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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Bold downtown plan spurs debate over Palo Alto's growthA colossal proposal by billionaire developer John Arrillaga to build a theater and four office towers in downtown Palo Alto...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2012Last comment by More about Pat Burt, on Nov 5, 2012 at 9:31 pm | 152 comments | 20568 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Vote YES on Measure N for libraries in our lifetimes0...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2008Last comment by Actually Gunn is strongly opposed, on Oct 7, 2008 at 2:14 pm | 151 comments | 9137 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New condos planned for El Camino siteA pair of three-story buildings that are slated to go up on vacant lot in the Barron Park neighborhood have some area residents...
Original post made on May. 15, 2014Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on May 21, 2014 at 8:47 am | 151 comments | 15291 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly principal's streaker response portends problemsPaly's Principal sent out this email today: August 15, 2013 Dear Parent/Guardian, We're reaching out today for help...
Original post made by Paly Parent on Aug. 15, 2013Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on Aug 22, 2013 at 6:43 pm | 151 comments | 10951 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents demand probe of 'egg war' investigationAngry Palo Alto High School parents are calling for a probe by the school board and district superintendent into how Paly...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2009Last comment by A Noun Ea Mus, on Nov 25, 2009 at 10:13 pm | 150 comments | 19100 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bay Area health officers fast-track regional stay-at-home orderBay Area health officers plan to implement the state's new regional stay-at-home order early next week rather than wait until...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2020Last comment by Anon Anony, on Dec 9, 2020 at 7:58 pm | 150 comments | 20345 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Why does Anyone Think Palo Alto is a Quiet Suburb?When I moved to Palo Alto I knew a lot about the place I was going to live. I knew about Stanford where I was going to graduate...
Original post made by stephen levy on Jun. 27, 2009Last comment by Irvin, on Jul 26, 2009 at 6:41 pm | 149 comments | 15081 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
California Avenue trees get the axeThe planned removal of 50 mature street trees lining the California Avenue business district has some residents, shoppers...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2009Last comment by Lauren, on Mar 23, 2010 at 12:45 am | 149 comments | 21810 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
It's time to rethink our high schoolsThank you to all of the Gunn students who have spoken out recently after the suicide of your classmate. It's your courage...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2014Last comment by Marc Vincenti, on Dec 23, 2014 at 5:02 pm | 149 comments | 27797 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
On the ground and suffering a seizure, a Palo Alto woman pleaded to be taken to the hospital. But police kept paramedics from helping her for 14 long minutes.For one Palo Alto woman, a 911 call in June turned into a nightmare when police officers prevented paramedics from attending...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2019Last comment by Midtown Resident, on Sep 30, 2019 at 2:49 pm | 148 comments | 43157 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New civil-rights complaints filed against Palo Alto districtThe Palo Alto Unified School District received notification last week that federal investigators are probing two new cases...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2013Last comment by Eileen 1, on Apr 21, 2013 at 10:56 am | 148 comments | 12735 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Gunn 16-year-old died in car crash early July 60...
Original post made by Southgate neighbor on Jul. 7, 2006Last comment by , on Nov 12, 2007 at 5:09 am | 148 comments | 21812 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Can anyone explain Prop 8 to me?0...
Original post made by Ralph on Oct. 16, 2008Last comment by Louise, on Oct 24, 2008 at 12:38 am | 148 comments | 7193 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New vision for California Avenue advancesAs Palo Alto prepares for a physical transformation of California Avenue, city planners are advancing a new vision document...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2014Last comment by Stop the Once-lers, on Feb 23, 2014 at 1:50 am | 147 comments | 13156 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Brutal day of plane noise over North Palo AltoToday was an exceptionally bad day of plane noise over North Palo Alto. I had 25 planes over my home in 2 hours. That's about...
Original post made by tiredofthenoise on Feb. 22, 2015Last comment by musical, on Mar 11, 2015 at 8:29 pm | 147 comments | 4553 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: The housing fallacyPalo Alto has become a community that is affordable only to those who have owned their homes for decades, inherited them...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2016Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Mar 30, 2016 at 5:12 pm | 147 comments | 19222 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Nine names proposed for Jordan, TermanThe woman known as the "mother of Palo Alto schools," a Japanese-American Palo Altan who fought and died in World War II...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2018Last comment by Standford Alumi, on Mar 20, 2018 at 8:50 pm | 147 comments | 20207 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Rail redesign stokes fears of property takingsAs Palo Alto approaches a key decision point in selecting new designs for its four rail crossings, residents are increasingly...
Original post made on May. 30, 2018Last comment by Reality Check, on Jun 16, 2018 at 9:04 pm | 147 comments | 17123 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: The case for a train viaduct in Palo AltoPalo Alto is only a couple of months away from deciding its "preferred" option (or options) for eliminating the four Caltrain...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2019Last comment by Adi, on Apr 10, 2019 at 3:45 pm | 147 comments | 18324 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Eminent Domain and more is on the way for Palo AltoThe high speed rail will create a significant amount of eminent domain in Palo Alto (or worse - the state may just seize...
Original post made by Parent on Dec. 1, 2008Last comment by OhlonePar, on Dec 13, 2008 at 2:09 am | 147 comments | 15200 Views
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