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PALO ALTO ISSUES
Caltrain new parking system out of control0...
Original post made by Philippe Bossut on Mar. 7, 2007Last comment by Resident, on Apr 22, 2009 at 9:09 am | 11 comments | 11787 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto divided over proposed office capPalo Alto's polarizing debate over office growth hit a stalemate Monday night when a deeply divided City Council agonized...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2015Last comment by resident 1, on Mar 8, 2015 at 2:34 pm | 103 comments | 11787 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district grapples with high opt-out rates on state examHigh school juniors in the Palo Alto Unified School District opted out of the state's new standardized test this spring at...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2017Last comment by Gunn Alum 2016, on Jun 21, 2017 at 6:00 pm | 50 comments | 11785 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
MediaNews: Banking on a turnaroundAs Bank of America assumes ownership of the second largest newspaper company in the nation in an impending bankruptcy, what...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2010Last comment by crickett, on Jan 31, 2010 at 1:40 am | 1 comment | 11784 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto pledges $8M to preserve Buena VistaWith the fate of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park still up the air, Palo Alto's city manager announced on Friday that he will...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2015Last comment by Desert Jack, on May 24, 2015 at 1:26 pm | 72 comments | 11782 Views
AROUND TOWN
To promote housing, Palo Alto hikes up development feesDevelopers looking to build offices, research facilities and hotels in Palo Alto will have to significantly up their contribution...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2016Last comment by AB, on Feb 8, 2017 at 9:55 pm | 15 comments | 11782 Views
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Palo Alto police sergeant involved in forceful Buena Vista arrest no longer employed in cityWayne Benitez, the police sergeant who was captured by a surveillance camera slamming a man onto a car hood during a 2018...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2019Last comment by Harvard, on Oct 20, 2019 at 9:21 pm | 14 comments | 11781 Views
AROUND TOWN
First Person: A conversation with Angela FiloAngela Buenning Filo, Palo Alto-based photographer and creator of the "Palo Alto Forest Project," speaks with Lisa Van Dusen...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2012Last comment by Jan Buenning, on Oct 5, 2012 at 8:28 am | 1 comment | 11780 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Palo Alto set to approve new bike bridgeThey were looking for "Wow!" in the new bike bridge over U.S. Highway 101. Having failed, Palo Alto residents and city leaders...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2017Last comment by Curmudgeon, on Nov 28, 2017 at 9:34 pm | 58 comments | 11778 Views
AROUND TOWN
El Camino Hospital nurse speaks about what it's like to provide care in the age of coronavirusWhat's it like to be an ICU nurse at Mountain View's El Camino Hospital right now? Stressful and full of new challenges,...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2020Last comment by Dick D., on Apr 28, 2020 at 4:59 pm | 4 comments | 11778 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 | 11777 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Opinion: Wasting away, Palo Alto stylePalo Alto has always been ahead of its time -- open space, open classrooms, bike lanes. Though not everyone has agreed on...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2021Last comment by Bystander, on Aug 13, 2021 at 1:03 pm | 2 comments | 11776 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
City spots flaws in glass shards on California AvenueResponding to complaints about the sharpness of the polished glass used in California Avenues new sidewalks, Palo Alto officials...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2015Last comment by eileen , on Jan 16, 2017 at 1:26 pm | 55 comments | 11775 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Finding their voices: Six seniors on their high school passions, dreamsWe interviewed six graduating seniors from Palo Alto and East Palo Alto, whose varied accomplishments are well worth celebrating,...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2020Last comment by BillyBirch, on Aug 24, 2020 at 10:25 am | 6 comments | 11769 Views
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Abilities United to redevelop all facilitiesSix months after Abilities United announced the closure of its Betty Wright Aquatic Center, the organization's board of directors...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2014Last comment by Betty Wright Legacy, on Jul 11, 2014 at 3:18 pm | 10 comments | 11768 Views
RESTAURANTS
To rescue restaurants, this new campaign asks people to pledge to spend $25 per week on takeoutRestaurant Rescue hopes it will help bolster Palo Alto and East Palo Alto eateries that have suffered losses during the COVID-19...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2021Last comment by MM, on Feb 19, 2021 at 3:30 pm | 6 comments | 11768 Views
AROUND TOWN
iPhones stolen in heist at downtown Palo Alto Apple storeFour men walked into the downtown Palo Alto Apple store on Tuesday afternoon and snatched 22 iPhones valued at $16,000, a...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2015Last comment by KDog650, on Aug 13, 2015 at 12:45 pm | 14 comments | 11767 Views
RESTAURANTS
La bella vita: Care and taste abound at Arte RistoranteFrom zuppa to pesce, the menu at 3-month-old Arte Ristorante in downtown Palo Alto is easy to scan on one page. The owners,...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2015Last comment by Judeeeeee, on Mar 5, 2015 at 5:40 pm | 5 comments | 11766 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Residents disturbed by short-cutting tech busesA seeming invasion of rumbling commuter buses and large shuttles on Downtown North streets has some neighborhood residents...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2015Last comment by Be Kind PA, on Aug 15, 2015 at 9:49 pm | 41 comments | 11765 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Saving Buena VistaThe legal, financial and political obstacles to saving 117 units of low-income housing at the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2015Last comment by Jerry Underdal, on Feb 13, 2015 at 3:12 pm | 108 comments | 11763 Views
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