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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
DMV offices closed for Real ID training Wednesday morningThe California Department of Motor Vehicles announced a statewide employee training to take place Wednesday morning that...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Jul 24, 2019 at 4:20 pm | 3 comments | 3078 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New 'inclusive' playground planned for Rinconada ParkWhen Palo Alto opened its first Magical Bridge playground in Mitchell Park four years ago, it was widely acclaimed for featuring...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2019Last comment by Wishful thinking, on Jul 24, 2019 at 2:36 pm | 4 comments | 7038 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Caltrain proposes fare increases starting in 2020People can weigh in on potential Caltrain fare changes at a series of public meetings the agency will hold this month. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2019Last comment by Family Friendly, on Jul 24, 2019 at 6:27 am | 7 comments | 4745 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
East Palo Alto eyes multiple strategies for shrinking the housing gapEven as the city of East Palo Alto is reviewing proposals for more than 558 new market-rate apartments, condos and single-family...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Jul 23, 2019 at 5:28 pm | 7 comments | 11646 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto woman drowns while hiking with her familyA Palo Alto woman drowned on Wednesday while hiking with her family in the Feather River Canyon in Plumas County, according...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2019Last comment by Auntie Pixie, on Jul 23, 2019 at 3:10 pm | 6 comments | 25403 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto hires new chief transportation officer, taps new fire chiefPhilip Kamhi, who had previously managed Palo Alto's parking programs, will return to City Hall to head the new Office of...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2019Last comment by Online Name, on Jul 23, 2019 at 9:43 am | 19 comments | 8084 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Teens punch, attempt to rob man at gunpoint on Stanford campusThree teens accused of punching and attempting to rob a man at Stanford University on Monday were arrested by police near...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2019Last comment by Jon Keeling, on Jul 22, 2019 at 11:20 pm | 28 comments | 11581 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New Stanford Hospital readies for its fall openingThe new Stanford Hospital, a seven-story, plus-shaped complex that has been more than a decade in the making, is in the home...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2019Last comment by Healthcare for the 1%, on Jul 22, 2019 at 11:15 pm | 8 comments | 17912 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto Unified teachers, senior managers to get 2% raiseThe Palo Alto school board unanimously approved 2% raises for its teachers union and senior managers on Tuesday night. Read...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by Cover-up Culture, on Jul 22, 2019 at 9:46 pm | 9 comments | 5211 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Discovery of noose leads Stanford to offer support servicesStanford University has tapped on several campus offices to offer support services for students and staff affected by the...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2019Last comment by Jusse, on Jul 22, 2019 at 7:24 pm | 5 comments | 7848 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
East Palo Alto refocuses on affordable-housing program, as crisis continuesAs East Palo Alto seeks to increase its stock of affordable housing, it is revitalizing its below-market-rate housing (BMR)...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2019Last comment by Norman Beamer, on Jul 22, 2019 at 4:30 pm | 4 comments | 6942 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District to consolidate Tinsley students at fewer schoolsSome parents have been taken aback by Palo Alto Unified's decision to close enrollment for new Voluntary Transfer Program...
Original post made on May. 3, 2019Last comment by What Los Altos does, on Jul 22, 2019 at 3:34 pm | 15 comments | 10702 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District to consolidate Tinsley students at fewer schools, cut busing to four elementariesRecently announced changes to the Palo Alto school district's Voluntary Transfer Program, which allows East Palo Alto students...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2019Last comment by member1, on Jul 21, 2019 at 10:10 pm | 89 comments | 17169 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Road rage incident evolves into armed robbery outside Stanford Shopping CenterA road rage incident between two drivers fueled into an armed robbery in which one them lost their cellphone at the Stanford...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Jul 21, 2019 at 7:44 pm | 12 comments | 7868 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New homeless census shows a spike in population living in vehiclesThe percentage of people living in their vehicles in Santa Clara County has more than doubled in the past two years, accounting...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2019Last comment by Moochie, on Jul 19, 2019 at 3:27 pm | 30 comments | 13277 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man gropes woman after concert at Stanford's Frost AmphitheaterStanford University deputies are searching for a man who groped a woman leaving a concert at Frost Amphitheater on Wednesday...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2019Last comment by herr gropenfuhrer, on Jul 19, 2019 at 1:21 pm | 5 comments | 3955 Views
AROUND TOWN
East Palo Alto family starts homemade seasoning businessFor the past four years, East Palo Alto residents Dulani and Lisa Spencer and their son Myles have been running Savor Seasoning...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2019Last comment by Valerie, on Jul 19, 2019 at 11:42 am | 5 comments | 13833 Views
SPORTS
WHY NO PALY V. GUNN HS/JV FOOTBALL?Not interested in cliché's about one being better for athletes and the other for academics. It's just super odd to me not...
Original post made by Real Slim K on Jul. 16, 2019Last comment by go play a gawddurn game, on Jul 19, 2019 at 11:00 am | 37 comments | 1763 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
For one East Palo Alto condo, 60 would-be buyersVisiting open houses and preparing bids over asking price are part and parcel of the Bay Area house hunt, but for 60 people...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Jul 19, 2019 at 8:41 am | 1 comment | 6148 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town<B><B>AVOIDING THE CHOP ...</B> <B>Charlotte Barclay</B>,11, of Palo Alto, entered the Food Network's "<B>Chopped Junior</B>"...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2019There are no comments yet. 1939 Views
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