Trump administration,...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2019Last comment by Liz Gardner, on Sep 26, 2019 at 3:18 pm | 4 comments | 2135 Views
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Child, adult become county's first flu deaths of the seasonTwo Santa Clara County residents, including a child, have died recently from the flu, county officials said Tuesday. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2019There are no comments yet. 2006 Views
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Letters to the editor<B>Opposed to Castilleja expansion Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2019/09/06/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2019Last comment by Dan Siehl, on Sep 24, 2019 at 10:35 pm | 1 comment | 375 Views
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High temperatures, bad air quality expected on TuesdayThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air alert for Tuesday because of a forecast for an unhealthy...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Sep 23, 2019 at 4:01 pm | 1 comment | 1447 Views
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Groups to kick off three-part series on healthy dialogue with talk on political polarizationThree community organizations in Palo Alto have come together to create a series of events that aim to promote healthy, responsible...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Sep 20, 2019 at 6:31 pm | 29 comments | 2064 Views
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Equity ripples: East Palo Alto continues to struggle amidst neighboring tech boomSkyrocketing housing prices, a historical lack of economic, educational and health care opportunities have created seemingly...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2019Last comment by A Moral Compass, on Sep 20, 2019 at 7:30 am | 10 comments | 6050 Views
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Going strong: Exercise program looks to help members with heart conditions reverse their symptomsCrystal Gamage is among HeartFit for Life's 190 active members who pay $155 per month for access to medically supervised...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2019Last comment by Hard Copy, on Sep 7, 2019 at 1:40 pm | 3 comments | 4022 Views
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As East Palo Alto searches for more affordable housing, a mobile home park with some of the city's lowest-income residents is headed for closureAmid the ongoing Bay Area housing crisis, in which the stock of low-income housing is shrinking and elected leaders are scrambling...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2019Last comment by C, on Sep 6, 2019 at 9:26 pm | 12 comments | 15715 Views
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Feds' $4.4M grant completes funding needed to develop East Palo Alto's Bay RoadEast Palo Alto's 15-year quest to build critical infrastructure along Bay Road reached a milestone on Wednesday, when the...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2019Last comment by Greggy, on Sep 5, 2019 at 11:18 am | 2 comments | 4879 Views
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NASA women's leadership summit hosts Pelosi, EshooIt was a mix of corporate executives and political heavyweights, global thought leaders and scientific stars. And by no coincidence,...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2019Last comment by men work harder, on Sep 4, 2019 at 9:58 am | 4 comments | 2225 Views
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East Palo Alto board to study all school names — but first, Ravenswood Middle SchoolThe Ravenswood school board voted unanimously on Thursday to form a board subcommittee to study and make recommendations...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2019Last comment by Tuasosopo, on Aug 29, 2019 at 6:59 pm | 6 comments | 2840 Views
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Webcast: The power of ketaminePalo Alto psychiatrist Rameen Ghorieshi joins Weekly journalists to discuss the potential of ketamine to treat severely depressed...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2019Last comment by , on Aug 27, 2019 at 2:39 am | 1 comment | 2474 Views
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One-cent sales tax for transit could be on 2020 ballotBay Area voters may be asked to approve a one-cent sales tax in 2020 that would fund a wide array of transportation projects...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Aug 24, 2019 at 2:42 pm | 19 comments | 5495 Views
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Santa Clara County, San Francisco win final ruling over Trump's threat against sanctuary countiesSanta Clara County and San Francisco won a final victory in a lawsuit Friday challenging President Donald Trump's threat...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2019Last comment by George, on Aug 24, 2019 at 1:07 pm | 2 comments | 2535 Views
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Race Results Are In
Thank you for joining us at the 35th annual Moonlight Run & Walk! All proceeds benefit the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday fund, supporting local nonprofits serving children and families.
