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Guest Opinion: Close extra-time loophole on 'standardized' SAT/ACT testsWith all the news and hand-wringing about the college-applications scandal, residents of Silicon Valley may be scratching...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2019Last comment by Mom of Dyslexic, on May 28, 2019 at 9:11 pm | 28 comments | 19043 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Survey finds persistent minority resist COVID-19 vaccinationsA new survey could help Santa Clara County health officials understand what might prevent the remaining roughly 25% of adults...
Original post made on May. 5, 2021Last comment by The Voice of Palo Alto, on Jul 6, 2021 at 12:35 pm | 28 comments | 9599 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Gavin Newsom report card: What he has done, and what he hasn'tSince taking office in 2019, California's governor has made progress on education and other key issues, but left much to...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2021Last comment by John B. Sails, on Sep 17, 2021 at 12:24 pm | 28 comments | 35013 Views
AROUND TOWN
Feature story: Serious about song0...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2007Last comment by Paly Parent, on May 23, 2008 at 9:35 pm | 28 comments | 7673 Views
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Homeless Shelters Should Be Moved From Downtown Area0...
Original post made by Resident on Jan. 11, 2008Last comment by Fireman, on Apr 18, 2008 at 3:31 pm | 28 comments | 7134 Views
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Expect major traffic during Amgen ride0...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2008Last comment by Where's the outrage?, on Feb 17, 2008 at 1:28 pm | 28 comments | 9364 Views
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Know Knew Books could be in its final chapterThe sign spells out Know Knew Books' bleak economic state in big red letters, amid the window display of books, action figurines...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2009Last comment by Sparty, on Jun 5, 2014 at 2:33 pm | 28 comments | 10005 Views
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E. Meadow Circle: Less housing, more business?A bustling business park, a fresh crop of stores, a new overpass above the highway and a bike path along Adobe Creek are...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2010Last comment by Mistake, on Jun 21, 2010 at 8:49 pm | 28 comments | 5001 Views
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Third Middle-Of-The-Road Stop Sign Taken Out This Morning in College TerraceThis stop sign at College & Columbia has been taken out twice now in a month. Another was taken out two months ago two blocks...
Original post made by McGrude on May. 4, 2010Last comment by McGrude, on Aug 12, 2010 at 12:40 pm | 28 comments | 3432 Views
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Palo Alto seeks to tame unruly permitting processPalo Alto officials have launched a new initiative to revamp the city's convoluted and much maligned building and permitting...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2010Last comment by curious, on Aug 3, 2010 at 8:28 pm | 28 comments | 6752 Views
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Why does no one use their turn signals in Palo Alto?There is not a day that goes by that I wait at a stop sign for someone to drive by when at the last second, they jam on their...
Original post made by Palo Parent on Aug. 28, 2010Last comment by Anon., on Aug 31, 2010 at 11:19 pm | 28 comments | 3973 Views
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HP sues Hurd, 'John Does' to block Oracle hiringHP's fired President Mark Hurd knows too much about the inner workings of HP to be allowed to go to work for competitor Oracle...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2010Last comment by Palo Parent, on Sep 9, 2010 at 8:22 am | 28 comments | 4712 Views
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Pipeline involved in San Bruno blast runs through Palo AltoThe aging natural-gas pipeline under investigation in the Sept. 9 San Bruno explosion and fire also runs through Palo Alto,...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2010Last comment by jardins, on Sep 20, 2010 at 10:00 pm | 28 comments | 8061 Views
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Schools to require new vaccine for pertussisStarting this fall, California public and private schools will require students in grades 7 through 12 to have a booster...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2011Last comment by laevern, on Nov 13, 2011 at 2:47 pm | 28 comments | 5896 Views
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AT&T plans Wi-Fi test for downtown Palo AltoDowntown Palo Alto could soon have a Wi-Fi network as part of two pilot wireless programs planned by AT&T Mobility, but the...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2011Last comment by Anon., on Feb 22, 2011 at 10:44 pm | 28 comments | 8638 Views
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Old Palo Alto residents start neighborhood associationOld Palo Alto neighborhood resident Nadia Naik never saw herself as a community activist. But when the issue of high-speed...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2011Last comment by Herbert Kanner, on Apr 26, 2014 at 12:07 am | 28 comments | 12199 Views
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Palo Alto awash with cell-tower proposalsPalo Alto residents concerned about the recent flood of cell-tower and antenna proposals should have plenty to complain about...
Original post made on May. 16, 2011Last comment by we are doomed, on Jun 1, 2011 at 6:29 am | 28 comments | 5027 Views
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VMWare plans massive expansion in Palo AltoPalo Alto's information-technology giant VMWare is preparing to gobble up one of the largest and most lucrative research...
Original post made on May. 26, 2011Last comment by Emily, on May 31, 2011 at 7:22 pm | 28 comments | 5854 Views
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Foothill board chooses air force baseThe former Onizuka Air Force Station in Sunnyvale has been chosen as a new campus for Foothill College, Foothill-De Anza...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2011Last comment by Minor detail, on Aug 14, 2011 at 4:49 pm | 28 comments | 7621 Views
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Q&A: Jane Fonda on life, longevity and activismActress, activist, author and fitness guru Jane Fonda answers Almanac questions about longevity and its effects, and activism...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2011Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Aug 28, 2011 at 6:07 am | 28 comments | 4454 Views
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