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PALO ALTO ISSUES
As City Council prepares for decision, Castilleja plan continues to polarizeAs the City Council prepares to rule on Castilleja School's contentious proposal to rebuild its campus and increase...
Original post made on May. 17, 2022Last comment by rita vrhel, 7 minutes ago | 50 comments | 5149 Views
BOOKS
Spring Real Estate 2022: A look at local market trends, bidding wars and real estate in the post-COVID eraThe spring real estate market is here -- and so is our annual Spring Home & Real Estate magazine, which takes a look at this...
Original post made on May. 23, 2022There are no comments yet. 5559 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
The Great Culling: Which California bills did legislators kill?On suspense file day, legislators killed about 220 California bills on issues including education, health care, housing and...
Original post made on May. 22, 2022Last comment by William Hitchens, 13 hours ago | 1 comment | 1290 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
East Palo Alto sends message to shooters: 'We're not going to tolerate this'East Palo Alto police, city officials and faith leaders vowed on Wednesday, in the aftermath of a deadly shooting the night...
Original post made on May. 19, 2022There are no comments yet. 5037 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
A real-life Gilded Age whodunitEvidence suggests Stanford University co-founder Jane Stanford died of poisoning in 1905. Author and historian Richard White...
Original post made on May. 19, 2022Last comment by Burke Longley, 18 hours ago | 12 comments | 3200 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Senate bill to limit police encryption scores another victoryState Sen. Josh Becker's proposal to require police departments to find alternatives to radio encryption took another major...
Original post made on May. 20, 2022Last comment by Burke Longley, 18 hours ago | 3 comments | 1765 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
City reaches settlement with victim of violent arrest outside Happy DonutsPalo Alto reached a settlement on Wednesday with Julio Arevalo, who suffered a facial bone fracture at the hands of a city...
Original post made on May. 19, 2022Last comment by Burke Longley, 18 hours ago | 23 comments | 2655 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Rising COVID-19 infections hit Palo Alto schoolsLocal schools are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases, mirroring trends seen across Santa Clara County and in many parts...
Original post made on May. 20, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on May 21, 2022 at 9:54 pm | 6 comments | 6353 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Is Palo Alto ready for campaign finance reform?Everyone agrees that there's too much money in Palo Alto politics, even those who benefit the most from this trend. As advocates...
Original post made on May. 19, 2022Last comment by Online Name, on May 21, 2022 at 8:11 pm | 27 comments | 3449 Views
AROUND TOWN
Planned bike lane on California Avenue hits dead endWhile California Avenue will remain a pedestrian promenade for the foreseeable future, Palo Alto officials narrowly rejected...
Original post made on May. 17, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on May 21, 2022 at 4:01 pm | 26 comments | 4355 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto Unified gets into hot water with parents over child careParents are objecting to what they describe as a lack of transparency in Palo Alto Unified's decision making after school...
Original post made on May. 12, 2022Last comment by Meadow, on May 21, 2022 at 3:54 pm | 32 comments | 16010 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
East Palo Alto residents want surveillance cameras after park shootingWhen volleys of gunfire erupted Tuesday at Jack Farrell Park in East Palo Alto, screaming children ran from the playground...
Original post made on May. 21, 2022Last comment by Ryan Kilpatrick, on May 21, 2022 at 12:35 pm | 3 comments | 2758 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: Math teacher's 3-day Jeopardy! runIn the latest column, news about a celebration for the Junior Museum and Zoo and renovated Rinconada Park, a Paly teacher's...
Original post made on May. 21, 2022There are no comments yet. 2725 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Circular-shaped Los Altos Hills remodel provides 180-degree Silicon Valley viewsRather than demolish their quirky, circular 1960s-era home, Los Altos Hills couple decides to reconfigure the floor plan...
Original post made on May. 20, 2022Last comment by William Hitchens, on May 20, 2022 at 6:26 pm | 1 comment | 2626 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Editorial: Our election recommendationsThe Palo Alto Weekly editorial board offers its recommendations in the races for Congressional District 16 and Santa Clara...
Original post made on May. 12, 2022Last comment by caseyc, on May 20, 2022 at 4:17 pm | 20 comments | 8380 Views
SPORTS
New film shares Peninsula woman's experience as a queer Asian American skateboarder"Crashing Wheels on Concrete," featuring LinkedIn software engineer Kat Sy, is playing at the Center for Asian American Media's...
Original post made on May. 20, 2022There are no comments yet. 1266 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto looks to restore positions in police and fire departmentsAfter two years of attrition, the Palo Alto City Council is preparing to boost spending in the city's police and fire departments...
Original post made on May. 19, 2022Last comment by mjh, on May 20, 2022 at 11:58 am | 2 comments | 1934 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Family donates $1 million to develop youth mental health resourcesThe family of a Palo Alto man who died by suicide in October 2021 has made a $1 million donation to create a scholarship...
Original post made on May. 20, 2022Last comment by Marc Vincenti, on May 20, 2022 at 11:55 am | 3 comments | 4843 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Alison Cormack will not seek second term on Palo Alto City CouncilAlison Cormack, who was elected to the City Council in 2018 and who has been a vocal advocate for building more housing and...
Original post made on May. 13, 2022Last comment by Local news junkie, on May 20, 2022 at 7:23 am | 24 comments | 6021 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Google opens the doors on its massive Bay View campus next to NASA AmesGoogle's eye-catching, 1.1 million-square-foot campus on the edge of the bay is complete and open to employees, marking a...
Original post made on May. 18, 2022Last comment by mjh, on May 19, 2022 at 5:14 pm | 3 comments | 6462 Views
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