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AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Keep calm and love goats; cost driversIn this week's Around Town column, a Palo Alto Animal Control officer helps a herd of 80 goats find their way home, the city's...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2019Last comment by Sunshine, on Apr 17, 2019 at 3:01 pm | 2 comments | 5109 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Report: Bay Area has nation's third-highest homeless populationThe nation's third largest population of homeless people, roughly 28,000, reside in the Bay Area, and most of them are unsheltered,...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2019Last comment by Blame The Excessively Rich , on Apr 17, 2019 at 1:54 pm | 12 comments | 5367 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Santa Clara County confirms its fourth case of measlesThe United States is on pace to have the worst measles outbreak since 1994, with 555 cases across 20 states since Jan. 1...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2019Last comment by selfish, on Apr 17, 2019 at 11:49 am | 2 comments | 7467 Views
AROUND TOWN
Alma Street Construction Apr 15-19 2019For those who have been frustrated by the Alma Street Road Closures for PG&E work the last couple weeks .... It will be much...
Original post made by Marie on Apr. 12, 2019Last comment by Marie, on Apr 17, 2019 at 9:09 am | 4 comments | 1555 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: 'Safe Lot' bill is a startThe Student Senate for California Community Colleges has now enlisted Palo Alto Assemblyman Marc Berman to carry a bill,...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2019Last comment by Foothill Alum, on Apr 17, 2019 at 12:31 am | 22 comments | 10052 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
To fight climate change, Palo Alto looks to boost electric cars, plant thousands of treesPalo Alto plans to plant thousands of trees, install more electric vehicles in local garages and -- at long last -- retire...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2019Last comment by Checkpoint Charlie, on Apr 16, 2019 at 7:30 pm | 47 comments | 11664 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto couple faces money-laundering charge in college-admissions scamA doctor and his wife accused in a college admissions bribery scheme face an additional felony charge, conspiracy to commit...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2019Last comment by Just Curious, on Apr 16, 2019 at 2:51 pm | 36 comments | 26393 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
With pressure rising, city eyes overhaul of cell-antenna rulesPalo Alto is facing a flood of applications from telecommunications companies wanting to install new wireless antennas throughout...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2019Last comment by The Scientific Palo Altan, on Apr 16, 2019 at 12:49 pm | 28 comments | 14906 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: The flawed strategy of not-so-free parkingPalo Alto has to be the only city that provides valet parking at no charge in a city parking garage -- at a cost of some...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2019Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Apr 16, 2019 at 11:19 am | 26 comments | 11441 Views
SPORTS
Cardinal corner: record-setting golf scores; lacrosse honorsJunior Albane Valenzuela shot a 6-under 65 and the fourth-ranked Stanford women's golf team resides in second place following...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2019Last comment by kindrem, on Apr 16, 2019 at 1:01 am | 1 comment | 2544 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Guest Opinion: Recycling a 'good deed' that punishes southeast AsiaPalo Alto's wastes should not impact any community in southeast Asia more adversely than locally acceptable environmental...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2019Last comment by ferdinnd, on Apr 15, 2019 at 10:23 pm | 15 comments | 8527 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Suit alleges Palo Alto overcharged solar companyThe company that installed solar panels at four Palo Alto garages is now accusing the city of unduly delaying the permitting...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2019Last comment by Bruce, on Apr 15, 2019 at 2:44 pm | 6 comments | 7239 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Webcast: Recycling at the crossroadsPhil Bobel, Palo Alto's assistant director of Public Works, talks about the uncertainty facing the city's recycling operation...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2019Last comment by Chris, on Apr 13, 2019 at 2:36 pm | 2 comments | 7620 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Baseball: Menlo is hot, hot, hot; Palo Alto is not, not, notMenlo School is the hottest baseball team in the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division and senior Justin Nam made a big...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2019Last comment by Keri, on Apr 12, 2019 at 6:21 pm | 2 comments | 4635 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Born in a garage, grassroots robotics team heads to world championshipsPeninsula Robotics, a scrappy, student-run robotics group started in a garage, won a wild-card spot at the FIRST Robotics...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2019Last comment by Awesome, on Apr 12, 2019 at 11:59 am | 3 comments | 11263 Views
SPORTS
Gunn rallies to beat Fremont in SCVAL baseball gameEvan Wiederhold tripled in the tying run and Michael Oh singled in the go-ahead, lifting Gunn to a 9-7 victory over host...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2019Last comment by C, on Apr 12, 2019 at 9:28 am | 1 comment | 3292 Views
AROUND TOWN
Community Notebook: City to celebrate Earth Day with festival, Great Race for Saving WaterThe city of Palo Alto is gearing up for this Saturday's Earth Day Festival and sixth annual Great Race for Saving Water at...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2019There are no comments yet. 5217 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Grand jury adds money-laundering charge for four local parents in college admissions scandalFederal authorities on Tuesday let the other shoe drop on parents involved in the college admissions scandal, adding fraud...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Apr 12, 2019 at 4:11 am | 6 comments | 11592 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pressure over college admissions 'out of control'A multimillion-dollar college admissions bribery scandal that involved both Palo Alto area parents and hundreds of thousands...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2019Last comment by Just Another Brick In The Wall, on Apr 11, 2019 at 7:46 pm | 45 comments | 22658 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Measles-carrying Caltrain commuter sparks public health warningPublic health officials are warning the public of possible exposure to measles -- this time involving a Santa Clara County...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2019Last comment by @Not Afraid of Measles (Really?), on Apr 11, 2019 at 5:28 pm | 16 comments | 9949 Views
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