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AROUND TOWN
After three years of advocacy, Palo Alto Renters' Association to dissolvePalo Alto Renters' Association, a nonprofit that formed in 2020 to support local tenants, will soon be no more. It is being...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2023Last comment by JB, on Nov 29, 2023 at 9:07 pm | 2 comments | 3196 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Armed robbers take off with catalytic converter near Pardee ParkPalo Alto police are looking for two men who sawed off a catalytic converter from a parked car during an armed robbery that...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2023Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Nov 29, 2023 at 6:51 pm | 3 comments | 2755 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto City Council members look to raise their own salariesAfter approving raises for just about every major labor group over the past year, the Palo Alto City Council is now shifting...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2023Last comment by Silver Linings, on Nov 29, 2023 at 2:21 pm | 6 comments | 3841 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Caltrain plans for 4-track segments complicate Palo Alto's effort to redesign rail crossingsCalifornia's high-speed rail system may be more than a decade away from construction, but the beleaguered project is casting...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2023Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Nov 29, 2023 at 1:32 pm | 17 comments | 12029 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
California faces big challenges to implement new math guidelinesAfter a contentious road to approve a new set of statewide guidelines on teaching students math, California officials must...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2023Last comment by Retired PAUSD Teacher, on Nov 29, 2023 at 11:32 am | 2 comments | 2031 Views
AROUND TOWN
Arab Muslim student at Stanford injured in hit-and-run, allegedly by pro-Israel studentA hit-and-run incident on the Stanford University campus on Friday, Nov. 3 that injured a pedestrian is being investigated...
Original post made on Nov. 5, 2023Last comment by Me 2, on Nov 29, 2023 at 11:23 am | 23 comments | 10881 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Holiday Fund: Cultivating a love of swimmingWhen a local high school swimmer couldn't pay her school's $1,500 per trimester team membership, Beyond Barriers Athletic...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2023Last comment by JustAnotherDay, on Nov 27, 2023 at 5:51 pm | 2 comments | 3402 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Don't call it a blimp: Massive airship debuts at Moffett Field in Mountain ViewReviving an early 20th-century ambition, an experimental airship debuted at Moffett Field this month, albeit for only a few...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2023Last comment by Bystander, on Nov 27, 2023 at 12:32 pm | 1 comment | 4440 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Silicon Valley congresswoman Anna Eshoo announces retirementFor the first time in two decades, a Silicon Valley congressmember is retiring, a decision that will shake up the South Bay's...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2023Last comment by Ramona Fernando, on Nov 27, 2023 at 11:52 am | 13 comments | 6712 Views
AROUND TOWN
To add housing, Palo Alto looks beyond historic height limitAs part of a push for more housing, Palo Alto on Monday relaxed height, density and parking rules in several sections of...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2023Last comment by Bill Fitch, on Nov 27, 2023 at 11:08 am | 23 comments | 7976 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
How California's fire insurance woes are impacting Peninsula homeownersObtaining new homeowners insurance policies -- and even securing renewals on existing policies -- has become increasingly...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2023Last comment by Gary G., on Nov 25, 2023 at 8:56 am | 3 comments | 3057 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Retired Palo Alto police sergeant pleads guilty after video captured violent arrestA Palo Alto police officer who slammed a man into a car windshield during a 2018 arrest at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park pleaded...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2023Last comment by MyFeelz, on Nov 23, 2023 at 6:21 pm | 7 comments | 3473 Views
AROUND TOWN
Frances Dias, Palo Alto's first female mayor, dies at 100Frances Dias, who served as Palo Alto's first female mayor during one the city's most politically turbulent periods, died...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2023Last comment by paulbc, on Nov 23, 2023 at 12:55 pm | 1 comment | 3851 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police: Five-car collision on Alma Street resulted in major damage, largely minor injuriesA series of collisions involving five cars took place on Friday, Nov. 17 at 1:46 p.m. at the 2400 block of Alma Street, between...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2023Last comment by MidTown Guy, on Nov 22, 2023 at 11:43 pm | 4 comments | 3644 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto school board leaves math-acceleration decision to staffThe Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education declined to decide on a flexible student mathematics-acceleration...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2023Last comment by Retired PAUSD Teacher, on Nov 22, 2023 at 4:47 pm | 21 comments | 7340 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Bay Area roads earn 'fair' grade in annual pavement conditions report cardPavement conditions are just "fair" on the Bay Area's roadways, according to an annual report card from the Metropolitan...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2023Last comment by Jack, on Nov 21, 2023 at 11:12 am | 10 comments | 2019 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto's new rental registry may exclude smaller propertiesAs Palo Alto prepares to adopt a rental registry to track vacancies, rent hikes and property turnover, one type of development...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2023Last comment by Jerry, on Nov 21, 2023 at 10:09 am | 7 comments | 4477 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Holiday Fund: The little studio that couldEast Palo Alto's first and only school of dance combines music and dance in a way that not only exposes children and families...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2023Last comment by Virginia Smedberg, on Nov 21, 2023 at 1:48 am | 1 comment | 2736 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Despite past allegations of wage theft, Palo Alto inks new deal with janitorial contractorA janitorial company that last year faced accusations of wage theft from its employees, prompting Palo Alto to firm up its...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2023Last comment by Online Name, on Nov 20, 2023 at 1:18 pm | 2 comments | 2571 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Citing financial challenges, Palo Alto offers developers more time to get permits for housing projectsSeeking to ensure that recently approved housing projects actually get built, Palo Alto is preparing to give developers more...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2023Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Nov 20, 2023 at 11:10 am | 6 comments | 1995 Views
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