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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Timber! Forty-foot-tall tree falls down on Middlefield RoadA 40-foot-tall Chinese elm tree collapsed on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto early Tuesday morning, blocking northbound lanes...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2019Last comment by bikermom, on Dec 10, 2019 at 9:24 pm | 5 comments | 6996 Views
SPORTS
2019 All-Central Coast Section Boys Water PoloSacred Heart Prep junior Isaac Rotenberg and sophomore Luke Johnston, and Menlo School's Noah Housenbold and Greg Hilderbrand...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2019Last comment by local fam, on Dec 10, 2019 at 9:14 pm | 1 comment | 5039 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board ready to fund more services for students with dyslexiaFor the first time, the Palo Alto school district has concrete data on how many of its youngest students are at risk for...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2019Last comment by ChildFind, on Dec 10, 2019 at 4:57 pm | 21 comments | 9644 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Buena Vista resident who received city settlement faces burglary chargesGustavo Alvarez, the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park resident who recently received a $572,500 settlement from the city of Palo...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2019Last comment by Lauren , on Dec 10, 2019 at 9:01 am | 17 comments | 7600 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Ravenswood leadership proposes closing Brentwood, Willow Oaks elementary schoolsThe Ravenswood City School District has announced which of its five elementary schools have been proposed for closure next...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2019Last comment by Willows Resident , on Dec 9, 2019 at 9:58 pm | 8 comments | 11227 Views
AROUND TOWN
County assessor's report captures past 10 years, points to return to 'normal market'Palo Alto's share of the assessment roll grew by 6.72% for 2019-2020 and makes up 7.62% of the total assessment roll. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2019Last comment by 2%win, on Dec 9, 2019 at 8:59 pm | 16 comments | 7576 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto to lean on churches for help with vehicle dwellersFacing a flood of complaints about car campers parked on local streets, Palo Alto is once again looking to local churches...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Dec 9, 2019 at 6:34 pm | 42 comments | 8934 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Webcast: Rising wildfire risksFire agencies warn that the Santa Cruz Mountains could produce a large-scale blaze, similar to recent wildfires in the north...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2019Last comment by Close BBQ-Land, AKA Foothills Park, on Dec 9, 2019 at 1:00 pm | 2 comments | 5141 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
'It can happen here': Local fire agencies grapple with new era of 'megafires'California's wildfire "season" isn't seasonal anymore. With climate change producing drier vegetation and hotter weather,...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2019Last comment by Pay to play., on Dec 9, 2019 at 10:55 am | 8 comments | 8059 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Former Palo Alto school employee killed in Mountain View collisionThe Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office has identified two people who died in a fiery head-on collision...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by member 1, on Dec 9, 2019 at 9:52 am | 12 comments | 16371 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford students press administrators in town hall on sexual assaultStanford University leadership faced frank questions about sexual harassment and assault at a Tuesday town hall held in response...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2019Last comment by @Anon, on Dec 8, 2019 at 10:21 pm | 27 comments | 6402 Views
AROUND TOWN
Student thefts prompt CVS to start five-at-time policyThe CVS at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto is limiting the number of students who can enter the store during the Palo...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2019Last comment by Carol Scheufele , on Dec 8, 2019 at 11:12 am | 118 comments | 32743 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford law professor testifies to Trump's 'abuse of power'Stanford Law School professor Pamela Karlan was one of three legal scholars who told the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2019Last comment by What Will They Do Next, on Dec 7, 2019 at 7:57 pm | 63 comments | 7788 Views
RESTAURANTS
Swanky Selby's serves steakhouse classics to the monied setAt Selby's, the newest addition to Bacchus Management Group's empire of upscale eateries, some dishes were beautifully executed...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Dec 7, 2019 at 2:37 pm | 5 comments | 5800 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Despite demand, rising costs force cutbacks to meal programNationally, Meals on Wheels deliveries have declined by 21 million since 2005. Santa Clara County has the means to provide...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2019Last comment by Senior now myself, on Dec 7, 2019 at 2:31 pm | 2 comments | 4672 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Holiday Fund: Palo Alto, East Palo Alto students connect through musicA grant from the Palo Alto Weekly's Holiday Fund has freed Palo Alto Music Connection volunteers to focus on their core mission:...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Dec 7, 2019 at 2:29 pm | 3 comments | 4707 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Forecast shows tax revenues on the rise in Palo AltoDespite mounting infrastructure costs and colossal pension obligations, Palo Alto is banking on good times ahead when it...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Dec 7, 2019 at 9:57 am | 14 comments | 5081 Views
SPORTS
Martin picks up her Palo Alto basketball teammates in openerThere's a lot of shots to go around for the Paly girls basketball team with Annika Shah out for the season with a torn ACL....
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2019Last comment by IMHO , on Dec 7, 2019 at 8:45 am | 4 comments | 3039 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto prepares to launch construction on bike bridgeIt took far more time and money than anyone had expected, but construction is finally ready to launch on Palo Alto's long-awaited...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2019Last comment by Hurry, on Dec 5, 2019 at 10:55 pm | 19 comments | 11790 Views
AROUND TOWN
John Daversa to perform free concert at CSMAGrammy-winning jazz musician John Daversa will perform a free concert on Saturday, Dec. 7, at Mountain View's Community School...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Dec 5, 2019 at 6:04 pm | 1 comment | 2175 Views
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