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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford, county supervisors give conflicting accounts of talks to restart negotiationsStanford University has disputed the accounts of two county supervisors that the university's top staff offered lesser benefits...
Original post made on May. 23, 2019Last comment by Anon, on May 28, 2019 at 8:58 am | 17 comments | 5032 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
'This is not saying we're anti-charter.' Ravenswood school board backs state charter billsThe Ravenswood City school board unanimously approved Thursday night a charter school moratorium that throws their support...
Original post made on May. 24, 2019Last comment by Citizen, on May 28, 2019 at 7:27 am | 12 comments | 5207 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto school district to fill leadership vacanciesThe Palo Alto school district has hired a new chief business official, two new principals and created a new position focused...
Original post made on May. 25, 2019Last comment by Jim H, on May 27, 2019 at 10:42 am | 8 comments | 6847 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
William 'Rick' Singer, lead of college admissions scam, had many Palo Alto connectionsWilliam Singer, the Newport Beach, California man at the head of an elaborate fraud to get students of wealthy families into...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2019Last comment by complete fraud, on May 26, 2019 at 11:19 pm | 55 comments | 45126 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Police looking for man who stabbed East Palo Alto residentEast Palo Alto police are looking for a man who stabbed a 26-year-old male on the 400 block of East O'Keefe Street early...
Original post made on May. 26, 2019Last comment by M&M , on May 26, 2019 at 8:03 pm | 5 comments | 4264 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Report: Santa Clara County sees big surge in homeless populationNew data released by Santa Clara County shows that homelessness is a rapidly growing problem, with thousands of additional...
Original post made on May. 16, 2019Last comment by Bananas & Not Oil Drive The Economy, on May 26, 2019 at 6:31 pm | 80 comments | 11153 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
By pleading guilty in college-admissions scandal, Menlo Park father could face prison timeA Menlo Park father charged with taking part in a nationwide college-admissions scam to get his daughter into a top-ranked...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by Hatfields and McCoys, on May 26, 2019 at 4:44 pm | 31 comments | 7633 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Food allergy clinics a test of faith for desperate familiesNew clinics are opening and offering food-allergy treatment to desperate families, but some researchers say it's too soon...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by Peanut ID Bracelet?, on May 26, 2019 at 3:57 pm | 12 comments | 4606 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto Unified relented after standoff with StanfordWhen Palo Alto Unified trustees saw the first draft of an agreement with Stanford related to the university's planned growth,...
Original post made on May. 24, 2019Last comment by Anon, on May 26, 2019 at 3:06 pm | 26 comments | 8650 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Menlo Park woman who paid $15K in college admissions scam pleads guiltyMenlo Park resident Marjorie Klapper pleaded guilty Friday in the national college admissions scam, becoming the fourth parent...
Original post made on May. 25, 2019Last comment by Motivated By Money, on May 26, 2019 at 12:08 pm | 2 comments | 8121 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Despite Stanford's objections, county calls for more housing in campus expansionStanford University would be required to build more than 2,000 housing units and to offer nearly half of them at below market...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by Anon, on May 25, 2019 at 9:20 am | 32 comments | 7768 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
World-famous architect Frank Gehry helps East Palo Alto students imagine future citiesArchitect Frank Gehry brought the same concepts he has used with teams to design renowned buildings, including the Walt Disney...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by Former Palo Altan, on May 24, 2019 at 9:40 pm | 4 comments | 6657 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
With artificial intelligence looming, debate over 'basic income' heats upProponents say universal basic income could help people pay off debts and obtain job-skills training, among other goals,...
Original post made on May. 17, 2019Last comment by Clinton Foundation = A Cash Cow For Chelsea, on May 24, 2019 at 7:56 pm | 32 comments | 23798 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: The 'me too' raise is backLabor negotiations with public employee unions remain one of the most opaque and intentionally hidden government processes...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2019Last comment by Ben the plumber, on May 24, 2019 at 4:42 pm | 25 comments | 11238 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Teens accused of robbing Palo Alto woman tracked down in San JoseTwo teenage boys accused of robbing a woman in her Midtown Palo Alto home on Tuesday and last seen fleeing in her vehicle...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by Chrisc, on May 24, 2019 at 7:52 am | 23 comments | 7205 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Caltrain's proposed four-track station could disrupt Palo Alto's rail-redesign plansCaltrain's plan to expand its system could require the agency to construct a four-track segment in Palo Alto -- a proposal...
Original post made on May. 15, 2019Last comment by Ahem, on May 23, 2019 at 11:49 pm | 87 comments | 11883 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
As statewide tensions continue, East Palo Alto school district eyes charter school moratoriumThe Ravenswood City School District Board of Education could become the latest public agency to lend its voice to the divisive...
Original post made on May. 23, 2019Last comment by Stand and Deliver, on May 23, 2019 at 11:43 pm | 5 comments | 3880 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Robbers invade Midtown home, steal elderly woman's jewelry, money, carTwo men who broke into a Midtown home alarmed an elderly woman who was forced to hand over her jewelry, money and other personal...
Original post made on May. 21, 2019Last comment by They Come To PA For A Reason, on May 23, 2019 at 3:12 pm | 27 comments | 9027 Views
AROUND TOWN
For sufferers of a disease that has confounded researchers, a glimmer of hopeA blood test that can diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome and that could potentially help identify treatments for the baffling...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by eileen , on May 22, 2019 at 10:24 pm | 1 comment | 11534 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City set to pull the plug on sewage-burning incineratorsPalo Alto will celebrate its most significant environmental milestone in years on June 5, when the city retires the two incinerators...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by musical, on May 22, 2019 at 10:13 pm | 1 comment | 5761 Views
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