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PALO ALTO ISSUES
New accessory-dwelling units law brings hope, confusionPalo Alto's recent effort to encourage more accessory-dwelling units has resulted in a modest uptick of these dwellings --...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2018Last comment by nomo, on Jan 29, 2018 at 7:36 pm | 29 comments | 12339 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Liquid-gas machinery plant could create 900 East Palo Alto jobsA proposed facility to manufacture machines that make liquid natural gas could break ground in East Palo Alto within a year....
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2014Last comment by CrescentParkAnon., on Jan 20, 2014 at 1:34 pm | 6 comments | 12335 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 | 12334 Views
RESTAURANTS
Labor of loaf: Manresa Bread expands to Palo AltoManresa Bread is expanding to Palo Alto's Town & Country Village this spring. This marks the fourth location for the institution...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2022Last comment by Bob's, on Jan 20, 2022 at 9:19 pm | 1 comment | 12334 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto in 'uncharted' territory on compostThe future of organic waste in Palo Alto remains hazy, but city officials hope to solve this messy and divisive dilemma by...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2012Last comment by carla carvalho, on Oct 22, 2012 at 8:18 pm | 19 comments | 12333 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board majority defends sex ed processOn Tuesday night, three of five Palo Alto school board members stood by the district's selection of a new sexual education...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2017Last comment by @Sanctimonious Poster , on Jun 16, 2017 at 3:58 pm | 41 comments | 12333 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto banks on fiber to transform utilitiesAfter nearly 20 years of trying -- and failing -- to expand the city’s fiber ring, Palo Alto leaders are now flirting with...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2019Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Jun 30, 2019 at 10:27 pm | 18 comments | 12330 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto's Aquarius Theatre closes for remodelPalo Alto's Aquarius Theatre has closed for significant interior renovations, with new seating, updated restrooms and an...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2015Last comment by Judy Adams, on Oct 24, 2016 at 3:31 pm | 26 comments | 12329 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
State budget cuts could hurt Palo Alto schools0...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2008Last comment by JennieLyn, on Jan 22, 2008 at 7:37 pm | 85 comments | 12328 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Stanford study: 22 percent of California in povertyThe sky-high cost of housing in California is pushing many families into poverty, according to new research by the Stanford...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2013Last comment by Shocked and Awed, on Oct 4, 2013 at 2:39 pm | 21 comments | 12328 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto power outage affecting about 2,500 customersPower has gone out in the Barron Park area of Palo Alto, impacting about 2,500 customers, according to a tweet from City...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2020Last comment by Val, on Jan 15, 2020 at 6:21 pm | 20 comments | 12328 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teen sleep debt, stress: Thoughts from a child psychiatrist and parentThe outpouring of discussion around stress, school, mental illness and the welfare of our teens has been tremendous these...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2015Last comment by Maria Daehler, on Feb 23, 2015 at 10:35 am | 14 comments | 12326 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Recreating Palo Alto's parksPalo Alto's population is once again growing at higher-than-expected rates, prompting competing demands for recreation space....
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2017Last comment by musical, on Apr 4, 2017 at 7:01 pm | 10 comments | 12325 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Club sports add challenges to school athleticsThe emergence of "club sports" in the past 20 years has created a pool of experienced coaches in high school athletics --...
Original post made on May. 14, 2010Last comment by Tyler Hanley, on May 14, 2010 at 9:01 am | 1 comment | 12325 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Five contenders line up in sheriff's raceThe Weekly spoke to Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith, who has held the office since 1998, and the four challengers...
Original post made on May. 11, 2018There are no comments yet. 12323 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
ShotSpotter system records tragic plane crashFirst there is the sound of a plane's engines. Then a crackling noise, as though the plane has hit a power line. Then, crashing...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2010Last comment by T Tierney, on Feb 24, 2010 at 2:59 pm | 37 comments | 12321 Views
AROUND TOWN
Eichler community divided over two-story housesWhen a group of Fairmeadow residents launched an effort two years ago to ban new two-story buildings in their Eichler neighborhood,...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2010Last comment by Anonymous, on Apr 6, 2010 at 8:07 am | 192 comments | 12321 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Business registry proposed in Palo AltoPalo Alto is famous for its love of data and wealth of jobs. But when it comes to data about jobs, city officials often find...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2014Last comment by pat, on Feb 26, 2014 at 3:56 pm | 40 comments | 12319 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn staff, students protest layoffsAbout 20 Gunn High School staff, teachers and students stayed until the late hours of Tuesday evening's school board meeting...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2017Last comment by PAEA rules, on Jun 12, 2017 at 6:27 pm | 43 comments | 12319 Views
AROUND TOWN
Shop Talk: Bill's Cafe comes to Palo Alto, Farmigo adds new pickup locationIn this week's retail news, San Jose's popular breakfast-and-lunch restaurant Bill Cafe comes to Midtown Palo Alto, and Farmigo...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2015Last comment by PaloAlto, on Mar 5, 2016 at 7:37 pm | 3 comments | 12319 Views
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