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AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Capital plans; the power of literacyIn the latest Around Town column, find how what issues Palo Alto City Council members want the city's legislative advocate...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2019There are no comments yet. 3728 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto to ban natural gas in new buildingsPalo Alto took its most dramatic action of the year on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions Monday night, when the City Council...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2019Last comment by StupidSolution, on Nov 17, 2019 at 10:57 am | 102 comments | 25295 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto Utilities employee dies after workplace accident SaturdayA City of Palo Alto Utilities Department employee died Saturday from injuries that he suffered while upgrading an electrical...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2019Last comment by wmconlon, on Nov 17, 2019 at 10:32 am | 5 comments | 8808 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Off Deadline: Stanford's expansion/land-use wars taking a cease-fire timeout?The surprise pullback on Nov. 1 of plans for major growth by Stanford University is almost certainly temporary, according...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2019Last comment by lili li, on Nov 17, 2019 at 7:01 am | 4 comments | 5301 Views
AROUND TOWN
Three-car collision leaves nine children with minor injuriesNine children were injured in a rollover collision involving three cars at a major intersection in south Palo Alto during...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Nov 16, 2019 at 9:03 am | 48 comments | 15201 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Dozens arrested in large sweep for illegal guns, drugsFederal and state agents cracked down on illegal guns and drugs in northern California this week, arresting and charging...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2019Last comment by john wall, on Nov 16, 2019 at 1:43 am | 3 comments | 17816 Views
SPORTS
Stanford women jump all over the Golden Eagles in hoops actionA broken nose prevented Pinewood alum Hannah Jump from playing in Stanford's nonconference women's basketball contest on...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2019Last comment by Samuel L., on Nov 15, 2019 at 4:45 pm | 1 comment | 2505 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New Stanford Hospital will finally add missing piece to its $2 billion facility: patientsAfter spending $2 billion and 10 years in planning and construction a new hospital, Stanford Health Care is just days away...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Nov 15, 2019 at 9:35 am | 2 comments | 8115 Views
SPORTS
M-A water polo earns a trip to CCS Division I title gameMenlo-Atherton beat Woodside 8-4 in Wednesday's Central Coast Section Division I boys water polo semifinal match to advance...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2019Last comment by Yes, on Nov 15, 2019 at 9:17 am | 3 comments | 3669 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto Weekly's annual charitable-giving drive kicks offThis week, the Holiday Fund is launching its 2019 campaign with a goal of raising $400,000. The Ravenswood Education Foundation...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2019There are no comments yet. 3665 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Concert: Matt the Electrician with Sylvie SimmonsSinger-songwriters Matt the Electrician and Sylvie Simmons will perform at Cubberley Community Center on Saturday, Nov. 16. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Nov 14, 2019 at 2:38 pm | 2 comments | 1793 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Opinion: My town, a love letterDear Palo Alto, It has been almost 26 years since we fell in love with you as starry-eyed graduate students arriving from...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by Don't be EVIL companies, on Nov 14, 2019 at 11:48 am | 67 comments | 11452 Views
BOOKS
Back to School Health Fair to offer medical, safety tipsFrom disaster preparedness tips to free immunizations, a Back to School Health Fair in East Palo Alto this Saturday will...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2019There are no comments yet. 3272 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Facing public pressure, Stanford decides to install plaque with Chanel Miller's wordsAlmost two years after rejecting a quote proposed by Chanel Miller for a plaque at a memorial garden where she was sexually...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by More Plaques, on Nov 13, 2019 at 8:20 pm | 7 comments | 22686 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Over the past year, Stanford and Santa Clara County clashed over numerous issues. Here are three key points of contention.Stanford University and the county of Santa Clara took fundamentally opposing viewpoints on a few key development issues,...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Nov 13, 2019 at 12:34 pm | 8 comments | 8770 Views
SPORTS
Gunn survives harrowing match to win NorCal volleyballGunn survived a rollercoaster ride with visiting Kingsburg in Tuesday night's Division IV NorCal volleyball first-round match....
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by , on Nov 13, 2019 at 11:42 am | 2 comments | 3451 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Tim Bond named TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's next artistic leaderTim Bond has been appointed the next artistic director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, the arts organization announced Tuesday....
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019There are no comments yet. 3646 Views
AROUND TOWN
Creek authority faces suit from man who claims $9M flood control project has holesA lawsuit was filed Oct. 24 against the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority and its board, claiming that the board...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Nov 12, 2019 at 5:08 pm | 4 comments | 3626 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Uber drivers, other contract workers protest outside of Uber investor's homeAbout 30 gig economy employees, mostly Uber drivers, on Nov. 6 protested outside the Atherton home of Bill Gurley, a venture...
Original post made on Nov. 7, 2019Last comment by Marie Antoinette, on Nov 12, 2019 at 12:46 am | 21 comments | 8031 Views
SPORTS
Titans capture their first CCS volleyball crown in 43 yearsSeniors Odeya Russo and Rachel Grant were a dynamic 1-2 punch on Saturday, powering the Titans to the Central Coast Section...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2019Last comment by Yes!, on Nov 11, 2019 at 2:02 pm | 4 comments | 4647 Views
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