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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Lawyer charged for creating 'fake employees'A Palo Alto attorney is facing numerous fraud charges for allegedly helping her clients obtain benefits as part of a federal...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2017Last comment by Usual Suspects, on Oct 23, 2017 at 2:41 pm | 6 comments | 6575 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Important CC Meeting MondayMonday the City Council will discuss the Planning and Transportation Commission's recommendations on the Comprehensive Plan...
Original post made by Heads-Up on Oct. 22, 2017Last comment by Link?, on Oct 23, 2017 at 1:07 pm | 1 comment | 1115 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto cuts Fire Department positionsIn a bid to save money and address changing community demands, the Palo Alto City Council voted early Tuesday to eliminate...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2017Last comment by Dr. G, on Oct 23, 2017 at 10:34 am | 20 comments | 8447 Views
MOVIES
High School Athletes of the Week<B>Sophie Siminoff Read the full story here https://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2017/09/08/high-school-athletes-of-the-week...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2017Last comment by Zain Guru, on Oct 23, 2017 at 4:57 am | 1 comment | 2283 Views
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'Moon Mouse' lights up Palo AltoLightwire Theater is blasting off from the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto on Oct. 22 with their newest show, "Moon Mouse:...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2017Last comment by the_punnisher, on Oct 22, 2017 at 12:56 pm | 1 comment | 3830 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto tries to get a grip on pension problemIt’s a problem as vast as it's vague: an unpaid pension bill that stands at more than $300 million and keeps on growing...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2017Last comment by Supply & Demand, on Oct 22, 2017 at 12:28 pm | 33 comments | 7305 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Renter protection plan fizzlesPalo Alto’s foray into rent stabilization blew up at the starting line Monday night after the City Council majority struck...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2017Last comment by Steve Majors, on Oct 21, 2017 at 7:27 pm | 67 comments | 15733 Views
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Soaring through lifeWhen William "Uncle Bill" Dinsmore turns 100 this today, his family and community will celebrate a life marked by persistence...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2017Last comment by Rose, on Oct 21, 2017 at 5:50 pm | 4 comments | 7035 Views
AROUND TOWN
Cottage clusters becoming a thing of the past?Palo Alto could soon lose two cottage clusters, the small groupings of bungalows built between the 1930s and 1950s that some...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2017Last comment by Cottages vs. Tiny Houses, on Oct 21, 2017 at 8:09 am | 23 comments | 9184 Views
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Shop Talk: New bakery opens; Chop & PubIn this week's Shop Talk column, read about a new Palo Alto bakery and a booze-and-tapas establishment headed to Mountain...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2017Last comment by Chris, on Oct 20, 2017 at 6:49 pm | 1 comment | 5799 Views
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Around Town<B><B>LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX ...</B> In Palo Alto, parents are heading to Facebook with homemade videos to mark "<B>Let's Talk...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2017There are no comments yet. 4953 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
'Behind the Headlines': Palo Alto's pension problemPalo Alto is facing a pension and retiree medical liability that City Councilman Eric Filseth says approaches $1 billion....
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2017Last comment by Arvin Winkleman, on Oct 20, 2017 at 3:17 pm | 37 comments | 14226 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Rising up to meet the disasterCommunities across Palo Alto have responded in myriad ways to the devastation of the North Bay fires, dedicating services,...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2017Last comment by Jeremy Robinson, on Oct 20, 2017 at 11:30 am | 1 comment | 6692 Views
SPORTS
Five survive opening round of women's tennnis tourneyThe Stanford women's tennis team opened competition at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships on Thursday at Taube Family...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2017Last comment by Khrystello, on Oct 20, 2017 at 11:25 am | 1 comment | 3687 Views
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Obituary: John Freidenrich dies at 80Longtime Atherton resident John Freidenrich -- a major supporter of Stanford University, a well-respected attorney and an...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2017Last comment by Sea Reddy, on Oct 20, 2017 at 9:24 am | 3 comments | 8453 Views
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Cities rush to prepare for new marijuana eraPalo Alto is one of many Midpeninsula cities taking a conservative, wait-and-see approach on sales and cultivation of recreational...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2017Last comment by Weed Miles Traveled, on Oct 20, 2017 at 1:08 am | 48 comments | 11600 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Fire Department to cut positions as it deals with falling revenueThe Palo Alto Fire Department plans to eliminate 11 positions -- roughly 10 percent of its workforce -- to deal with falling...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2017Last comment by Stewart Hill, on Oct 19, 2017 at 2:02 pm | 45 comments | 11215 Views
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Facebook's plans win Planning Commission OKA debate over the aesthetics of a proposed eight-story parking garage dominated the Menlo Park Planning Commission's discussion...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2017Last comment by commonsense, on Oct 19, 2017 at 12:48 pm | 1 comment | 3742 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Not waiting for the smoke to clearIn the wake of the wildfires devastating the North Bay, numerous local restaurant and wine bar owners have sprung to action,...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2017Last comment by Trish , on Oct 19, 2017 at 10:42 am | 1 comment | 5995 Views
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Bay Area forecast: rain expected on ThursdayRain is expected to fall in the Bay Area on Thursday and could help firefighters put out the several wildfires burning in...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2017Last comment by resident, on Oct 19, 2017 at 9:23 am | 1 comment | 3599 Views
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