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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Connections at JLS vs Private SchoolMy child has been accepted by both the Connections program at JLS and a highly privileged private school H in San Jose. As...
Original post made by Caring Parent on Mar. 20, 2017Last comment by Ask lots of people and really listen, on Mar 24, 2017 at 9:46 am | 7 comments | 4098 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
One woman's will to surviveJanet Steele was driving from her College Terrace neighborhood home to work on March 13, 2006, when a terrible accident changed...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2017Last comment by Questions re lifetime health insurance limits, on Mar 24, 2017 at 9:19 am | 10 comments | 9309 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford's proposed expansion raises anxieties over trafficAs Stanford University prepares for its next phase of campus expansion, officials are confronting a daunting question: How...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2017Last comment by Palo Alto Resident, on Mar 24, 2017 at 12:41 am | 47 comments | 13258 Views
AROUND TOWN
Two-alarm fire contained in Old Palo AltoPalo Alto firefighters have contained a two-alarm fire found in the attic of an Old Palo Alto home on Sunday. Read the full...
Original post made on Mar. 19, 2017Last comment by Alex, on Mar 23, 2017 at 8:50 pm | 6 comments | 9811 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Oakland shooting victim was from East Palo AltoA man who was fatally shot in East Oakland earlier this month has been identified by police as 26-year-old Rene Cabrera of...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2017Last comment by Anonymous , on Mar 23, 2017 at 7:03 pm | 2 comments | 5820 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Community Notebook: Israeli arrested for bomb threats at Jewish Community CentersThe Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto responded today to the arrest of a 19-year-old Israeli teenager for...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2017Last comment by resident, on Mar 23, 2017 at 6:17 pm | 4 comments | 4459 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police: Alleged Crescent Park burglars caught after traffic stopA routine traffic stop in Gilroy resulted in an arrest of two people for allegedly burglarizing a home in Crescent Park earlier...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2017Last comment by Plane Speaker, on Mar 23, 2017 at 5:06 pm | 17 comments | 7189 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
FPPC investigates allegation against Adrian FineAn anonymous complaint against Palo Alto City Councilman Adrian Fine has triggered an investigation by the Fair Political...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2017Last comment by 38 year resident, on Mar 23, 2017 at 4:44 pm | 21 comments | 6824 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Lavorato leaving Sacred Heart Prep for TKA football jobPete Lavorato, who built Sacred Heart Prep into a high school football power, is leaving SHP to take the head coaching job...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2017Last comment by Concerned Coach, on Mar 23, 2017 at 4:22 pm | 2 comments | 6130 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Renaming schoolsOver the past year a highly motivated group of Palo Alto parents has waged a campaign to rename Jordan and Terman middle...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2017Last comment by PAUSD Alum, on Mar 23, 2017 at 10:46 am | 96 comments | 17447 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Editorial: A necessary investigationState and federal campaign laws have long been rooted in the principle that the transparency of campaign contributions is...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2017Last comment by Bogus claims once again, on Mar 23, 2017 at 8:21 am | 34 comments | 11487 Views
BOOKS
Even more gold for Stanford Olympians Manuel, LedeckyStanford's Simone Manuel and Katie Ledecky each earned prestigious hardware at the 2016 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2017There are no comments yet. 3280 Views
AROUND TOWN
Committee majority recommends renaming three Palo Alto school sitesWhat started as one father's [http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2015/12/07/palo-alto-school-board-to-discuss-petition-to-rename-jordan-middle-school...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2017Last comment by American, on Mar 22, 2017 at 8:17 pm | 134 comments | 19701 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Four 'Operation Sunny Day' defendants from East Palo Alto strike plea dealsThe first murder case that went to trial as a result of an 18-month investigation into a string of crimes involving East...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2017Last comment by EPAMom, on Mar 22, 2017 at 5:31 pm | 3 comments | 14789 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Three teens busted for Palo Alto burglaryPalo Alto police have arrested three teenagers who they said sneaked into an unoccupied home in the Greer Park North neighborhood...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2017Last comment by SUMidtown, on Mar 22, 2017 at 4:51 pm | 26 comments | 10253 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Larry's AutoWorks closes down for goodPopular car repair shop Larry's AutoWorks closed down Friday and there are no plans for it to reopen. Owner Larry Moore told...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2017Last comment by Palo Altan, on Mar 22, 2017 at 2:58 pm | 7 comments | 7220 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Community Notebook: Youth Speaks Out art exhibit opens FridayLocal nonprofit Youth Speaks Out's annual art exhibit will return this week, with a grand opening showcasing written, visual...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2017Last comment by John Jacobs, on Mar 22, 2017 at 11:12 am | 1 comment | 4538 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police search for hit-and-run suspects after downtown collisionPalo Alto police are scouring downtown streets this afternoon in search of at least two suspects who they say were in a vehicle...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2017Last comment by Big Steve, on Mar 21, 2017 at 10:37 pm | 37 comments | 14985 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto teacher pleads no contest to sexual battery of studentA former Palo Alto High School science teacher arrested last summer for committing sex crimes against a minor on campus has...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2017Last comment by Adult with perspective, on Mar 21, 2017 at 4:58 pm | 11 comments | 11705 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto set to pick preferred growth visionPalo Alto's polarizing debate over future growth will resurface Monday night, when the City Council is scheduled to select...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2017Last comment by Samuel L., on Mar 20, 2017 at 10:08 pm | 25 comments | 7312 Views
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