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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto middle, high schools unlikely to reopen this school yearIt's unlikely that Palo Alto Unified middle and high schools will reopen for hybrid instruction this academic year, Superintendent...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2021Last comment by The Voice of Palo Alto, 1 hour ago | 16 comments | 7336 Views
AROUND TOWN
Santa Clara County ramps up COVID-19 vaccinations amid chaotic federal allocationsSanta Clara County leaders are concerned they won't have enough COVID-19 doses to continue building up their vaccination...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2021Last comment by EmmaP, 2 hours ago | 9 comments | 7684 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
County inmates report unsafe conditions, go on hunger strike as COVID-19 cases soarInmates in Santa Clara County's jails are on a hunger strike as cases of COVID-19 rage through the correctional system amid...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2021Last comment by Anonymous, 3 hours ago | 5 comments | 2644 Views
AROUND TOWN
Resignation creates another opening on Palo Alto's planning commissionThe Palo Alto City Council will have a chance to fill three seats on the Planning and Transportation Commission in the coming...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2021Last comment by Anonymous, 3 hours ago | 3 comments | 2353 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Prime for housing? New apartment plan targets 'moderate' earnersA residential block in the College Terrace neighborhood could become the site of a 24-unit apartment building under a proposal...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2021Last comment by Anonymous, 4 hours ago | 9 comments | 2964 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
As visitors flock to Foothills Park, city plans to restrict accessConcerned about the recent surge of visitors to Foothills Park, city leaders are planning to restrict access to the preserve...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2021Last comment by Lee Thé, 7 hours ago | 56 comments | 12214 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
New COVID-19 variant increasing in Bay Area, linked to Kaiser San Jose outbreakThe L452R variant of COVID-19 -- being identified by viral genomic sequencing in the Bay Area -- has been linked to the Kaiser...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2021Last comment by Jan Buck, 9 hours ago | 2 comments | 3312 Views
AROUND TOWN
'I will vote to impeach this traitor': Rep. Anna Eshoo supports removing Trump from officeGranted only 30 seconds to speak on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Anna Eshoo did not mince words regarding...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2021Last comment by Online Name, 10 hours ago | 32 comments | 3155 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New numbers, same concerns as Palo Alto challenges housing mandateA recent adjustment by regional planners could lower the number of housing units the city is required to plan for between...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2021Last comment by Online Name, 12 hours ago | 11 comments | 4168 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Newsom's school reopening plan puts tight deadlines on districts, legislatureSchools would have to offer in-person learning for primary students starting Feb. 16 in order to get the full funds under...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2021Last comment by JulieW, 12 hours ago | 2 comments | 1627 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Under assault: Data shows Santa Clara County hospital workers routinely attacked on the jobEach year, hundreds of health care workers in Santa Clara County hospitals are punched, kicked, spat on, slapped or worse,...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2021Last comment by John, 12 hours ago | 7 comments | 7421 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Santa Clara County works to clear hurdles to vaccinationsOne month after the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Santa Clara County, county leaders are hurrying to fix shortcomings...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2021Last comment by m h park, 13 hours ago | 7 comments | 5976 Views
AROUND TOWN
Santa Clara County unveils COVID-19 vaccine dashboardSanta Clara County launched a new online dashboard on Friday that tracks the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses received and...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2021Last comment by carlt, 14 hours ago | 5 comments | 14161 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Work begins on Palo Alto's newest affordable housing projectIn the latest Around Town column, news about an affordable housing project breaking ground, local residents and organizations...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jan 16, 2021 at 4:44 pm | 2 comments | 2819 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Sheriff's Office forms task force investigating right-wing extremistsThe Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office has formed a special task force to combat right-wing extremists in response to the...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2021Last comment by Corey Levens, on Jan 15, 2021 at 8:52 pm | 19 comments | 2967 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Letters to the editor<B>Day from hell Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2021/01/15/letters-to-the-editor posted...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2021Last comment by Online Name, on Jan 15, 2021 at 6:49 pm | 2 comments | 270 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Supervisors to consider requiring health care systems to provide vaccination plansSeeking to know how many vaccines are being given out, Santa Clara County supervisors will consider requiring large health...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2021Last comment by Anonymous, on Jan 15, 2021 at 5:43 pm | 4 comments | 2911 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
After political tussle, Burt on track to join the VTA boardWhen elected leaders from four north Santa Clara County cities meet later this month to pick their representative for the...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2021Last comment by Anonymous, on Jan 15, 2021 at 5:12 pm | 14 comments | 3605 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Debate over Foothills Park access continues as Palo Alto weighs new restrictionsNearly a month after Palo Alto opened the once-exclusive Foothills Park to the broader public, city leaders are preparing...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2021Last comment by R. Cavendish, on Jan 15, 2021 at 3:01 pm | 14 comments | 5250 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Opinion: Contradictions of COVID-19While city councils all up and down the Peninsula contemplate severe housing shortages in the decades ahead, we are also...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2021Last comment by Rose, on Jan 15, 2021 at 12:37 pm | 2 comments | 1999 Views
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