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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Letters to the editor

<B>Congested and frustrated Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2020/02/14/letters-to-the-editor...

Original post made on Feb. 14, 2020
Last comment by TransparentCalifornia.Org, on Feb 14, 2020 at 2:12 am | 1 comment | 1886 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

New high school to bring German, French and Chinese language instruction under one roof

Two local bilingual schools have partnered to open a new international high school that will offer German, French and Chinese...

Original post made on Feb. 10, 2020
Last comment by Patricia, on Feb 13, 2020 at 9:27 am | 8 comments | 7684 Views

AROUND TOWN

With its centennial drawing near, Pacific Art League looks forward

With new director Lisa Coscino at the helm, Pacific Art League plans to increase its outreach and scope, both within the...

Original post made on Feb. 13, 2020
Last comment by Laura Bajuk, on Feb 13, 2020 at 8:42 am | 1 comment | 5374 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

'A unique opportunity': County eyes affordable housing in Palo Alto for adults with disabilities

A small, Santa Clara County-owned property in south Palo Alto may soon be redeveloped to create an increasingly valuable...

Original post made on Feb. 11, 2020
Last comment by Greenacres, on Feb 12, 2020 at 2:32 pm | 4 comments | 6475 Views

AROUND TOWN

Shop Talk: Ambassador Toys calls it quits, chocolate shop on its way

In this week's Shop Talk column, read about the closure of one of the area's last toy stores, a new chocolate shop and the...

Original post made on Feb. 10, 2020
Last comment by Julie armitano, on Feb 12, 2020 at 12:24 pm | 3 comments | 6543 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

New state bill aims to integrate Bay Area transit into one 'seamless' system

A newly introduced piece of state legislation seeks to integrate the more than two dozen separate and independent Bay Area...

Original post made on Feb. 4, 2020
Last comment by Anon, on Feb 12, 2020 at 8:41 am | 22 comments | 6547 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

With Khoury's Market closed, Palo Alto looks to beef up fines against building owner

Palo Alto is preparing to sharply ramp up fines against the owner of College Terrace Centre, the blocklong development on...

Original post made on Feb. 11, 2020
Last comment by @Old Palo Alto, on Feb 11, 2020 at 6:12 pm | 24 comments | 6674 Views

AROUND TOWN

As coronavirus epidemic spreads, Palo Altan recounts desperation to get out of Wuhan

From her quarantine at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, Palo Alto resident Esther Tiferes Tebeka on Friday pinpointed...

Original post made on Feb. 9, 2020
Last comment by member, on Feb 11, 2020 at 5:43 pm | 8 comments | 16680 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Bonds on the ballot: Will billions of dollars help California cope with climate change?

Given California's international leadership in addressing climate change, it isn't surprising that voters will be asked this...

Original post made on Jan. 27, 2020
Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Feb 11, 2020 at 10:01 am | 44 comments | 5138 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Killing them softly: Santa Clara County to ensure immature mosquitoes never grow up

Santa Clara County will unleash an eco-friendly larvicide on mosquitoes in the Palo Alto Baylands on Wednesday. Read the...

Original post made on Feb. 11, 2020
Last comment by Anon, on Feb 11, 2020 at 9:44 am | 2 comments | 4811 Views

AROUND TOWN

Teen musicians play for a good cause

This winter, five teenagers have been spending some of their weekend evenings combining their love of playing music together...

Original post made on Feb. 10, 2020
Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Feb 11, 2020 at 9:29 am | 4 comments | 3006 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

School board poised to place parcel tax on May ballot

The Palo Alto school board will likely approve at its Tuesday meeting putting an increased parcel tax to voters in a special...

Original post made on Jan. 27, 2020
Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Feb 11, 2020 at 8:49 am | 20 comments | 5487 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

New technology-themed institute brings tech-hungry seniors downtown

Downtown Palo Alto has been a longtime mecca for tech startups, and now it could be a destination for retired tech workers...

Original post made on Feb. 7, 2020
Last comment by Annette, on Feb 11, 2020 at 7:29 am | 15 comments | 9788 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Contentious housing bill SB 50 dies on the Senate floor

Senate Bill 50, a contentious proposal to relax height and density restrictions for housing developments, suffered a serious...

Original post made on Jan. 29, 2020
Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Feb 10, 2020 at 11:05 am | 51 comments | 14351 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Can Santa Clara County house 100 homeless students in 100 days? Foothill College joins effort

Foothill College announced Wednesday new partnerships that the community college hopes will help Santa Clara County achieve...

Original post made on Feb. 7, 2020
Last comment by Anon, on Feb 10, 2020 at 10:34 am | 8 comments | 5445 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Cal. Ave. businesses are feeling the pain — and waiting for the gain

Ten months into the construction of a parking garage in the California Avenue business district in Palo Alto, business owners...

Original post made on Feb. 7, 2020
Last comment by Merchant, on Feb 9, 2020 at 3:53 pm | 14 comments | 8187 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Residents find political signs on their lawns — for a candidate they don't support

A handful of Palo Alto residents recently found lawn signs supporting Rishi Kumar, a Saratoga city councilman and candidate...

Original post made on Jan. 9, 2020
Last comment by Sick of lying politicians, on Feb 9, 2020 at 11:06 am | 57 comments | 18106 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Escapee from Palo Alto courthouse gets 4 years in prison for gun charges

A man who escaped from a Palo Alto courthouse in 2017, sparking a 20-day manhunt, was sentenced to four years in prison on...

Original post made on Feb. 7, 2020
Last comment by Ant, on Feb 9, 2020 at 8:12 am | 3 comments | 4880 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Palo Alto moves to place employee-count tax on November ballot

Emboldened by recent survey results and examples from neighboring cities, Palo Alto's elected leaders agreed Monday to place...

Original post made on Jan. 27, 2020
Last comment by Anon, on Feb 8, 2020 at 3:29 pm | 32 comments | 7661 Views

PALO ALTO ISSUES

Hungry for housing, Palo Alto brings back contentious zoning tool

Eager to pull Palo Alto out of its prolonged housing rut, the City Council agreed on Monday to resurrect a zoning tool that...

Original post made on Feb. 4, 2020
Last comment by Anon, on Feb 8, 2020 at 3:14 pm | 44 comments | 12329 Views
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