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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Committee backs 'safe parking' program for vehicle dwellersFacing a growing population of vehicle dwellers, a committee of Palo Alto council members signaled support Tuesday for a...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by Marc, 5 minutes ago | 20 comments | 2308 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Commission supports expanding access to Foothills ParkSeeking to grant more visitors access to the scenic Foothills Park, the Parks and Recreation Commission on Tuesday threw...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by Jeremy Hoffman, 5 minutes ago | 52 comments | 3037 Views
AROUND TOWN
Student thefts prompt CVS to start five-at-time policyThe CVS at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto is limiting the number of students who can enter the store during the Palo...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2019Last comment by Member1, 30 minutes ago | 107 comments | 21713 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Changes planned for hazardous south Palo Alto intersectionThe intersection of San Antonio Road and East Charleston Road is perhaps the busiest junction in south Palo Alto, and certainly...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2019Last comment by Reader, 41 minutes ago | 28 comments | 3276 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New Stanford Hospital will finally add missing piece to its $2 billion facility: patientsAfter spending $2 billion and 10 years in planning and construction a new hospital, Stanford Health Care is just days away...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2019Last comment by Ofer, 1 hour ago | 1 comment | 874 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Rent-cap law prompts calls for tenant protections in Palo AltoWith California's new rent-cap law set to take effect on Jan. 1, the Palo Alto City Council is preparing to pass an emergency...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by Dishonest, 1 hour ago | 7 comments | 1955 Views
SPORTS
M-A water polo earns a trip to CCS Division I title gameMenlo-Atherton beat Woodside 8-4 in Wednesday's Central Coast Section Division I boys water polo semifinal match to advance...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2019Last comment by Member, 2 hours ago | 1 comment | 562 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Concert: Matt the Electrician with Sylvie SimmonsSinger-songwriters Matt the Electrician and Sylvie Simmons will perform at Cubberley Community Center on Saturday, Nov. 16. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, 2 hours ago | 2 comments | 130 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto to ban natural gas in new buildingsPalo Alto took its most dramatic action of the year on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions Monday night, when the City Council...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2019Last comment by Anon, 2 hours ago | 97 comments | 9085 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Opinion: My town, a love letterDear Palo Alto, It has been almost 26 years since we fell in love with you as starry-eyed graduate students arriving from...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by Don't be EVIL companies, 5 hours ago | 67 comments | 6116 Views
BOOKS
Back to School Health Fair to offer medical, safety tipsFrom disaster preparedness tips to free immunizations, a Back to School Health Fair in East Palo Alto this Saturday will...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2019There are no comments yet. 1284 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents split over Churchill closure at rail meetingAs Palo Alto kicked off on Thursday a fresh phase of outreach in its ambitious plan to redesign rail crossings, city staff...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by Live on Churchill, 19 hours ago | 91 comments | 6396 Views
AROUND TOWN
Three-car collision leaves nine children with minor injuriesNine children were injured in a rollover collision involving three cars at a major intersection in south Palo Alto during...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2019Last comment by :), 20 hours ago | 47 comments | 8907 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Facing public pressure, Stanford decides to install plaque with Chanel Miller's wordsAlmost two years after rejecting a quote proposed by Chanel Miller for a plaque at a memorial garden where she was sexually...
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by More Plaques, 21 hours ago | 7 comments | 3411 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Over the past year, Stanford and Santa Clara County clashed over numerous issues. Here are three key points of contention.Stanford University and the county of Santa Clara took fundamentally opposing viewpoints on a few key development issues,...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Nov 13, 2019 at 12:34 pm | 8 comments | 2991 Views
SPORTS
Gunn survives harrowing match to win NorCal volleyballGunn survived a rollercoaster ride with visiting Kingsburg in Tuesday night's Division IV NorCal volleyball first-round match....
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019Last comment by , on Nov 13, 2019 at 11:42 am | 2 comments | 752 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Tim Bond named TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's next artistic leaderTim Bond has been appointed the next artistic director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, the arts organization announced Tuesday....
Original post made on Nov. 13, 2019There are no comments yet. 1136 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Will a 76-year deal make Palo Alto's wastewater safe to drink?Seeking to turn wastewater into a valuable and drinkable commodity, Palo Alto and Santa Clara Valley Water are moving ahead...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2019Last comment by susan, on Nov 12, 2019 at 7:44 pm | 7 comments | 2685 Views
AROUND TOWN
Creek authority faces suit from man who claims $9M flood control project has holesA lawsuit was filed Oct. 24 against the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority and its board, claiming that the board...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Nov 12, 2019 at 5:08 pm | 4 comments | 1489 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Inside Stanford's bid to expand -- and how it came undoneThe largest project in Santa Clara County's history got the axe just before noon on Nov. 1, a casualty of fundamental disagreements...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2019Last comment by george drysdale, on Nov 12, 2019 at 9:02 am | 31 comments | 6286 Views
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