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SPORTS
Roberts drives in seven on five hits in PUF Caps victoryAaron Roberts drove in seven runs, three on a home run, and had five hits to help the Pacific Union Capitalists remain unbeaten...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2019Last comment by worst ever, on Jun 22, 2019 at 9:29 am | 2 comments | 2238 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Guest Opinion: It's time to take Cubberley 'co-design' to a higher levelIt is time to search for consultants who can develop a more appropriate plan for Cubberley Community Center's future use. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jun 21, 2019 at 6:45 pm | 1 comment | 4510 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Arrest in 1970s cold-case murder points to serial killerNearly six months after a Hayward man was charged in another murder that had gone unsolved for decades, DNA evidence has...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by You are kidding, on Jun 21, 2019 at 1:18 pm | 11 comments | 22862 Views
RESTAURANTS
Summer restaurant openings aboundLooking for something new? From vegan fare and organic wine to pho, sushi and pupusas, there are a lot of new places on the...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2019Last comment by Gluttony Is A Sin, on Jun 21, 2019 at 11:32 am | 7 comments | 7453 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Longtime school bus driver and supervisor leaves legacy of 'respect' upon retirementDerek Zabaldo retired this month after 31 years as a bus driver for the Palo Alto Unified School District where he left a...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2019Last comment by Anonymous , on Jun 21, 2019 at 9:02 am | 3 comments | 5908 Views
SPORTS
Menlo's Jones earns Gatorade's National Player of Year awardRecent Menlo School graduate Sophia Jones walked into the middle of a celebration in her honor on Wednesday and she didn't...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Jun 21, 2019 at 6:46 am | 1 comment | 4129 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
After attempted robberies, East Palo Alto police to add bridge patrols, consider surveillance camerasEast Palo Alto police plan to patrol the new bike-and-pedestrian bridge over U.S. Highway 101 after two people reported being...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2019Last comment by Lauren , on Jun 20, 2019 at 12:01 pm | 4 comments | 6375 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Santa Clara County and Stanford remain split over 'workforce' housingWith a key decision looming, Santa Clara County is pushing back against Stanford University's claim that building enough...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2019Last comment by anonymous, on Jun 20, 2019 at 11:56 am | 10 comments | 6480 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Woodside: Murder suspect named in Skyline slayingAuthorities have identified the suspect arrested early Wednesday for allegedly killing a man found Tuesday night on Skyline...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2019Last comment by resident, on Jun 20, 2019 at 7:52 am | 2 comments | 9007 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
One dead following multiple U.S. Highway 101 collisionsLanes in both directions of U.S. Highway 101 are slowly reopening after separate multiple-vehicle and major-injury collisions...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2019Last comment by Gary Lauder, on Jun 20, 2019 at 12:36 am | 19 comments | 9735 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Budget boosts council's efforts on pensions, trafficSignaling its renewed push to tackle local traffic problems, the City Council approved on Monday a budget that establishes...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Jun 19, 2019 at 4:50 am | 12 comments | 6860 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Sleeping couple awakened by burglar exiting front door with their car keysPalo Alto police have arrested a San Jose man suspected of burglarizing a home on Oregon Avenue early Saturday morning while...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2019Last comment by musical, on Jun 18, 2019 at 10:23 pm | 4 comments | 5507 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Study recommends widening Newell Road BridgeThe Newell Road Bridge is old, narrow and, according to the state Department of Transportation, "functionally obsolete." Read...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Jun 18, 2019 at 9:02 pm | 26 comments | 10188 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto High SchoolRead the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2019/05/30/palo-alto-high-school posted Thursday, May 30,...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2019Last comment by PA, on Jun 18, 2019 at 5:03 pm | 2 comments | 6343 Views
AROUND TOWN
'The Cubberley Project' celebrates community voices"The Cubberley Project," a temporary audio-visual installation by the Cubberley Artist Studio Program's Martha Sakellariou...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2019Last comment by Jon Keeling, on Jun 18, 2019 at 4:30 pm | 5 comments | 5067 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
After confusion over Adult School compensation, teachers poised to get 16% raiseThe school board will vote Tuesday on a 16% raise for Palo Alto Adult School teachers who, despite the fact that they are...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2019Last comment by Teacher, on Jun 18, 2019 at 11:57 am | 8 comments | 4691 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto World Music Day returns June 16Returning for its 11th year, Palo Alto World Music Day will take place on Sunday, June 16, 3-7:30 p.m. at outdoor locations...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2019Last comment by change the date!!!, on Jun 18, 2019 at 9:23 am | 6 comments | 4308 Views
AROUND TOWN
Tim Cook to Stanford grads: 'It's our humanity that got us into this mess and it's our humanity that's going to have to get us out'Stanford University's 128th commencement ceremony on Sunday touched on timely themes of data privacy, humanity and responsibility...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2019Last comment by Kenny, on Jun 18, 2019 at 9:10 am | 8 comments | 7690 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
With bans on straws, produce bags, city seeks to curb plastic wastePalo Alto sharply escalated its war on plastic waste Monday night, when the City Council passed a ban on straws, utensils,...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2019Last comment by @jerry99, on Jun 17, 2019 at 6:12 pm | 25 comments | 17760 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Menlo Park woman using oxygen dies in accidental fireA woman who was smoking in her Menlo Park home while also using oxygen in a medical cylinder to breathe died Friday night...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2019Last comment by So sorry, on Jun 17, 2019 at 4:23 pm | 2 comments | 5731 Views
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