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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Firefighters sue to bring back binding arbitrationPalo Alto's largest firefighters union is waging a legal battle to bring back a law that required contract disputes between...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Sep 26, 2019 at 11:00 am | 13 comments | 7060 Views
AROUND TOWN
Catching up with Molly TuttleAward-winning musician Molly Tuttle, who grew up in Palo Alto, will be back in her old home town next week. Read the full...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 26, 2019 at 12:38 am | 1 comment | 15660 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police lean on training to diffuse crisis when mentally ill man comes at them with spear-like weaponEast Palo Alto and Menlo Park police used crisis-de-escalation techniques to try to diffuse a situation with a mentally ill...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2019Last comment by Bring Back Agnews, on Sep 25, 2019 at 7:44 am | 9 comments | 4590 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Child, adult become county's first flu deaths of the seasonTwo Santa Clara County residents, including a child, have died recently from the flu, county officials said Tuesday. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2019There are no comments yet. 3678 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board tables proposal to change two-meeting ruleIt appeared that there was majority support on the school board to change its two-meeting approval requirement to the exception...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2019Last comment by Classaction, on Sep 24, 2019 at 10:35 pm | 12 comments | 5487 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Letters to the editor<B>Opposed to Castilleja expansion Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2019/09/06/letters-to-the-editor...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2019Last comment by Dan Siehl, on Sep 24, 2019 at 10:35 pm | 1 comment | 1900 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto looks to sell, treat — and possibly ask people to drink — wastewaterIn an effort that could loosen the spigot on recycling water in the region, Palo Alto and Santa Clara Valley Water are exploring...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2019Last comment by Online Name, on Sep 24, 2019 at 9:01 pm | 36 comments | 9518 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Two council members call for greater focus on 'affordable' housingPalo Alto's efforts to encourage more housing should primarily focus on maintaining diversity and addressing the needs of...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Sep 24, 2019 at 12:33 pm | 30 comments | 6702 Views
MOVIES
Guild Theatre to close ThursdayLandmark's Guild Theatre, a single-screen movie theater that's been in Menlo Park since 1924, is set to officially close...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 24, 2019 at 12:00 pm | 3 comments | 6476 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
'Rape is not a punishment for getting drunk.' Chanel Miller speaks out during her first interview about being sexually assaulted by Brock TurnerChanel Miller was at the center of one of the most high-profile sexual assault cases in recent years. Until now, the world...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2019Last comment by Anneke, on Sep 24, 2019 at 10:43 am | 10 comments | 15764 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Man shot in the head by his son in case of mistaken identityA 42-year-old Sunnyvale man was allegedly shot by his son in a possible case of mistaken identity in East Palo Alto, according...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Nick, on Sep 23, 2019 at 10:04 pm | 14 comments | 9077 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
High temperatures, bad air quality expected on TuesdayThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air alert for Tuesday because of a forecast for an unhealthy...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2019Last comment by Resident, on Sep 23, 2019 at 4:01 pm | 1 comment | 3612 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Bright Star' is bluegrass meets BroadwayPalo Alto Players' musical "Bright Star" has some winning elements but lazy writing keeps it from fully shining. Read the...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2019Last comment by Jessica, on Sep 22, 2019 at 8:38 pm | 6 comments | 4499 Views
AROUND TOWN
Local students walk out as part of worldwide Climate StrikeAt their morning break on Friday, students of Castilleja School and Palo Alto High School joined thousands of other youth...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2019Last comment by DoD Goddess, on Sep 22, 2019 at 8:04 pm | 5 comments | 5545 Views
BOOKS
Fall reading: Five books by local authors to give you a new perspective of Palo AltoWith cooler weather and shorter days ahead, the start of fall is a good time to update your reading list. This month we're...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2019Last comment by Light My Fire, on Sep 22, 2019 at 2:00 pm | 3 comments | 4441 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: When local government leaders refuse to answer questions, they become their own worst enemiesPalo Alto City Manager Ed Shikada won't talk with us. At his direction, neither will police Chief Bob Jonsen, fire Chief...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2019Last comment by Bureaucratic BS, on Sep 22, 2019 at 1:17 pm | 19 comments | 10930 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Top-ranked but 'viscerally' disappointing: New book details one family's challenges in Palo Alto schoolsTeru Clavel, a mother with a masters degree in comparative international education, has sharp criticism for the Palo Alto...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019Last comment by Back to basic, on Sep 21, 2019 at 1:50 pm | 87 comments | 31044 Views
SPORTS
Palo Alto takes care of business in win over CarlmontAfter the dust had cleared from a hard-fought 34-24 win over Carlmont, Palo Alto coach Nelson Gifford was paraphrasing the...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2019There are no comments yet. 3903 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Groups to kick off three-part series on healthy dialogue with talk on political polarizationThree community organizations in Palo Alto have come together to create a series of events that aim to promote healthy, responsible...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2019Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Sep 20, 2019 at 6:31 pm | 29 comments | 4262 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
'He was in a position of trust': Nursing assistant who raped patient sentenced to 12 years in prisonA former Webster House nursing assistant who pleaded no contest to rape and oral copulation of an incapacitated, 72-year-old...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2019Last comment by pearl, on Sep 20, 2019 at 5:18 pm | 1 comment | 6201 Views
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