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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 | 12259 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
French teacher fights cancellation of AP exam0...
Original post made on May. 9, 2008Last comment by Sad former student, on May 26, 2008 at 2:10 am | 22 comments | 12259 Views
SPORTS
Paly shuts down M-A for CCS football title0...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2007Last comment by barry, on Jan 12, 2012 at 3:47 pm | 12 comments | 12258 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teens get uplift from downward dogThe physical and mental benefits of practicing yoga are numerous and well-supported by research: decreased stress, enhanced...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2014Last comment by Like it, on Dec 2, 2014 at 12:08 pm | 2 comments | 12257 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn High student dies in East Bay collisionA 17-year-old girl who died shortly after a head-on collision on Monday in the East Bay was a Gunn High School student, California...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2018Last comment by Her friend, on Jun 8, 2018 at 8:27 pm | 2 comments | 12257 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto may toss out City Council term limitsDays after three members of the Palo Alto City Council proposed extending the council's term limits from two to three, the...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2013Last comment by lazlo, on Jun 10, 2013 at 3:38 pm | 40 comments | 12257 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 12257 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 | 12256 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Mysterious object that hit car confirmed as train partA mysterious object that slammed into a parked Chevrolet Suburban in Palo Alto earlier this week has been identified as part...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2012Last comment by engineer from UPRR, on Jun 4, 2013 at 11:26 am | 11 comments | 12255 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 | 12255 Views
AROUND TOWN
VIDEO; The golden ruleWho could imagine that the slide rule, once ubiquitous in high school mathematics classes, would be used to figure the odds...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2009Last comment by Walter_E_Wallis, on Mar 27, 2009 at 5:24 pm | 4 comments | 12255 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Super Bowl Sunday hoopla? Not in Palo AltoThe banners won't fly and Super Bowl 50 special events won't be taking place in one of Silicon Valley's premier destinations...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2016Last comment by Hmmm, on Feb 8, 2016 at 12:34 pm | 32 comments | 12253 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 | 12250 Views
AROUND TOWN
Palo Alto plans new bike bridge over 101To Palo Alto's drivers, U.S. Highway 101 is a crucial -- if often patience-testing -- artery connecting the city to San Francisco...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2011Last comment by open again, on Aug 18, 2011 at 6:47 pm | 44 comments | 12250 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Council looks to upgrade to City Hall technologySeeking to replace aged technology and further spruce up the City Council's main meeting room, Palo Alto is preparing to...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2018Last comment by Kevin, on Apr 3, 2018 at 11:34 pm | 28 comments | 12249 Views
PALO ALTO ISSUES
Editorial: Don't let the bed bugs biteCrows, leafblowers, incessant construction, parking and traffic problems and new airplane flight paths. They've all riled...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2015Last comment by iSez, on Oct 3, 2015 at 3:28 pm | 52 comments | 12247 Views
AROUND TOWN
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 | 12244 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 | 12242 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Paly, Gunn student athletes can again train outdoors in person starting next weekPalo Alto and Gunn high school student athletes will be able to again train in person outdoors in stable cohorts starting...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2021Last comment by The Voice of Palo Alto, on Jan 15, 2021 at 11:14 am | 9 comments | 12242 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 | 12242 Views
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