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PALO ALTO ISSUES

A message from our publisher on the crisis we face

Today'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, 2020
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PALO ALTO ISSUES

Weekly to continue news coverage, publishing during coronavirus crisis

With 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, 2020
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PALO ALTO ISSUES

As crisis worsens, City Hall opens Emergency Operations Center, makes plans to help struggling residents, businesses

After 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, 2020
Last 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 loan

With 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, 2020
Last 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 schools

A 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, 2020
Last 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 Alto

A 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, 2020
Last 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 home

Residents 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, 2020
Last 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, 2020
Last 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 coronavirus

A 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, 2020
Last 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 response

As anxiety levels rise in the region over the rapidly escalating coronavirus crisis, an alarming lack of coordinated and...

Original post made on Mar. 13, 2020
Last comment by Anon, on Mar 18, 2020 at 10:36 am | 15 comments | 15177 Views

AROUND TOWN

'Sound' solutions to dampen noise in your home

Silence 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, 2020
Last comment by R. E. Grifterson, on Mar 17, 2020 at 10:51 pm | 2 comments | 5159 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Q&A with the top cop

In a wide-ranging interview with the Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen discusses several controversial...

Original post made on Mar. 13, 2020
Last 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 Monday

Santa 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, 2020
Last 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 counties

Verily, 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, 2020
Last 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, 2020
Last 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 course

Since 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, 2020
Last 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-ins

The 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, 2020
Last 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 dwellers

Safe 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, 2020
Last 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 born

A 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, 2020
Last 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, 2020
Last comment by Robert Neff , on Mar 14, 2020 at 6:06 pm | 1 comment | 1774 Views
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