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PALO ALTO ISSUES
County ramps up efforts to provide safe parking programsSanta Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian is hosting meetings Palo Alto and Mountain View about the county's safe parking...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2020Last comment by SJW, on Mar 11, 2020 at 12:54 pm | 4 comments | 4472 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Fire station. Garage. Bike bridge. Palo Alto prepares for ribbon-cutting season.Six years after the City Council embarked on an ambitious plan to construct new buildings, garages and bikeways, Palo Alto...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2020Last comment by Firefighter , on Mar 11, 2020 at 9:16 am | 2 comments | 3486 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Sue's farewell: A Palo Alto 'end-of-life' storyA Palo Alto woman who decided it was time to legally end her life went through with her decision last year through California's...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2020Last comment by Probate Attorney, on Mar 11, 2020 at 8:46 am | 9 comments | 18672 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: City freshens up official logo; residents upset over oak tree coming downIn the latest Around Town column, news about a revamped official logo for the city of Palo Alto, the impending departure...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2020Last comment by No Alligator, on Mar 11, 2020 at 8:40 am | 12 comments | 7002 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Errors in federal reimbursement, employee ratios to cost Ravenswood $24KThe Ravenswood City School District will pay just over $24,000 for financial errors uncovered in an annual audit in part...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2020Last comment by Concerned Mom., on Mar 10, 2020 at 10:43 pm | 19 comments | 4394 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Unlimited access to Palo Alto Online during coronavirus crisisIn order for all area residents to have important local information on the coronavirus health emergency, Palo Alto Online...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2020Last comment by C, on Mar 10, 2020 at 4:53 pm | 20 comments | 9706 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Police auditor raises flags about Taser use by Palo Alto officersA new police auditors report raises concerns about Taser use and suggests that the city delayed the report's issuance to...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2020Last comment by Tim, on Mar 10, 2020 at 3:31 pm | 3 comments | 7549 Views
AROUND TOWN
With coronavirus threat expanding, Palo Alto scraps, postpones dozens of eventsThe grand opening of a new fire station. A sustainability workshop. A town hall to discuss new designs for the rail corridor....
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Mar 10, 2020 at 1:49 pm | 3 comments | 9504 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
PUBLIC AGENDA: Review of Human Relations Commission's work planA preview of Palo Alto government meetings for the week of March 9. Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2020/03/06/public-agenda-review-of-human-relations-...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2020Last comment by Independent, on Mar 10, 2020 at 9:15 am | 1 comment | 2412 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Letters to the editor<B>Castilleja listens Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2020/03/06/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2020Last comment by Richard Feldman, on Mar 9, 2020 at 11:30 pm | 1 comment | 1808 Views
AROUND TOWN
NASA Ames employee tests positive for coronavirus, prompting mandatory work-from-home advisoryAn employee working at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View has tested positive for the new coronavirus, prompting...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2020Last comment by Ames family, on Mar 9, 2020 at 4:36 pm | 3 comments | 7373 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Teenager dies from gunshot wound in East Palo AltoA teenage boy shot late Friday night in East Palo Alto died of his injuries, leading police to conduct a suspicious death...
Original post made on Mar. 9, 2020Last comment by Sad & Unfortunate News, on Mar 9, 2020 at 3:25 pm | 2 comments | 19325 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Behind the Headlines: Impact of the coronavirusWith the number of coronavirus cases rising tenfold in the past week in Santa Clara County, Palo Alto Weekly journalists...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2020Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Mar 9, 2020 at 8:01 am | 17 comments | 14877 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
As costs rise, history nonprofit faces uncertain futureFacing a funding shortage, mounting costs and flagging political support, a nonprofit dedicated to celebrating the city’s...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2020Last comment by DUH, on Mar 8, 2020 at 2:09 pm | 41 comments | 9679 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Palo Alto boy killed in Friday night collisionA middle-school aged boy riding a bicycle was killed Friday night (March 6) in a collision at El Camino Real and California...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2020Last comment by Nick, on Mar 7, 2020 at 8:42 pm | 19 comments | 52869 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Opinion: Castilleja doesn't exist in a bubbleOur corner of Old Palo Alto, bounded by Alma Street, Embarcadero Road, Churchill Avenue and Waverley Street, is an eclectic...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2020Last comment by mauricio, on Mar 7, 2020 at 5:06 pm | 35 comments | 8186 Views
AROUND TOWN
Federal judge thwarts Theranos leaders' attempt to dump fraud caseA federal court judge has declined to throw out the fraud case against two former Theranos executives, finding the indictment...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Mar 7, 2020 at 2:15 pm | 1 comment | 3927 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford student died from accidental fentanyl overdose, coroner confirmsA Stanford University sophomore found unresponsive in a campus fraternity house in January died from an accidental overdose...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2020Last comment by A Meth-Head MD?, on Mar 7, 2020 at 11:50 am | 35 comments | 47102 Views
AROUND TOWN
From hayfields to homes: Barron Park neighborhood celebrates centennialBarron Park is a neighborhood with a storied history that includes strawberry fields and donkeys, a railroad, a de-facto...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2020Last comment by The True Residents of Barron Park, on Mar 6, 2020 at 3:57 pm | 4 comments | 5163 Views
AROUND TOWN
Advisory from SM County Public Health OfficerUpdate on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) March 5, 2020: New statement issued from San Mateo County Public Health Officer Dr....
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Mar. 6, 2020There are no comments yet. 3752 Views
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