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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Experts sound the alarm on 2020 election-meddlingWill deception on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter be a major threat in the upcoming 2020 election? According...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jul 15, 2019 at 10:44 am | 10 comments | 3968 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
What would it take to offer overnight parking to homeless students at Foothill College? $830K and political will.Foothill College President Thuy Nguyen says questions remain about the financial and operational challenges created by Assembly...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jul 15, 2019 at 8:31 am | 36 comments | 10938 Views
AROUND TOWN
To reduce waste, Palo Alto takes aim at demolitionIn its latest bid to curb construction waste, Palo Alto is preparing to effectively ban contractors from demolishing entire...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Jul 14, 2019 at 4:15 pm | 29 comments | 10741 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto City Hall managers get 3% raises in new contractMore than 200 City Hall employees, including department heads, managers and supervisors, received a 3% raise this month under...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2019Last comment by Bill, on Jul 13, 2019 at 8:40 pm | 4 comments | 4369 Views
AROUND TOWN
New tenant spotted in old MV OSH buildingI drove by the old Orchard Supply location on Charleston and there is a "Ace Hardware" banner hanging over the front doors....
Original post made by Palo Parent on Jul. 13, 2019There are no comments yet. 900 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
California wants to allow credit cards at the DMV, but it'll cost you a feeGot a driver's license to renew or a vehicle to register? Well, if you were planning to pay for it with a credit card, you...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2019Last comment by rsmithjr, on Jul 13, 2019 at 1:52 pm | 3 comments | 16952 Views
AROUND TOWN
Accused Buena Vista killer deemed too dangerous for bailA Santa Clara County Superior Court judge on Monday decided that a man accused of stabbing a fellow Buena Vista Mobile Home...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2019Last comment by Since We're Neighbors..., on Jul 11, 2019 at 6:06 pm | 54 comments | 11392 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police arrest man for alleged skateboard attack downtownPalo Alto police have arrested a man who is accused of attacking a pedestrian on University Avenue on Wednesday. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2019Last comment by immigration status?, on Jul 11, 2019 at 4:50 pm | 10 comments | 4458 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Grand jury report blasts VTA for inefficiencies, poor oversightVTA, the taxpayer-funded agency in charge of offering transit solutions to Santa Clara County's traffic jams, is currently...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2019Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Jul 11, 2019 at 4:12 pm | 9 comments | 9046 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
East Palo Altans form tenants union to fight housing crisisMore than 60 East Palo Alto residents voted on Saturday to form a tenants union to combat rising housing costs that they...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2019Last comment by Seriously?, on Jul 11, 2019 at 2:23 pm | 44 comments | 6891 Views
SPORTS
Team USA stands alone at the top of women's soccer universeFormer Sacred Heart Prep stars Abby Dahlkemper and Tierna Davidson played for the United States women's senior national soccer...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2019Last comment by Held Hands, on Jul 11, 2019 at 12:45 pm | 12 comments | 3621 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Would you like a nuclear-free future? Explore how to get there at a free public meeting July 17, 7-9 pmFree Public meeting Wed. July 17, 7-9pm, Mitchell Park Library, Midtown Room, 3700 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto 94303. Sponsored...
Original post made by Judy A on Jul. 11, 2019There are no comments yet. 677 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Two peach fruit flies found in Palo Alto pose threat to native wildlifeCounty officials are inspecting areas in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park after two male peach fruit flies native...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2019Last comment by Former Cobra Pilot, on Jul 11, 2019 at 9:40 am | 2 comments | 6569 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
More retail, parking space will come with planned Cambridge Avenue buildingAfter four years on the drawing board, a new retail-and-office building project on Cambridge Avenue in Palo Alto's California...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Jul 11, 2019 at 8:10 am | 7 comments | 5839 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Fires spark near San Francisquito Creek, burning vegetation, transformerAn initial report of a possible airplane crash at the Palo Alto Airport Monday morning turned out instead to be three electrical...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2019Last comment by Golfer, on Jul 10, 2019 at 9:52 pm | 6 comments | 4548 Views
AROUND TOWN
Woodside: Skyline homicide suspect pleads not guilty, wants to defend himselfThe man charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of two men on Skyline Boulevard last month has pleaded not guilty and...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2019Last comment by Jose Clara, on Jul 10, 2019 at 8:05 pm | 10 comments | 3875 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto officials offer tips to prepare for a powerful earthquakeIn light of the 6.4- and 7.1-magnitude earthquakes in southern California late last week, Palo Alto city officials have stressed...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2019Last comment by Xiao Ping, on Jul 10, 2019 at 7:52 pm | 3 comments | 7155 Views
AROUND TOWN
After years of discord, Ravenswood teachers, staff to get raisesAfter two years of negotiations on a contract that expired in 2016, Ravenswood City School District teachers will receive...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2019Last comment by What a Waste of $$$, on Jul 10, 2019 at 5:45 pm | 2 comments | 4863 Views
BOOKS
Henry M. Gunn High SchoolRead the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2019/05/30/henry-m-gunn-high-school posted Thursday, May 30,...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2019There are no comments yet. 5638 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
No Security in city parking garagesWe found out the hard way. Our daughter's car was broken into and her belongings stolen. The police let us know there are...
Original post made by Another theft victim on Jul. 1, 2019Last comment by EZ Way To Catch Car Thieves, on Jul 10, 2019 at 1:30 pm | 29 comments | 2956 Views
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