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Nonprofit Neighbors Abroad to host International Festival, unveil new signThe nonprofit is set to host an International Festival this Saturday to showcase Palo Alto's relationship with its eight...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2022There are no comments yet. 4090 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Church gets city's blessing for 'safe parking' programFirst Congregational Church of Palo Alto got the green light Monday to launch a "safe parking" program for unhoused individuals...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2022Last comment by Concerned Neightbor, on Aug 25, 2022 at 1:54 pm | 25 comments | 5203 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Power outage impacts hundreds of customers Monday morningA power outage has affected hundreds of customers in Palo Alto's northern neighborhoods Monday morning, according to Palo...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2022Last comment by jvpadojino, on Aug 25, 2022 at 7:39 am | 17 comments | 12928 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Newsom announces $4.7B mental health plan for state's youthThe state's Master Plan for Kids' Mental Health lays out proposals to increase access to mental health and substance abuse...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2022Last comment by Edward Parker, on Aug 24, 2022 at 12:39 pm | 12 comments | 2618 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Opinion: Renters need a broad coalition to uniteLike 46% of Palo Alto's population, I am a renter. I believe that collaborative solutions are desperately needed to help,...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2022Last comment by Barbara Bolton, on Aug 23, 2022 at 4:04 pm | 105 comments | 6867 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parent Shana Segal announces run for Palo Alto school boardShana Segal, a graduate of Palo Alto schools, former teacher and current Palo Alto parent, has announced plans to run for...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2022Last comment by Facts and Figures, on Aug 23, 2022 at 11:42 am | 12 comments | 8601 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Amid outcry over sheriff's Batmobile raid, San Mateo County supervisors ask state attorney general to investigateSupervisors on Aug. 16 asked the state attorney general to make an inquiry into the criminal investigation and prosecution...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2022Last comment by MD, on Aug 22, 2022 at 7:02 pm | 3 comments | 12509 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City Council review boosts proposed condo projectThe Palo Alto City Council signaled its desire to encourage more housing on the city's southern edge on Monday night, when...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2022Last comment by I can't breathe pollution, on Aug 22, 2022 at 6:02 pm | 36 comments | 7152 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Who's running for which office in the Palo Alto area?With the general election scheduled for Nov. 8, political hopefuls have been weighing runs for office. Here's a list of those...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on Aug 22, 2022 at 2:18 pm | 1 comment | 4850 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bomb squad called to investigate historic military shell, grenade found in homeA historic military shell and grenade have been found in a Palo Alto home, where the Santa Clara County sheriff's bomb squad...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2022Last comment by Bystander, on Aug 22, 2022 at 1:00 pm | 7 comments | 15008 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Universities Are Plundering Cities. How Can This Relationship Change?"How do universities relate to the cities in which they are located? How does the expanding corporatization of higher education...
Original post made by Priscilla Williams on Aug. 21, 2022There are no comments yet. 264 Views
AROUND TOWN
Residents fight church's plan to host safe-parking program for homelessMore than two dozen residents near the First Congregational Church are protesting a proposal by the Louis Road institution...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2022Last comment by MyFeelz, on Aug 21, 2022 at 5:04 pm | 37 comments | 12055 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: From portraits to pointillism, new murals pop up near Cal. Ave.In the latest column, read news about temporary murals installed around the public safety building construction site, Stanford...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2022Last comment by MyFeelz, on Aug 21, 2022 at 4:52 pm | 1 comment | 1859 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town<B>CELEBRATING CAL. AVE. ...</B> The construction site for Palo Alto's public safety building in the <B>California Avenue...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2022Last comment by resident3, on Aug 21, 2022 at 11:12 am | 1 comment | 1232 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Santa Clara County offers more monkeypox vaccinesEven as the monkeypox vaccine supply is falling short of the need nationally, Santa Clara County is preparing to offer more...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2022There are no comments yet. 3298 Views
AROUND TOWN
High-speed rail analysis brings grade-separation anxiety to Palo AltoAs the environmental analysis for the Peninsula segment of high-speed rail nears the finish line, Palo Alto leaders are raising...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2022Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Aug 20, 2022 at 7:36 pm | 20 comments | 13821 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Guaranteed income pilot program for Santa Clara County's unhoused teens approvedSanta Clara County will soon launch a pilot program to bring financial support to unhoused high school seniors after the...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2022Last comment by Mondoman, on Aug 20, 2022 at 11:39 am | 3 comments | 1957 Views
AROUND TOWN
Realtor Alex Comsa jumps into Palo Alto council raceRealtor Alex Comsa announced Wednesday that he will seek a seat on the Palo Alto City Council, joining a growing roster of...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2022Last comment by Online Name, on Aug 20, 2022 at 9:43 am | 13 comments | 5304 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City Council prepares to settle 'safe parking' dispute between church, neighborsThe modest parking lot at the back of the First Congregational Church of Palo Alto looks like an unlikely setting for a neighborhood...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2022Last comment by Alan Parker, on Aug 19, 2022 at 8:04 pm | 23 comments | 5388 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Karen Stitt's friends, family remember a vibrant soul who was brutally murderedThe sudden but long-awaited break in Karen Stitt's decades-old murder brought surprise and relief to her friends and family....
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2022Last comment by NanaDi, on Aug 19, 2022 at 12:57 pm | 1 comment | 5366 Views
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