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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Door to Door Home Buyer?0...
Original post made by PA Resident on Mar. 16, 2007Last comment by Sunnyvale_Joe, on Jul 1, 2017 at 5:19 pm | 159 comments | 41806 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Legalized marijuana wafts toward Palo Alto ballotMarijuana dispensaries could sprout at up to three Palo Alto locations, if the City Council or voters were to approve an...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2011Last comment by A Social Crusader, on Nov 5, 2012 at 7:43 am | 158 comments | 24376 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PA school language plan may cost too much0...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2008Last comment by Paly reporter, on Apr 23, 2008 at 1:26 pm | 158 comments | 13873 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents ask Palo Alto to be anti-stress role modelFrustrated parents Tuesday challenged the Palo Alto Board of Education to make local schools "a role model nationally" in...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2011Last comment by newcomer, on Jun 8, 2011 at 5:44 am | 158 comments | 11061 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The $6 million blunderFor the second time in less than a year, an avoidable mistake by top Palo Alto school district administrators will cost taxpayers...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2017Last comment by Paly Parent, on Sep 16, 2017 at 12:21 pm | 158 comments | 30482 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City staff defends maligned Web site0...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2007Last comment by Cant find, on Nov 8, 2007 at 10:05 am | 157 comments | 18621 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Cities join forces to tackle airplane noiseAn effort by cities in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties to form an alliance to address the irksome issue of airplane noise...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2018Last comment by Perspective, on Aug 28, 2018 at 5:26 pm | 157 comments | 16417 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto prepares for more budget cuts amid prolonged revenue slumpAs the pandemic continues to pummel the local economy, the City Council plans to explore additional ways to pare down the...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2021Last comment by Jerry Underberg, on Mar 12, 2021 at 10:48 am | 157 comments | 14958 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
McGee: Tax renewal would protect Palo Alto school programsLocal voters have long supported the Palo Alto Unified School District to ensure we can provide a world-class education for...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2015Last comment by Resident, on May 7, 2015 at 10:45 am | 157 comments | 13008 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students slam school leaders on zero periodA large group of impassioned Gunn High School students turned out to Tuesday's board meeting to deliver a fierce condemnation...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2015Last comment by My Thoughts, on Apr 23, 2015 at 1:37 pm | 157 comments | 17834 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Paly students face suspensions for egg fightPalo Alto High School students held a protest this morning following the reported suspension of several students for participating...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2009Last comment by Parent that lives in Barron Park, on Oct 30, 2009 at 1:18 pm | 157 comments | 9465 Views
AROUND TOWN
Area Democrats laud 'historic' health care billA bill reforming America's health care system, what one Bay Area congressman said was "one of the most important bills in...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2010Last comment by Alfred E Newman, on May 23, 2011 at 2:40 pm | 157 comments | 9345 Views
AROUND TOWN
Flustered over airplane noiseAs airplane noise continues to plague Palo Alto, city officials agreed on Tuesday night to seek alliances, lobby hard and...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2018Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on May 1, 2018 at 9:58 am | 156 comments | 20526 Views
AROUND TOWN
Condoleezza Rice hints at returning to Stanford0...
Original post made on May. 23, 2008Last comment by Peter, on May 30, 2008 at 5:11 pm | 155 comments | 16150 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Caucasian enrollment dips below 50 percentAs Palo Alto classrooms grow more racially diverse, Caucasian enrollment for the first time has dipped below 50 percent....
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2011Last comment by HawkeyePierce, on Oct 6, 2011 at 10:39 am | 154 comments | 15456 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto mulls opposing high-speed rail projectPalo Alto may soon take a formal stance against California's proposed high-speed-rail line and begin lobbying state legislators...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2010Last comment by The vote, on Sep 2, 2010 at 5:13 pm | 153 comments | 11768 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto Forward joins opposition to office-space limitsA citizens group that promotes more housing and transportation options in Palo Alto has joined some of the city's largest...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2015Last comment by resident 1, on Mar 3, 2015 at 10:28 am | 153 comments | 14775 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Five Palo Alto officers challenge city over Black Lives Matter muralFive Palo Alto police officers have filed a complaint against the city, which they claim discriminated and retaliated against...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2021Last comment by Robert Montez, on Jul 25, 2021 at 11:54 am | 153 comments | 26947 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest Opinion: SB 50 undermines single-family neighborhoods and diversityRather than reap the benefits of locally driven solutions, SB 50 pulls the rug from under them with radical, one-size-fits-all...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by Oh Really?, on Mar 28, 2019 at 12:29 pm | 153 comments | 30886 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto considers shutting down animal shelterPalo Alto's Animal Services Center, a fixture on East Bayshore Road for the past four decades, could be shut down or relocated...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2012Last comment by What next?, on Dec 1, 2013 at 12:22 pm | 152 comments | 15736 Views
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