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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Brock Turner files appealA year and a half after a jury found Brock Turner guilty of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus, the former...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2017Last comment by Gunn Dad, on Dec 5, 2017 at 9:14 am | 14 comments | 12736 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Smoking hot fusionSometimes I wander into a restaurant that looks interesting without much knowledge of what might be in store. Kemuri Japanese...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2017There are no comments yet. 2035 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Thousands of records exposed in Stanford data breachesPersonal employee information, confidential financial aid and student sexual-assault reports were exposed in three separate...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Dec 4, 2017 at 2:18 pm | 6 comments | 9457 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Editorial: Stanford's ambitious GUPThe community is awakening to the need to carefully scrutinize Stanford's expansion plan to build another 2.275 million square...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2017Last comment by Hank Lawrence, on Dec 4, 2017 at 2:07 pm | 5 comments | 8470 Views
AROUND TOWN
Ending the wasted food run-aroundPeninsula Food Runners works to remove logistical barriers to food donations, picking up leftover meals from tech companies...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2017Last comment by Bob Wenzlau, on Dec 4, 2017 at 9:11 am | 1 comment | 6435 Views
AROUND TOWN
Missing woman found within hoursA 59-year-old with Alzheimer's disease who went missing Tuesday morning was found by a resident in Palo Alto later in the...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2017Last comment by Experience, on Dec 4, 2017 at 8:08 am | 6 comments | 5134 Views
AROUND TOWN
East Palo Alto mayor celebrates 'city on the move'East Palo Alto Mayor Larry Moody pointed to the city's achievements this year, which, he said have kicked opened a new progressive...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2017Last comment by Nobody , on Dec 3, 2017 at 10:52 pm | 3 comments | 8376 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board selects supe-search firmHazard, Young, Attea & Associates, an Illinois-based firm that has conducted numerous superintendent searches in California...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2017Last comment by Exactly, on Dec 2, 2017 at 1:12 pm | 13 comments | 5383 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City to assess life for families of young children in Palo AltoA new city study will take a deep dive into issues impacting parents and young children in Palo Alto, from financial security...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2017Last comment by Overgrowth is the Problem, on Dec 2, 2017 at 9:25 am | 3 comments | 3800 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Former Stanford student found guilty in fatal DUI caseA 28-year-old man who drove the wrong way down U.S. Highway 101 in 2013, killing one man and seriously injuring two others,...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2017Last comment by F, on Dec 1, 2017 at 6:51 pm | 16 comments | 46375 Views
AROUND TOWN
Middlefield Single lane and bus stop.I noticed recently that Middlefield has been narrowed to single lane SB to enable a left turn lane. As annoying as this appears...
Original post made by Resident on Nov. 28, 2017Last comment by Resident, on Dec 1, 2017 at 1:15 pm | 12 comments | 1769 Views
SPORTS
Prep report: Paly boys end Gunn's water polo streakJack Anderson buried a shot in sudden death overtime to lift the Palo Alto boys water team to a 10-9 victory over host Gunn...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2017Last comment by Great Journalism, on Dec 1, 2017 at 9:29 am | 1 comment | 3194 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Educating students, one by oneAll Students Matter received $5,000 from the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund this year, paying for new volunteer training that...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2017There are no comments yet. 6702 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
County extends comment period for Stanford expansionResponding to requests from Palo Alto and Menlo Park, Santa Clara County planners have agreed to give the public 60 more...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2017Last comment by Thanks Joe, on Nov 30, 2017 at 11:19 pm | 1 comment | 5995 Views
AROUND TOWN
Artisan pop-up market opens FridayA pop-up market featuring dozens of local artists will open up at the Clarkwood Center starting Dec. 1, and will kick off...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2017Last comment by Probably74, on Nov 30, 2017 at 8:40 pm | 1 comment | 2393 Views
SPORTS
Cardinal hopes to have a senior day at Pac-12 title gameStanford (9-3) meets USC (10-2) for the Pac-12 football championship Friday at 5 p.m. inside Levi's Stadium and the 25 fourth-...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2017Last comment by Nayeli, on Nov 30, 2017 at 7:35 pm | 1 comment | 3040 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
New rules may require retrofits of 'soft-story' buildingsHundreds of city property owners could be forced to firm up the shaky foundations of their buildings under a proposal the...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Nov 30, 2017 at 5:33 pm | 3 comments | 7346 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Cities seek more time to vet Stanford proposalPalo Alto and Menlo Park city officials are calling for the Santa Clara County Planning Department to give them another 60...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2017Last comment by margaret heath, on Nov 30, 2017 at 3:19 pm | 15 comments | 6370 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Evening Explosions???Has anyone else heard explosion type noise one or a few times in the evening this past week? I have a friend living at The...
Original post made by Your Neighbor on Nov. 30, 2017There are no comments yet. 1351 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Private meeting held between Facebook officials and East Palo Alto advocatesA private town hall meeting was held at the East Palo Alto Senior Center on Monday between Facebook executives and Real Community...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2017Last comment by Mark Dinan, on Nov 30, 2017 at 11:24 am | 1 comment | 8052 Views
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