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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford withdraws $138M school mitigation agreement, for nowStanford University informed the Palo Alto school district Friday that it wished to suspend further action on a tentative...
Original post made on May. 11, 2019Last comment by JR, on May 15, 2019 at 7:27 am | 27 comments | 9750 Views
SPORTS
Stanford hires Schemmel as latest men's swimming coachStanford Director of Athletics Bernard Muir announced the hiring of Dan Schemmel as the school's men's swimming coach on...
Original post made on May. 14, 2019Last comment by Jim, on May 14, 2019 at 7:30 pm | 1 comment | 5078 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
With new plan, Caltrain prepares for ridership surgeFacing persistent funding challenges, a growing ridership base and a patchwork of plans from Peninsula cities for redesigning...
Original post made on May. 3, 2019Last comment by Maurice, on May 14, 2019 at 7:39 am | 67 comments | 18742 Views
AROUND TOWN
Hawaii water polo team loses $16K in gear in Palo Alto auto burglaryTwenty members of the University of Hawaii women's water polo team had nearly $16,000 of equipment stolen in a Palo Alto...
Original post made on May. 12, 2019Last comment by reality of it, on May 13, 2019 at 6:41 pm | 17 comments | 5971 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Bills to encourage housing density near transit advance in SenateTwo state bills that would allow more housing density in transit corridors cleared their first legislative hurdles this week,...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2019Last comment by Annette, on May 13, 2019 at 2:53 pm | 37 comments | 8906 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City eyes overhaul of residential parking districtsDespite the heavy demand, Palo Alto's residential parking programs have frustrated city workers, local employees and neighborhood...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by Michael H, on May 13, 2019 at 12:09 pm | 9 comments | 5954 Views
AROUND TOWN
Grants available for Bay Area's low-income residents for clean air vehicle purchasesLow-income residents of certain Bay Area neighborhoods can get help to replace their old cars with clean air vehicles thanks...
Original post made on May. 12, 2019Last comment by AllYouCanEat, on May 13, 2019 at 9:40 am | 3 comments | 8696 Views
MOVIES
Of local note: M-A grad into Santa Clara Hall of FameMenlo-Atherton and Santa Clara University grad Kevin Dunton will be inducted into the Santa Clara Athletic Hall of Fame on...
Original post made on May. 12, 2019Last comment by Scott Garibaldi , on May 12, 2019 at 8:01 pm | 1 comment | 3656 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford asks county to halt GUP hearingsStanford University has asked the county Planning Commission to delay hearings on the university's expansion application,...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by Curmudgeon, on May 11, 2019 at 12:42 pm | 9 comments | 12990 Views
AROUND TOWN
Gloria Hom: Educator, economist, civic leaderMidtown resident Gloria Hom has held many roles in her life: the economist; the wife, mother of three and grandmother; the...
Original post made on May. 3, 2019Last comment by Mary R Batchelder, on May 11, 2019 at 10:24 am | 1 comment | 5186 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around Town: The underdog; 'Hope is An Action'In the latest Around Town column, read about a Paly educator advancing to the "Jeopardy!" Teachers Tournament, actress Glenn...
Original post made on May. 11, 2019There are no comments yet. 4006 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Email: Stanford, school district skirted county ground rulesEmails released in response to a Public Records Act request show that Stanford and the school district worked together to...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by News or Advertising?, on May 10, 2019 at 10:41 pm | 4 comments | 7470 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Cities take different paths on contentious housing billWith a flurry of housing bills now sweeping through Sacramento, elected leaders from Palo Alto, Menlo Park and East Palo...
Original post made on May. 7, 2019Last comment by Annette, on May 10, 2019 at 6:03 pm | 53 comments | 9064 Views
BOOKS
Library nonprofit turns to rare and vintage vinyl for Saturday fundraiserHenry Yu and Frank McConnell have spent the last two months sorting through boxes and crates filled with vinyl records. Read...
Original post made on May. 9, 2019Last comment by 78, on May 10, 2019 at 3:53 pm | 5 comments | 6971 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Spurred by loss, Palo Alto teacher organizes suicide awareness walkJaclyn Petty, a fourth grade teacher in Palo Alto whose brother died by suicide in 2016, is organizing the Peninsula's first-ever...
Original post made on May. 10, 2019Last comment by anonymouse, on May 10, 2019 at 8:00 am | 1 comment | 7121 Views
AROUND TOWN
How the Town of Atherton proposes to steal from the residents of the Fire DistrictThe Town Council has no shame! These are just some of their proposals for ways in which Fire District funds could be...
Original post made by Peter Carpenter on May. 10, 2019There are no comments yet. 1037 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
How powerful lawmakers are killing California bills — by doing nothingA new California Assembly rule gives committee chairs the power to shelve bills simply by not scheduling them for a hearing....
Original post made on May. 6, 2019Last comment by musical, on May 10, 2019 at 3:40 am | 12 comments | 4741 Views
AROUND TOWN
Seniors take center stage for Stanford women's tennisThe fifth-ranked Stanford women's tennis team completed a sweep of its final homestand, beating No. 15 Washington 4-0 on...
Original post made on May. 9, 2019There are no comments yet. 2972 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Will Palo Alto's plans to speed up transportation projects spell traffic relief?If things proceed as planned, this will be the year in which Palo Alto reforms its byzantine parking programs, embraces bike-...
Original post made on May. 8, 2019Last comment by Michael, on May 9, 2019 at 10:05 pm | 17 comments | 8319 Views
AROUND TOWN
Foothill College's boundary-pushing radio station turns 60Like many residents living in the Bay Area, I have spent decades wondering what's wrong with the bottom of my radio dial. Read...
Original post made on May. 9, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on May 9, 2019 at 7:47 pm | 1 comment | 6449 Views
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