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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Santa Clara County to allow hair salons, gyms to reopen — provided they meet new social-distancing rulesHair salons and gyms in Santa Canta County may be allowed to reopen in mid-July under a new county order, which creates a...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2020Last comment by hospital spread, on Jul 6, 2020 at 12:03 pm | 22 comments | 18725 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Under Palo Alto Unified's proposed reopening plan, here's what schools will look like this fallThe school district is taking a "middle of the road" approach to reopening schools this fall, with elementary school students...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2020Last comment by McGillicuddy , on Jul 6, 2020 at 11:18 am | 135 comments | 29507 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: 91-year-old woman fulfills lifelong dream of completing bachelor's degreeIn the latest Around Town column, news about a 91-year-old Palo Alto woman who recently finished her bachelor's degree, the...
Original post made on Jul. 4, 2020Last comment by Smiley, on Jul 6, 2020 at 10:02 am | 2 comments | 8716 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fireworks, Bangs, Explosive Noises.For the past couple of weeks, the bangs, have started early and finish late at least 6 - 11 pm every night. They annoy the...
Original post made by Palo Verde on Jun. 13, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Jul 5, 2020 at 10:45 pm | 29 comments | 5956 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto will open University Avenue daily to foot traffic only, but will the benefits outweigh the potential risks?As business owners are doing their utmost to welcome back customers on downtown Palo Alto's main strip, health officials...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jul 5, 2020 at 1:44 pm | 8 comments | 16743 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Un-forgetting the segregationist history of Palo Alto (and Daly City, and San Francisco, and…)Richard Rothstein presents the Bay Area as Exhibit A of how tangible segregationist housing policy had been implemented in...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jul 5, 2020 at 11:38 am | 31 comments | 47077 Views
AROUND TOWN
Who needs fireworks? Celebrating the Fourth of July in an unusual yearFor those accustomed to celebrating Fourth of July with big parties, parades, chili cook-offs, fireworks, and concerts, the...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Jul 4, 2020 at 9:56 pm | 7 comments | 7361 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Unprecedented fireworks explosions frazzle residentsLocal police departments say they are responding in force to a growing number of fireworks complaints in Palo Alto, East...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Jul 4, 2020 at 9:55 pm | 42 comments | 19111 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Wind-driven grass fire threatens homesA rapidly spreading vegetation fire caused the evacuation of homes in an East Palo Alto neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jul 3, 2020 at 3:11 pm | 4 comments | 5079 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Virtual, contactless era forces Avenidas to dismantle programs for seniorsSenior services nonprofit Avenidas announced that it is halting several programs as the organization pivots to a new service...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2020There are no comments yet. 6458 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
What California's budget deal means for K-12 schoolsCalifornia's new budget provides enough funding for schools to pivot to hybrid learning when they reopen this fall. But school...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2020Last comment by D, on Jul 2, 2020 at 12:51 pm | 1 comment | 3993 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Guest Opinion: Please open Foothills Park to allAs a member of the Lee family who owned the property that became Foothills Park and as a park ranger who worked there for...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jul 2, 2020 at 12:34 pm | 64 comments | 12608 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto launches educational series on police operations, use-of-force policiesThe Police Department is kicking off a series of online briefings Wednesday to discuss issues such as use-of-force policies...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2020Last comment by Sally, on Jul 2, 2020 at 10:53 am | 9 comments | 4313 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Weekend demonstrations extend into Monday as Peninsula residents protest death of George FloydHundreds of protesters marched through Menlo Park and into Palo Alto on Monday to protest police brutality in the wake of...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2020Last comment by Jason Eldredge, on Jul 1, 2020 at 10:17 pm | 86 comments | 82624 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto signals support for 187-unit development in Stanford Research ParkEager to spur housing production, the City Council signaled its support Monday night for one of the most ambitious projects...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Jul 1, 2020 at 12:40 pm | 53 comments | 12998 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
In-person class twice a week? School district eyes hybrid model this fallWhen Palo Alto Unified middle and high schools reopen this fall, students could be attending school in person twice a week...
Original post made on May. 13, 2020Last comment by Author Jack, on Jul 1, 2020 at 4:37 am | 95 comments | 37545 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Santa Clara County previews new COVID-19 reopening planThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and Public Health Department held a joint meeting Monday with the San Jose City...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Jul 1, 2020 at 2:41 am | 7 comments | 10664 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
The cost of COVID-19 drug remdesivir: $2,340 to $3,120 per patientGilead Sciences, the manufacturer of an experimental antiviral drug used to shorten the effects of the COVID-19 disease,...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2020Last comment by Marketing Guru, on Jul 1, 2020 at 1:36 am | 5 comments | 4825 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Federal lawsuit alleges Palo Alto police engaged in pattern of abuseAn attorney for the man who suffered a facial injury during an arrest in front of Happy Donuts is alleging in a federal lawsuit...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2020Last comment by Family Friendly, on Jun 30, 2020 at 5:48 pm | 18 comments | 12992 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Free Palo Alto COVID-19 test site draws in 500 people on first dayPalo Alto's first-ever pop-up COVID-19 testing site inside City Hall received a constant influx of patients on Tuesday. A...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2020Last comment by parent, on Jun 30, 2020 at 4:33 pm | 10 comments | 11295 Views
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