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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto officials offer tips to prepare for a powerful earthquakeIn light of the 6.4- and 7.1-magnitude earthquakes in southern California late last week, Palo Alto city officials have stressed...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2019Last comment by Xiao Ping, on Jul 10, 2019 at 7:52 pm | 3 comments | 9400 Views
AROUND TOWN
After years of discord, Ravenswood teachers, staff to get raisesAfter two years of negotiations on a contract that expired in 2016, Ravenswood City School District teachers will receive...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2019Last comment by What a Waste of $$$, on Jul 10, 2019 at 5:45 pm | 2 comments | 5702 Views
BOOKS
Henry M. Gunn High SchoolRead the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2019/05/30/henry-m-gunn-high-school posted Thursday, May 30,...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2019There are no comments yet. 6885 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
No Security in city parking garagesWe found out the hard way. Our daughter's car was broken into and her belongings stolen. The police let us know there are...
Original post made by Another theft victim on Jul. 1, 2019Last comment by EZ Way To Catch Car Thieves, on Jul 10, 2019 at 1:30 pm | 29 comments | 3294 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Cars driving through red lights!My son was biking home from camp yesterday. He was at the intersection of El Camino Way and El Camino Real, at KEYS school....
Original post made by Jonathan on Jun. 28, 2019Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jul 10, 2019 at 5:02 am | 50 comments | 3644 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
A thriving cultural forceIn 1950s Palo Alto, a cup of coffee cost a nickel, an apartment in College Terrace rented for $75 a month and the Chinese...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2019Last comment by Native, on Jul 10, 2019 at 12:00 am | 10 comments | 11665 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Peninsula beekeepers divided on the best way to fight a plagueSome treat their hives for mites while others say bees can fight off the invaders on their own. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2019Last comment by Donny Moscow, on Jul 9, 2019 at 9:41 am | 2 comments | 3959 Views
AROUND TOWN
Wildfire meeting sparks thoughts on readiness as seasonal threat loomsMore than 200 residents received advice on wildfire prevention -- such as creating vegetation-free space around their homes...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Jul 8, 2019 at 9:57 am | 6 comments | 4528 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PUBLIC AGENDA: Human Relations Commission developing work planA preview of Palo Alto government meetings for the week of July 8. Read the full story here https://paloaltoonline.com/news/2019/07/05/public-agenda-human-relations-commission-de...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jul 8, 2019 at 8:51 am | 3 comments | 3375 Views
RESTAURANTS
Four decades in, Palo Alto's Fish Market remains a local institutionThe shiny and new tend to occupy the attention of critics, but what of those rare places that have managed to transcend trends...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2019Last comment by love the Fish Market, on Jul 7, 2019 at 1:38 pm | 9 comments | 9299 Views
SPORTS
American soccer victory delivered hot off the PressFormer Stanford All-American Christen Press and Alex Morgan, celebrating her birthday, each scored in the first half for...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2019Last comment by Reheated Donny, on Jul 7, 2019 at 1:01 pm | 2 comments | 3085 Views
AROUND TOWN
After decades of providing haircuts, Cambridge Barber Shop closes its doorsAfter more than 50 years of business spanning two generations of his family, Larry Skarset, 72, has closed the doors of his...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2019Last comment by You Want the Area to Remain the Same?, on Jul 6, 2019 at 10:54 pm | 10 comments | 9236 Views
AROUND TOWN
MB's Place takes top slot at Fourth of July chili cook-offEleven teams went head to head at Mitchell Park for Palo Alto's 38th annual Chili Cook-off festival on Independence Day,...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Jul 6, 2019 at 7:31 pm | 10 comments | 7966 Views
AROUND TOWN
It's not your imagination: Large crow sculptures roost in Palo AltoPalo Altans are used to seeing crows flock to local neighborhoods, but three of the newest corvids in town may ruffle a few...
Original post made on May. 8, 2019Last comment by Richard H, on Jul 5, 2019 at 11:18 pm | 70 comments | 36644 Views
SPORTS
Gunn grad Kiley Lin is up for NCAA Woman of Year honorsFormer Gunn swimming and water polo standout Kiley Lin has been named Willamette University's nominee for NCAA Woman of the...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2019Last comment by Keri, on Jul 5, 2019 at 8:59 pm | 1 comment | 3050 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
New photo, video show man wanted for sexual battery in Palo Alto's Crescent Park neighborhoodPolice shared more details Wednesday about a man who groped a woman walking in Palo Alto's Crescent Park neighborhood on...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2019Last comment by Wheels In Motion, on Jul 5, 2019 at 1:55 pm | 6 comments | 7068 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
A 'warm-up before school starts': Eastside prepares rising freshman for high schoolIncoming ninth graders at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, all first-generation college-bound students, spend the...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2019Last comment by Cover-up Culture, on Jul 5, 2019 at 1:00 pm | 1 comment | 7815 Views
AROUND TOWN
From Bach to the movies: Music@Menlo spans the centuriesThis year's Music@Menlo festival highlights seven "Incredible Decades," transporting audiences from the age of Bach through...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2019Last comment by Brendan G Carroll, on Jul 5, 2019 at 8:27 am | 1 comment | 5046 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town<B><B>GET'CHA HEAD IN THE GAME ...</B> The power of social networking brought together a class of rising fourth-graders and...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2019There are no comments yet. 2028 Views
AROUND TOWN
38th annual Chili Cook-off to commence on Independence DayOn the Fourth of July, 11 teams will compete for the title of best chili in Palo Alto at the city's 38th annual Chili Cook-off...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2019Last comment by Neighbor, on Jul 5, 2019 at 6:46 am | 5 comments | 6474 Views
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