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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Want to get to know your local candidates? Here's a list of election debates, forumsWe've compiled a list of local election debates and forums taking place virtually for Midpeninsula voters ahead of the Nov....
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2020Last comment by Sheri, on Sep 14, 2020 at 12:32 pm | 4 comments | 11942 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Lydia Kou announces bid for City CouncilLydia Kou, a longtime neighborhood volunteer who in recent years has emerged as a leading critic of Palo Alto's land-use...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2016Last comment by Gale Johnson, on Jul 18, 2016 at 3:42 pm | 44 comments | 11941 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
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 | 11941 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
City of Palo Alto sued over police-dog biteA Palo Alto mother has filed a lawsuit against the city and the Police Department for civil rights violations after her teenage...
Original post made on May. 10, 2017Last comment by !Bill, on May 11, 2017 at 4:12 pm | 7 comments | 11940 Views
AROUND TOWN
VIDEO: Palo Alto celebrates May Fete ParadeThe 90th annual May Fete Parade marched through downtown Palo Alto Saturday, May 5, as an array of group floats, musicians,...
Original post made on May. 7, 2012Last comment by Crescent Park Dad, on May 8, 2012 at 5:57 pm | 5 comments | 11940 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Officials unveil first phase of San Francisquito Creek flood protectionUnder dark clouds and an eventual downpour, public officials on Friday unveiled the completed first phase of San Francisquito...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2018Last comment by A Duveneck resident, on Feb 4, 2019 at 4:05 pm | 21 comments | 11939 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Palo Alto looks to become a 'dementia-friendly city'After living with a diagnosis of "mild cognitive impairment" for the past three years, Kitty Lynch has a few things she'd...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2018Last comment by OR, on Mar 13, 2018 at 11:10 pm | 9 comments | 11938 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Former Stanford student sentencedA former Stanford University student was sentenced to four months in county jail after she pleaded no contest to disrupting...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2013There are no comments yet. 11937 Views
MOVIES
New movie captures complexity of Steve Jobs, colleague says"Steve Jobs," the movie that was written by Aaron Sorkin and opened in Palo Alto last week, artfully captures the character...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2015Last comment by @a, on Oct 23, 2015 at 1:16 pm | 18 comments | 11937 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto looks to adopt safe-storage law for firearmsGun owners in Palo Alto would be required to keep their firearms safely secured or face penalties under a new law that the...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2020Last comment by Lee Forrest, on Dec 17, 2020 at 11:11 am | 29 comments | 11936 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
NASA researchers protest government shutdownMore than 70 NASA employees and their supporters gathered in front of Moffett Field's main gate on Wednesday to protest the...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2013Last comment by real numbers, on Oct 17, 2013 at 9:07 am | 5 comments | 11935 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Police unveil social-media campaign against crimeThe Palo Alto Police Department has launched a social-media campaign aimed at informing the public and fighting a recent...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2012Last comment by Bill, on Apr 6, 2012 at 10:51 am | 18 comments | 11934 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Mayor faces blowback from colleagues after declaring city's support for advancing Caltrain tax measureThe regional debate over funding for Caltrain swept through Palo Alto on Monday, when Mayor Adrian Fine submitted a letter...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2020Last comment by Resident 1-Adobe Meadows, on Aug 4, 2020 at 10:11 am | 69 comments | 11930 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 | 11927 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Transportation chief's outside job raises concernsSince he became Palo Alto's chief transportation official in 2009, Jaime Rodriguez has been an energetic, assertive and at...
Original post made on Dec. 18, 2014Last comment by Online Name, on Dec 26, 2014 at 12:13 pm | 76 comments | 11924 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Renewable-energy plant debuts in north San JoseA facility that can turn people's food scraps and yard trimmings into energy and compost opened in north San Jose Nov. 22,...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2013Last comment by Cedric de La Beaujardiere, on Dec 2, 2013 at 2:27 am | 31 comments | 11923 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Palo Alto school board backs increased parcel taxAll of the Palo Alto school board members expressed support Tuesday night for what they said is a much-needed financial injection...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2015Last comment by musical, on Jan 24, 2015 at 2:43 am | 60 comments | 11922 Views
AROUND TOWN
Accused Buena Vista killer deemed too dangerous for bailA Santa Clara County Superior Court judge on Monday decided that a man accused of stabbing a fellow Buena Vista Mobile Home...
Original post made on Jul. 2, 2019Last comment by Since We're Neighbors..., on Jul 11, 2019 at 6:06 pm | 54 comments | 11922 Views
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO
Newsom signs bill to strip badges from police officers who commit misconductIn a major victory for advocates of police reform, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Thursday a bill that will allow the state...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2021Last comment by What Will They Do Next, on Oct 2, 2021 at 7:54 am | 10 comments | 11918 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto boys open old-school arcadeAlmost every Saturday, a garage in the Leland Manor neighborhood transforms into old-school arcade, filled with classic...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2017Last comment by Sue Allen, on Mar 6, 2017 at 12:00 pm | 15 comments | 11918 Views
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