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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto, East Palo Alto neighborhoods gear up for National Night OutNeighborhoods throughout both Palo Alto and East Palo Alto are preparing for National Night Out, an annual event to improve...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2019Last comment by Ventura Resident, on Aug 6, 2019 at 3:24 pm | 2 comments | 5893 Views
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Florida man sentenced for mailing explosives to political figuresA Florida man was handed a 20-year sentence Monday after he pleaded guilty in March to 65 felonies for mailing 16 explosive...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2019Last comment by Australian Rules Football, on Aug 6, 2019 at 2:57 pm | 7 comments | 3298 Views
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Religious leaders, community members hold vigil to protest treatment of migrants in detentionA little before noon, a small crowd starts to gather at the intersection of El Camino Real and Page Mill Road. The group...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Aug 6, 2019 at 8:49 am | 19 comments | 4971 Views
BOOKS
One dies in collision between box truck and fire truck, blocking southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Palo AltoAll lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto are closed and one man died after a box truck rear-ended a Palo Alto...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Aug 5, 2019 at 8:13 pm | 24 comments | 10418 Views
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Pickleball queen's crusade for new courts pays offShe's been dubbed the goddess, the queen or the ambassador of pickleball. Monica Engel Williams, 77, displays boundless enthusiasm...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2019Last comment by Member, on Aug 5, 2019 at 5:20 pm | 1 comment | 7961 Views
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Gluten-free bakeshop gets new owner, salon closes and Singapore cafe expands: The latest in local food and retail newsIn this week's Shop Talk column, a gluten-free bakery will be under new ownership, a California Avenue salon closes its doors...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2019Last comment by Hair here, on Aug 5, 2019 at 3:51 pm | 1 comment | 9061 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Rate hikes push Palo Alto's utility bills over the $300 markFueled by rising transmission costs and a hot construction market, residential utility bills in Palo Alto now add up to more...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2019Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Aug 5, 2019 at 3:34 pm | 25 comments | 13899 Views
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Community group demands Ravenswood school district retain Cesar Chavez nameThe name of the new middle school that will operate at the Cesar Chavez Academy campus in East Palo Alto will be the chief...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2019Last comment by A Moral Compass, on Aug 5, 2019 at 2:37 pm | 16 comments | 5936 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Free tuition and textbooks: A new promise for eligible Foothill College studentsFoothill College has expanded its Foothill College Promise, a program that offers two years of free tuition and textbooks...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2019Last comment by Bruce, on Aug 5, 2019 at 7:44 am | 9 comments | 7058 Views
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Water company in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park faces allegations of election fraud, company mismanagementA resident group is trying to get a new board elected to the Palo Alto Park Mutual Water Company, which has subjected customers...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2019Last comment by Roberto , on Aug 4, 2019 at 7:48 pm | 9 comments | 12983 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto police in standoff in Charleston MeadowsPalo Alto police are negotiating the surrender of a man in the Charleston Meadows neighborhood who is accused of domestic...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2019Last comment by Tennessee Jed, on Aug 4, 2019 at 11:52 am | 8 comments | 18363 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Caltrain's new vision calls for tripling ridership by 2040Caltrain's plan to expand and modernize its train system will hit a critical juncture next month, when the agency's board...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2019Last comment by musical, on Aug 3, 2019 at 12:41 pm | 27 comments | 6518 Views
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Festival brings blues, barbecue to East Palo AltoEast Palo Alto will be rocking and stomping during two days of music at the annual East Palo Alto Blues Festival. Read the...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2019Last comment by A moral compass, on Aug 2, 2019 at 11:35 pm | 4 comments | 5889 Views
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Palo Alto hires new chief spokespersonCity Manager Ed Shikada filled another key leadership position this week when he tapped Meghan Horrigan-Taylor to serve Palo...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2019Last comment by George, on Aug 2, 2019 at 8:14 pm | 19 comments | 6810 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'Mental health doesn't go away over the summer:' Local organizations see spike in demand for servicesLocal youth-counseling organizations are seeing a rise in demand during the summer, a time of the year when many teens and...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2019Last comment by Jon Keeling, on Aug 2, 2019 at 6:01 pm | 4 comments | 7128 Views
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Letters to the editor<B>Why deny Castilleja? Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2019/08/02/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2019Last comment by JCP, on Aug 2, 2019 at 1:47 pm | 1 comment | 1977 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Salmonella concerns leads Pet Food Express to remove pig ear treats from storesThe Oakland-based pet retail chain Pet Food Express is removing all pig ear dog treats from stores, including two in the...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2019Last comment by A Moral Compass, on Aug 2, 2019 at 1:09 pm | 3 comments | 2920 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Guest Opinion: Is racism also a local problem?I write this cautiously because I am a white female, and while I certainly have experienced sex discrimination, particularly...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2019Last comment by A Moral Compass, on Aug 2, 2019 at 12:55 pm | 17 comments | 7106 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Skyline slaying suspect also of Yemeni ancestryMalik Dosouqi, the suspect in the Skyline Boulevard double homicide case, shared a Yemeni ancestry with one of the victims...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2019Last comment by Whataboutism, on Aug 2, 2019 at 12:54 pm | 4 comments | 3619 Views
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State launches $50M program for school-based mental healthThe California State Legislature is calling on local school districts to come up with new ways to fill big gaps in mental...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2019Last comment by Family & Children Services of Silicon Valley, on Aug 2, 2019 at 10:56 am | 1 comment | 12579 Views
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