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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto hikes development 'impact fees' for first time in 20 yearsDevelopers looking to build in Palo Alto will have to pay significantly more to support local parks, libraries and community...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2021Last comment by Consider Your Options. , 5 hours ago | 11 comments | 1141 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto OKs church to house the homeless in parking lotSoon, the cracked pavement of Highway Community Church's parking lot on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto will be home to up...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2021Last comment by Online Name, 5 hours ago | 32 comments | 2943 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Family of slain Palo Alto teacher Kyle Hart sues Redwood City policeThe family of Palo Alto teacher Kyle Hart has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Redwood City and members of its...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2021Last comment by Enough, 6 hours ago | 21 comments | 5226 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Is Palo Alto ready for rent stabilization? City explores new policies to help tenantsSeeking to address the plight of low-income residents in a city famous for its astronomical rents, Palo Alto is considering...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2021Last comment by Easy8, 7 hours ago | 2 comments | 774 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Our better nature: Six ideas to diversify the outdoorsJosé González, founder of Latino Outdoors, dissects the misguided assumptions and hidden disparities that leave many families...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2021Last comment by Rose, 9 hours ago | 1 comment | 853 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
The end of an era: Ann's Coffee Shop to closeAfter 75 years, Ann's Coffee Shop, known for its 1950s atmosphere, bottomless carafes of coffee and homemade soups and pies,...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2021Last comment by Old PA Resident, 11 hours ago | 3 comments | 5201 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
By curbing 'planned home' zone, Palo Alto steers housing plans away from single-family neighborhoodsThe Palo Alto City Council moved Monday to curtail its most promising -- and unpredictable -- zoning tool when it voted to...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2021Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, 11 hours ago | 24 comments | 3941 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Man arrested for sexual assault on elderly womanA man has been arrested after a violent sexual assault of a woman, who he reportedly harassed on an ongoing basis, in a downtown...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2021Last comment by Seen it before, 13 hours ago | 1 comment | 1481 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Teen substance use treatment center in East Palo Alto shutters after few show up for servicesIn 2018, San Mateo County launched a substance abuse treatment clinic in East Palo Alto for troubled youth, but it failed...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2021Last comment by Mireia, 15 hours ago | 1 comment | 948 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Santa Clara, San Mateo counties halt use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccineA rare side effect from the one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has caused health leaders in Santa Clara and San...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2021Last comment by Darrin Jeffries, 16 hours ago | 11 comments | 1472 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto eyes another shake-up to parking policies in commercial areasSeeking to add flexibility to the city's rigid and confusing parking policies, Palo Alto is preparing to adopt new rules...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2021Last comment by Pat Markevitch, 17 hours ago | 1030 comments | 7892 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto looks to restore police auditor's power to review internal complaintsThe City Council surprised many police watchdogs in 2019 when it moved to strip away the power of an independent auditor...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2021Last comment by Alejandro Morales, 19 hours ago | 6 comments | 1065 Views
AROUND TOWN
Power outage affects hundreds in Palo AltoHundreds of Palo Alto Utilities customers are without power Tuesday night due to at least one outage affecting multiple neighborhoods. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2021Last comment by TimR, 19 hours ago | 14 comments | 11216 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto opens its first 'safe parking' site for unhoused residentsResponding to a steady increase of residents living in vehicles, Palo Alto on Friday opened its first "safe parking" site. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2021Last comment by Bob Ohlmann, on Apr 14, 2021 at 2:44 pm | 56 comments | 13933 Views
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COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands to people ages 16 and up in Santa Clara CountyThe county will receive about 300,000 additional COVID-19 vaccine doses and plans to open up tens of thousands of additional...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2021There are no comments yet. 3104 Views
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Former Palo Alto math tutor now charged with 52 lewd acts on 16 girlsProsecutors in the case against former Palo Alto math tutor Mark Allan Hodes filed additional charges of lewd conduct against...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2021Last comment by Justine Paul, on Apr 14, 2021 at 11:56 am | 46 comments | 6458 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
An Alternative View: The power outage: From a lemon to lemonadeAt 5 p.m. on March 27, my power went out, along with 7,000 other Palo Altans. What followed is a fun tale of how people react...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Apr 14, 2021 at 11:50 am | 6 comments | 2583 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
City Council clashes over appointments to new housing panelPalo Alto's effort to craft a new housing vision got off to a rocky start Monday, with the City Council at odds over appointments...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2021Last comment by Justine Paul, on Apr 14, 2021 at 11:49 am | 76 comments | 5922 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Fire Department confronts recruiting challenge as female firefighters opt outWith Palo Alto recordings its lowest number of female firefighters in decades, the city is preparing to spend more time,...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2021Last comment by Lauren P., on Apr 14, 2021 at 9:43 am | 9 comments | 6850 Views
AROUND TOWN
May Fête Parade calls on community to offer their version of a 'Wonderful World'After a year of unprecedented loss, Palo Alto is hoping to uplift the community by resuming a longstanding local tradition...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2021Last comment by desmond phillips, on Apr 14, 2021 at 6:52 am | 7 comments | 2312 Views
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