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Guest Opinion: Leadership in the time of COVID-19As a history teacher, I frequently consult our past to be inspired by those who led in times of crisis and moved society...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2020Last comment by Jayme, on May 3, 2020 at 8:25 pm | 41 comments | 7703 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residential Parking in Palo AltoStreet parking is a continual problem in Palo Alto. Zoning code requires TWO parking spaces per dwelling in R1 zone....
Original post made by AnnaR on Apr. 29, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on May 2, 2020 at 12:57 pm | 12 comments | 2353 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Real Estate Matters: Coronavirus crisis reshapes spring real estate marketAs with so many other sectors of the economy, the Midpeninsula's real estate market has been upended by the state's stay-at-home...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2020Last comment by Zhao, on May 2, 2020 at 9:03 am | 4 comments | 6448 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Santa Clara County courts poised to wipe out 11,500 marijuana convictionsOver 11,500 marijuana convictions in the county will be reduced or expunged on Wednesday as part of a mass-scale effort to...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2020Last comment by COVID-Kid, on May 1, 2020 at 8:52 pm | 2 comments | 5445 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Weeks into the pandemic, county public health officials say testing for COVID-19 still falls shortCounty public health officials say too few people are being tested for the coronavirus, and that it falls on private labs...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2020Last comment by Rony, on May 1, 2020 at 2:06 pm | 6 comments | 6216 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Santa Clara County seeks a roadmap for recovery as COVID-19 cases level offThe Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to create a comprehensive recovery plan laying out exactly how...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Apr 30, 2020 at 6:46 pm | 34 comments | 16741 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Remdesivir drug trials show patients recovering from COVID-19Patients are recovering from COVID-19 when they are given the experimental drug remdesivir, according to two studies by Gilead...
Original post made on Apr. 30, 2020Last comment by pearl, on Apr 30, 2020 at 1:54 pm | 1 comment | 6749 Views
AROUND TOWN
Annual Palo Alto May Day Celebration 2020 Cancelled/Celebrate VirtuallyBerkeley Morris May Day Celebration 6 am PDT(You Tube live) (The annual Palo Alto Baylands May Day celebration with Deer...
Original post made by Kitchen Sink Molly on Apr. 30, 2020There are no comments yet. 1546 Views
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Local domestic violence experts say pandemic creates conditions ripe for abuseThe shelter-in-place order has left people in abusive relationships with an intimate partner in a terrifying situation, local...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Apr 29, 2020 at 10:23 pm | 8 comments | 6772 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Coronavirus weekend update: Nursing homes in Santa Clara and San Mateo County with COVID-19 cases identifiedThe California Department of Public Health released new county-based data on COVID-19 cases within skilled nursing facilities. Read...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2020Last comment by roger weiner, on Apr 29, 2020 at 8:34 pm | 9 comments | 14444 Views
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Ordered home delivery? A robot could be coming to your front doorDelivery robots might become the new norm during the COVID-19 pandemic. One Mountain View startup is set to deploy its driverless...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2020Last comment by Resident, on Apr 29, 2020 at 7:01 pm | 1 comment | 8985 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford, UCSF join forces on two major studies to track COVID-19 spreadSeeking to answer critical questions about the spread of COVID-19, Stanford University and UC San Francisco are teaming up...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2020Last comment by Swooning for Swedes, on Apr 29, 2020 at 7:00 pm | 10 comments | 6627 Views
RESTAURANTS
Our guide to local restaurants selling groceries, meal kits and moreMany local restaurants have transformed themselves into pseudo-grocery stores, selling eggs, milk, fresh produce, household...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2020Last comment by stephen levy, on Apr 29, 2020 at 12:51 pm | 6 comments | 12839 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Auditors face toughest review — their ownPalo Alto City Council's recent move to outsource the city auditor position, which was created by the voters in 1983, is...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Apr 29, 2020 at 8:50 am | 14 comments | 9184 Views
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Stanford Health Care to cut workers' wages by 20%Employees of Stanford Health Care, including doctors and nurses who are caring for COVID-19 patients, will have their pay...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2020Last comment by Nursing Assistant, on Apr 28, 2020 at 6:29 pm | 88 comments | 131004 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Midpeninsula students aid community in quests for food donations, face masksWhile school is online and many extracurriculars are canceled, some Midpeninsula students are reporting they have more time...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2020Last comment by Gunn Parent, on Apr 28, 2020 at 5:47 pm | 2 comments | 6276 Views
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Its future in limbo, Palo Alto History Museum wins timely grants from countyThe Palo Alto History Museum received a bit of good news this month: a pair of county grants that could help refurbish the...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2020Last comment by musical, on Apr 28, 2020 at 5:42 pm | 9 comments | 6582 Views
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El Camino Hospital nurse speaks about what it's like to provide care in the age of coronavirusWhat's it like to be an ICU nurse at Mountain View's El Camino Hospital right now? Stressful and full of new challenges,...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2020Last comment by Dick D., on Apr 28, 2020 at 4:59 pm | 4 comments | 11994 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bay Area extends stay-at-home order to May 3, adds new business restrictionsWith the number of coronavirus cases rising and health systems bracing for a surge of patients, Bay Area health officials...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2020Last comment by Anon, on Apr 28, 2020 at 2:49 pm | 82 comments | 35196 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto prepares for service cuts as economy sputtersPalo Alto will consider closing library branches, scrapping its shuttle program and suspending its plan to spur housing production...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2020Last comment by chris, on Apr 28, 2020 at 12:51 pm | 53 comments | 14532 Views
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