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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto set to make Juneteenth and Cesar Chavez Day city holidaysPalo Alto's elected leaders all agree that creating more holidays will help spread awareness, show inclusiveness and combat...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2023Last comment by James, 44 minutes ago | 6 comments | 1543 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Life in a rented sleeping podCulinary student Karthik Manjappa arrived in the Bay Area with two suitcases and $1,000 in his bank account -- not nearly...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2023Last comment by scott, 1 hour ago | 2 comments | 1996 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fall arts season offers gateway into new worldsThis fall offers the perfect chance to tap into new worlds inside an installation, on a canvas, a stage, or together as a...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2023There are no comments yet. 6776 Views
AROUND TOWN
Modern Asian supermarket should be in the cannery siteWhat a tribute to the historic Chinese community in P.A. if the old cannery site could be turned into a modern, upscale Asian...
Original post made by rosemarye on Sep. 27, 2023There are no comments yet. 68 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Driver hits two parked cars, flips vehicle on EmersonEmergency vehicles swarmed a downtown Palo Alto block on Tuesday afternoon after a driver sideswiped two parked cars and...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2023Last comment by Bystander, 3 hours ago | 1 comment | 2001 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
After two students are struck by cars, parents call for more traffic safetyPalo Alto parents are calling for more traffic-safety measures after two children were hit by cars in separate collisions,...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2023Last comment by My Words, 6 hours ago | 61 comments | 13985 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Saying they want a seat at the table, Palo Alto Weekly journalists join effort to form a company-wide unionNewsroom employees at Embarcadero Media announced that they are forming a union on Tuesday. The proposed Embarcadero Community...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2023Last comment by Annette, 10 hours ago | 7 comments | 1931 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
4th largest powerball jackpot helps raise nearly $54M for California schoolsThe jackpot, which has been growing for over two months, now stands at an estimated $785 million for Monday night's draw....
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2023Last comment by Jennifer, 10 hours ago | 1 comment | 1041 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Trainer connected with Palo Alto dog's death charged in Massachusetts caseA woman who was under investigation for the disappearance and death of a Palo Alto family's beloved German shepherd in January...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2023Last comment by Eva_PA, 10 hours ago | 2 comments | 4340 Views
AROUND TOWN
Property owner seeks city's help to fill vacancy in Homer Avenue buildingCiting anemic demand for downtown office space in the aftermath of the pandemic, a Palo Alto developer is asking the city...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2023Last comment by anon1234, 11 hours ago | 8 comments | 4688 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
President Biden arrives on Peninsula for campaign events, meeting with tech advisorsBiden landed at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View at 3:17 p.m. on Sept. 26 after a visit earlier in the day with...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2023Last comment by Bystander, 12 hours ago | 2 comments | 1665 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Large vegetation fire burning at University Avenue 101 interchangeFirefighters were responding to a large fire that burned shrubs and trees at University Avenue and the U.S. Highway 101 interchange...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2023Last comment by Bystander, 12 hours ago | 1 comment | 2273 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Eichler-style fire station approved near Mitchell ParkPalo Alto passed a critical milestone Thursday in its plan to replace the aged and undersized fire station near Mitchell...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2023Last comment by scott, on Sep 26, 2023 at 7:43 pm | 6 comments | 4739 Views
AROUND TOWN
Horrified by 'whites-only' language in their property deeds, Ladera residents worked hard to purge itWhen Leslie Wambach was house hunting on the Midpeninsula, she thought she had found the perfect home. But then she discovered...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2023Last comment by Lydia Kou, on Sep 26, 2023 at 7:06 pm | 5 comments | 4673 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City urged to think bigger as it rezones San Antonio Road for housingAs Palo Alto prepares to transform an industrial area around San Antonio Road into the city's next residential hub, housing...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2023Last comment by Eeyore, on Sep 26, 2023 at 1:47 pm | 43 comments | 8665 Views
HISTORIC PHOTOS
College Terrace's tumultuous history with Leland StanfordPalo Alto's College Terrace neighborhood likely wouldn't exist if developer Alexander Gordon had decided to sell the property...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2023Last comment by Mondoman, on Sep 26, 2023 at 1:27 pm | 2 comments | 1809 Views
RESTAURANTS
Iconic restaurant The Fish Market auctions décor, equipment and furniture in online auctionThe Fish Market, a 47-year-old seafood restaurant in Palo Alto that shut its El Camino Real branch to give way to a housing...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2023Last comment by Consider Your Options. , on Sep 26, 2023 at 11:07 am | 1 comment | 4194 Views
AROUND TOWN
City hopes to lure growth -- and grants -- to San Antonio RoadIn designating San Antonio Road as a "priority development area," the Palo Alto City Council is hoping to attract grants...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2023Last comment by PaloAltoVoter, on Sep 26, 2023 at 10:11 am | 6 comments | 4440 Views
AROUND TOWN
Recession or not: 'The road ahead for housing will be the same or better'Whether the economy has a soft landing and avoids a recession, or experiences a hard landing with rapid economic downturn,...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Sep 25, 2023 at 11:31 pm | 1 comment | 2006 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto resident Offir Gutelzon leads massive Bay Area protest against Benjamin NetanyahuPalo Alto based entrepreneur Offir Gutelzon led a massive, five-part protest yesterday, Sept. 18, across San Jose, Fremont...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2023Last comment by Noel, on Sep 25, 2023 at 10:43 pm | 8 comments | 3990 Views
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