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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council prepares to revise Buena Vista lot linesHaving succeeded in preventing the closure of Palo Alto's sole mobile-home park, the City Council is preparing to take the...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2017Last comment by Robert Smith, on Aug 11, 2017 at 11:16 am | 22 comments | 5336 Views
SPORTS
Stanford's Carter races to new heights at World meetStanford grad Kori Carter is on top of the world. The nine-time All-American raced 53.07 from lane nine to edge fellow American...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2017Last comment by Jim Rutter, on Aug 11, 2017 at 12:37 am | 1 comment | 3251 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Battle over the BaylandsThe brown and dusty expanse of barren land next to Palo Alto's water-treatment plant looks like an unlikely setting for the...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2011Last comment by DarinNot, on Aug 10, 2017 at 7:29 pm | 38 comments | 10392 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
One of two elderly pedestrians struck by vehicle diesOne of two elderly pedestrians who were hit by a car as they crossed the street on May 9 has died, according to the Santa...
Original post made on May. 23, 2017Last comment by Long Time Resident, on Aug 10, 2017 at 7:18 pm | 21 comments | 10135 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Travel demand drives up Bay Area gas pricesGas prices are going up in cities across the Bay Area where drivers are paying on average $3.02 per gallon, up 3 cents from...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2017Last comment by HUTCH 7.62, on Aug 10, 2017 at 6:51 pm | 3 comments | 3453 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Santa Clara County looking for transgender services program managerSanta Clara County officials on Friday announced the county is expanding services to the transgender community with the hiring...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2017Last comment by resident, on Aug 10, 2017 at 6:00 pm | 10 comments | 3856 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board eyes range of district goalsRolling out new curriculum, closing the achievement gap and supporting wellness are among the school district's potential...
Original post made on Aug. 9, 2017Last comment by new leadership required, on Aug 10, 2017 at 5:42 pm | 4 comments | 4282 Views
AROUND TOWN
From the top"My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding," by David Hein and Irene Sankoff, subverts the "new" part of the annual TheatreWorks...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2017Last comment by ElaineB, on Aug 10, 2017 at 5:32 pm | 1 comment | 3536 Views
SPORTS
Relics prove to be grand masters of ultimate frisbeePalo Alto residents Ken Joye and Warren Packard recently returned from Aurora, Colo., where the team they played on -- the...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2017Last comment by Denis R, on Aug 10, 2017 at 4:13 pm | 4 comments | 5502 Views
AROUND TOWN
Shop Talk: Teavana to close; Nobu takes over hotelIn this week's retail news, Teavana will close at Stanford Shopping Center, Nobu Hospitality takes over The Epiphany Hotel...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2017Last comment by CK, on Aug 10, 2017 at 2:12 pm | 3 comments | 10227 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Longtime teacher, administrator named Terman principalA longtime Palo Alto teacher and middle-school administrator was named Tuesday as principal of Terman Middle School. Pier...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2013Last comment by Former Terman Student, on Aug 9, 2017 at 4:55 pm | 29 comments | 259718 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Police pilot psychiatric response teamThe Palo Alto Police Department will soon become the first in Santa Clara County to pair an officer and a mental health professional...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2017Last comment by concerned parent, on Aug 9, 2017 at 8:01 am | 15 comments | 12890 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Regional plan aims to ease traffic by boosting housingBay Area city and county officials approved a massive plan last week that promises to turn the tide on gridlock traffic and...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2017Last comment by Example, on Aug 9, 2017 at 4:26 am | 29 comments | 4928 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Caltrain fares to increase in OctoberCaltrain fares are going up, with adult fares increasing 25 cents as of Oct. 1, to provide revenue to cover the cost of operating...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2017Last comment by musical, on Aug 8, 2017 at 10:18 pm | 9 comments | 7379 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
East Palo Alto's murders this year: zeroFor the first time in decades East Palo Alto has had no murders this year, police Chief Albert Pardini said this week. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2017Last comment by JustAGirl, on Aug 8, 2017 at 9:45 pm | 32 comments | 23654 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Report boosts backers of new compost plantPalo Alto could save millions by building a waste-to-energy plant in the Baylands, according to a new analysis that is likely...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2011Last comment by @Jim, on Aug 8, 2017 at 9:24 pm | 22 comments | 5381 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Pair caught in middle of home burglary arrestedTwo men caught by a resident in the middle of a home burglary in Palo Alto's Midtown neighborhood were arrested after a short...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2017Last comment by BV, on Aug 8, 2017 at 8:50 pm | 3 comments | 5770 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Assembly bills addressing suicide prevention reach the final stageAlthough the governor vetoed this week a bill introduced by Assemblyman Marc Berman to deter school districts from expelling...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2017Last comment by Au Courant, on Aug 8, 2017 at 2:37 pm | 5 comments | 5553 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to discuss 2017-18 goalsWith a new school year set to begin next week, the Palo Alto school board will hold a study session on Tuesday evening to...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2017Last comment by I MUST say..., on Aug 8, 2017 at 2:26 pm | 6 comments | 1691 Views
AROUND TOWN
Channing House transforms rooftop into gardenResidents at Channing House in Palo Alto soon will be able to enjoy the outdoors from the building's rooftop, where two new...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2017Last comment by Anonymous , on Aug 8, 2017 at 12:34 pm | 3 comments | 6126 Views
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