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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Editorial: The audacity of privilegeSadly, the most frequently heard reaction among local residents last week to the news that 33 parents across the nation,...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2019Last comment by Curmudgeon, 2 minutes ago | 21 comments | 2629 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest Opinion: SB 50 undermines single-family neighborhoods and diversityRather than reap the benefits of locally driven solutions, SB 50 pulls the rug from under them with radical, one-size-fits-all...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2019Last comment by Palo Alto RV Dwellers Association, 46 minutes ago | 127 comments | 8363 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
$75K for a fake ACT score? Students say cheating happens without the big bucksLast week's federal indictment of 50 people in a nationwide college-admissions bribery scheme pulled the curtain back on...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2019Last comment by Real World, 3 hours ago | 19 comments | 4262 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Judge urges school district, parents to resolve sexual-harassment caseA judge said Friday that she needed more time to consider a female Gunn High School student's petition to ban from the school's...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2019Last comment by Trust, 3 hours ago | 6 comments | 1610 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
In East Palo Alto, a microcosm of the state's heated charter school debateAs California's charter school movement booms and polarizes public education, educators, elected officials and researchers...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2019Last comment by Wayne Martn, 4 hours ago | 23 comments | 5344 Views
RESTAURANTS
Shop Talk: Farewell to Milk Pail; hello Curry PizzaIn this week's Shop Talk column, read about the departure of a longtime Mountain View market, a forthcoming downtown Palo...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2019Last comment by Manoj, 4 hours ago | 9 comments | 1096 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Embattled Ravenswood superintendent forced to resignThree weeks after placing the Ravenswood City School District's controversial superintendent on paid administrative leave,...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2019Last comment by A View From Abroad, 4 hours ago | 24 comments | 5154 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bay Area's largest real-estate firm? It's a New York startupCompass, the venture-funded real-estate startup that launched its first office in the local market just over two years ago,...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2019Last comment by Kids Today (As in 30-Somethings), 4 hours ago | 8 comments | 4172 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Sojourn' premiere is less-than-stellarThe good news about "Sojourn," which just had its world premiere at The Pear Theatre in Mountain View, is that it has a really...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2019Last comment by Brad Ashmore, 20 hours ago | 1 comment | 688 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
In response to college-admissions scandal, Stanford to probe policies, current athletic recruitsIn the wake of a nationwide college-admissions bribery scheme that implicated its head sailing coach and a current student,...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2019Last comment by Lest we forget, 20 hours ago | 8 comments | 2296 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto delays decisions on rail redesign to OctoberPalo Alto's tortuous effort to choose new designs for its four rail crossings shifted yet again this week when City Council...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2019Last comment by Michael, 21 hours ago | 43 comments | 4450 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
County to consider contacting ICE about violent inmates prior to releaseSanta Clara County officials are shifting their position on contacting federal authorities about inmates convicted of violent...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2019Last comment by resident, on Mar 23, 2019 at 5:20 pm | 13 comments | 1211 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
FPPC continues probe of Kniss' campaignWhen the state Fair Political Practice Commission opened its probe into Palo Alto Councilwoman's Liz Kniss alleged campaign...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2019Last comment by One incident, on Mar 23, 2019 at 1:57 pm | 40 comments | 3454 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
William 'Rick' Singer, lead of college admissions scam, had many Palo Alto connectionsWilliam Singer, the Newport Beach, California man at the head of an elaborate fraud to get students of wealthy families into...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Mar 22, 2019 at 6:32 pm | 54 comments | 24858 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto takes bike-share program on another spinAfter failing to advance its bike-share and electric scooters program last year, Palo Alto is now preparing to try again...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2019Last comment by Ouch, on Mar 22, 2019 at 4:46 pm | 11 comments | 3166 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Milk Pail Market, a Mountain View institution for 45 years, to closeAfter 45 years in Mountain View, the popular Milk Pail Market will be closing its doors permanently. Read the full story...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2019Last comment by Lynn, on Mar 22, 2019 at 4:11 pm | 38 comments | 12560 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Two students continue lawsuit over college admissions scandalTwo students have dropped out of a federal lawsuit filed over the college admissions cheating scandal but two others are...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Mar 22, 2019 at 3:52 pm | 9 comments | 2487 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Smash-and-grab car burglary suspect evades cops — but not for longA suspected car burglar who sped away from Palo Alto police on Feb. 1 was tracked down an hour-and-a-half later in Daly City,...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2019Last comment by Crime & Punishment, on Mar 22, 2019 at 7:47 am | 5 comments | 2645 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Report: Police shooting that killed Palo Alto teacher placed officers in 'remarkably dangerous' situationPolice officers called to a Redwood City home where a Palo Alto teacher was attempting suicide in December were justified...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2019Last comment by Jordan Parent, on Mar 22, 2019 at 7:07 am | 10 comments | 4570 Views
RESTAURANTS
Stay for the dumplingsA tiny hole-in-the-wall restaurant three doors down from El Camino Real on Broadway Street in Redwood City, i Dumpling serves...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2019Last comment by Chinese American, on Mar 21, 2019 at 11:19 pm | 3 comments | 1557 Views
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Big Island Food Party!
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Short story writers wanted!
The 33rd Annual Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest is now accepting entries for Adult, Young Adult (15-17) and Teen (12-14) categories. Send us your short story (2,500 words or less) and entry form by March 29. First, Second and Third Place prizes awarded in each category.
