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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn powers its way to another SCVAL El Camino football winGunn’s power running game pounded another opponent Friday, piling up 395 yards on 39 carries in a 44-6 Santa Clara Valley...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Nov 4, 2019 at 6:15 pm | 4 comments | 3918 Views
RESTAURANTS
Alhambra brings Irish pub traditions to downtown Redwood CityIrish pubs capture in one warm and convivial place all that's good and right in the world: community, humor, good drink and...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2019Last comment by Brit, on Nov 4, 2019 at 12:50 pm | 1 comment | 6502 Views
SPORTS
SHP boys hold off Menlo to win WCAL water polo tourney titleLuke Weigle and Will Swart scored the first two goals of the second half to break a 3-3 tie and lead Sacred Heart Prep past...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2019Last comment by PoloPoloPolo, on Nov 3, 2019 at 3:43 pm | 1 comment | 3604 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford study shows link between achievement gap and racial disparities in school disciplineA new Stanford University study has documented for the first time at the national level a link between achievement gaps and...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2019Last comment by pinball, on Nov 2, 2019 at 11:34 pm | 20 comments | 14979 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Cameras catch man video-recording himself allegedly slamming a dog to the groundA 30-year-old East Palo Alto man seen allegedly slamming a small dog onto the ground while recording it with his phone has...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2019Last comment by Nick, on Nov 2, 2019 at 9:01 pm | 4 comments | 5938 Views
AROUND TOWN
With DIY haunted house, two brothers bring spirit of Halloween to Old Palo AltoTech billionaires and their over-the-top Halloween displays have turned the holiday into a mini-spectacle in Old Palo Alto,...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2019Last comment by Love the DIY, on Nov 2, 2019 at 9:55 am | 12 comments | 12754 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly Egg Wars - AgainIt seems that once again Paly egg wars caused a big mess in many local parks and nearby streets. Did PAPD catch any of...
Original post made by Former Parent on Oct. 30, 2019Last comment by Relaxed, on Nov 1, 2019 at 11:22 pm | 23 comments | 2737 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Late score has Gunn girls into SCVAL water polo finalsCooper McKenna scored four goals, including the game winner with less than 20 secinds to play, and the Gunn girls water polo...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by Sunita V, on Nov 1, 2019 at 12:57 pm | 1 comment | 3584 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents, city staff, nonprofit rally to save imperiled dawn redwoodAn ailing dawn redwood outside the downtown Palo Alto post office, a tree whose species dates from the time of the dinosaurs,...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Nov 1, 2019 at 11:55 am | 1 comment | 7584 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Hundreds call for more contributions from Stanford for expansion planWith Stanford University’s ambitious expansion plan nearing the finish line, hundreds of Stanford students, public school...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2019Last comment by Neighbor, on Nov 1, 2019 at 11:16 am | 33 comments | 11565 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Despite backlash, President Hotel owner presses ahead with hotel conversionThe new owner of the President Hotel made a renewed pitch on Tuesday for converting the iconic apartment building into a...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2019Last comment by PAer, on Nov 1, 2019 at 10:48 am | 27 comments | 11093 Views
SPORTS
Gunn title hopes remain on trackPalo Alto, Gunn and Woodside all play their final home game of the season Friday. Menlo-Atherton was also scheduled to do...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Nov 1, 2019 at 9:49 am | 1 comment | 1642 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto wants to fast-track public awareness on its 'biggest project': Rail redesignWhile the Palo Alto City Council has been talking about the need to separate tracks from roads for nearly a decade, the council...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2019Last comment by Morris, on Nov 1, 2019 at 8:15 am | 41 comments | 8794 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Driver attacks two with a cane in road-rage incidentA 66-year-old man allegedly attacked two drivers during separate road-rage incidents on Oct. 25 in what police termed a "rampage."...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2019Last comment by @Anon, on Nov 1, 2019 at 6:31 am | 29 comments | 8280 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto man dies in head-on crash on state Highway 152A man killed in a head-on crash on state Highway 152 in southern Santa Clara County on Wednesday morning has been identified...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2019Last comment by Condolences, on Nov 1, 2019 at 2:02 am | 1 comment | 6568 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pacific Art League hires new executive directorPacific Art League, downtown Palo Alto's venerable community art center and gallery, will get a new executive director in...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2019Last comment by Healthy Lifestyle, on Oct 31, 2019 at 4:13 pm | 2 comments | 4598 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Guest Opinion: In search of a Cubberley championThe only thing that's going to force the Palo Alto school district and the city to keep working together to rebuild Cubberley...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2019Last comment by A Citizen , on Oct 31, 2019 at 2:56 pm | 27 comments | 6066 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Inaugural Halloween event aims to keep trick-or-treaters closer to home in East Palo AltoTo reverse the trend of East Palo Alto families taking their children trick-or-treating in other cities, neighbors are organizing...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2019Last comment by Mark Dinan, on Oct 31, 2019 at 12:49 pm | 3 comments | 5580 Views
AROUND TOWN
District calls on Bay Area to Spare the Air on Thursday due to wildfire smokeThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a fourth-straight Spare the Air alert for Thursday as smoke from...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2019There are no comments yet. 2988 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Burglars strike occupied home in Palo Alto's Barron Park neighborhoodBurglars smashed through a glass door and entered an occupied Palo Alto home on Saturday, awakening a couple and stealing...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2019Last comment by Kenny, on Oct 30, 2019 at 8:03 pm | 10 comments | 9208 Views
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