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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
East Palo Alto celebrates grand opening of U.S. Highway 101 overpassConstruction of the $14 million project took 18 months from start to completion. The city received $8.6 million from California’s...
Original post made on May. 19, 2019Last comment by Rainer, 1 hour ago | 19 comments | 7032 Views
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk: Greek-Turkish eatery, vegan cafe, women's boutique openIn this week's Shop Talk column, read about two new local restaurants, including one with a 100% plant-based menu, and a...
Original post made on May. 20, 2019Last comment by Ranna Gill, 2 hours ago | 3 comments | 2544 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Caltrain's proposed four-track station could disrupt Palo Alto's rail-redesign plansCaltrain's plan to expand its system could require the agency to construct a four-track segment in Palo Alto -- a proposal...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by Maurice, 3 hours ago | 60 comments | 6205 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
With Stanford offer on hold, school board members voice disappointment — and one goes on the offensiveThree Palo Alto school board members voted on Tuesday night to suspend consideration of a tentative agreement with Stanford...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by nope, 4 hours ago | 80 comments | 5384 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Report: Santa Clara County sees big surge in homeless populationNew data released by Santa Clara County shows that homelessness is a rapidly growing problem, with thousands of additional...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., 5 hours ago | 53 comments | 2652 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Webcast: RV parking program takes offAlicia Garcia, associate director of Project WeHope, discusses a new partnership between the nonprofit and city of East Palo...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Right?, 7 hours ago | 11 comments | 2081 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Opinion: Palo Alto needs a citywide municipal fiber-to-the-premises utilityThe medium of choice for wired telecommunications networks is fiber optics. But the telecom incumbents are reluctant to abandon...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Old School, 9 hours ago | 16 comments | 1824 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Plan to build homes at Cubberley gets pushbackAs Palo Alto gets closer to the finish line in its collaborative effort to redesign and rebuild Cubberley Community Center,...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by Chiquita, 9 hours ago | 35 comments | 4228 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Barely scraping by: How the Bay Area housing crisis is making it near impossible for students to stay in community collegeMany local community college students are pursuing education to break a cycle of difficult life circumstances -- homelessness,...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by Noodles VS Rice, 9 hours ago | 30 comments | 7317 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
First-of-its-kind program for people living in RVs debuts in East Palo AltoAfter more than a year of planning, a new city-approved $300,000 RV Safe Parking program launched in East Palo Alto, which...
Original post made on May. 4, 2019Last comment by Bon Jovi - Palo Alto Style, 10 hours ago | 59 comments | 12648 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ellen and Mike Turbow: Hospice, special-needs championsCreating a more joyful path in life for all has been key to Ellen and Mike Turbow's work over the past five-plus decades....
Original post made on May. 3, 2019Last comment by roberta ralston, 13 hours ago | 1 comment | 601 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
With artificial intelligence looming, debate over 'basic income' heats upProponents say universal basic income could help people pay off debts and obtain job-skills training, among other goals,...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Ronnie, 14 hours ago | 12 comments | 4651 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
'Residents only' policy for Foothills Park sparks fresh debateWith its winding trails, scenic vistas and family-friendly camping sites, the sprawling Foothills Park is frequently described...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by Resident, 19 hours ago | 131 comments | 7605 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parenting for successEsther Wojcicki, Palo Alto High School's award-winning journalism teacher who founded the Paly Media Arts program and gained...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Dishonest, on May 19, 2019 at 3:26 pm | 9 comments | 444 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly teacher whose instructional manual changed classroom culture releases a new 'how to' book for parentsEsther Wojcicki, whose instructional manual changed classroom culture worldwide, has released a new book that shares the...
Original post made on May. 19, 2019Last comment by Dishonest, on May 19, 2019 at 3:24 pm | 4 comments | 1097 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Outsmarted; Affordable Housing WeekLearn how a Paly teacher performed in the "Jeopardy!" Teachers Tournament semifinals, a special proclamation that recognizes...
Original post made on May. 18, 2019Last comment by Good not Bad, on May 19, 2019 at 3:05 pm | 9 comments | 2165 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sunday bake sale to raise money for brain cancer cure after Palo Alto student's deathAddison Elementary School fifth-grader Nathan Carlsen died of a rare brain cancer on March 19, 2018. Now, his friends are...
Original post made on May. 18, 2019Last comment by Anonymous, on May 19, 2019 at 10:39 am | 2 comments | 4121 Views
AROUND TOWN
Gunn softball reaches its goal but loses in CCS tourneySenior Michele Schwarzwalder and freshman Lauren Li each had two hits but the Gunn softball team dropped a 6-2 decision at...
Original post made on May. 18, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on May 18, 2019 at 6:20 pm | 1 comment | 762 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Contentious state housing bill punted to 2020Senate Bill 50, a contentious bill that aimed to encourage more housing near transit, suffered a setback Thursday when the...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by mauricio, on May 18, 2019 at 2:19 pm | 20 comments | 2315 Views
AROUND TOWN
What $9 million won't get you in Old Palo Alto: A house on a lotA quarter-acre property for sale in Palo Alto is turning heads for what's not included in its $9-million price tag: a house. Read...
Original post made on May. 9, 2019Last comment by rising ground water, on May 18, 2019 at 12:22 pm | 22 comments | 10203 Views
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