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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Library effort raises $50,000, kicks off informational campaign0...
Original post made on Jun. 27, 2008Last comment by surveyed, on Jul 9, 2008 at 8:44 am | 141 comments | 8947 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Bullying case reveals systemic problems in school districtPalo Alto school district leaders and parents should be shocked and saddened by the portrait painted in a scathing investigative...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2013Last comment by Jen, on Feb 15, 2013 at 10:04 am | 141 comments | 20069 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Jordan Middle School, other schools now up for renamingWhat began as one Jordan Middle School seventh-grader's book report on the questionable history of the school's namesake,...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2016Last comment by Boaty MacBoatface, on Mar 13, 2017 at 8:26 am | 141 comments | 20279 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Former state assemblyman wants to reform Prop. 13The common good has long been former Assemblyman Rich Gordon's aim, whether in his efforts with troubled youth, with an unfair...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2017Last comment by TooFunny, on Mar 31, 2017 at 7:16 am | 141 comments | 9838 Views
AROUND TOWN
Train hits car, service suspendedCaltrain service was suspended Friday just after 5 p.m. when a train hit an automobile at the Charleston Road crossing in...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2011Last comment by Mike, on May 20, 2011 at 6:59 pm | 141 comments | 13663 Views
AROUND TOWN
Longtime dim sum spot, Cho's on California Avenue, to closeCho's Mandarin Dim Sum, a 35-year-old hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant on California Avenue, will be serving potstickers,...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2014Last comment by Marty, on Mar 12, 2014 at 1:53 pm | 141 comments | 146360 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Knowledge, support low for PA bond measures0...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2007Last comment by aw, on Oct 10, 2007 at 8:29 pm | 140 comments | 12427 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
'Meet this moment': Growing coalition calls for Palo Alto to expand access to Foothills ParkCalling it a policy that sends a terrible message, dozens of Palo Alto residents and community leaders are petitioning the...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Aug 3, 2020 at 5:44 pm | 140 comments | 17248 Views
AROUND TOWN
For new bike boulevard, it's not smooth sailingPalo Alto's effort to turn a street into a bicycle-friendly boulevard is encountering a chorus of complaints from residents...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2017Last comment by Part of the issue is Middlefield, on Feb 14, 2018 at 4:34 pm | 140 comments | 19805 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
High-speed rail could stop in Palo Alto0...
Original post made on Dec. 28, 2007Last comment by Person with the facts, on Nov 1, 2008 at 6:06 pm | 139 comments | 9176 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Lynne Johnson will retire as police chiefPalo Alto Police Chief Lynne Johnson will retire and leave her job Dec. 19, City Manager James Keene announced Thursday following...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2008Last comment by steveo, on Mar 11, 2009 at 11:30 am | 139 comments | 20434 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Private giving to public schools widens the gap between rich and poor.This New York Times opinion piece is being widely read and shared by my Stanford colleagues this morning. As you consider...
Original post made by A parent concerned about social justice on Sep. 5, 2013Last comment by Sara, on Sep 11, 2013 at 8:26 pm | 139 comments | 24563 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto treads cautiously on fiber networkWith Google looming as a major wildcard, Palo Alto officials agreed on Monday to wait until next year before making any decisions...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2015Last comment by Nayeli, on Oct 16, 2015 at 3:51 pm | 138 comments | 15186 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers union defends decision to file grievance against Gunn principalCiting "misconceptions and misinformation" surrounding the union grievance filed late last year against Gunn High School...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2015Last comment by Redonculous, on Apr 27, 2015 at 9:58 pm | 138 comments | 20555 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Diversity in Palo Alto Schools: Merit and Demerits0...
Original post made by John on Jun. 25, 2007Last comment by nancy, on Jun 30, 2007 at 8:07 pm | 137 comments | 11487 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Yes on EIt is difficult to imagine any other city engaging in the kind of hard-fought battle that has characterized the debate over...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2011Last comment by Walter Sedriks, on Oct 30, 2011 at 4:19 am | 137 comments | 12471 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Giant sign approved for new Alma Plaza grocerFor decades, Alma Plaza in Palo Alto has served as a graveyard for grocers' dreams. On Monday, the City Council sent the...
Original post made on Dec. 17, 2013Last comment by customer, on Jun 22, 2014 at 5:36 pm | 137 comments | 24335 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto reacts to Atlantic articleThe appearance in a national publication of a now-familiar story — that of a community, Palo Alto, grappling with youth...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2015Last comment by RETOOL SCHOOL, on Dec 24, 2015 at 10:31 am | 137 comments | 22227 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Pensions: Palo Alto's ticking time bombIn 2007, the year Warren Buffett famously described public pensions as a time bomb with a long fuse, Palo Alto officials...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2012Last comment by Deep Throat, on Aug 24, 2012 at 4:04 pm | 136 comments | 35835 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MI letter to school board0...
Original post made by Board Observer on May. 2, 2007Last comment by pa resident, on May 10, 2007 at 3:41 pm | 136 comments | 13449 Views
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