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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Three council members urge relaxed parking rules to spur housingThree Palo Alto council members are proposing significant revisions to the city's parking regulations, including eliminating...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2017Last comment by question, on Nov 16, 2017 at 10:54 am | 132 comments | 16706 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Only 60% of Palo Alto police report being vaccinatedDespite getting early access to COVID-19 vaccines, inoculation rates among local law enforcement agencies fall below the...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2021Last comment by Online Name, on Sep 14, 2021 at 10:48 am | 132 comments | 18749 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers: Support needed for graduation proposalHigh school teachers Tuesday said a move to stiffen graduation requirements, by itself, will not boost the achievement of...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2012Last comment by Mike, on Jun 6, 2017 at 6:31 am | 132 comments | 13453 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Do Palo Alto's high schools give too much homework?Many Palo Alto high school students report feeling overworked, overburdened and overstressed by unrelenting workloads and...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2015Last comment by Parent, on Feb 6, 2015 at 5:50 pm | 132 comments | 35675 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Second health-care 'telephone town hall' goes wellA second "telephone town hall" by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo Monday evening went smoothly and won praise from callers from...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2009Last comment by Plane Speaker, on Sep 30, 2016 at 11:15 am | 132 comments | 30722 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school life: To whom it may concernA veteran Palo Alto educator reflects on the challenges of high school -- and how teachers, students and parents can help. ■...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2010Last comment by Neighbor, on Sep 7, 2017 at 8:57 pm | 131 comments | 79466 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board members take umbrage at allegations of possible Brown Act violationsStung by what they view as unfair allegations that they violated California's open-meeting law, Palo Alto school board members...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2012Last comment by amazed, on Jun 13, 2012 at 7:26 pm | 131 comments | 101812 Views
AROUND TOWN
Rail redesign sparks new ideas for downtownAs Palo Alto gets closer to picking its preferred option for separating railroad tracks from surface streets at four intersections,...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2018Last comment by Man Paulafort, on Dec 31, 2018 at 1:41 pm | 131 comments | 21716 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Off Deadline: A bigger, faster train is barreling toward Palo Alto — ready or notWhile some residents and civic leaders have been sounding an alarm about the impacts of more frequent trains for years most...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2018Last comment by Ahem, on Oct 31, 2018 at 10:29 am | 130 comments | 11600 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullying in school0...
Original post made by Parent At Middle School on Feb. 20, 2008Last comment by parent, on Mar 18, 2008 at 4:55 pm | 130 comments | 15000 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Committee forms against school board candidateA group of Palo Alto parents concerned about school board candidate Kathy Jordan's temperament, in particular her interactions...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2018Last comment by Get Your Facts Straight, on Nov 3, 2018 at 7:39 pm | 130 comments | 19071 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Cyclist's account of Woodside road-rage eventA Portola Valley resident said he was among 100 or so cyclists at the scene of a road-rage incident involving a pickup truck...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2013Last comment by Anonymous, on Feb 9, 2013 at 3:21 pm | 130 comments | 16263 Views
AROUND TOWN
The Opportunity Center Was A Mistake0...
Original post made by Kat on Dec. 15, 2007Last comment by Gina, on Jan 16, 2008 at 1:10 pm | 130 comments | 12348 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Workers' union publicly protests city takebacksThe closed-doors negotiations between Palo Alto and its largest workers' union turned public and testy Monday night when...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2009Last comment by Anna, on Jun 21, 2009 at 5:10 am | 129 comments | 14631 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mandarin-immersion grant saves PA district $$0...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2008Last comment by OhlonePar, on Jul 10, 2008 at 12:07 pm | 129 comments | 8489 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Friends, family recall 'amazing, loving' SeidmanThe memorial service for Phyllis Seidman, who died Tuesday night after she was struck by an SUV in Palo Alto Tuesday afternoon,...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2008Last comment by Driver, on Dec 10, 2008 at 11:38 pm | 129 comments | 13422 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Ask the Economist0...
Original post made by Tyler Hanley on Sep. 30, 2008Last comment by Perspective, on Nov 2, 2008 at 8:48 am | 129 comments | 6843 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fresh Market grocery store to closeEdgewood Plaza's Fresh Market grocery store in Palo Alto will close by March 31, the company announced on Thursday. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2015Last comment by Online Name, on Mar 11, 2015 at 4:16 pm | 129 comments | 29317 Views
AROUND TOWN
City to crack down on El Camino RVsNearly 50 recreational vehicles lining El Camino Real in Palo Alto along the Stanford University border will soon be told...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2017Last comment by AreVeeHavingFunYet, on Sep 19, 2017 at 10:44 am | 129 comments | 49195 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto union workers call in sickAbout a quarter of the workers represented by Palo Alto's largest labor union called in sick Tuesday in what city leaders...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2009Last comment by City Employee/resident, on Sep 18, 2009 at 12:39 am | 128 comments | 8371 Views
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