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Stanford wants 'educational' tax exemption for faculty homesStanford University is seeking to reduce its tax burden on two faculty houses by claiming they are used for educational purposes. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2022Last comment by GHA, on Sep 20, 2022 at 10:45 pm | 25 comments | 11977 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto launches City Hall makeoverPalo Alto officials won't have to venture far this summer for signs that construction season is now in full bloom. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2014Last comment by confused, on Jul 23, 2014 at 8:52 am | 32 comments | 11976 Views
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Shop Talk: Bill's Cafe construction halts, Urban Style barbershop thrivesConstruction on midtown Palo Alto's new Bill's Cafe suffers a setback, while Urban Style barbershop offers clients an old-school...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2015Last comment by KP, on Sep 21, 2015 at 12:29 pm | 17 comments | 11976 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto moves ahead with 'urgency' law to protect retailWith Palo Alto's shopping centers thriving, its sales-tax revenues rising and its downtown vacancies virtually nonexistent,...
Original post made on Apr. 7, 2015Last comment by southbayresident , on May 29, 2015 at 2:04 am | 65 comments | 11975 Views
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Old Palo Alto residents start neighborhood associationOld Palo Alto neighborhood resident Nadia Naik never saw herself as a community activist. But when the issue of high-speed...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2011Last comment by Herbert Kanner, on Apr 26, 2014 at 12:07 am | 28 comments | 11975 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
In Buena Vista aftermath: sadness, hopeResidents of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park in Palo Alto said they are expecting eviction letters any day now since the...
Original post made on May. 29, 2015Last comment by Agree with "Crony", on Jun 6, 2015 at 9:44 pm | 48 comments | 11974 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
On the front lineA babushka with a rubber stamp can be scarier than a masked man with a gun, says reporter Noah Sneider, who's had to negotiate...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2014Last comment by Palo Verde Parent, on Jul 17, 2014 at 5:27 pm | 1 comment | 11974 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Best Of Palo Alto: Iconic bookstore weathers pandemic without a single layoffWhen the pandemic forced Kepler's Books & Magazines to close its doors to the public in March, the independent bookseller...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2021Last comment by Linda Heiliger, on Jan 4, 2021 at 3:38 pm | 3 comments | 11972 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
DiBrienza, Collins win seats on Palo Alto school boardTwo challengers in the Palo Alto school board race, Jennifer DiBrienza and Todd Collins, have secured apparent wins, while...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2016Last comment by go for it Todd, on Nov 10, 2016 at 3:10 pm | 10 comments | 11972 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Stanford plans to fight health care initiativePalo Alto is considering following Stanford Health Care's plans to mount a legal challenge to block an initiative that would...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2018Last comment by Anon, on Aug 25, 2018 at 5:24 am | 16 comments | 11971 Views
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Teacher blames fatal accident on sun glareA teacher who struck and killed a 6-year-old East Palo Alto girl in a crosswalk Sept. 28 told police that sun glare prevented...
Original post made on Oct. 21, 2011Last comment by john, on Nov 23, 2011 at 8:40 pm | 35 comments | 11967 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Demystifying concussionsInside Stanford University's Arrillaga Athletic Center, Dr. Jamshid Ghajar, director of the Concussion and Brain Performance...
Original post made on May. 13, 2016Last comment by John Henry Ruminski, on Aug 6, 2016 at 8:56 pm | 5 comments | 11966 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto bans eviction of tenants who can't pay rent during pandemicPalo Alto landlords will not be allowed to evict residential tenants whose ability to pay rent is being hindered by the coronavirus...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2020Last comment by Michelle , on Jun 21, 2020 at 9:10 pm | 21 comments | 11966 Views
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New President Hotel owner to proceed with evictionsA proposal to convert the President Hotel in downtown Palo Alto from an apartment building to a hotel may now be in peril,...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2018Last comment by Online Name, on Aug 3, 2018 at 12:12 pm | 58 comments | 11965 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Guest Opinion: Please open Foothills Park to allAs a member of the Lee family who owned the property that became Foothills Park and as a park ranger who worked there for...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Jul 2, 2020 at 12:34 pm | 64 comments | 11964 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Two employees sue Mark Zuckerberg and companies for discrimination, sexual harassmentTwo former employees of Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan have filed lawsuits claiming they were subjected to racial,...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2021Last comment by community member, on Oct 30, 2021 at 3:07 pm | 2 comments | 11963 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Feature story: All the world in a single classroomFully one-third of Palo Alto's 12,300 public school students report that they speak a language other than English at home....
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2012Last comment by David Garcia, on Jun 30, 2013 at 12:37 pm | 28 comments | 11962 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Woven in time: Qualia Gallery showcases textile art"Interlaced," a group exhibition of tapestries and textile art, is on view at Qualia Gallery through Oct. 1. Read the full...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2021Last comment by Muggles, on Sep 20, 2021 at 8:52 pm | 3 comments | 11962 Views
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Building permits<B>Palo Alto Read the full story here http://www.paloaltoonline.com/print/story/2016/01/08/building-permits posted Friday,...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2016There are no comments yet. 11961 Views
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Residents sound off on Ross Road changesAfter installing a host of "traffic calming" measures aimed at promoting bicycling on Ross Road, Palo Alto officials are...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2018Last comment by Ready at the brake pedal, on Aug 10, 2018 at 6:16 am | 111 comments | 11959 Views
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