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PALO ALTO ISSUES
A message from our publisher on the crisis we faceToday's public health emergency, and the economic devastation that threatens all small businesses, may very well be the final...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2020There are no comments yet. 13773 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Weekly to continue news coverage, publishing during coronavirus crisisWith employees mostly working from their homes, the Palo Alto Weekly and Palo Alto Online will continue providing local news...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2020There are no comments yet. 3849 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
As crisis worsens, City Hall opens Emergency Operations Center, makes plans to help struggling residents, businessesAfter a hectic week in which Palo Alto reduced civic services and shut down facilities, leaders are preparing for a new normal,...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2020Last comment by He must go, on Mar 19, 2020 at 11:03 pm | 12 comments | 7513 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto boosts affordable-housing project with $10.5 million loanWith affordable housing in short supply, Palo Alto offered a $10.5-million lifeline this week to a 59-unit residential development...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2020Last comment by Harry Merkin, on Mar 19, 2020 at 8:45 pm | 7 comments | 6532 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New principals announced for Gunn and Palo Alto high schoolsA current Palo Alto High School assistant principal has been tapped to lead Gunn High School and a Santa Cruz High School...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2020Last comment by Teacher, on Mar 19, 2020 at 1:55 pm | 10 comments | 16929 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Collision kills man near freeway in East Palo AltoA man died in collision with a car in an East Palo Alto neighborhood just north of U.S. Highway 101 on Friday night, police...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2020Last comment by Angel, on Mar 19, 2020 at 12:35 pm | 1 comment | 6799 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bay Area residents ordered to stay homeResidents of six Bay Area counties, including Santa Clara and San Mateo, are being ordered to stay at home through April...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Mar 19, 2020 at 11:33 am | 57 comments | 71717 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Have an opinion on Ravenswood school district's superintendent pick? Here's how you can make your voice heard.The Ravenswood school district is seeking feedback to inform the hiring of its next superintendent through two meetings and...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2020Last comment by Not Sudaria, on Mar 18, 2020 at 6:50 pm | 9 comments | 4449 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
First Palo Alto student tests positive for coronavirusA Fletcher Middle School student has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Palo Alto school district said on Tuesday. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2020Last comment by Anonymous, on Mar 18, 2020 at 12:51 pm | 69 comments | 35835 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: The growing coronavirus crisis demands more consistent, aggressive responseAs anxiety levels rise in the region over the rapidly escalating coronavirus crisis, an alarming lack of coordinated and...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Mar 18, 2020 at 10:36 am | 15 comments | 15177 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Sound' solutions to dampen noise in your homeSilence is golden but hard to achieve in most homes. Here are some expert ideas on soundproofing to help keep things quiet. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2020Last comment by R. E. Grifterson, on Mar 17, 2020 at 10:51 pm | 2 comments | 5159 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Q&A with the top copIn a wide-ranging interview with the Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen discusses several controversial...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2020Last comment by Mark, on Mar 17, 2020 at 10:42 pm | 5 comments | 5324 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto schools to close for one month starting MondaySanta Clara County this morning ordered all public schools in the county to close for three weeks beginning Monday, March...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2020Last comment by Good idea, on Mar 17, 2020 at 8:31 pm | 96 comments | 35518 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
New COVID-19 online tool to triage people launches in San Mateo and Santa Clara countiesVerily, a subsidiary of Alphabet, has launched an online tool to help screen patients for COVID-19 testing. The tool, called...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2020Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Mar 17, 2020 at 5:44 pm | 6 comments | 12296 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools are closed. That doesn't mean students in need will go hungry.While schools are closed temporarily, students and families in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto will still have access to free...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Mar 17, 2020 at 4:45 pm | 6 comments | 10141 Views
AROUND TOWN
Revenues below par at Palo Alto's new golf courseSince it reopened to the public in May 2018 after a two-year closure, Palo Alto's reconfigured and refurbished golf course...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2020Last comment by Weekly Golfer, on Mar 16, 2020 at 6:52 pm | 23 comments | 9885 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Q&A with the top cop: On car break-insThe Weekly recently sat down with Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen to discuss recent cases involving use of force, the...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2020Last comment by Lockdown & Throw Away The Keys, on Mar 16, 2020 at 9:31 am | 9 comments | 6890 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: County plan could help create safe parking RV dwellersSafe parking lots aren't a solution to the homeless crisis, but they are a good first step at helping those who desperately...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Mar 15, 2020 at 9:59 am | 38 comments | 18166 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
At one Palo Alto school, long troubled by sexual misconduct, a new student advocacy group is bornA group of Palo Alto High students is working to educate their peers about sexual assault, consent and relationships -- education...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2020Last comment by parent, on Mar 14, 2020 at 9:08 pm | 19 comments | 13724 Views
AROUND TOWN
Letters to the editor<B>Don't expand Castilleja Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2020/03/13/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2020Last comment by Robert Neff , on Mar 14, 2020 at 6:06 pm | 1 comment | 1774 Views
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