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SCHOOLS & KIDS
District: a thousand more kids to educate0...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2007Last comment by OhlonePar, on Jul 13, 2007 at 12:09 am | 198 comments | 18961 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Children's Theatre's Pat Briggs fired0...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2008Last comment by Jackson, on Jul 9, 2008 at 8:06 am | 197 comments | 20394 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Suicide attempt averted by a mother and motoristAn attempt by a young man to commit suicide on the train tracks in Palo Alto was averted Thursday evening by a mother who...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2009Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Jun 8, 2009 at 7:56 am | 197 comments | 10016 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Guest Opinion: It's long past time to renew our libraries0...
Original post made on Oct. 24, 2008Last comment by Vote No on the bond, on Nov 3, 2008 at 9:18 am | 195 comments | 20497 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board backs Mandarin immersion 4-10...
Original post made on Jun. 6, 2007Last comment by yet another parent, on Jun 12, 2007 at 10:01 am | 192 comments | 26667 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto schools to get 'Everyday Mathematics'"Everyday Mathematics" was approved on a 3-2 vote of the Palo Alto school board early today (Wednesday) -- despite a parent...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2009Last comment by HPA, on May 20, 2010 at 10:00 am | 192 comments | 18524 Views
AROUND TOWN
Eichler community divided over two-story housesWhen a group of Fairmeadow residents launched an effort two years ago to ban new two-story buildings in their Eichler neighborhood,...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2010Last comment by Anonymous, on Apr 6, 2010 at 8:07 am | 192 comments | 12317 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents petition city over Ross Road safety upgradesResidents who say safety installations on Ross Road are making the bicycle boulevard more dangerous are petitioning the city...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2018Last comment by First hand observer, on May 15, 2018 at 4:16 pm | 191 comments | 18415 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Wasted Energy? How Important Are Language Skills in Public Education Anyway?0...
Original post made by Fred on Mar. 18, 2007Last comment by Fred, on Apr 5, 2007 at 1:02 am | 191 comments | 17251 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Superintendent: No academic classes during zero periodPalo Alto Superintendent Max McGee has decided that the district's two high schools should not offer academic classes during...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2015Last comment by rick, on Apr 12, 2015 at 11:03 pm | 190 comments | 22364 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
ABAG vs. Palo Alto's "infrastructure-housing imbalance"0...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2007Last comment by small is beautiful, on Sep 14, 2007 at 5:08 pm | 189 comments | 33006 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
School board to discuss petition to rename Jordan Middle SchoolA parent in the district is calling on the school board to consider renaming David Starr Jordan Middle School, whose namesake...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2015Last comment by Michael O, on Jan 16, 2017 at 10:38 am | 187 comments | 23244 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto Unified, teachers union tentatively agree on 3% annual raisePalo Alto Unified and its teachers union have reached a tentative two-year agreement that will raise annual teacher salaries...
Original post made on May. 5, 2021Last comment by DON AUSTIN HAS A SPINE, on May 7, 2021 at 9:49 pm | 187 comments | 8422 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Commission: Palo Alto parks struggling to keep up with growthWith parking and traffic dominating Palo Alto's debate over a new "community vision," the Parks and Recreation Commission...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2014Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Sep 7, 2014 at 11:35 pm | 186 comments | 24764 Views
AROUND TOWN
Opinion: What you need to know about the Foothills Park referendumAs two City Council members, we wanted to share what we've learned on the issue of access to Foothills Park so people are...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2020Last comment by Lee Forrest, on Dec 22, 2020 at 2:33 pm | 186 comments | 15838 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The academic 'arms race' and myths about AsiansThe Asian culture in the Bay Area needs reformation if the "academic arms race" is to disappear. But it can't disappear if...
Original post made on May. 12, 2015Last comment by Terry, on May 19, 2015 at 12:55 am | 185 comments | 29950 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Gunn student, 18, arrested in Palo Alto after lockdownAn 18-year-old Gunn High School student, Weston Healy, was arrested Thursday afternoon for possession of a weapon on a school...
Original post made on May. 27, 2010Last comment by grewupinpa, on Jun 1, 2010 at 6:02 pm | 185 comments | 16117 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board endorses plan for new academic yearIn Palo Alto, the school board unanimously OK'd the district's plan Friday for reopening schools with some tweaks, including...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2020Last comment by Jim H, on Oct 1, 2020 at 9:28 am | 184 comments | 37714 Views
AROUND TOWN
City Council again looks for ways to sue FAAThe Palo Alto City Council directed staff on Monday night to develop a strategy that could lead to lawsuits over aircraft...
Original post made on May. 9, 2018Last comment by musical, on May 31, 2018 at 10:25 pm | 184 comments | 14933 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Gunn High student killed by train; school mournsThe 16-year-old male killed by Caltrain Tuesday morning at the East Meadow Drive crossing was a student at Gunn High School,...
Original post made on May. 5, 2009Last comment by bernard, on May 15, 2009 at 1:29 am | 182 comments | 24782 Views
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