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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Volunteers help Stanford search for COVID-19 clues in blood samplesHundreds of volunteers from throughout the county on Friday and Saturday participated in a Stanford survey that could help...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2020Last comment by pares, 9 minutes ago | 33 comments | 26850 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bay Area extends stay-at-home order to May 3, adds new business restrictionsWith the number of coronavirus cases rising and health systems bracing for a surge of patients, Bay Area health officials...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2020Last comment by Jetman, 1 hour ago | 72 comments | 18644 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Grief is difficult on a good day.' How the coronavirus pandemic is reshaping the ways we mournThese days, death and the rites that come with it are quieter, more cautious affairs than before the coronavirus struck....
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2020Last comment by Jim S., 2 hours ago | 1 comment | 3115 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Santa Clara County hopeful about slowed growth in COVID-19 casesIn the latest sign that the Bay Area shutdown is effectively containing the spread of the coronavirus, Santa Clara County...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2020Last comment by Resident., 2 hours ago | 18 comments | 5407 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Local construction, once brimming with activity, grinds to a haltUp until recently, the Bay Area's construction market was red-hot with activity. Now it's at almost a complete standstill. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2020Last comment by @Old Palo Alto, 2 hours ago | 5 comments | 2852 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto throws City Hall employees a lifeline as economy crumblesAfter seeing the local economy collapse seemingly overnight, Palo Alto’s elected leaders began to plan Monday for a grim...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2020Last comment by Golden Rule, 3 hours ago | 28 comments | 6599 Views
AROUND TOWN
Eggs are sold out. Hand sanitizer is on backorder. Strained staff are working overtime. Here's how Midpeninsula grocery stores are responding to the coronavirusLocal grocery stores and their employees are on their own front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The precautions they're taking...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2020Last comment by mjh, 3 hours ago | 20 comments | 8297 Views
AROUND TOWN
Santa Clara County schools will not reopen this academic yearAll 32 of Santa Clara County's superintendents and the county superintendent of schools signed a letter Wednesday that confirms...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2020Last comment by So happy he is leaving, 4 hours ago | 61 comments | 19640 Views
AROUND TOWN
This year, the faithful go online to celebrate Passover, Easter weekSynagogues and churches locally are devising creative ways to virtually connect for their holy traditions of Passover and...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2020Last comment by Lovely piece about people gathering.., 6 hours ago | 3 comments | 2849 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
In war against coronavirus, researchers fast-track tests of Ebola drugAn antiviral drug that one Palo Alto woman has credited in her recovery from a severe case of COVID-19 in March is undergoing...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2020Last comment by Paul, 8 hours ago | 9 comments | 5759 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Experts consider how long the coronavirus crisis will last — and how we'll get out of itHealth officials have been reluctant to predict the duration of the coronavirus outbreak, but most measures indicate that...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2020Last comment by mauricio, 12 hours ago | 59 comments | 55603 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Interim superintendent Gina Sudaria to lead Ravenswood school district on a permanent basisAfter serving just over a year as the Ravenswood City School District's interim superintendent, the school board has selected...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2020Last comment by Mutti, 12 hours ago | 8 comments | 3572 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Counties change tune on face protection, but not on N95 or surgical masksBay Area public health leaders are now asking residents to cover their faces with a cloth before leaving their homes, heeding...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2020Last comment by christine doerr, 13 hours ago | 36 comments | 41165 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Supervisors denounce xenophobia as Asian American groups report more harassmentResponding to a reported increase in violence and harassment aimed at Asian Americans during the pandemic, the county passed...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2020Last comment by Marilyn Wong, 21 hours ago | 18 comments | 4247 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto Weekly garners 16 awards in state journalism contestThe Palo Alto Weekly's staff was recognized with 16 awards for work across multiple categories, including breaking news,...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2020Last comment by Winter, 23 hours ago | 5 comments | 1874 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Real Estate Matters: Coronavirus crisis reshapes spring real estate marketAs with so many other sectors of the economy, the Midpeninsula's real estate market has been upended by the state's stay-at-home...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2020Last comment by Say what, on Apr 8, 2020 at 7:46 pm | 2 comments | 1368 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
As Palo Alto halts major construction projects, home builders keep workingResponding to a new Santa Clara County clampdown on construction activities, Palo Alto is suspending construction of its...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2020Last comment by mauricio, on Apr 8, 2020 at 4:11 pm | 36 comments | 12482 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Message from our publisher: An appeal for your support of good journalismJust three weeks ago, it was hard to imagine the imminent human and economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. Yet here we...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2020Last comment by Rose, on Apr 8, 2020 at 2:01 pm | 31 comments | 5142 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Accustomed to danger, emergency responders now protect themselves from new threat — a virusLocal firefighters, paramedics and police officers have had to rapidly gear up for a new normal, one in which every call...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2020There are no comments yet. 2430 Views
RESTAURANTS
Facebook announces $15M to support small Bay Area businessesWeeks after Facebook announced it would put $100 million into a program to offer grants to small businesses around the world,...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2020Last comment by Moods. Wine Bar, on Apr 7, 2020 at 6:40 pm | 1 comment | 3582 Views
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DEADLINE EXTENDED
The 34th Annual Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest is now accepting entries for Adult, Young Adult and Teen categories. Send us your short story (2,500 words or less) and entry form by April 10, 2020. First, Second and Third Place prizes awarded in each category.
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