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ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Santa Clara County to allow hair salons, gyms to reopen — provided they meet new social-distancing rules

Hair 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, 2020
Last 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 fall

The 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, 2020
Last 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 degree

In 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, 2020
Last 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, 2020
Last 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, 2020
Last 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, 2020
Last 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 year

For those accustomed to celebrating Fourth of July with big parties, parades, chili cook-offs, fireworks, and concerts, the...

Original post made on Jul. 2, 2020
Last comment by Resident, on Jul 4, 2020 at 9:56 pm | 7 comments | 7361 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Unprecedented fireworks explosions frazzle residents

Local 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, 2020
Last comment by Resident, on Jul 4, 2020 at 9:55 pm | 42 comments | 19111 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

Wind-driven grass fire threatens homes

A rapidly spreading vegetation fire caused the evacuation of homes in an East Palo Alto neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon...

Original post made on Jul. 2, 2020
Last 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 seniors

Senior services nonprofit Avenidas announced that it is halting several programs as the organization pivots to a new service...

Original post made on Jul. 3, 2020
There are no comments yet. 6458 Views

ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO

What California's budget deal means for K-12 schools

California'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, 2020
Last 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 all

As 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, 2020
Last 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 policies

The 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, 2020
Last 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 Floyd

Hundreds 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, 2020
Last 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 Park

Eager 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, 2020
Last 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 fall

When 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, 2020
Last 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 plan

The 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, 2020
Last 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 patient

Gilead Sciences, the manufacturer of an experimental antiviral drug used to shorten the effects of the COVID-19 disease,...

Original post made on Jun. 29, 2020
Last 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 abuse

An 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, 2020
Last 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 day

Palo 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, 2020
Last comment by parent, on Jun 30, 2020 at 4:33 pm | 10 comments | 11295 Views
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