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Shut Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant which is near to two fault lines.

I am pro-nuclear except when the plant is in seismically active areas. Diablo Canyon Power Plant is an electricity-generating...

Original post made by Annie on Mar. 15, 2011
Last comment by Wally sez, on Jul 10, 2013 at 1:16 pm | 182 comments | 19771 Views

AROUND TOWN

District seeks names for Jordan, Terman middle schools

Now is the time for the public to weigh in on ideas for new names for Palo Alto's Jordan and Terman middle schools, which...

Original post made on Dec. 21, 2017
Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Jan 25, 2018 at 3:57 pm | 181 comments | 14118 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Protests rock Paly over 're-enactment' plays

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Original post made on Nov. 4, 2007
Last comment by edthecoolness, on Dec 22, 2007 at 12:03 pm | 179 comments | 14672 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Parents ask board to fix 'bifurcated' schools

In sometimes tense exchanges, parents Tuesday demanded a greater sense of urgency from the Palo Alto Board of Education on...

Original post made on Jan. 18, 2012
Last comment by parent, on Feb 7, 2012 at 10:49 am | 179 comments | 21725 Views

SPORTS

Palo Alto boys must forfeit 11 basketball games

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Original post made on Feb. 16, 2008
Last comment by Terry, on Feb 21, 2008 at 4:54 pm | 179 comments | 15962 Views

BOOKS

Guest Opinion: 21st century libraries are good investment

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Original post made on Jun. 11, 2008
Last comment by libraryfan, on Jun 23, 2008 at 7:28 pm | 179 comments | 22308 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Editorial: A growing school movement

A sympathetic but defensive school board did little Tuesday night to reassure concerned parents that they shared their alarm...

Original post made on Mar. 25, 2011
Last comment by allison, on Aug 5, 2011 at 10:53 pm | 178 comments | 25841 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

New School Year--PIE support?

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Original post made by Leslie on Aug. 19, 2007
Last comment by OhlonePar, on Aug 29, 2007 at 11:36 pm | 177 comments | 14834 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Changing the conversation: Who, or what, is Palo Alto Forward?

Few local residents had heard of Palo Alto Forward before Sept. 30, when Cory Wolbach declared at a City Council candidates'...

Original post made on Dec. 12, 2014
Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Dec 22, 2014 at 12:25 pm | 176 comments | 27494 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Small plane crashes in East Palo Alto

A small plane crash in East Palo Alto caused a major power outage this morning. Power is out in parts of Menlo Park, East...

Original post made on Feb. 17, 2010
Last comment by Anna, on Feb 22, 2010 at 9:23 am | 176 comments | 40954 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Police continue search for suspected killer

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Original post made on Jul. 16, 2008
Last comment by Joann, on Jul 25, 2012 at 4:13 am | 175 comments | 16190 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Editorial: The Paly English kerfuffle

It was hardly a surprise that a proposal to combine the two "lanes" of freshman English into one would meet some resistance...

Original post made on Feb. 14, 2014
Last comment by 100 parents, on Feb 21, 2014 at 11:11 am | 174 comments | 22639 Views

AROUND TOWN

Palantir's plan for Cubberley party riles neighbors

Palo Alto's famously secretive data-mining giant Palantir entered the spotlight this week when its event organizers installed...

Original post made on Apr. 27, 2017
Last comment by Patrick Toland, on May 6, 2017 at 8:49 pm | 173 comments | 19090 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Bill for teaching climate change passes Senate

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Original post made on Jan. 31, 2008
Last comment by There ought to be a law AGAINST THIS !, on Feb 15, 2008 at 1:05 am | 172 comments | 23098 Views

AROUND TOWN

Palo Alto may sue state high-speed rail authority

Palo Alto community outrage and City Council skepticism will not stop the state agency in charge of the high-speed rail project...

Original post made on Mar. 3, 2009
Last comment by Sharon, on Mar 14, 2009 at 7:57 am | 171 comments | 12307 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Parents ask schools superintendent for languages

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Original post made on May. 1, 2008
Last comment by Parent, on May 7, 2008 at 9:55 pm | 170 comments | 13114 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

If Mandarin Immersion is adopted fluent Mandarin speaking children should be excluded

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Original post made by David on Dec. 27, 2006
Last comment by Bill, on Jan 4, 2007 at 11:25 pm | 169 comments | 12822 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Dueling petitions argue over whether Palo Alto superintendent should stay

On the cusp of Palo Alto Superintendent Don Austin's annual evaluation, two groups -- those who passionately want him out...

Original post made on Jun. 7, 2023
Last comment by S. Underwood, on Jun 30, 2023 at 9:32 pm | 169 comments | 17308 Views

AROUND TOWN

Neighbors want Facebook to be better friend

A fleet of sleek, black buses designed to cut down on the amount of traffic generated by Facebook's 1,000 employees in the...

Original post made on Jul. 19, 2010
Last comment by Rick, on Oct 7, 2010 at 10:40 am | 169 comments | 16204 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Out of bounds? Drawing the line between 'motivational' and 'abusive' coaching in Palo Alto high schools -- Part 1

Some coaches generate explosions of parent and player complaints. Others inspire impassioned praise and loyalty. Sometimes...

Original post made on May. 14, 2010
Last comment by PA student, on May 23, 2010 at 8:14 pm | 168 comments | 45924 Views
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